Wuwei Medical Association Gastroenterology Professional Committee Annual Meeting (Digestive Endoscopy Quality Control Annual Meeting) & Wuwei Standardized Diagnosis and Treatment Training Program for Early Gastrointestinal Cancer Notice

Gathering Talents to Strengthen the Foundation

As a key national area with high incidence of gastric cancer, Wuwei has long prioritized the cultivation of digestive disease professionals. Gansu Wuwei Cancer Hospital has meticulously built a highly skilled, precise, and trusted gastrointestinal tumor diagnosis and treatment team. The team is led by a group of senior experts, including:

Zhang Zhiyi, Chief Physician, founder of the Department of Gastroenterology at Wuwei Cancer Hospital, Chief Digestive Endoscopy Expert, Director of the Endoscopy Center, and a leading talent in Gansu's healthcare system and Wuwei City. Wu Zhengqi, Chief Physician, First-Class, a leading talent in Gansu Province and an advanced worker in the province, as well as a discipline leader. Lu Linzhi, Chief Physician, Chairman of the Wuwei Digestive Professional Committee.

Other senior experts such as Zhang Wenhong (Master of Medicine), Zhao Guangyuan (Deputy Chief Physician, Master of Medicine), Li Shihua (Deputy Chief Physician), Liu Jindian (Deputy Chief Physician, Master of Medicine), and Xie Chunfang (Deputy Chief Physician).

Collaborating with the team are senior surgical experts from Wuwei Cancer Hospital, including: Nie Peng, Chief Physician and Vice President of the hospital, Chen Hongbing, Chief Physician, Teng Tingpeng, Chief Physician, Li Shigong, Deputy Chief Physician, Tao Jichun, Deputy Chief Physician, Wang Jihong, Deputy Chief Physician, Wang Jisheng, Deputy Chief Physician, Su Fade, Deputy Chief Physician.

This multidisciplinary team forms a well-structured "talent system" with reasonable echelon  distribution.

Equipment Upgrades and Technological Advancements

Wuwei Cancer Hospital is equipped with:

• Two endoscopy centers and 15 examination rooms.
• Nearly 20 suspended Olympus endoscopy systems and over 50 various endoscopes, including small bowel endoscopes, ultrasound endoscopes, and staining/magnification endoscopes.
• The gastroenterology department has 8 standard gastrointestinal endoscopy rooms.
• The hospital boasts China's first domestically produced Toumai four-arm surgical robot, Gansu's first super-iterative PET-CT, and a dynamic 500-slice gemstone spectral CT, among over 300 other advanced devices.
• STORZ HD full HD laparoscopes, HD 3D fluorescence laparoscopes, and over 10 other types of laparoscopic systems.
• Olympus CV-290, ultrasound endoscopes, and 40 other types of endoscopes.

The hospital has achieved:

• First place in painless endoscopy volume and examination rate for eight consecutive years in Gansu Province.
• First place in the national endoscopy-pathology joint diagnosis and treatment skills competition.
• Highest detection rate of upper gastrointestinal cancer among all hospitals in Gansu.
• First in Gansu in ESD (endoscopic submucosal dissection) treatment volume.
• Pioneered Gansu's first robot-assisted endoscopic transanal scarless appendectomy and Gansu's first ultrasound endoscopy-guided bile duct drainage (EUS-BD).
• Routine performance of robot-assisted clinical surgeries, ultrasound endoscopy examinations, and ultrasound-guided punctures and treatments, as well as EMR, ESD, ERCP, STER, esophageal and gastric variceal sclerotherapy/ligation, dilation and stent placement for benign/malignant strictures, and peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM).

The "Wuwei Model" Benefits Millions

Since 2006, with the full support of Professors Yu Zhonglin and Huang Xiaojun from Beijing Friendship Hospital, Wuwei has implemented the "Rural Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Early Diagnosis and Treatment Project," a major national healthcare reform initiative. After nearly two decades of effort, the project has achieved remarkable progress:

• Significantly curbing the rise in gastric cancer incidence and mortality rates, achieving a substantial dual decline.
• Providing life-saving hope for countless patients.
• The "Wuwei Model" for upper gastrointestinal cancer prevention has long benefited over 1 million residents in Wuwei. Through "three-early" (early detection, early diagnosis, early treatment) prevention, residents have actively improved their living environments, dietary habits, and lifestyles while participating in large-scale early screening programs.
• Compared to 2006, Wuwei has seen a 50% reduction in gastric cancer incidence and mortality.

Additionally, the Department of Gastroenterology has completed:

• The National Science and Technology Benefiting the People Program project "Demonstration of Prevention and Control Models in Wuwei's High-Risk Areas for Malignant Tumors."
• The National Public Welfare Industry Special Project "Prospective Evaluation Study on Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Screening."
• Led the implementation of the National Key R&D Program projects "Establishment and Usability Study of Standardized Large Gastric Cancer Cohorts" and "Validation and Application Research of Biomarkers for Gastrointestinal Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment."
• The Gansu Provincial Key R&D Program project "Study on Genetic Factors Related to Gastric Cancer in Wuwei Using Gene Detection Technology."
• Hosted and participated in provincial and municipal research projects such as "Sequential Method for Gastric Cancer Screening and Its Promotion" and "Clinical Application of Covered Mesh Esophageal Stent Placement," contributing to a near 50% decline in upper gastrointestinal cancer incidence in Wuwei.
• Saved countless lives from cancer and enabled tens of thousands of early-stage upper gastrointestinal cancer patients to return to work and enjoy happy lives.

• Key Discipline of Gansu Province
• First Place in National Endoscopy-Pathology Joint Diagnosis and Treatment Skills Competition
• First in Painless Endoscopy Volume and Examination Rate for Eight Consecutive Years in Gansu
• Highest Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Detection Rate Among All Hospitals in Gansu
• First in ESD Treatment Volume in Gansu
• Nationally Leading Equipment and Diagnostic Capabilities Completed Gansu's first robot-assisted endoscopic transanal scarless appendectomy. Completed Gansu's first ultrasound endoscopy-guided bile duct drainage (EUS-BD).
• Led by a Team of Senior Experts Zhang Zhiyi, Chief Physician, founder of the Department of Gastroenterology, Director of the Endoscopy Center, and a leading talent in Gansu's healthcare system. Wu Zhengqi, Chief Physician, First-Class, a leading talent in Gansu and an advanced worker in the province. Lu Linzhi, Chief Physician, Chairman of the Wuwei Digestive Professional Committee.
• National Recognition and Infrastructure National Ministry of Health Gastric Cancer Early Diagnosis and Treatment Base National Ministry of Health Endoscopy Technical Training Base (Digestive Specialty)Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Diseases Wuwei Branch of Shanghai Molecular Medicine Center for Helicobacter pylori, China Wuwei Branch of Xijing Biological Specimen Bank
• Currently working toward establishing a national key discipline and building a demonstration base in Western China.