To thoroughly implement the spirit of important documents such as the "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and The State Council on Strengthening Aging Work in the New Era" and the "Opinions on Deepening the Reform and Development of Elderly Care Services", actively promote the action of integrating medical care and elderly care, and assist in the creation of "National Demonstration Counties (Cities, Districts) for Integrating Medical Care and Elderly Care" and "National Demonstration Institutions for Integrating Medical Care and Elderly Care", from November 28th to 30th, 2025, The "Experience Sharing Conference on Creating Demonstration Projects for Medical and Elderly Care Integration", hosted by the Chinese Society of Geriatrics and jointly organized by the Medical and Elderly Care Integration Promotion Committee of the Chinese Society of Geriatrics, the Shandong Society of Geriatrics and the Second Hospital of Qilu, Shandong University, was successfully held in Jinan City, Shandong Province.

Xu Xiaodong, Vice President and secretary-general of the Chinese Society of Geriatrics, Chen Yunqi, Honorary Director of the Medical and Elderly Care Integration Working Committee of the Chinese Society of Geriatrics, Sun Zhijun, incoming President of the Medical and Elderly Care Integration Promotion Committee of the Chinese Society of Geriatrics, Cheng Lihong, vice president and general director, Han Jiping, Second-level Researcher of the Medical and Elderly Care Health Department of the Shandong Provincial Health Commission Liu Deshan, executive president of Shandong Geriatrics Society, Lin Zhen, deputy secretary-general, Jin Bin, vice president of Qilu Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jiang Weidong, vice president of the Southern Campus of Qilu Second Hospital of Shandong University, and others attended the opening ceremony. More than 200 people, including the heads of medical and elderly care integration institutions, experts, scholars and relevant representatives from all provinces and cities across the country, attended the conference. The conference, with the theme of "Sharing Demonstration Experiences and Promoting Innovation in Medical Care and Elderly Care", jointly explored the high-quality development path of the medical care and elderly care integration industry through a combination of policy interpretation, experience exchange and on-site visits.

Opening ceremony

Xu Xiaodong, vice president and secretary-general of the Chinese Society of Geriatrics, pointed out in his speech that the society has always been committed to building a high-level and effective academic exchange platform. This meeting focuses on the creation of demonstration projects for the integration of medical care and elderly care, which is conducive to consolidating typical experiences that can be replicated and promoted, providing professional support for building a medical care and elderly care integration service system with Chinese characteristics, and promoting high-quality medical and elderly care services to reach a wider range of elderly people.

Han Jiping, a second-level researcher from the Medical and Elderly Care Health Department of the Shandong Provincial Health Commission, said that as the first "demonstration province for medical and Elderly Care Integration" in China, Shandong will continue to deepen practical exploration, share experiences and seek common development with peers across the country, and work together to improve the quality and expand the capacity of medical and elderly care integration services, contributing more Shandong wisdom and practical samples to enhancing the health and well-being of the elderly.

Liu Deshan, the executive president of the Shandong Geriatrics Society, emphasized that the society closely follows the national strategies of Healthy China and actively responding to population aging, and strives to play the role of a bridge and link. It has made positive progress in discipline construction, talent cultivation, academic exchanges and popular science services. This meeting aims to build consensus, share achievements and jointly promote the integration of medical care and elderly care towards standardization, professionalization and systematization.

Jin Bin, the vice president of Qilu Second Hospital of Shandong University, stated that the hospital has long been committed to innovating the medical and elderly care integration model and building an elderly health service system covering the entire life cycle. This conference has provided a valuable communication platform for the industry and is of positive significance for promoting the high-quality development of medical and elderly care integration in the region and even the whole country.

Academic report

The academic report session invited and gathered 12 experts in the field of medical and elderly care integration. Hao Xiaoning, a researcher at the Health Development Research Center of the National Health Commission, Han Jiping, a second-level researcher at the Medical and Elderly Care Health Department of the Shandong Provincial Health Commission, Chen Yunqi, honorary director of the Medical and Elderly Care Integration Working Committee of the Chinese Geriatrics Society, Zhang Nie, secretary of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Chenghua District, Chengdu City, Xiao Rui, Director of the Population Testing and Family Development Division of the Chenghua District Health Bureau of Chengdu City, Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province Li Weiping, vice chairperson of the Political Consultative Conference of Guiyang County, Xu Wenhua, president of Xinyang Huaxin Shengde Rehabilitation Hospital in Henan Province, Zhu Qiong, director of Kangjian Sub-district Community Health Service Center in Xuhui District, Shanghai, Tian Yuefen, director of the Medical and Elderly Care Integration Center of the Ninth Hospital of Xingtai City, Hebei Province, Wang Guiqin, director of the Medical and Elderly Care Integration Office of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Jiang Shanyuan, Executive director of the Medical and Elderly Care District of Tai 'an Central Hospital in Shandong Province Jiang Weidong, the vice president of the Southern Campus of Qilu Second Hospital of Shandong University, respectively delivered speeches on "Policies and Development Trends of Medical and Elderly Care Integration", "Practical Exploration of Medical and Elderly Care Integration in Shandong", "Overall Design and Implementation Measures for Creating National Demonstration Counties (Cities, Districts) and Institutions for Medical and Elderly Care Integration", "Interpretation and Review Changes of the 2025 Version of the Work Plan for Medical and Elderly Care Integration Demonstration Projects", and "Linking Medical and Elderly Care Integration Points" "Guarding the Most Beautiful Sunset Glow" "The Practices and Experiences of Successfully Creating a 'National Demonstration County for Medical and Elderly Care Integration' - The Model of Guiyang, Hunan Province" "Building a New Embedded Medical and Elderly Care Integration Model to Focus on the Linkage of the Five Elders and Radiate New Energy to the Community" "Innovating Service Measures in Multiple Dimensions The sharing was carried out under the themes of "Continuously Enhancing the Brand Building of Medical and Elderly Care Integration", "Standardization Construction Facilitating High-Quality Development of Medical and Elderly Care Integration", "Tai 'an Practice of High-Quality Development of Medical and Elderly Care Integration Services", and "Service Norms and Risk Prevention and Control of Medical and Elderly Care Integration". The report covered policy interpretation, model innovation, quality management and sharing of typical cases. The academic atmosphere on the spot was strong, and the communication was in-depth and practical. The representatives attending the meeting generally felt that they had gained a lot.

The academic conference was presided over by Professor Sun Zhijun, the incoming president of the Chinese Society of Geriatrics, Yang Xiaoping, the deputy director general, and Lin Zhen, the deputy secretary-general of the Shandong Society of Geriatrics.

On-site visit

After the meeting, the representatives visited the southern campus of Qilu Second Hospital of Shandong University (Jinan Shande Nursing Home) for an on-site tour, gaining a deeper understanding of its "Five Hearts" service brand and the full-cycle integrated care model of "prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, elderly care and nursing", and learning the advanced experience of medical and elderly care integration on the spot.

This meeting closely followed the deployment of the National Health Commission on the demonstration creation of medical and elderly care integration, gathered policy voices, local experiences and academic wisdom, and formed multi-level and referenceable practical achievements. The conference not only provided a platform for exchanges and mutual learning among various regions, but also further clarified the direction and path for the high-quality development of medical and elderly care integration. It has a positive promoting effect on accelerating the construction of an elderly health service system that coordinates home, community and institutional care and combines medical care and elderly care. It has contributed professional strength to the solid advancement of Healthy China and the active response to population aging.