Launching Ceremony of Integrative Joint
Organizational Platform and Survey of Attitudes towards Integration cum
Chronic Disease Management with Integrative Medicine
Activity Summary
The
Launching Ceremony of Integrative Joint Organizational Platform and Survey
of Attitudes toward Integration (IJOP) cum Chronic Disease Management with
Integrative Medicine was held on Nov 22, 2015 at the Lecture Theatre of
Hospital Authority Building. The activity was officiated by Dr. Ko Wing
Man, BBS, JP, Secretary for Food and Health, Ms
Annie Choi, JP, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology, Dr. Chan Hon
Yee, JP and representatives of Medical Institutions and Universities with
Dr. Edwin C.L.Yu,
President of Hong Kong Association for Integration of Chinese-Western
Medicine delivering the welcome speech.
IJOP is
organized by Hong Kong Association for Integration of Chinese-Western
(HKAIM) with funding from Innovation and Technology Commission. The program
as a joint learning platform will try to enhance collaboration between
western medicine and Chinese medicine (WM-CM) to facilitate understanding
towards a gradual transformation to a new culture in practice. The goals of
the program include the following:
To enhance dialogue
between doctors and Chinese-medicine practitioners;
To facilitate Western
Medicine and Chinese Medicine collaboration in primary care; and
To work up a
conducive environment for collaboration in general.
The
program is organised in two areas: Investigation
and Education. Investigation consists of face-to-face in-depth interview
with Idea-people as well as a general survey on doctors and Chinese
medicine practitioners for opinion collection towards practicalities in
collaboration. In addition, a disease-oriented study will be conducted to
facilitate the establishment of a collaborative mode acceptable for doctors
and Chinese medicine practitioners. For Education, conference, seminars,
and discussion forums will be conducted for knowledge exchanges between
western medicine doctors and Chinese medicine practitioners.
The
launching ceremony was followed by the seminar on Chronic Disease
Management with Integrative Medicine. We have invited Prof. Justin C.Y. Wu,
Prof. Bian Zhao Xiang, and Mr. Wong Kit, CMP for
sharing on the topic of integrative medicine for gastro-intestinal disease,
chronic disease management, and legal gap between Chinese-western medicine
respectively. Moreover, a panel presentation on "Loss of Body Capital,
a management objective" by Dr. Lam Ping Ping,
Dr. So Wing Yee, Dr. So Tsz Him/CMP, and Dr. Mo
Fei Zhi, CMP was moderated by Miss Janet Wong,
SBS, JP.
The organiser is grateful to have experts and leaders from
the medical field to form the Advisory Committee and the Concern Group. We
are also delighted for having a Task Force of young and talented doctors
and Chinese medicine practitioners. Furthermore, it is important to have
the assistance of directors from the three universities for the formation
of Disease Collaborative Panel. Last but not least, the program would not
be possible without the support from Hong Kong Academy of Medicine,
Federation of Medicine Societies of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Registered Chinese
Medicine Practitioners Association, and other renowned medical organisations.
The
activity has been a milestone for WM-CM integration. We wish the program
could start a series of collaboration between doctors and Chinese medicine
practitioners. Participants were inspired by the activity. There is an
anticipation that WM-CM integration would be beneficial to bring Hong Kong
people a better life and health in the future.
Photo of stage guests at the Launching Ceremony.
