1月10日,加拿大Baycrest Health Science 首席执行官William E. Reichman、老年和脑健康创新中心业务发展总监Raymond D. King,中国事务顾问JasonKuo 等一行,在首医大副校长王晓民、北京脑重大疾病研究院郑宏伟、罗玲的陪同下来访北京宣武医院。院长赵国光、党委副书记李嘉及相关科室代表参加了此次交流与合作洽谈。
李嘉书记从医院历史、规模、人力资源、设备、获得荣誉等方面介绍了医院工作。王晓民对首医大及北京脑重大疾病研究院情况做了简要介绍,强调了科研院、所之间开展国际合作的重要意义。WilliamE. Reichman 介绍了Baycrest 的基本情况和开展的重点工作。我院专家代表陈彪、张兰、唐毅、卢洁等与外宾就加拿大老年和脑健康创新中心项目进行了交流。
王晓民指出,老龄化是全球性的挑战,在双方合作中期待能有高水平的科研项目产出。赵国光表示双方有着共同的背景和目标,未来可以开展更加广泛、深入的合作。
Baycrest Health Science简介
Baycrest Health Sciences is a global leader in geriatric residential living, healthcare, research, innovation and education, with a special focus on brain health and aging.
As an academic health sciences centre fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, Baycrest provides an exemplary care experience for aging clients combined with an extensive clinical training program for students and one of the world’s top research institutes in cognitive neuroscience. Through its commercial and consulting arms, Baycrest is marketing its sought-after expertise and innovation to other healthcare organizations and long-term care homes, both in Canada and internationally.
Founded in 1918 as the Jewish Home for the Aged, Baycrest continues to embrace the long-standing tradition of all great Jewish healthcare institutions to improve the well-being of people in their local communities and around the globe.