Chapter 354 Accidental flying knife surgery
Dewey and Chen Qi came out of the hotel, their expressions were relatively relaxed.
One is completing a request for help from his subordinates, and the other is completing his appearance at the World Society of Hand Surgery. From now on, no one can take away the title of inventor of foster care and replantation.
The two were walking on the streets of Bonn, chatting casually while walking.
"Professor Dewey, how is the next schedule of the surgical conference arranged? Why are there only three days a week of plenary meetings and four days of group discussions or free communication time for each society? Isn't this too casual?"
In Chen Qi's mind, if he finally manages to go abroad to participate in a world-class surgical conference, he should race against time, listen to reports and speeches every day, and hear where the latest technology is.
Only in this way can we continuously improve our knowledge and improve the clinical level of this profession, and it will not be in vain for everyone to come from all over the world.
How can there be something like free arrangement of time?
Are all those foreigners lying in hotels and sleeping like the Chinese delegation? Isn’t this a waste of life?
Who knew that Professor Dewey laughed and said proudly:
"Chen, you don't understand why the General Assembly of the Society of Surgery does not have a fixed venue, but is held in rotation among various countries. This is actually a benefit to the host country."
"Benefits?"
In Chen Qi's opinion, such world-class medical conferences generally have close relationships with major pharmaceutical companies.
For example, for those conferences sponsored by pharmaceutical giants, all conference fees, transportation, and accommodation are all included, such as the previous icpf Hancheng conference.
Similarly, doctors or major medical associations that cooperate with giants will help promote certain drugs or equipment, and everyone will benefit from each other.
But why is it related to "welfare" again?
Because it stimulates local hotel, transportation and other service industries?
Dewey knew that Chen Qi was just a doctor who came from China, and he had been elected as a director for less than a year. He didn't understand many hidden rules, so he took the initiative to explain:
"Chen, what do you think, if a global academic conference is held in a certain country, the world's top doctors will gather together, and many experts and professors who are not usually invited will come in person. Is this good for patients?
A good opportunity?
Therefore, many rich and powerful people will come from all over the country to ask these top doctors for treatment. If a top doctor has a surgery that he cannot handle, he can take the case and have many top doctors discuss it together.
Surgery.
If you think about it again, is this a huge opportunity? For example, when we are having a meeting in Bonn now, sick wealthy people in West Germany have already booked major hospitals, and there are even many from neighboring countries.
Waiting for all the top doctors to go flying."
Oh~~~
Chen Qi understood. No wonder the meeting schedule was not tight and he deliberately left 4 days for free arrangement.
It turns out that these four days are for the doctors to go out and earn extra money.
When he thought of this, Chen Qi felt a little disappointed. He thought that he was a small doctor from China, but he had no reputation and no money. No wonder he didn't receive any invitations.
Professor Du En did not see the change in Chen Qi's expression. Instead, he was very interested. He came closer and said:
"Chen, do you know? You performed a cleft lip and palate repair combined with rhinoplasty surgery in Bangzi Country. The surgical effect was very good, and it has already spread among celebrities around the world. So this time you came to Bonn, you have already
There are 15 surgeries waiting for you."
Before Chen Qi could be surprised, Professor Du En complained again:
"Chen, you don't know how difficult it is to apply for a visa in your country, and it's almost impossible to apply for a private jet route, so those rich people can't come to China to ask for your help. This time I knew you were coming to Bonn, so I would have
Just make an appointment for you through me."
Chen Qi now understood why Professor Du En was so enthusiastic in helping him introduce people from the fssh society today. It turned out that he was acting as a pimp.
Foreigners are still very realistic. Favors belong to favors and business belongs to business.
Then Chen Qi thought of the repair technique he did in Bangzi Country, and the chaebol gave him $200,000 in one go.
So if 15 surgeries are performed in West Germany this time, and each operation costs 200,000 US dollars, then it must be 3 million US dollars?
Is this the rhythm of making a fortune?
Sure enough, although plastic surgery and the top cardiac surgery, brain surgery, and liver surgery are not technically on the same level, from an income perspective, they are definitely better.
After all, everyone loves beauty, especially for the appearance and future of their children, so they are even more willing to invest in it.
Think about the amount of money that female stars, internet celebrities, and wealthy women in later generations have spent on plastic surgery. It is not uncommon for a beauty injection to cost hundreds of thousands, or even millions.
When Chen Qi thought about so much money, his mouth watered, so he asked weakly and embarrassedly:
"Professor Dunn, are these rich people generous?"
