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Time: Dec.6, 2016 (9:30-11:00am)

Venue:Lecture Hall, Science Building, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong, China

Format: The symposium will be live broadcasted via the internet to the whole country through the dominant education and health websites in China.

Honorary Supporters
Ministry of Education, PRC
National Health and Family Planning Commission, PRC

Sponsor
International Visiting Doctors Program of Li Ka Shing Foundation

Organizers
Li Ka Shing Foundation
China Education Television

Local Organizers
Shantou University [Introduction]
Shantou University Medical College[Introduction]
Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel[Introduction]
University of Michigan Medical School, U.S.A.[Introduction]

Link
www.lksf.org
www.stu.edu.cn
www.med.stu.edu.cn
www.centv.cn

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Tom - Skype

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