Hospital Authority First Major Medical Conference in Shenzhen (with photos)
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The Hospital Authority (HA) is hosting major medical conferences at the Qianhai International Conference Centre in Shenzhen from today (May 24) for two consecutive days. The conferences include the 2025 International Conference on International Hospital Accreditation and Quality-Safety, co-organised with the Shenzhen Hospital Accreditation Research Centre and the International Society for Quality in Health Care. With support from the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission, the HA Convention - Shenzhen Session will also be held tomorrow (May 25) afternoon. This two-day event marks HA's first major medical conference held outside Hong Kong, promoting medical exchange between healthcare sectors of Hong Kong and different regions, enhancing healthcare quality and patient safety.
The 2025 International Conference on International Hospital Accreditation and Quality-Safety, which is being held today and tomorrow, will focus on various topics including international hospital accreditation, healthcare service quality improvement, and patient safety. The opening ceremony was officiated by the Vice-Minister of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Professor Cao Xuetao; the Director-General of the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission, Dr Liu Liqun; the Director General of the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission, Ms Wu Hongyan; the Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau; the Chairman of the HA, Mr Henry Fan, and approximately 700 medical experts from Hong Kong, Mainland, and various countries. Under the theme "Belt and Road Collaboration in Development of Optimal Healthcare Accreditation System to Improve Quality & Safety", representatives from Belt and Road countries including Cambodia, Egypt, Malaysia, Thailand, and Uzbekistan attended and participated in discussions, playing a crucial role in promoting high-quality development and international exchange in healthcare among Belt and Road countries.
The conference features multiple plenary sessions and keynote speeches, where medical experts engage in in-depth discussions on various topics, aiming to achieve mutual learning and improvement in healthcare service quality for patients' benefit.
The Chairman of the HA, Mr Henry Fan said, "The HA has committed to strengthening exchanges between Hong Kong and Mainland and international medical sectors. Hosting our first major medical conference outside Hong Kong in Shenzhen is highly significant, demonstrating our close connection with Greater Bay Area cities as we are reaching out to the world together, exploring new knowledge in international medicine and enhancing healthcare quality."
The HA Convention - Shenzhen Session to be held tomorrow afternoon is also the first pre-convention activity held in Shenzhen. It will feature in-depth discussions on translating knowledge into practice in future healthcare and topics such as artificial intelligence and big data in healthcare, serving as a prelude to the HA Convention at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre next Monday to Wednesday.
Mr Fan added that besides strengthening exchanges between Hong Kong's medical sector with Mainland and international communities, the HA has actively promoted various talent exchange programmes and recruited non-locally trained doctors in recent years. To date, over 300 non-locally trained doctors work in Hong Kong's public hospitals, many of them are experienced medical experts with extensive expertise in various specialties, playing a vital role in enhancing Hong Kong's healthcare quality.
Ends/Saturday, May 24, 2025
Issued at HKT 18:15
Issued at HKT 18:15
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