Pitt Henry A
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53226, USA.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2002 Jan-Feb;6(1):58-65. doi: 10.1016/s1091-255x(01)00003-8.
The American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA) was initiated in 1994 following the first World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA), which was held in Boston. Presently, the AHPBA has more than 500 dues-paying members whose median age is in the mid-40s. More than 90% of members reside in North America. Approximately 80% of members have completed a fellowship in transplantation, hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery and/or research, surgical oncology, gastroenterology, or laparoscopy. Approximately 90% have a faculty appointment with 80% of these being full-time faculty. More than half of the average AHPBA member's time is spent in patient care, but approximately 45% of time is divided equally among research, teaching, and administration. Approximately 85% of members perform biliary, 75% hepatic, and 45% pancreatic surgery, whereas 25% perform liver and pancreatic transplantation. Nearly 90% are members of the American College of Surgeons, two thirds The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 60% the Association for Academic Surgery, and 40% the IHPBA. The AHPBA's vision is to be the leading American association devoted to hepato-pancreato-biliary education, research, surgical training, and patient care and to serve as the American chapter of the IHPBA. The AHPBA mission is as follows: (1) to disseminate knowledge of hepato-pancreato-biliary disease, techniques, and research; ( 2) to facilitate clinical trials in hepato-pancreato-biliary disease; (3) to coordinate advanced training in hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery; and (4) to foster excellence in the care of patients with hepato-pancreato-biliary disease. The AHPBA has strategic initiatives to increase membership, bring value to a journal affiliation, and enhance its education, research, and training missions through multiple collaborations and better communication.
美国肝胰胆协会（AHPBA）于1994年在波士顿举行的第一届国际肝胰胆协会（IHPBA）世界大会之后成立。目前，AHPBA有500多名缴纳会费的成员，其中位年龄在45岁左右。超过90%的成员居住在北美。大约80%的成员完成了移植、肝胰胆外科手术和/或研究、外科肿瘤学、胃肠病学或腹腔镜检查方面的 fellowship。大约90%的成员有教职任命，其中80%是全职教员。AHPBA成员平均一半以上的时间用于患者护理，但大约45%的时间平均分配在研究、教学和管理上。大约85%的成员进行胆道手术，75%进行肝脏手术，45%进行胰腺手术，而25%进行肝脏和胰腺移植。近90%的成员是美国外科医师学会会员，三分之二是消化道外科学会会员，60%是学术外科学会会员，40%是IHPBA会员。AHPBA的愿景是成为致力于肝胰胆教育、研究、外科培训和患者护理的领先美国协会，并作为IHPBA的美国分会。AHPBA的使命如下：（1）传播肝胰胆疾病、技术和研究方面的知识；（2）促进肝胰胆疾病的临床试验；（3）协调肝胰胆外科的高级培训；（4）在肝胰胆疾病患者护理方面追求卓越。AHPBA有战略举措来增加会员人数，为期刊合作带来价值，并通过多种合作和更好的沟通来加强其教育、研究和培训使命。
