The eHealth Forum 2006 was the signature event of the eHealth Consortium, it was held on 15 and 16 September with the theme of “Building a Healthy Tomorrow Using IT”. The forum provided a platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience on the role that ICT plays on the provision of cost effective healthcare services such as sharing of health information, public health surveillance as well as rapid response to disease epidemic and public-health emergencies. We are honored to have many elite scientists and healthcare practitioners, top government officials and key executives of major corporation to be our guest in the Opening Ceremony, including Prof. Cao Rong-gui of Chinese Hospital Association, Ms. Sandra Lee JP, Permanent Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food, Mr. Howard C. Dickson of Government Chief Information Officer, HKSAR Government, Dr. Gao Yan Jie, Department of Information of Technology for Healthcare Ministry of Health, P.R. China.
The forum invited 41 experts be our keynote speakers, who came from China,
Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia,
Australia, US, England, Sweden, Macau and France. It attracted over 500
local and overseas IT and healthcare professionals with full support from over
400 healthcare practitioners, elite medical specialist around the world. Media
widely reported the event.
Once again, we take this opportunity to express our gratitude
to our patron, Dr Tam Wah Ching all supporting organizations and all sponsors in the eHealth
Forum 2006. We are sure
that we can develop a fruitful relationship with their esteemed corporation and
continued support would be greatly appreciated.
Captions: (From left)
Picture 1 ~ Day 1 of the Forum
Picture 2 ~ Opening Ceremony
(From left) Mrs. Patricia Lau, Dr. Gao Yan Jie, Mr.
Howard Dickson, Dr. Elizabeth Quat, Mr. Cao Rong Gui, Dr. Lam Ping Yan, Ms.
Sandra Lee, Ms. Nancy Tse, Dr. Wong Chun Por,
Dr. Tam Wah Ching, Mr. Pun Rong Hua, Dr. Winnie Tang, Ms. Shirley
Chan.
Picture 3 ~ Press Interview
Dr. Chan Kwok Tim and Dr. Winnie Tang
The Essential eHealth Skill Workshop (EESW) consisted of lectures, skills lab and eHealth Forum. It focused on the application of eHealth technology and solution based trainings on practical usage of common eHealth application.
The participants were required to have some experience and knowledge in the use of information communication technologies. The workshop combined theory, case studies, practical sessions, and hands-on training workshops.
The Workshop focused on 2 core themes, namely:
※ The Essential IT Skills for Clinic Management and
※ eHealth Concept and Applications
Feedbacks from the Participants
A
questionnaire was given to the participants after the completion of the Workshop
in August. This was a valuable asset to the project team in terms of
modifying the content. Generally the feedback on the training was
positive. From the feedback, the participants considered that they would
increase the use of IT in the clinic management. The need of using IT was
recognized by the private medical practitioners, but the need was not strong and
the demand was generally not yet obvious. If resources were given, it was
recommended to re-run the Workshop and to explore more channels to increase the
coverage of the course, e.g. e-learning packages and other electronic channels.
(III) The White Paper on Standardization of Health
Data
With the hardwork from the Subcommittee on Data Sharing and Standardization, a White Paper on the Standardization of Health Data in Hong Kong was published and is now posted on the OGCIO website for information to any interested parties in the healthcare industry.
It contains useful materials for the industry to consider when developing healthcare software locally, so that in the future, the chance for interoperability and exchange of healthcare data between healthcare IT systems will be more feasible. This is essential for the overall quality of healthcare for the citizens in Hong Kong.
More details could be found at http://www.ogcio.gov.hk/eng/infra/download/consortium_whitepaper_0609.pdf
>>Events
organized by others
(I)
The First Advanced Certificate &
Advanced Diploma Course in Health Informatics by HKU to be launched on
6th March 2007
We are extremely pleased to note that the first ever formal course in Health Informatics in Hong Kong will be launched in March by the Cyberport Institute of HKU. This is organized with the full support from one of the eHealth Consortium principal organizations – the Hong Kong Society of Medical Informatics.
The Course will be in the format of a modular evening tuition twice a week, with each module consisting of 8 lectures. Students can opt to take a Statement of Achievement for one module, an Advanced Certificate for 4 modules, or an Advanced Diploma for 8 modules.
This Course comprises different aspects of health informatics and is a most opportune event to boost the expanding IT development in both the pubic and private healthcare sectors locally. It will be most suitable for IT professionals working in the healthcare field, and for all administrators / healthcare professionals with an interest or career prospect in the development of IT in their respective healthcare institutions.
More details could be found at HKU Cyber-i website: http://cyber-i.hku.hk/courses/CI63-101-00/index.html
Organized by: Supported by:
Mark Your Calendar !
IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (20 - 22 June)
3rd International Conference Information Technology in Health Care (28 - 30 August)
The World of Health IT 2007 Conference & Exhibition (22 - 25 October)
TeleMed & eHealth 2007 Supporting Self Care (26 - 27 November)
The 3rd Annual World healthcare Innovation & Technology Congress (9 - 11 December)
