Wei Qiang

Professional: Professor, Chairman of Department of Urology
Address: Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
E-mail: wq933@hotmail.com

Education and work experience
1979-1984: Bachelor of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, China
1984-1988: Resident in Department of General Surgery, Changting tingzhou Hospital, Fujian province, China
1988-1991: Master of Urology, West China Medical University, China
1991-1994: Attending physician in Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
1994-1995: Trainee for Clinical Epidemiology in Gadiah Mada University, Indonesia
1995-2001: Associate Prof. in Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
2001-2001: Visiting scholar for evidence-based medicine, Monash University, Australia
2001-present: Professor in Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China

Current Academic Position

1. Deputy of Chinese Urology Association (CUA)
2. Deputy of Chinese Clinical Epidemiology Association
3. Deputy of Chinese Urology Council
4. Chairman of Southwestern micro-invasive technique training center of CUA
5. Associate Chairman of Sichuan/Chengdu Urology Association
6. Associate Chairman of Sichuan Andrology Association combined with Chinese medicine
7. Editorial board of Chinese Journal of Urology
8. Editorial board of Chinese Journal of Evidence-based Medicine
9. Editorial board of Chinese Journal of Endourology
10. Editorial board of West China Journal of Medicine

Specialties and Research Scopes
During the past three decades, Prof. Wei was specialized in the clinical treatment and basic researches of malignancies, minimally invasive surgery, prostate disease, clinical epidemiology and evidence-based medicine in urology. To date, more than 50 related academic articles have been overtly published, and six have been included by SCI. Furthermore, over 10 textbooks for undergraduates and graduates have also been completed by Prof. Wei. He has been in charge of multiple clinical and basic researches, including 2 national Natural Science Fund projects and one Chinese Ministry of Health Fund. Total experimental expense has been accumulated over 1,000,000 RMB.
As one of the earliest sponsors and participators in clinical epidemiology and evidence-based medicine in urology, Prof. Wei participated in training professionals in evidence-based medicine and drafted several textbooks on clinical epidemiology and evidence-based medicine. In April, 2001, supported by China-Australia academic exchange fund, Prof. Wei completed a systematic meta-analysis about antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing TURP in Australia. In 2003, Prof. Wei was invited to make a series of lectures about practicing evidence-based medicine in urology in Chinese Journal of Urology.
Due to his excellent contribution in Urology and Clinical epidemiology, Prof. Wei has been awarded three times prizes for progress in Science and Technology of Sichuan Province and one time prize of Ministry of Education of China.