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The delegation of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Canada visited the National Traditional Chinese Medicine Service Export Base at Xi’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for Brain Diseases to conduct cultural exchanges on traditional Chinese medicine.

On April 11, 2023, at the invitation of Shaanxi International Medical Exchange Promotion Association (SXIMEA), the delegation of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Canada visited the National Traditional Chinese Medicine Service Export Base at Xi’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for Brain Diseases for a cultural exchange on traditional Chinese medicine. The meeting was presided over by Yuanbin Wei, the deputy dean of Xi’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for Brain Diseases.

Zhao Chen, the president of the SXIMEA, Yachun Zhao, a fourth-level researcher at the Shaanxi Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangfang Yang, the head of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the School of Health at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Canada, Bingquan Lu, a senior advisor to the Canadian Federation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Schools, Huojie Song, the party secretary and dean of Xi’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for Brain Diseases, Ning Wang, the vice president and secretary-general of the SXIMEA, and Xiaohui Shi, the chairman of Shaanxi Dingtailong Industrial Co., Ltd., attended the symposium.   

Yuanbin Wei, the deputy dean of Xi’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for Brain Diseases, accompanied the delegation of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Canada on a tour of the hospital’s departments, including the Preventive Treatment Department, Health Management Center, Traditional Chinese Medicine Consulting Room, and Rehabilitation Therapy Departments for Children and Adults. This allowed the Canadian experts to deeply appreciate the unique characteristics and techniques of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment and rehabilitation of brain diseases.

At the symposium, Dean Huojie Song introduced the construction progress of the hospital and the National Traditional Chinese Medicine Service Export Base. Huojie Song stated that they will take practical actions to carry out the construction of the National Traditional Chinese Medicine Service Export Base, continually promote the globalization of traditional Chinese medicine, and serve more patients with brain diseases.

Guangfang Yang, the head of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the School of Health at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Canada, and Bingquan Lu, a senior advisor to the Canadian Federation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Schools, fully acknowledged the achievements of the Xi’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for Brain Diseases in the construction of the base. They proposed three key focus areas for the future from the Canadian side: first, to integrate traditional Chinese medicine into the public education system; second, to establish a department of traditional Chinese medicine within the public health system; and third, to collaborate with the hospital in the future to build an international treatment center in North America.

Zhao Chen, the president of the SXIMEA, and Yachun Zhao, a fourth-level researcher at the Shaanxi Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, delivered welcome speeches. They pointed out that the hospital has rich experience in Belt and Road cooperation and expressed hope that through today’s exchange, the hospital can leverage its strengths and characteristics to initiate good cooperation with the traditional Chinese medicine community in Canada.

Yuanbin Wei, the deputy dean of Xi’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for Brain Diseases, stated that the symposium has provided new ideas for the hospital to carry out international exchange and cooperation. It has laid a good foundation for deeper and broader cooperation in the field of traditional Chinese medicine services trade between Shaanxi and North America. The hospital will further mobilize resources, actively promote the implementation of cooperation and exchanges, and advance the international development of traditional Chinese medicine.

The heads of departments such as the International Exchange Department and the Academic Affairs Department of SXIMEA, as well as the International Department, Medical Department, and Science and Education Department of the Xi’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for Brain Diseases, participated in the symposium.