Professor Dewey laughed:
"Chen, you are different from other Chinese doctors I know. Chinese people don't seem to like money. Whenever you talk about money, you feel like you are insulting them. But I don't see this kind of aloofness in you."
Chen Qi pouted: "You rely on your own craftsmanship to make a living. There is no shame in not stealing or robbing. I have to fight for my own interests, right?"
"Exactly correct, Chen. Your logical thinking is very Western. I really doubt that you have studied in European and American countries. Since a director of the ICPF Society personally performs the surgery, the labor fee is naturally top-notch. According to the rules of flying knives, it should be
About $50,000."
Chen Qi was a little disappointed when he heard about 50,000 US dollars, thinking that these big-nosed Europeans were not as bold as those with big noses.
But even 50,000 US dollars was definitely a huge sum of money in 1985. Even in developed countries in Europe and the United States, the per capita income was only 10,000 to 20,000 US dollars.
The income of employees in Hua is even worse. Even with several salary increases, Chen Qi, the deputy dean who enjoys full subject-level treatment, only has a legal income of 2,500 yuan a year (not counting subsidies).
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For a small employee like Lan Lijuan, there is no subsidy for internal medicine, so her annual income is only about 1,500 yuan, which is only 500 U.S. dollars when converted into U.S. dollars.
But then, Chen Qi smiled happily, because after 15 operations, he could personally get at least more than 700,000 US dollars.
Not to mention the richest man in Yuezhong, at least he is the richest man in his hometown of Xingtang Township.
No wonder those medical talents have gone abroad. It is really easy for doctors abroad to make money.
An average doctor can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, while some well-known doctors can earn millions of dollars.
If you are a top doctor, it is not a legend that you can earn tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
In European and American countries, doctors are not only rich, but also have a very high social status.
For example, in English words, doctors and PhDs are both called doctor.
Look at Chen Qi again. He performs 15 cleft lip and palate repairs a day at the Fourth Hospital of Yuezhong. The subsidy is at most more than 10 yuan, about 4 US dollars, which is already the highest salary in China.
Comparing the two, the gap is huge.
Chen Qi felt a little impatient when he thought that he could count money until his hands cramped:
"Mr. Professor, when will these surgeries start? I want to serve the minor patients right away."
"Hahaha, Chen, you are so funny. The operation is scheduled for the day after tomorrow. You will meet the patient first tomorrow and all the preoperative information and examinations are ready. But can you handle 15 operations a day? I want to explain one thing to you.
The surgery must be perfect."
Chen Qi patted his chest: "No problem, I'm famous for being a fast-tracker. I perform no less than 300 surgeries every month in China, and I haven't made any mistakes so far, so I'm confident!"
Suddenly Chen Qi thought of something and said a little embarrassed:
"But I am here to represent our country, and all my actions must be directed by my leaders. If I perform surgery privately, it may violate discipline. This is a headache."
Du En didn’t take it seriously:
"It's okay. I will formally note your Chinese delegation in the name of the ICPF tomorrow. It can be clearly stated that you are doing the teaching surgery on behalf of the ICPF directors. They have no reason to object."
Chen Qi was happy when he heard this, thinking that this young old man from a bad country is really considerate and provides one-stop service.
In fact, what Chen Qi didn't know was that although he got some money, all the favors were with Professor Dewey.
A president of the International Medical Association like Professor Dewey would not be short of money if he was so powerful, so he valued connections and international influence more.
Otherwise, how could he be so kind? They are just taking advantage of each other.
There is a saying that goes well: Only benefits are eternal.
The next day when Chen Qi came to a hospital in Bonn where the operation was performed, he found that all the members of the icpf who had come to attend the surgical conference were here.
Although the three new cleft lip and palate surgeries invented by Chen Qi have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, and doctors from various countries have imitated and performed surgeries, without the guidance of the inventor, the surgical effects have been greatly reduced.
So this time Chen Qi publicly performed a "teaching surgery" for the first time, and all relevant specialists came.
As an icpf director, Chen Qi naturally has no possibility of hiding anything. Anyway, he will not rely on these three surgeries in the future. Of course, he will tell everything he knows.
When he started the operation the next day, there were more than 100 doctors operating next to him in the operating room and watching the live broadcast on CCTV outside the operating room, many of whom were local doctors in Europe.
Teaching surgery is very tiring, because the surgeon not only has to perform the surgery well, but also has to explain it repeatedly and answer other people's questions from time to time.
So two days later, when Chen Qi came out of Bonn University Hospital, his legs were soft.
He started the operation at 7 o'clock in the morning and finished it at 10 o'clock in the evening. The assistants changed several times, but he was the only surgeon who persevered throughout the whole process.
Chapter completed!