Convention Hall

Theatre I

Theatre I

*Opening Ceremony

Welcome address by Mr Anthony WU, Chairman, Hospital Authority
Opening Speech by Dr York CHOW, Secretary, Health, Welfare and Food
Keynote address by Mr Shane SOLOMON, Chief Executive, Hospital Authority

1015-1045

Tea

1045-1200

Plenary Session I –
*Sustainable modern health care system

Special Topic I –
*Modern healthcare system: country experience

*Masterclass on medical services preparedness for the Olympics

Chairman: Mr Anthony WU
Chairman, Hospital Authority

* Making health care systems sustainable- the role of competition
Prof Paul CORRIGAN
Senior Health Policy Advisor to Prime Minister, UK

* The contribution of the health care system to population health
Prof Martin MCKEE
Professor of European Public Health, London
School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK

Chairmen: Dr Shuzo YAMAMOTO
President, Asian Hospital Federation
Dr Lawrence LAI
Cluster Chief Executive (Hong Kong West Cluster,) Hospital Authority

*Efforts to Increase the Quality and Competitive Advantage in the Capability of Competing and Providing Medical Services to Poor People through a Change Management in Indonesian Hospitals
Dr M. Natsir NUGROHO
Indonesian Hospital Association
*How the health care systems in Japan are coping with a super-aging society
Dr Shinichiro TSUCHIYA
Japan Hospital Association

*Healthcare System in Korea

*Healthcare System in Taiwan
Dr YANG Han-chuan
Taiwan Hospital Association

Chairman: Dr Beatrice CHENG
Chief Manager (Cluster Performance), Hospital Authority

*Medical services for the Olympic Games – experience from Athens
Dr Patrick SCHAMASCH
Medical Director, International Olympic Committee

*Beijing's preparedness for the 2008 Olympic games
Prof DAI Jian-ping
Vice President, Chinese Hospital Association, China

1200-1315

Plenary Session II –
*Innovative models of care delivery

Special Topic II –
*Healthcare reform in China

*Masterclass on pain management

Chairman: Dr T F FOK
Hospital Authority Member

* Managing increasing demand for hospital care
Dr Sherene DEVANESEN
Chief Executive, Peninsula Health, Victoria, Australia

* Innovation in Healthcare: Clinical Research networks
Prof Tim MAUGHAN
Professor of Cancer Studies, Cardiff University & Director, Wales Cancer Trials Network, UK

Chairman: Dr W L CHEUNG
Director (Cluster Services), Hospital Authority

*Innovative healthcare management for sustainable quality improvement
Mr ZHANG Zong-jiu
Vice Director of Department of Medical Administration, Ministry of Health, China

*Reforming China's healthcare system towards equity in access to health care
Prof MENG Qing-yue
Director, Centre for Health Management and Policy, Shandong University, China

Dr C T HUNG
Cluster Chief Executive (Kowloon Central Cluster,) Hospital Authority

Paradigm shift in pain management
Prof Michael K Nicholas
Pain Management & Research Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, The University of Sydney, Australia

Recent advances in pain management
Dr Phoon-ping CHEN
Chief of Service, Department of Anaesthesia & Operating Services, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital

1315-1430

Lunch

PPI-ePR sharing session
(1:30pm - 2:30pm)

Chairman: Dr C P WONG
Chief of Service, Integrated Medical Service, Hospital Authority
Clinical information sharing between HK public and private health care sectors - an evaluation review of the PPI-ePR pilot: pathway towards community wide electronic health record?
Dr N T CHEUNG
Chief Manager (Health Informatics), Hospital Authority

Dr Francis WONG
Hong Kong Baptist Hospital

Dr CHAN Suk-yin
Private Practitioner

Lunch

1430-1545

Plenary Session III –
*Improving quality and patient outcomes

Special Topic III –
Medical Tourism I

Masterclass on cancer care

Chairman: Mrs Gloria NG
Hospital Authority Member

*Patient safety initiatives
Prof Albert WU
Professor of Health Policy and Management Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA

*Quality and patient safety under the new work hour initiative in UK
Dr Patrick C M Chu,
Medical Director (Division of Clinical Support), Royal Liverpool and Braodgreen University Hospital, UK

Chairman: Mr John LEE
Hospital Authority Member

Singapore's experience - from policy to action
Dr Fidah ALSAGOFF,
Chief Executive Officer MOH Holdings Pte Ltd, Singapore

Thailand Medical Tourism: A new global phenomenon
Dr. Boon VANASIN
Chairman of Piyavate Hospital, Thailand

Chairman: Prof Raymond LIANG
Acting Dean, LSK Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong

Developments in Colorectal Cancer
Prof Tim MAUGHAN
Professor of Cancer Studies, Cardiff University & Director, Wales Cancer Trials Network, UK

State of the art management of nasopharyngeal cancer
Prof Anthony T C CHAN
Chairman and Chief of Service, Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital

1545-1615

Tea

1615-1730

Plenary Session IV –
*Modern and competent health workforce

Special Topic IV –
Medical Tourism II

Masterclass on palliative care

Chairman: Dr Anthony HO
Hospital Authority Member

*Developing a modern health workforce
Prof Des GORMAN
Chief Executive, Head of School of Medicine University of Auckland, New Zealand

* Organizing the Hospital Workforce to Promote Patient Safety
Dr Linda AIKEN
Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor in Nursing School of Nursing University of Pennsylvania, USA

Chairman: Dr K M CHOY
Chief Manager (Service Transformation), Hospital Authority

Medical Tourism: Redefining Medical Tourism in Hong Kong
Dr Alan LAU
Chairman, Hong Kong Private Hospitals Association

Challenges and opportunities of medical tourism
Mr. Raymond YIP
Assistant Executive Director, Trade Development Council

Chairman: Dr Donald LI
Hospital Authority Member

Provision of specialist palliative care
Dr Simon NOBLE
Clinical Senior Lecturer and Honorary, Consultant Palliative Medicine, Department of Palliative Medicine Cardiff University, UK

Advance directives and the care of end-of-life patients
Prof Edwin HUI
Director of Medical Ethics Unit, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong