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The Society for Asia Medical Decision Science (SAMDS) signed a MOU with the University of Health Sciences Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Türkiye, in 2026, marking a new milestone in joint research, international exchange, and global health collaboration.
(Mar 5, 2026)
The Society for Asia Medical Decision Science (SAMDS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Istinye University, Türkiye, in 2026, strengthening academic collaboration in medical decision science and health science, with the kind assistance of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Mission in Ankara in forwarding the signed agreement.
(Feb 27, 2026)
The Society for Asia Medical Decision Science (SAMDS) signed a MOU with Al-Quds University, Palestine, in 2026, advancing academic exchange and collaborative research in medical decision science and global health.
(Feb 17, 2026)
2026 Award for Medical Decision Science Invitation for Nominations
Invitation for Nominations
Visiting Gaziantep University: sharing the vision of SAMDS and looking forward to launching collaboration.
(Jan 26, 2026)
Visiting Karadeniz Technical University: strengthening the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and advancing international collaboration in medical decision sciences.
(Jan 22, 2026)
Visiting Süleyman Demirel University and planning for ICHSM 2026 to be hosted at Süleyman Demirel University.
(Jan 19, 2026)
Society for Asia Medical Decision Science signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Karadeniz Technical University on October 30, 2025, shortly after its founding.
(Oct 30, 2025)
Opening Ceremony of the Society for Asia Medical Decision Science (SAMDS).
(Oct 11, 2025)
CEO Prof. Tseng of UNOVA at UNSW Business School, meeting with President Chang to discuss research cooperations.
(August 27, 2025)
We visited the Ulaanbaatar Trade and Economic Representative Office in Taipei and met with Representative Temur, and aiming to make a substantive contribution to the health of the Mongolian people.
(August 22, 2025)
We visited our MOU partner, Süleyman Demirel University, for a collaborative meeting with rector Mehmet to discuss Erasmus+ and plan for ICHSM 2026 to be hosted at SDU next year.
(August 19, 2025)
President Chang visited the Cancer study office at Süleyman Demirel University Hospital to discuss patient enrollment and study design.
(August 19, 2025)
President Chang visits Taiwan’s Representative in Turkey with partners, exchanging ideas on academic collaboration and future opportunities.
(August 15, 2025)
Topic talk:Group signature and its applications
Speaker:Distinguished Prof. Tian-Fu Lee(June 5, 2025)
Topic talk:Thoughts and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Social Science Research
Speaker:Prof. Hao-Yun Kao(June 5, 2025)
PPresident Chi-Chang Chang Visits Lithuanian Representative Office to Discuss Academic Research and International Cooperation Between Taiwan and Lithuania
(March 18, 2025)
President Chi-Chang Chang Visits Prof. Arminas Ragauskas at Kaunas University of Technology and Invites Him as Keynote Speaker for ICHSM 2025
(March 18, 2025)
President Chi-Chang Chang Visits University of the Philippines Dr. Alvin Marcelo and Dr. Portia Grace F. Marcelo, Inviting Them as Invited Speakers for ISMDS 2025
(April 5, 2025)
Congratulations on the 65th Anniversary of Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine!
(November 13, 2024)
Prof. Hsi-Chieh Lee Shares Research Findings and Experiences at the MD2024 Conference
(November 13, 2024)
Thank You for supporting 2024 TMU and MDSAT International Symposium in Taipei.
(October 25, 2024)
We are pleased to sign an MOU with UNSW UNOVA to initiate a new international cooperation alliance
(October 16, 2024)
Thank You for Attending ICHSM2024 in Istanbul~Beyond the Future Healthcare Service
(Istanbul, Turkiye | September 6-8, 2024)
Medical Decision Science Association of Taiwan (MDSAT) the signing of a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding with the Süleyman Demirel University, marking a new milestone in Taiwan-Turkiye cooperation.
(#MOU #MDSAT #SDU | September 7, 2024)
恭喜 #MDSAT 台灣醫療決策科學學會 前進 西域-河西-蘭州研究合作三連線
(#蘭州大學 #河西學院 #醫療決策 | August 19, 2024)
台灣醫療決策科學學會與輔仁大學理工學院簽署合作備忘錄跨領域促進人類健康與合作國際
(#MOU #MDSAT #FJU | July 15, 2024)
President Prof. Chang attended the 9th International Health Sciences and Management Conference
(Istanbul, Turkiye | May 23-25, 2024)
MOU Ceremony Commemoration Day. This marks the beginning of the collaboration for internationalization between MDSAT and MCU~ Making Taiwan for the world
(Taipei, Taiwan | May 13, 2024)
Medical Decision Science Association of Taiwan (MDSAT) and Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University (CMU) signed MOU.
