For physicians, basic scientists and other health professionals to meet and discuss common and related health problems of the Chinese in North America.
To establish a database of the incidence of disease patterns among the Chinese in North America.
To establish comparative data on health problems of Chinese in North America related to cultural assimilation.
To encourage clinical and/or basic research in health problems affecting the Chinese in North America.
To publish proceedings of the Conference as a means of expanding access to resources on these health problems.
Conference History
This conference was founded in 1982 by the Chinese Hospital Medical Staff in San Francisco. The conference brought together a number of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian medical societies, as well as many North American and international physicians interested in health problems of the Chinese in North America. During this time, the Federation of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian Medical Societies (FCMS) was established to oversee the continuing development of the Conference on a biennial basis.
