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From Apr. 25 to 26, 2006, the Chinese GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) Epidemiologic Workshop was held in Hilton Hotel, Shanghai, China. Medical Affairs Department of AstraZeneca China sponsored this workshop, on which several critical issues were analyzed and discussed. Meeting objectives as follows:
1) Summarizing results and experience of the pilot study;
2) Building the framework of main study.
In the meeting, Prof. Jia He and Assoc. Prof. Yang Cao made a detailed presentation for results of a pilot study in Shanghai which was completed by the Department of Health Statistics, Second Military Medical University. The experience derived from the pilot study has great referential value for the succedent main study, which will be implemented in four or five cities of China.
Attendees included statistics, epidemiology and GI (gastrointestinal) experts from China, Sweden and Australia.
Meeting Attendees
AstraZeneca |
James Cai |
Vice President of Research and Development
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June Zhao |
Medical Affairs Director
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Wayne Sh |
GI TA Manager
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Irene Jin |
GI Consultant
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Wei Chen |
Key Relation Manager
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Rona Xu |
Senior Brand Manager
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Wilbur Liu |
Brand Physician
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Global |
| Ingela Wiklund |
Senior Principal Scientist HEOR |
| Paula Fernstrom |
Disease Area Strategy Director |
| Borje Wernersson |
Director GAST Team |
| Mari-Ann Wallander |
Principal Scientist Epidemiology |
| Saga Johansson |
Senior Principal Scientist Epidemiology |
External |
| Yaozong Yuan |
Shanghai Ruijin Hospital |
| Jiaming Qian |
Beijing Union Hospital |
| Guoming Xu |
Shanghai Changhai Hospital |
| Duowu Zou |
Shanghai Changhai Hospital |
| Sanren Lin |
Beijing University the third Hospital |
| Minhu Chen |
First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen Universit |
| Pinjin Hu |
First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University |
| Jia He |
Second Military Medical University |
| Yang Cao |
Second Military Medical University |
| John Dent |
Royal Adelaide Hospital |
| Jiqian Fang |
Guangzhou Zhongshan Medical University |
| Xiaoping Kang |
Medical Scool, Beijing University |
| Qiang Li |
School of Public Health, Xian Jiaotong University |
Agenda
| Tuesday, April 25, 2006 |
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08:30-08:40 |
Welcome |
JC; ZJ
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08:40-09:00 |
Introduction |
ALL
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09:00-09:15 |
Presentation of Gastrointestinal Action and Strategy Team (GAST)–focus on GERD and IBS |
BW
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09:15-09:35 |
Epidemiology of IBS and IBD - An overview of AZ research |
SJ
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| 09:35-09:55 |
Epidemiology of GERD and Dyspepsia - An overview of AZ research |
MAW
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09:55-10:15 |
Coffee Break |
ALL
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| 10:15-10:45 |
The new definition of GERD |
JD |
| 10:45-11:05 |
The role of questionnaires in recognizing GI disease |
IW |
| 11:05-11:25 |
Esophageal Histology - A tool to change the landscape of GERD |
PF |
| 11:25-11:55 |
Presentation on prior research performed in Mainland China on Epidemiology of GI morbidity |
DWZ |
| 11:55-13:30 |
Lunch and break |
ALL |
| 13:30-14:10 |
Presentation of results from the Pilot Epidemiology Study |
JH |
| 14:10-14:50 |
Questions and Discussion of the results (Learning from the Pilot study) |
ALL |
| 14:50-15:00 |
Coffee Break |
ALL |
| 15:00-17:00 |
Discussion on the outline of the Subgroup study (Purpose, Size, Investigations to be included, subject selection to receive endoscopy ) |
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18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
ALL
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| Wednesday, April 26, 2006 |
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Designing the Main Epidemiological Study (number of centers, sample size ) |
ALL |
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Coffee Break |
| 10:15-12:00 |
Designing of Main Epidemiology Study (continued) |
Photo Gallery |
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Group photo |
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Prof Jia He |
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Prof Duowu Zou |
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Assoc Prof Yang Cao in the meeting |
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Xiaoping Kang, Jia He, Qiang Li (from left to right) |
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Xiaoping Kang, Jiqian Fang, Jia He |
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Prof Jiqian Fang |
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Work team from Dept. Health Statistics, Second Military Medical University |
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Xi'jia Garden, Shanghai |
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Meeting room |
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Reception room |
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Dinner hall, Hilton Hotel, Shanghai |
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