On November 14 in Hanoi, Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital (under the Vietnam Military Medical University) held a conference to review out-of-hospital support activities, technical assistance, and professional collaboration in 2025. The conference aimed to evaluate the outcomes of implementing activities related to professional guidance, technology transfer, and medical support for hospitals across the military and the civilian healthcare system, while also setting directions and key tasks for 2026 and the following years.

Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen delivered a directive speech at the conference.

Participants at the conference included representatives from the Ministry of Health, the Department of Military Medicine; representatives of the Vietnam Military Medical University; the leadership and commanders of Military Hospital 103 and Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital; delegates from military hospitals and provincial general hospitals from Hue southward that have Burn Treatment Departments/Trauma Surgery Departments, together with a large number of officers, doctors, and nurses from the Medical Offices of Military Regions and Army Corps who are involved in professional supervision and technical support.

Major General, Prof., PhD Nguyen Nhu Lam delivered a speech at the conference.

In 2025, Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital continued to affirm its role as the top-tier referral center for burn care of both the Army and the nation, implementing many practical and highly effective activities. The hospital organized dozens of working missions to units in order to provide professional support and transfer techniques in burn emergency treatment, post-burn patient care, skin grafting and reconstructive surgery, inhalation burn treatment, and management of severe infections. Many advanced techniques were successfully transferred, contributing significantly to improving the diagnostic and treatment capacity of lower-level healthcare facilities.

In addition, the hospital effectively maintained training activities, workshops, and short-term refresher courses for medical personnel at lower-level healthcare facilities, combined with remote professional consultation through an online telemedicine platform. These activities provided strong support for medical units in accessing new techniques, promptly handling complex clinical cases, reducing referral rates, and improving the overall quality of treatment.

Delegates attending the conference.

Speaking at the conference, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen highly appreciated the role of Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital within the national healthcare network. The Deputy Minister emphasized: “Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital is not only the top-tier referral center in burn treatment, but also a prestigious institution for training, research, and technology transfer. The hospital’s efforts in outreach activities—especially in professional support and technology transfer in 2025—have made significant contributions to improving the quality of burn treatment in many localities. The Ministry of Health acknowledges the hospital’s proactiveness, sense of responsibility, and innovation in applying digital technology for remote consultation and telemedicine, which has helped narrow the professional gap between central-level and grassroots healthcare facilities.”

The Deputy Minister requested that the hospital continue to uphold its leading role, proactively update and standardize technical procedures in line with modern practices, while expanding the scope of support to disadvantaged areas to ensure sustainability, uniformity, and effectiveness.

A group photo of the delegates at the conference

Speaking at the conference, Major General, Professor, PhD Nguyen Nhu Lam, representing the hospital’s Board of Directors, acknowledged the efforts of all personnel engaged in outreach and professional support activities. He also requested that departments and divisions continue to innovate the content of technical support, with a focus on transferring techniques tailored to the specific needs of each hospital, ensuring effectiveness, practicality, and long-term sustainability.

The conference also outlined the orientation for 2026: expanding the network of professional supervision and support; strengthening the application of digital technology in monitoring and evaluating activities; continuing the transfer of advanced techniques and enhancing professional capacity for healthcare personnel at grassroots medical facilities, thereby contributing to the uniform development of burn care across the country.

News: Van Hiep – Hoai Nam, Translated by Nguyen Thanh Nga