(Chiang Mai, Thailand | Feb 16, 2024)
We, MDSAT, offer volunteer medical services in Gobi, Mongolia, Chiang Mai, Thailand and Hualien, Taiwan
In Trabzon, Medical Decision Science Association of Taiwan (MDSAT) and Uluslararasi Stratejik Saglik Arastirmalan Merkezi (USSAM) signed MOU at Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi.This signing ceremony was held on October 25, 2022.
Monthly New Knowledge Workshop / Topic talk: Precision Medicine in Head and Neck Cancer
Speaker:Dr. Huech-Ju Lu(March 7, 2023)
Congratulations to the President Chi-Chang, on his appointment as an International Advisory Board Member of Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
(February 7, 2023)
Monthly New Knowledge Workshop / Topic talk:Ensemble Learning and Its Applications in Small Medical/Healthcare Data
Speaker:Prof. Chi-Jie Lu(April 11, 2023)
Topic talk:Post-Pandemic Change Trends in Turkish Health System
Speaker:Prof. Dr. Ramazan Erdem(April 13, 2023)
Topic talk:ChatGPT: a panacea for Medical Decision Making?
Speaker:Chair Professor Kung-Tsae Huang(April 19, 2023)
Topic talk:Public Health Surveillance System’s Challengess and Limitations during COVID-19 Pandemic, Lessons Learnt
Speaker:Dr. Bolormaa Purevdorj(April 20, 2023)
Topic talk:Remote Health Services Presentation Preparations in Turkey
Speaker:Prof. Dr. Sedat Bostan(April 27, 2023)
Seminar title:"The Evolution of Healthcare Trilemma in the Digital Transformation Era"
(May 8, 2023)
It was a productive and enjoyable meeting with you, Rector Prof. Dr. Hamdullah CUVALCI
Karadeniz Technical University(May 5, 2023)
Monthly New Knowledge Workshop / Topic talk: Chi Mei Hospital′s experience in developing EMR-based AI-assisted decision-making applications
Speaker:Dr. Chung-Feng Liu(May 23, 2023)
Monthly New Knowledge Workshop / Topic talk:Artificial intelligence in wound management
Speaker:Dr. Chun-Chia Chen(June 20, 2023)
Topic talk:Medical Design: Smart Health Innovation(醫學設計：智慧健康創新)
Speaker:Prof. Kevin Chun-Ju Tseng(June 28, 2023)
夏日樂活學會義診與家庭親子活動
Thanks to Dr. Ming-Yi Lu and Prof. Chiu-Hsiang Lee for their assistance in free clinic activities. Thanks for everyone′s participation(July 22, 2023)
Monthly New Knowledge Workshop / Topic talk:Confounded by night shift work, obesity and sleep disordered breathing indirectly relates to proteinuria in males: A structural equation modeling
Speaker:Prof. Ching-Hsiang Lai(July 26, 2023)
Besides enjoying #interdisciplinary research to improving human health... #Crossborder cooperation is a pivotal milestone in human civilization. ~Bilateral NSTC Project Meeting
(July 26, 2023)
Monthly New Knowledge Workshop / Topic talk:Medical Tourism & Travel in Taiwan台灣國際醫療實況分析
Speaker:Prof. Ming-Shu Chen(August 15, 2023)
Topic talk:AI計畫在台灣醫院的實務及未來趨勢
Speaker:Director Lai-Shiun Lai、Director Cheng-Hung Lin、Prof. Chung-Feng Liu(August 16, 2023)
Thank you MDSAT delegation for a fruitful research exchange
• National Cancer Center • National Communicable Diseases Center • School of Bio-Medicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences • National Statistics Office(August 29, 2023)
#MOU #MDSAT #PHRC #MOGNA
Let’s work together for Mongolia 🤝#EmbracingGlobalHealth(August 30, 2023)
Monthly New Knowledge Workshop / Topic talk:AI for disease diagnosis and risk prediction
Speaker:Prof. Yi-Ju Tseng(September 12, 2023)
Novel Multimodal-Fusion X: The Third Bilateral Project Meeting on Early Recurrence of HCC in Taiwan and Türkiye
(September 26, 2023)
President Prof. Chang will represent MDSAT to deliver a speech at an international conference in Konya to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Turkey, titled "The Past, Present and Future of Health Management: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Republic with Innovation and Excellence
(October 12-14, 2023)
MDSAT Chairman visited Selçuk Üniversitesi and delivered a speech: "Turkish Youth Dialogue: the emerging generation involved in international research"
(October 16, 2023)
Monthly New Knowledge Workshop / Topic talk:Echocardiographic Object Detection Algorithms
Speaker:Assoc. Prof. Shih-Hsin Chen(October 23, 2023)
Monthly New Knowledge Workshop / Topic talk: Clinical decision support system for stroke
Speaker:Assoc. Prof. Ting-Ying Chien (November 30, 2023)
Monthly New Knowledge Workshop / Topic talk: Bladder Cancer Prediction by AI methods with Non-Invasive Test Data
Speaker:Prof. Yen-Wei Chu(December 26, 2023)
About us
Mission
Our mission is to foster substantive multilateral cooperation and embrace global health.
