Symposium presentations in PDF format are available for you to download in this website.
You may visit the website for Symposium: Primary Care for Hong Kong - the Way Forward held in 2009.
Key note session
Chairperson: Dr Ruby Lee
Co-Chairperson: Dr David Chao
| "Undertaking research that makes a difference" Professor David Mant, Emeritus Professor of General Practice, Department of Primary Health Care, University of Oxford, UK + download |
First Plenary Session on "Primary health care services"
Chairperson: Dr Amy Chiu
Co-Chairperson: Dr Yiu Yuk Kwan
| Is primary care research just about health services? Professor Chris Del Mar, Professor of Public Health, Bond University, Australia + download |
| Putting evidence into practice: Developing reference frameworks for primary care in HK Professor Sian Griffiths, Director, School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong + download |
| Health-related quality of life as a health outcome measure in primary care Professor Cindy Lam, Professor and Head, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong + download |
Second Plenary Session on "Health Equity"
Chairperson: Professor Sophia Chan
Co-Chairperson: Dr Anne Fung
| Health equity: What will make a difference to outcomes? Professor Carol Herbert, Professor of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, Canada + download |
| Health Equity: Effect of immigration on health outcomes among abused Chinese women Professor Agnes Tiwari, Professor and Head, School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong + download |
| Improving the Equity and Efficiency of the Delivery of Primary Care Dr. Karen Kinder, Executive Director of ACG International, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, USA + download |
Third Plenary Session on "Mental Health"
Chairperson: Dr Augustine Lam
Co-Chairperson: Dr Wendy Tsui
| Prevent before it occurs: Mental health interventions in primary care Professor Samuel Wong, Head, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare, School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong + download |
| Partnering with family doctors to study mental health in the community: a Primary Care Research Network in action Dr Weng Yee Chin, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong + download |
| Evidence for psychological intervention as a new approach for HIV prevention amongst sex workers in Hong Kong Dr William Wong, Chief of Research, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong + download |
Fourth Plenary Session on "Medical Education"
Chairperson: Dr Marie Tarrant
Co-Chairperson: Dr Jun Liang
| The increasing emphasis on primary care in medical education: Be careful what you wish for Professor Carol Herbert, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, Canada + download |
| The development of general practitioners in China Prof Shanzhu Zhu, Chief, Department of General Practice, Fudan University, China + download |
| The biopsychosocial approach in primary care - can it be taught to practicing primary care doctors? Professor TP Lam, Chief of Post Graduate Education, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong + download |
Forum "Integrating Evidence and Practice"
Chairperson: Dr Angus Chan
Co-Chairperson: Dr Daniel Chu
| Professor David Mant + download |
| Professor Chris Del Mar + download |
| Professor Carol Herbert + download |
| Professor Cindy Lam + download |
| Professor Shanzhu Zhu |
Closing remarks by the Chairperson of Organising Committee