The 15th annual meeting of our society has been scheduled for June 2014 and the host city will be the wonderful city of Chengdu. I will be convening this meeting with my respected colleague and friend Professor Pei Fuxing, whom I have known for many years now. We are both looking forward to welcoming you all to the biggest and most vibrant city in Western China. A city of over 15 million people, it is the heart of the great Sichuan province known for its spicy culinary delights. From this we have derived the central theme of the meeting which will be:
Hot Topics in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Our vision will be to deliver a meeting that will introduce debate and reflect on current issues in joint replacement that we meet every day in our current practice but also share with you topics that you may need to broaden your scope of practice into the future. Our aim is to give you the tools technically, scientifically and academically to allow you to deliver better outcomes for your patients. This will include central themes to joint replacement but also recent advances and controversy as well as region specific topics as we all appreciate that our practice is influenced by the geopolitics and cultures of each country and region.
Socially Chengdu has much to offer so it would be amiss of me not to mention that when you make the trip to APAS, consider spending a few extra days to enjoy the fabulous local attractions, be it the unique Panda colony or the beautiful natural environs of the horizontal dam and river system and surrounding hiking tracks. Of course a few visits to the famous hotpot restaurants needs to be on any agenda. So mark your calendars now for this event in mid June 2014 and keep an eye on this website for more information regarding the program later this year.
Kind regards
Adj. A / Prof. Rami M. Sorial
President, APAS
I cordially invite you to attend the 15th Asia-Pacific Arthroplasty Society Annual Scientific Meeting which will be held on 18th - 21th June 2014 in Chengdu.
As not only an authoritative professional organization but also an international academic organization in the field of arthroplasty, APAS has 13 membership countries including China, Australia, India, South Korea, Singapore etc. Since 1998, APAS has held 14 annual meetings which had invited a number of world-renowned experts in the field to conduct seminars and academic exchanges in Australia, India, South Korea, China, Indonesia, Malaysiaamongst other places. All these make the APAS tremendousinfluence in the field of arthroplasty in the Asia-pacific area.
In 2014，APAS meeting will come to the beautiful city of Chengdu which is also known as the Land of Abundance. Here we have not onlymodernconference facilities, but also the Wuhou Memorial Temple, in memory of the Military Marquise Zhuge Liang of the Han dynasty, the 2000 years old irrigation system-Dujiangyan Dam, the Sanxingdui Museum which illustrated the magnificent ancient culture of BaShu and so on. What’s moreChengdu has been officially awarded by UNESCO as the gourmet capital. We deeply believe the rich tourist and gastronomic resources will certainly make you enjoy the charm of the land of abundance at the spare time of the session.
I sincerely look forward to your participation in this meeting.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Chengdu 610041
P. R. China
Tel: 86-13881878767
Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society Incorporated
