Medical Faculty News v25i1

The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA, previously called China Food and Drug Administration) visited Queen Mary Hospital on April 29, 2019 for re-inspection of 14 clinical specialties (including HKU Phase 1 Clinical Trials Centre, cardiology, endocrinology & metabolism, respiratory medicine, hepatobiliary & pancreatic surgery and liver transplantation, obstetrics & gynaecology, haematology & bone marrow transplantation, neurology, nephrology, clinical immunology, orthopaedics & traumatology, gastroenterology & hepatology, oncology and paediatrics HKU/QMH Completed NMPA Re-Inspection and Received Clinical Trials Accreditation in a total of 14 Clinical Specialties/Areas & adolescent medicine). The overall inspection result was satisfactory and the said specialties successfully received continuing accreditation by the NMPA, meaning that the clinical drug trial data from these specialties are acceptable by the NMPA for evaluation of new drug approval applications. HKU/QMH has been accredited by the NMPA for conducting clinical drug trials in six clinical specialties since 2006. HKU Phase 1 Clinical Trials Centre and seven additional clinical specialties were further accredited in July 2016. School of Public Health and School of Nursing joined Hospital Authority Convention 2019 The School of Public Health and the School of Nursing jointly participated in the Hospital Authority (HA) Convention 2019 held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on May 14-15, 2019. The convention is one of the most important conferences for the local healthcare community and an annual signature event of the HA. The 2019 Convention featured over 90 distinguished local and overseas speakers who shared their knowledge and insights regarding the healthcare profession. The convention booth hosted by the Schools was well-visited, including visits from Professor John Leong Chi-yan (梁智仁) , then Chairman of HA; Dr Leung Pak- yin (梁栢賢) , then Chief Executive of HA and countless other healthcare professionals. Those who stopped by the booth showed great interest in learning more about the education and training programmes offered by the Schools. 69 Medical Faculty News