About SAMDS
Founded in an era of rapid medical advancement and increasing global health complexity, SAMDS represents a regional milestone for collaborative innovation in medical decision-making. Our mission is to foster substantive multilateral cooperation and embrace global health, while our vision aspires to establish a platform where knowledge and innovation intersect, deepening cross-national collaboration and cultivating a Third Space for multicultural academic synergy. This Society is not merely an academic organization—it is a launching platform connecting Asia to the world through collaborative medical intelligence and shared innovation.
Service Team
Chi-Chang Chang, PhD
President (2026 - 2030)
Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
Taka-Aki SATO, PhD
Deputy President (2026 - 2030)
University of Tsukuba, Japan
Tetsuya Sakurai, Ph.D.
Deputy President (2026 - 2030)
University of Tsukuba, Japan
Ramazan Erdem, PhD
Deputy President (2026 - 2030)
Suleyman Demirel University, Türkiye
Hao-Yun Kao, PhD
Deputy President (2026 - 2030)
Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Bolormaa Purevdorj, MD
Secretary-General (2026 - 2030)
Medical Decision Science Association of Mongolia
Chalong Cheewakriangkrai, MD. FRTCOG
Deputy Secretary-General (2026 - 2030)
Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Ahmet Murat OZBAYOGLU, PhD
Deputy Secretary-General (2026 - 2030)
TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkiye
Board of Trustees
Chi-Chang Chang
Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
Taka-Aki SATO
University of Tsukuba, Japan
Tetsuya Sakurai
University of Tsukuba, Japan
Ramazan Erdem
Suleyman Demirel University, Türkiye
Hao-Yun Kao
Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Bolormaa Purevdorj
Medical Decision Science Association of Mongolia
Chalong Cheewakriangkrai
Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Sedat Bostan
Karadeniz Teknik University, Türkiye
Chung-Li Tseng
University of New South Wales, Australia
Osman Erol Hayran
UIstanbul Medipol University, Türkiye
William Yu-Chung Wang
University of Waikato, New Zealand
Hsi-Chieh Lee
National Quemoy University, Taiwan
Wen-Wei Chang
Chung-Shan Medical University, Taiwan
Staff
MS. Yun-Shan Hsieh
Secretary (2025)
Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
Meeting/Events
ICMHI
The International Conference on Medical and Health Informatics (ICMHI) aims to bring together outstanding scholars, researchers, and students to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Medical and Health Sciences. ICMHI also provide the keynote address and several plenary invited speeches for discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns, practical challenges encountered and the various solutions in the fields of medical and health informatics. We cordially welcome all experts of industry, academia and government from all over the world to contribute to and help shape this conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and posters. Eventually, the ICMHI facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration and exchange among technologists internationally. Please find below a list of previous themes.
