EARLY-STAGE LUNG CANCER SCREENING AND TREATMENT

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8:00 – 9 November 2024

Riverside Palace Convention Centre, Ho Chi Minh City

In order to update diagnostic methods, manage diseases, and enhance the quality of treatment for lung cancer, FV Hospital is pleased to organise a medical symposium on the topic: “Early Screening and Management of Early Lung Cancer”. This symposium will take place on 9 November 2024 at the Riverside Palace Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City. It will feature presentations from leading experts in thoracic surgery, vascular surgery, oncology, and pulmonology, both from Vietnam and abroad.

• Time: 08:00 – 12:40, 9 November 2024
• Venue: Riverside Palace Convention Centre, Ho Chi Minh City
• Attendance Fee: Free of charge

Chairman

• Assoc. Prof Do Kim Que, MD, PhD – Vice Director of Thong Nhat Hospital, President of Asia Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, President of HCMC Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vice President of Vietnam Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Moderator

• Luong Ngoc Trung, MD, MSc – Head of Thoracic, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department, FV Hospital

Speakers

• Su Jang Wen, MBBS, MMed – Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Lung Cancer Specialist, O2 Healthcare Group
• Dr Basma M’Barek – Head of Hy Vong Cancer Care Centre (Oncology Department), FV Hospital
• Nguyen Van Tho, MD, PhD – Head of Department of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, University of Medicine and Pharmacy HCMC
• Specialist Level II, Le Tien Dung, MD, PhD – Vice Director of Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital

The medical symposium includes presentations on early screening, diagnosis, and treatment of lung cancer, along with numerous opportunities for professional exchange among physicians and specialists. The workshop promises to provide valuable knowledge and networking opportunities for thoracic surgeons, pulmonologists, oncologists, and general practitioners.

Doctors and healthcare staff who attend will receive a Continuous Medical Education (CME) certificate issued by FV Hospital.

Speaker Profiles

Acting Medical Director, FV Hospital

Vu Truong Son, MD, MSc

Speaker Information

Vu Truong Son, MD, MSc graduated from Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 2007 and taught there for two years. He earned his Master's degree in Tropical Diseases and International Health at the Institute of Francophone Tropical Medicine (IFMT) in 2009. Dr Vu Truong Son began working at FV Hospital in 2013 and officially became the Head of the Infectious Disease Department in 2022. In May 2023, he additionally took on the role of Deputy Medical Director. Starting from early August 2024, he has been entrusted with the position of Acting Medical Director. At FV, Dr Son has made significant contributions to policies on Global Infectious Disease Response and Infection Control, and played a key role during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vice Director of Thong Nhat Hospital; President of Asia Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Do Kim Que, Assoc. Prof

Speaker Information

Dr Do Kim Que graduated from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City in 1988 and completed specialised cardiovascular surgery training in Japan and France. He has made outstanding contributions in coronary artery surgery, heart valve surgery, thoracic surgery, minimally invasive surgery, lung cancer, and vascular surgery. He has held key positions at Cho Ray Hospital and Thong Nhat Hospital (Vice Director since 2011), serves as President of the Asia Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, and has published dozens of scientific papers in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

Head of Thoracic, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department, FV Hospital

Luong Ngoc Trung, MD, MSc

Speaker Information

Dr Luong Ngoc Trung graduated from Hue University of Medicine in 2001 and completed his residency and master's degree in surgery in 2005. He trained at Rangeuil Hospital in Toulouse and Paul Sabatier University, France (2006–2007), earned an advanced specialty degree in Thoracic and Vascular Surgery from Sorbonne University, and completed training at Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris in 2016. Before joining FV Hospital in 2017, he worked at Tam Duc Heart Hospital for eight years and Hue Central Hospital for five years. As of November 2023, he holds the position of Head of Thoracic, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department.

Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Lung Cancer Specialist, O2 Healthcare Group

Su Jang Wen, MBBS., MMed.

Speaker Information

Su Jang Wen, MBBS., MMed. graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1998. He obtained his Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) and his Master of Medicine from the National University of Singapore in 2002 and 2003. In 2006, he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Cardiothoracic Surgery, Edinburgh) – the first Singapore candidate awarded the gold medal for the Fellowship examination. From 2007–2009, he was the first foreign fellow assigned as Chief Fellow of the Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation Programme at the Cleveland Clinic, ranked the top Cardiothoracic Centre in the US. Since 2007, Dr Su has performed more than 7,000 heart, lung and oesophageal surgeries.

Head of Hy Vong Cancer Care Centre, FV Hospital

Dr Basma M'Barek

Speaker Information

Dr Basma M'Barek graduated from Tunis El Manar University (2002), Paris VI University (2003), and holds a Master's in Human Genetics from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tunisia. She has worked at major hospitals in France including Gustave Roussy Cancer Hospital and Saint Louis University Hospital, and is a member of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO). Since August 2018, she has served as Head of Hy Vong Cancer Care Centre at FV Hospital, specialising in advanced techniques including Targeted Therapy, Immunotherapy, VMAT, SBRT, SBS, TBI, and Brachytherapy.

Head of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy HCMC

Nguyen Van Tho, MD, PhD

Speaker Information

Dr Nguyen Van Tho graduated from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City in 2000, completed his residency in Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases in 2004, and earned his Master of Medicine in 2008. He received a Doctorate of Medicine from Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan in 2015. Since November 2020, he has been part of FV Hospital's Respiratory Medicine Unit, performing flexible bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound. He is currently Head of the Department of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy HCMC, with over 20 years of clinical experience in respiratory medicine.

Vice Director, Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital

Specialist Level II, Le Tien Dung, MD, PhD

Speaker Information

Dr Le Tien Dung graduated from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City in 1989, completed his Specialist Level 1 degree in 2003, a thoracic surgery internship in Paris in 2004, and his Specialist Level 2 degree in Thoracic Surgery in 2010. He received his Doctorate of Medicine from the Military Medical Academy, Hanoi in 2020. With over 30 years of experience, he currently serves as Vice Director of Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital and has been Head of the Thoracic Surgery Department since 2003. Since 2018, he has also worked at FV Hospital as a pulmonary and thoracic surgery specialist.