(USCHIE 6/1/2011) US-China Healthcare Information Exchange (USCHIE, http://www.uschie.org) was officially launched in May 2010 as a non-profit, English and Chinese bilingual free e-journal and interactive platform. USCHIE’s mission is to facilitate the healthcare information exchange between US and China and to promote positive social and economic changes through our readers and participants. It is an independent extension of the Association of Minnesota Chinese Physicians (AMCP) in collaboration with US and Chinese medical establishments and related industries to meet the increasing demand for healthcare and related information exchange between US and China.

In its first year of existence, USCHIE has developed into a multi-featured information exchange and interactive platform with quarterly keynote articles, weekly medical exchange news and daily healthcare news updates. It also has established Readers’ Contribution Section and Resident and Fellow Section with more to come in the future. On last count, USCHIE had tens of thousands spontaneous visits from 74 countries and over 2100 real name individual subscribers. The first year also saw exponential growth both in the USCHIE visits and subscribers. There are 5 USCHIE miniblogs in China that transmit USCHIE information to over 13,000 readers daily. Articles and information carried on USCHIE have been cited or redistributed with acknowledgement by many Chinese and US media including some reputed official Chinese journals. More and more interested readers are beginning to participate in the discussions of featured topics. Even more importantly, more and more volunteers both in US and China have joined USCHIE’s editorial office in helping translate articles and news information to facilitate their distribution to USCHIE readers. USCHIE has formed an Editorial Board of dedicated editors and support staff and also established an Advisory Board of distinguished experts who advise on its further development.

The 1st USCHIE Advisory Board meeting was held through GoToMeeting on May 25, 2011 at 7:30 PM US Central Standard Time. More than 10 Advisory Board members from both US and China attended the meeting. Dr. Hongsheng Guo, AMCP President and Park Nicollet Cardiologist Consultant, gave a brief introduction of the Association of Minnesota Chinese Physicians (AMCP). Ms. Joan Brzezinski, Interim Director of China Center and Director of Confucius Institute at University of Minnesota, gave a presentation introducing China Center and Confucius Institute and their China connections. Dr. Chao He, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital (SRRSH) President and USCHIE Associate Chief Editor, gave an introduction of SRRSH and its collaboration with USCHIE. Dr. Jiyao Wang, Chair of Department of Medicine at Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Associate Chief Editor of Frontiers of Medicine and USCHIE Associate Chief Editor, gave a presentation on Frontiers of Medicine and her organizations’ collaboration with USCHIE. Mr. Donald Gerhard, former President and CEO of LifeScience Alley, introduced LifeScience Alley, the largest US trade association of medical device and life science companies and provided advices to USCHIE from his unique perspective. Dr. John Chen, USCHIE Editor-in-Chief, gave an update on USCHIE’s 1st year’s rapid growth and accomplishment and its future plans as well as the challenges it faces. There were lively open discussions among the attendees after the presentations. Dr. He proposed to establish a China Office for USCHIE at SRRSH and he will discuss with other SRRSH leaders to help fund the operation cost of USCHIE and provide IT support. Many attendees thought that was a great idea, especially considering the flagship role played by SRRSH in the hospital reform in China. Both Mr. Gerhard and Ms. Brzezinski agreed that such a development would be helpful for USCHIE to obtain additional funding from other funding sources in the US. AMCP founding president Dr. Steven Shu brought up the question of the work burden of USCHIE being bilingual and questioned about the need of such a feature. Dr. Chen pointed out that although currently the information flow was mostly from US to China he would expect that there will be more information flow from China to US as USCHIE continues to catch attention from both US and China. In fact, the journal Frontiers of Medicine of which Dr. Jiyao Wang is an associate chief editor is just one of the windows for outsiders to look into the current status of academic medicine in China. The increasing number of USCHIE volunteers has largely alleviated the translation burden. In the long run, the bilingual feature will probably prove to be very useful in making USCHIE more inclusive in the healthcare information exchange. Dr. Kenneth Liu stated that his clinic and residency program at Michigan State University would do anything possible to support USCHIE’s mission. Dr. David McFadden of Mayo Clinic will also introduce the Mayo Visiting Physician Program in the future. Everyone agrees that the meeting was productive and successful.

《美中医疗信息交流网》一周年庆暨首届顾问委员会召开

（USCHIE 2011年6月1日）：美中医疗信息交流网（USCHIE, http://www.uschie.org）是明尼苏达州华人医生协会的独立延伸机构，成立于2010年5月。作为一个非盈利性组织，USCHIE以“加强中美信息交流，促进社会经济变革”为宗旨，联手中美医疗机构，为广大读者提供最新的医疗咨询以及开放的互动平台。

在一年的时间里，USCHIE已经发展成一个集“季度专题文献”、“每周医学新闻”、“每日健康报道”、“读者投稿专栏”和“医师培训专栏”于一体的多元化互动平台。在过去的一年中，USCHIE的访问量及注册量都大幅增长，其自发访问者来自74个国家，实名注册用户多达2100人。在中国USCHIE拥有5个官方微博，每天向13,000多名读者传递最新的医疗咨询。USCHIE登载的文章及信息多次被中美权威媒体及杂志引用，越来越多的读者开始参与到专题的讨论中。更重要的是，越来越多的中美志愿者已经加入到了USCHIE的编辑团队，帮助翻译文献和医学新闻，为更多的读者们服务。现在，USCHIE专门成立了编辑委员会以及由不同专家组成的顾问团，为USCHIE将来的发展出谋划策。

首届USCHIE顾问团会议于美国中部标准时间2011年5月25日下午7:30通过GoToMeeting召开。来自中美两国的10余名顾问团成员参加了会议。在会议上，美国Park Nicollet心血管中心专家、明尼苏达华人医师协会主席郭鸿生医生简单介绍了明尼苏达州华人医生协会；美国明尼苏达州孔子学院院长、中国中心代理主任Joan Brzezinski女士对美国孔子学院以及其与中国的交流做了总结；浙江大学附属邵逸夫医院院长、USCHIE副主编何超教授简要介绍了邵逸夫医院及其与美国的合作关系；复旦大学上海医学院内科系主任、《医学前沿》副主编、USCHIE副主编王吉耀教授对《医学前沿》杂志及与USCHIE的合作关系做了陈述；来自LifeScience Alley的CEO Donald Gerhard先生在会上对美国最大的医疗设备交易协会LifeScience Alley做了简要介绍，并阐述了其对USCHIE的支持；USCHIE主编陈宗禹医生对USCHIE一周年的发展、面临的挑战以及未来计划做了发言。

在会上，专家们分别对USCHIE的发展出谋划策。何院长提议在浙江大学附属邵逸夫医院建立USCHIE中国代表处，为此他将与邵逸夫医院其他领导就运行操作及技术支持进行洽谈。考虑到邵逸夫医院作为中国医院改革的旗帜，很多与会人员对此表示强烈赞同，并认为这是USCHIE发展的良好契机。也有专家对发展后工作量增加等问题进行了探讨。陈医生指出目前USCHIE的主要信息还是来自美国，希望有一天来自中国的信息会越来越多，由王吉耀教授作为副主编的《医学前沿》杂志将是外界了解中国医学发展的窗口。现在加入USCHIE的志愿者越来越多，这在很大程度上减轻了翻译的工作量。从长远角度看，以双语为特点的USCHIE更有利于医疗信息的传递。来自密歇根州立大学的刘国帧医生以及来自梅奥诊所的David McFadden教授为USCHIE的发展表示支持。

本次会议获得圆满成功！