Hallym-Uppsala Cooperation Changes into High Gear
No.2104 Date2009-05-08 Hit 34881
Newsroom
A 14-member Hallym medical delegation, headed by Dr. Dai-Won Yoon, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ilsong Educational Foundation, visited Uppsala University to participate in the second Hallym-Uppsala International Symposium, which was held at Gronvall Lecture Hall in Uppsala University, Sweden, on May 7, 2009. Under the theme of 'Current Issues in Medicine and Surgery: From Bench to Bedside II,' the symposium covered a variety of issues form basic to clinical areas consisting of four sessions: recent clinical studies on diabetes mellitus; arthritis & rheumatology from bench to bedside; prevalent gastroenterologic & hepatologic diseases; novel therapeutic modalities in colorectal cancer. About 100 professors and students of Uppsala attended this meeting.
Among other Hallym delegates were Dr. Hae-Ran Lee, President of Hallym University Medical Center(HUMC), Dr. Yong-Sun Kim, Executive Vice President for Health and Biomedical Sciences, Dr. Geun-Young Lee, Director of Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, and ten professors of HUMC were invited to the symposium wherein they shared medical knowledge and clinical experiences with their Swedish counterparts.
At the opening, Dr. Hae-Ran Lee, HUMC President, said, "We are meeting here again to share more of our knowledge and experiences. I do believe that by sharing them together, we will be able to move forwards finding solutions to current medical issues. This symposium carries a particular meaning as it is being held here in Uppsala, Sweden. Thus, with the participation of many distinguished experts in Sweden, we look forward to having more active and rewarding discussions."
Hallym established a collaborative relationship with Uppsala University last year, and as a result, the first meeting took place in Seoul last October. Swedish medical professionals of Uppsala University including president Hallberg, professor Oberg, and four medical professors were invited as speakers to the gathering. This year's meeting was organized by Uppsala professors.
Uppsala University, founded in 1477, is the oldest university in Scandinavia, northern Europe. For centuries, Uppsala has been holding an important place in science and medicine. Moreover, the university has played an essential role in shaping the Swedish culture and identity.
The specific programs including topics and speakers are as follows:
Session I : Recent Clinical Studies on Diabetes Mellitus
- 1. Strategies to Improve the Results of Pancreatic Islet Transplantation
Per-Ola Carlsson, MD, PhD
Associate Professor in Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala Univeristy
Specialist in Internal Medicine, Unit for Endocrinology & Diabetology
Uppsala University Hospital - 2. Pancreatic Islet Cytoprotection
Sung-Hee Ihm, MD, PhD
Professor of Div. of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Dept. of Internal Medicine
Hallym University College of Medicine
Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital - 3. Diabetes-related Studies of Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men (ULSAM)
Christian Berne, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Dept. of Internal Medicine
Uppsala University Hospital
- 1. A Novel Phase II Study of Oxaliplatin and S-1 in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Dae Young Zang, MD, PhD
Professor of Div. of Hematology-Oncology, Dept. of Internal Medicine
Hallym University College of Medicine
Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital - 2. Colorectal Cancer ? Clinical and Translational Research
Peter Nygren, MD, PhD
Professor & consultant in oncology
Dept. of Oncology, Radiology and Clinical Immunology
Section of oncology, Uppsala University Hospital - 3. Laparoscopic Surgery in Distal Rectal Cancer with CCRT
Bong-Hwa Lee, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine
Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital - 4. Rectal Cancer Treatment ? The Swedish Philosophy
Lars Pahlman, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery, Head Colorectal Unit, Dept. Surgery
Uppsala University Hospital
- 1. Cartilage Degeneration, Osteoarthritis and Patient’s Suffering: Where Are We?
Hyun Ah Kim, MD, PhD
Professor of Div. of Rheumatology, Dept. of Internal Medicine
Hallym University College of Medicine
Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital - 2. Implication of Toll-like Receptors on Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Young Ok Jung, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Div. of Rheumatology, Dept. of Internal Medicine
Hallym University College of Medicine
Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital - 3. Type I Interferon System in SLE and Sjogren’s Syndrome
Gunnel Nordmark, MD, PhD
Senior Consultant at the Dept. of Rheumatology
Uppsala University Hospital - 4. Biologic Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis ? The Swedish Experience
Eva Baecklund, MD, PhD
Senior Consultant at the Dept. of Rheumatology, Uppsala University Hospital
- 1. Host factors of gastric cancer in Korea
Woon Geon Shin, MD
Assistant Professor of Div. of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Dept. of Internal Medicine
Hallym University College of Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital - 2. Current status and unique feature of HBV related liver disease in Korea
Hyoung Su Kim, MD
Instructor of Div. of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Dept. of Internal Medicine
Hallym University College of Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital - 3. New Aspects in Characterization of Endocrine Cells in Normal Mucosa and in Endocrine
Tumors of the Stomach
Apostolos Tsolakis, MD, PhD
Resident in Internal Medicine, Uppsala University Hospital
- 1. Imaging of Apoptosis in the Ischemic Human Brain
Anders Wall, PhD
Senior Clinical Project Manager, Uppsala Imanet - 2. Characterization of Atheroschlerosis by Modern Non-invasive Imaging Techniques
Lars Lind, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Uppsala University
Head of the Vascular Research Laboratory & Consultation in Internal Medicine
Uppsala University Hospital
By Jonghun Im, Int'l Operations Team, HUMC (imjonghun@hallym.or.kr)