Boston Scientific Successfully Concludes 'Boundless Innovation, Limitless Care' 2019 Digestive Endoscopy Nursing Forum

Shanghai, December 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 14, the "Innovation Without Boundaries, Love Without Limits" 2019 Digestive Endoscopy Nursing Forum, initiated by the Endoscopic Intervention Division of Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX), was grandly held in Shanghai. Nearly 60 nursing professionals from across China gathered together to share an academic feast. At this forum, numerous key experts in nursing academia generously shared their knowledge, engaging in exchanges and discussions on digestive endoscopy nursing practices, and conducting in-depth explorations on topics such as female leadership and gastrointestinal health in Tibetan regions.

“Gastric” Care Escort, Empowering Digestive Endoscopy Nurses

In recent years, the incidence of digestive system diseases in China has remained high due to factors such as the accelerating pace of life, increasing work-related stress, and irregular dietary and lifestyle habits. According to calculations based on data from the 2018 China Health and Health Statistical Yearbook, there are more than 30 million patients with digestive system diseases in China, making it a significant issue in public health and healthcare. As pointed out in the Healthy China Action (2019-2030), the focus should shift from disease treatment to people's health, ensuring comprehensive and lifelong health protection for all. Nursing care, as an essential component of the medical and health sector, should also adapt to the demands of the times and multi-level health needs by transitioning from focusing solely on disease treatment to chronic disease management, long-term care, and rehabilitation promotion. Efforts should be made to continuously strengthen the clinical nursing workforce and enhance nursing service capabilities.

The convening of this forum aims not only to establish an academic exchange platform for digestive endoscopy nursing, facilitating the sharing of advances in the care of gastrointestinal diseases and cutting-edge professional skills from both domestic and international sources, but also to provide ample care and psychological support to nursing colleagues through a series of topics on women’s leadership and DISC personality assessments. This initiative seeks to help nursing professionals fully unlock their career potential, deliver more professional, comprehensive, and humanistic nursing services to the public, and further elevate the standards of diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care for gastrointestinal diseases in China.

“With the development and innovation of digestive endoscopy diagnosis and treatment technologies, the professionalism of endoscopic nursing has become increasingly prominent.” Wang Ping, Deputy Chief Nurse and Head Nurse of the Endoscopy Center at Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, stated, “In order to provide safe and satisfactory endoscopic diagnosis and treatment care for the vast number of digestive endoscopists and patients, digestive endoscopy nurses must not only master basic theories but also proficiently handle endoscopic instruments. This forum aims not only to enhance the professional capabilities of digestive endoscopy nursing but also, from the perspective of female leadership, to help these ‘Nightingales’ break through social stereotypes and take the first step toward transformation, enabling endoscopic nursing staff to perform their duties with greater ease and better safeguard the gastrointestinal health of the public.”

Let Love “Linger” in the Gut, Benefiting Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases in Tibet

The “Healthy China 2030” Planning Outline points out that priority should be given to the grassroots level to promote the equalization of basic public health services, gradually narrow the disparities in basic health services and health status among urban and rural areas, regions, and population groups, and achieve universal health coverage. By connecting with the People’s Hospital of Shigatse, this forum disseminated knowledge on gastrointestinal health and digestive endoscopy nursing to grassroots healthcare workers, actively contributing to the realization of the grand vision of “Healthy China 2030.”

Wang Ping, Deputy Chief Nurse and Head Nurse of the Endoscopy Center at Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, also shared her practical experience in Shigatse: Due to Shigatse’s location in a high-altitude, cold region, along with local geographical conditions and dietary habits, the incidence of gastrointestinal varices remains persistently high. However, limited medical resources mean that residents seeking gastroscopy or colonoscopy generally must travel to Lhasa or even Chengdu. Therefore, to help local patients with gastrointestinal diseases receive effective diagnosis and treatment, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, as one of the supporting hospitals, has provided more precise and convenient services for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases at Shigatse People’s Hospital, aiming to benefit a greater number of local patients.

The perseverance and conviction of the medical aid team have nurtured the beautiful “Medicine Gesang Flower.” Zhou Jian, Vice President of Shigatse People’s Hospital, expressed heartfelt gratitude for the support provided by Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University. This assistance has not only enhanced the diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care standards for digestive diseases in the Tibet region, benefiting patients with gastrointestinal disorders, but also brought the goal of “managing serious illnesses within Tibet” closer to realization.

Dr. Chen Weifeng, Associate Chief Physician at the Endoscopy Center of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University and Director of the Endoscopy Center at Shigatse People’s Hospital, stated during a live on-site connection that he was honored to be part of the medical aid team for Tibet, contributing his expertise to the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases in Shigatse. He emphasized that building a Healthy China requires the joint efforts of professionals across all sectors. He expressed hope that more gastrointestinal endoscopy specialists would join this endeavor to help patients in remote areas, accelerate the enhancement of primary healthcare service capabilities, and jointly safeguard the gastrointestinal health of the Tibetan people.

Advancing the nursing profession in step with the times is a key driver in achieving the “Healthy China 2030” initiative. As one of the global leaders in minimally invasive treatments for gastrointestinal diseases, Boston Scientific not only provides a range of innovative products, technologies, and services—including gastrointestinal biopsy, standardized polyp management, and the diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant gastrointestinal strictures, gastroesophageal varices, and gastroesophageal reflux disease—but also continuously leverages its corporate strengths and integrates innovative capabilities to address clinical challenges. In doing so, it supports the robust development of the nursing profession while actively expanding its philanthropic outreach to deliver care and compassion to more patients in China.