Lieutenant General, Professor, Doctor Mai Hong Bang, President of Vietnam Gastroenterology Association, former Director of 108 Central Military Hospital attended and spoke at the conference.

The workshop was also attended by experts from the following hospitals: Central Military Hospital 108, Bach Mai, Hanoi Medical University, Tam Anh General Hospital, and delegates who are specialists from central hospitals and provincial general hospitals.

The workshop was organized to exchange initial experiences in managing IBD in a high-quality manner. Accordingly, it will ensure standards for diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and evaluation of treatment outcomes based on evidence, helping to achieve best clinical practice, as well as enhancing patient participation in treatment decisions...

Conference scene.

The workshop was divided into 2 sessions, through 9 reports with the following contents: Diagnosis, the role of endoscopy in diagnosis, the role of diagnostic imaging, pathology, extraintestinal manifestations, treatment management, the role of biological drugs in treatment, the role of surgery, nutrition in IBD.

Reports at the conference showed that: IBD is a group of chronic, progressive, ulcerative gastrointestinal diseases that severely affect the patient's quality of life. IBD continues to be a challenge for gastroenterology and multidisciplinary teams, requiring coordination in diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and evaluation of patient treatment outcomes.

Delegates and experts attending the workshop.

IBD was announced in the first half of the 20th century, and up to now, the incidence of the disease is quite high in Western countries. The disease trend has continued to increase in recent decades, globally as well as in Vietnam. In Vietnam, many central hospitals have proactively researched and provided intensive treatment, such as the following hospitals: 108 Military Central Hospital, Bach Mai Hospital, Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi Medical University, and Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy.

The results of the workshop will be the basis and experience to help open up opportunities for connecting disease research inside and outside the hospital, gradually expanding the IBD treatment network, and solving challenges in comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of IBD.

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