Medical Informatics Meets Quality Health Care - From Prediction to Prognosis (Taichung, Taiwan)
Seamless Ubiquitous Information Technologies & Applications over the Evolution of Medical Informatics (Tsukuba, Japan)
Healthy data put to good use for better Integrated care (Xiamen, China)
Health Informatics Vision: Empowering Ecosystem Services throughout the World (Kamakura, Japan)
Accelerating the Evolution of the Whole-evidence Approach to Promote Health (Kyoto, Japan)
Validation, Let the evidence speak! (Kyoto, Japan)
The Future of Digital Health in the Post-Pandemic (Kyoto, Japan)
Beyond the Future Healthcare Delivery (Yokohama, Japan)
Advancing the Art and Science of Medical Informatics with Digital Innovation (Kyoto, Japan)
One World: A Decade of Collaborative and Sustainable Medical Informatics (Kyoto, Japan)
ICHSM
The International Conference on Healthcare Service Management (ICHSM) aims to bring together outstanding scholars, researchers, and students to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Health Management. ICHSM also provide the keynote address and several plenary invited speeches for discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns, practical challenges encountered and the various solutions in the fields of Health Management. We cordially welcome all experts of industry, academia and government from all over the world to contribute to and help shape this conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and posters.
Seamless Ubiquitous Information Technologies & Applications over the Evolution of Medical Informatics (Tsukuba, Japan)
Healthy data put to good use for better Integrated care (Xiamen, China)
Health Informatics Vision: Empowering Ecosystem Services throughout the World (Kamakura, Japan)
Accelerating the Evolution of the Whole-evidence Approach to Promote Health (Kyoto, Japan)
Validation, Let the evidence speak! (Kyoto, Japan)
The Future of Digital Health in the Post-Pandemic (Kyoto, Japan)
Beyond the Future Healthcare Delivery (Istanbul, Turkey)
Future-Proofing Digital Health for Always-On Care (Istanbul, Turkey)
Inspiring a New Spirit: Global Collaboration for Sustainable Health (Isparta, Turkey)
HBAAI
Fostering Health Big Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence (HBAAI) Forum was founded in 2017. It promotes ideas exchange, talent gathering and technology applications in medicine and health. Currently, it is imperative to strengthen an interconnected platform to sustain prosperity in the post-epidemic era. With this dialogue, we can establish substantive cooperation projects and the exchange resources to promote and contribute more to regional health and prosperity than ever before. This forum brings together prominent researchers, thinkers and innovators from the region to foster international cooperation.
Fostering Health Big Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Forum: Connectivity with Taiwan and Japan
Fostering Health Big Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Forum: Connectivity with Taiwan and Thailand
Fostering Health Big Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Forum: Connectivity with Taiwan and Thailand
Fostering Health Big Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Forum: FORMOSA
Fostering Health Big Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Forum with Digital TCM
Fostering Health Big Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Forum with second cancers
Fostering Health Big Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Forum with Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science
Fostering Health Big Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Forum with Tzu Chi University
Fostering Health Big Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Forum with Quemoy University
Fostering Health Big Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Forum with National Chung Cheng University
Fostering Health Big Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Forum with Feng Chia University
Fostering Health Big Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Forum with Kaohsiung Medical University
Fostering Health Big Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Forum with Jen-Ai Hospital
Fostering Health Big Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Forum: post-epidemic era
Committees
International Advisory Board
Collaboration groups
Center for Artificial Intelligence Research (C-AIR), University of Tsukuba, Japan
Natural Computing Bioinformatics Laboratory (NCBLAB), National Chung Hsing Unversity, Taiwan
Taiwan Cancer Registry Center (TCR), Taiwan
Cancer Center of Chung-Shan Medical University Hospital, Taiwan
Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand
Washington University in St. Louis, United States of American
Gonzaga University, United States of American
Peking University, China
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
University of Electronic Science and Technology, China
Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Mongolian
Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Uluslararası Stratejik Sağlık Araştırmaları Merkezi, Türkiye
Population Health Research Center, Mongolian
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan
Istanbul Medipol University, Türkiye
Atilim University, Türkiye
University of Waikato, New Zealand
Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy & Science, Taiwan
Tzu Chi University, Taiwan
Innovation Center for Big Data and Digital Convergence,Yuan Ze University, Taiwan
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SAMDS contribute significantly to health policy research in the areas of evidence-based medicine, global cooperation, patient decision making and public health. SAMDS provides scholarly home and opportunities for collaboration, professional growth, networking and mentorship for anyone involved in health care decision making, working in a hospital, university, foundation, industry or government at any stage of your careers.