The 8th Chinese Geriatric Medicine and Technology Innovation Conference and the 2022 Academic Annual Meeting of the Anesthesiology Branch of the Chinese Geriatric Society and the first phase of the Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Management Forum were successfully held in Tianjin from August 26 to 28, 2022. This academic conference was sponsored by the Chinese Geriatrics Society Anesthesiology Branch and hosted by Tianjin Medical University General Hospital. With the theme of "Beautiful Sunset, Sympathy and Co-creation";, it aims to build a broad platform for colleagues from all over the country to learn and exchange, share the latest progress in anesthesiology and renew friendship.

The guests attending the opening ceremony were Professor Fan Li, President of the Chinese Geriatric Society; Professor Huang Yuguang, Chairman of the Anesthesiology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association; Professor Shen Changhong, President of the Tianjin Medical Association; Professor Lei Ping, President of the Tianjin Medical University; Professor Xiong Zhi, Vice President and Secretary General of the Tianjin Medical Association; Professor Hua Yong, Vice President and Secretary General of the Tianjin Medical Association; and anesthesiology of the Chinese Geriatric Society Prof. Wang Guolin, President of the Society of Anesthesiology, and Prof. Yu Yonghao, President of the Society of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Medical Association. President Fan Li, Professor Huang Yuguang, Professor Shen Changhong, Professor Lei Ping, Professor Wang Guolin and Professor Yu Yonghao delivered speeches respectively. The opening ceremony was co-chaired by Professor Cao Jiangbei, Vice President of the Anesthesiology Branch of the Chinese Geriatric Society and the First Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital, and Professor Xie Keliang, Director General of the Anesthesiology Branch and the General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University.

The conference invited seniors and well-known experts in anesthesia and geriatrics at home and abroad in the form of offline and online combination. Academic lectures on perioperative protection of important organ functions in elderly patients, perioperative pain management in elderly patients, perioperative management in elderly comorbidity, application of integrated Chinese and Western medicine in elderly anesthesia, preoperative assessment and day surgery in elderly patients, anesthesia discipline construction and quality control, etc. During the meeting, the National Committee of Anesthesiology Branch of Chinese Geriatric Society was held. 3 ";Chinese elderly patients Perioperative complication prevention and treatment series consensus" finalization meeting; There are also a new bookmark presentation ceremony of the National Senior Health professional technical qualification examination guide book "Anesthesiology"; edited by Professor Mi Weidong and Professor Wang Guo-lin, and 37 activity sections of the two "Drunken Sunset" series of activities, film, painting and handicraft works display, 142 speakers, 119 hosts, and 7 foreign experts. Online viewing has accumulated 415,100 hits. The participating experts discussed in depth the basic research and clinical advances related to anesthesiology, and shared the latest experience of their respective teams. The successful holding of the conference has played an important role in promoting the improvement of the academic level and the promotion of advanced technologies and concepts in the field of anesthesia. The congress also carried out the flag handover ceremony of the Chinese Geriatric Society Anesthesiology Branch, the 2023 annual meeting of the Chinese Geriatric Society Anesthesiology Branch will be held in Zhengzhou, Henan Province! The experts at the meeting unanimously said that the development of anesthesia is shouldering more social responsibilities and responsibilities. I believe that as long as the national anesthesiology colleagues work together, the future of Chinese anesthesiology will be more brilliant!