The scientific programme of the Hospital Authority Convention 2016 will focus on the HA’s core values, viz. “People-centred Care”, “Professional Service”, “Committed Staff” and “Teamwork”. The Convention aims to promote the sharing of knowledge and experience on clinical advances and approaches to modern healthcare service, and facilitates exploration and discussion of contemporary concepts among healthcare professionals and stakeholders.
Hospital Authority Convention 2016 will feature some 90 distinguished overseas and local speakers to share their knowledge and insights and interact with delegates at over 50 sessions. The Plenary Sessions and Symposiums will focus on the HA’s core values, while the Special Topic Sessions will include topics on palliative care, elderly care, telemedicine, health IT, new clinical practices, hospital design and China healthcare. There will also be Masterclasses on various clinical topics, such as emergency medicine, inborn error of metabolism screening, simulation training and tuberculosis management.
The Hong Kong Hospital Authority has been organising this signature event every year since 1993 to promote sharing of experience among healthcare professionals. The Hospital Authority Convention held in May 2015 was attended by 5,000 clinicians and healthcare professionals, including staff of the Hospital Authority and healthcare managers and executives from Mainland China, Hong Kong and overseas.
For the Hospital Authority Convention 2016, we will continue to have many internationally renowned speakers to share their expert views, ideas and experience. It will be an unparalleled forum for learning and networking and is definitely an event not to be missed by healthcare professionals, managers and decision makers.