The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Hermann Pressler Drive, Houston, TX 77030-4008, USA.
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Aug;5(4):457-60. doi: 10.1586/egh.11.39.
The Americas Hepato-Pancreato Biliary Association (AHPBA) Annual 2011 Meeting provided a forum for discussion of multidisciplinary advances surrounding six tracks including the liver, biliary system, liver transplantation, pancreas, imaging and biomedical engineering and general hepato-pancreato biliary (HPB) surgical disease. The meeting and postgraduate courses attracted the largest ever attendance and participation in the AHPBA annual meeting, including field leaders and participants from across North, Central and South America who interchanged clinical and scientific knowledge, and discussed advances in technology, care and outcomes for treatment of HPB diseases. The AHPBA Foundation, established in 2010, announced progress toward support of meritorious research in HPB disease and enrichment of educational programs. HPB fellowship graduates were recognized, marking successful establishment of the AHPBA as an important body guiding HPB education and training in the USA and the Americas.
美洲肝胆胰协会（AHPBA）2011 年年会提供了一个讨论多学科进展的平台，涵盖了六个领域，包括肝脏、胆道系统、肝移植、胰腺、影像学和生物医学工程以及普通肝胆胰（HPB）外科疾病。本次会议和研究生课程吸引了 AHPBA 年会历史上最大规模的与会者和参与度，包括来自北美、中美和南美的领域领袖和参与者，他们交流了临床和科学知识，并讨论了技术、护理和 HPB 疾病治疗效果的进步。AHPBA 基金会成立于 2010 年，宣布在支持 HPB 疾病的卓越研究和丰富教育项目方面取得了进展。HPB 研究员毕业生受到表彰，标志着 AHPBA 作为指导美国和美洲 HPB 教育和培训的重要机构的成功建立。
