President's Message
WELCOME TO APHS 2022 CONGRESS!
Dear Colleagues and Friends, On behalf of the Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS), we sincerelly invite you to join us in the 17th Annual Congress jointly organized by the Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS) and the Vietnam Association for Surgery and Endolaparoscopic Surgery (VASEL) on November 25 – 26, 2022 in Ho Chi Minh City – the most vibrant city of Vietnam.
At the same time, as the President of Chinese Hernia College of Surgeons (CHCS), I would like to thank the international colleagues, especially the good friends from Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States, for all your support and concern for the development of the hernia surgery in China...
Mission
The mission of the Asia-Pacific Hernia Society (APHS) is to provide a professional forum for the exchange of information and education regarding current and future methods of diagnosis and treatment of Abdominal Hernia, including hiatal, parastomal, and pelvic hernias.
Special attention is focused on basic science of biomaterials; metabolic disorders leading to hernia formation; diagnosis and treatment of hernia.
The Society will:- Organize meetings for presentation and discussion of scientific material
- Support cooperation in educational activities around the Asia-Pacific Region
- Support and undertake projects of scientific interest in the subject of hernia that will deserve the goal and the mission of the Society
