Medical Faculty News v25i1

Visit of HKU Centennial Distinguished Chinese Scholar Professor George F Gao (高福) , Director- General of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, visited the School of Public Health on June 13-14, 2019 as the HKU Centennial Distinguished Chinese Scholar 2018-19. During Professor Gao's visit to HKU, he gave a scientific lecture entitled “Mechanism of Virus Entry and Development of Antivirals” and a public lecture on “70 Years of Disease Control and Prevention in China”. The lectures were well attended by scientists, academics, policy-makers, medical and healthcare professionals, students, and members of the public. The HKU Centennial Distinguished Chinese Scholars Scheme was established by HKU with the aim of bringing outstanding researchers from Mainland China to the University to further strengthen our scientific exchange and collaboration. Primary Care Pharmacy Consortium 2019 This newsletter covers a very eventful period for the Faculty and we have endeavoured to include major items from the past months that were not reported on previously. However, due to space constraints, it has not been possible to mention all items. Please refer to the Faculty website http://www.med.hku.hk/news and select “Inside the Faculty” for complete coverage of news from across HKUMed. Jointly organised by the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy and Pharmacists Connect, the Primary Care Pharmacy Consortium 2019 was successfully held on June 23, 2019. The Consortium invited guest speakers and attendees from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and different healthcare settings. During the sharing sessions, local community-based providers shared their vision, experiences, opportunities, and challenges with regard to delivering pharmacy services in the areas of community outreach, medication dispensing and management services, and medication management systems and technologies. With the forthcoming inauguration of the first District Health Centre, the Consortium also invited Mr Peter Poon , Executive Director of Kwai Tsing District Health Centre to introduce the new government- initiated operational model for primary care settings. Throughout the programme, the speakers and the participants contributed insightful comments and ideas on the development of primary care pharmacy services in Hong Kong. The event represents concerted efforts of the Consortium to foster the networking and collaborative engagement between the social welfare sector, healthcare providers, and academia on three key fronts: • Planning, implementation, and evaluation of primary care pharmacy services; • Research to guide evidence-based pharmacy practice in primary care setting; • Education to nurture the next generation of leaders in primary healthcare system. 70 Inside The Faculty