2020-09-03
Dr. Nina Kao Hsiao-Ling, CEO of Overseas Medical Mission Center, CCH

Group photo in seminar

The COVID-19 is a pandemic crisis around the world and the sleep and respiratory care of patients is a key factor in recovery. According to statistics, about 20% of adults in Taiwan suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). But nearly 90% have not been diagnosed and treated. To address this issue, on August 28th, Changhua Christian Hospital co-hosted with the Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC) to organize the "2020 Sleep and Respiratory Care in Clinical Practice and Business Matching Workshop" under " The Niche of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry and International Promotion Program" which sponsored by the Industrial Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The workshop invited Dr. Huang Guo-Yang from the Department of Thoracic Medicine and Dr. Chang Kai-Ming from the Department of Neurology of CCH to present the clinical experience of respiratory care in the hospital, and the application of biofeedback devices in the non-drug intervention treatment of insomnia. There are 8 outstanding medical manufacturers in the field of sleep and respiratory care were invited to demonstrate the innovative design and the function of their products, such as AmCad BioMed Corporation, Borjaw, Apex Medical Corp, Bioland Technology Corporation, Sonmics, Inc., North-vision Tech. Inc., RTsystem, as well as SITERIA. Through the knowledge and best practices sharing, device testing, the medical manufacturers can promote industry-academia cooperation and exchanges, and increase the exposure of sleep and respiratory care industry in Taiwan.

Opening remarks by Dr. Chih-Lung Lin, vice president of Metal Industries Research & Development Centre

At the beginning of the seminar, Dr. Chih-Lung Lin, Vice President of Metal Industries Research & Development Centre was invited to join and give opening remarks. Dr. Lin said that MIRDC was very happy to have the opportunity to co-host this workshop with CCH, moreover, each medical manufacturer who was invited are very competitive, even their products. He hoped to successfully market Taiwan’s sleep and respiratory care related products by this event, and the related manufacturers of medical equipment and healthcare are also welcome to cooperate with MIRDC to jointly promote the industries to the ASEAN countries. Dr. Chien, Su-Yu, Director of Dept. of Pharmacy, Changhua Christian Hospital also mentioned that many people are facing sleep and respiratory problems, through this workshop, every participant can have more treatment options, gain knowledge about OSA and improve the quality of sleeping.

Dr. Huang Guo-Yang presented the clinical experience of respiratory care in the hospital

During the seminar, from the perspective of thoracic medicine, Dr. Huang shared the clinical experience of respiratory care in the hospital, like the way of testing and evaluating by using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Polysomnography (PSG), and Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI), then treat with positive airway pressure to improve patient’s sleeping experience. Dr. Chang shared the application of biofeedback devices in the non-drug intervention treatment of insomnia. She noted that although the data from the Taiwan Society of Sleep Medicine shows that 10% to 20% of people in Taiwan have chronic insomnia, they do not need to rely on sleeping pills. To improve the possibility of insomnia, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is the best way to treat insomnia other than drugs, and there are also many empirical studies and outcome at home and abroad for this treatment method, so Cognitive Behavioural Therapy combined with biofeedback therapy can be another solution to improve the patient's insomnia problem.

After the presentation, the invited medical manufacturers conducted the static/dynamic exhibitions, as knowledge and practices sharing, device testing. This event attracted nearly 100 medical staff, from different departments of the hospital to join and interact with each other. The whole event has been recorded, and the video link will be provided after editing.

Dr. Chang Kai-Ming shared the application of biofeedback devices in the non-drug intervention treatment

Participants attended the seminar and listened to the speech

Products demonstration and testing

Products demonstration and testing