We are all very pleased to see that our School has been recognised internationally by the QS
World University Rankings, making us the 42nd best school of nursing worldwide, and only one of
three Asian schools of nursing in the top 50 list. Great achievement, all down to the excellent work
of our staff both in terms of learning and research. We have also expanded our links in Mainland
China by establishing a research centre in Sun Yat Sen University in Guangzhou, together with
Sun Yat Sen University, Johns Hopkins University (USA) and University of Technology Sydney
(Australia). This centre will bring together expertise from this four­partite international collaboration
to assess and find solutions to chronic care issues from global perspectives. Furthermore, in
March we have gone through the 6­year external school review, receiving praise for our work but
also helpful suggestions for further improvement. Thank you to all, staff and students alike, for
contributing to this very important review of the School.
Professor Alex Molasiotis
New online programme ready to be launched
Prof. Alex Molasiotis, Prof. Alice Yuen Loke and Dr Olivia Fung visited The University of Manchester from 22 to 23
March to discuss the implementation of the new online MSc in Disaster Management (Resilience, Response and Relief)
programme with Dr Bernard Manyena (Deputy Director of Postgraduate Teaching), Prof. Bertrand Taithe (Executive Director)
and Dr Adele Aubrey (Manager) of the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, The University of Manchester. The mutual agreement of the collaboration was finalised. The new online programme is planned to be launched in 2016/17.
From left: Prof. Alice Yuen Loke, Dr Bernard Manyena, Dr Olivia
Fung, Prof. Bertrand Taithe, Prof. Alex Molasiotis and Dr Adele
Aubrey.
PolyU fund awarded for the purchase of Human Patient Simulator
Dr E. Angela Chan (project leader), together with Mr Edmond Tong, Dr Yim­wah Mak, Dr Olivia Fung and Mr Timothy
Lai, applied for the PolyU Large Equipment Fund for Teaching, and the application was approved by the Areas of Excellence
Committee in April.
To support the purchase of the CAE Healthcare HPS­010 Human Patient Simulator, HK$978,317 was granted by SN’s
matching fund from one­line budget and HK$ 978,316 was granted by the University Large Equipment Fund, adding to a
total sum of HK$1,956,633. This newly­purchased simulator is to replace the old one and can be further extended to address
possible blended learning application and integration of prior clinical knowledge at an undergraduate level, a possible
scenario­based teaching for the Master of Science in Disaster Management (Resilience, Response and Relief) programme
and for our future inter­professional education.
Streamline admission process for sub­degree graduates
Representatives of three local universities and eight educational institutions gathered at PolyU on 12 April, to discuss issues
related to admission of sub­degree graduates into nursing degree programmes.
The meeting was jointly organised by the nursing schools of three universities (PolyU, CUHK and HKU). During the meeting,
challenges and ways to streamline admission process were discussed.
Four projects awarded HMRF grants Four applications for grants from the Health and Medical Research Fund were approved by the Research Council of the
Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR.
Project
Duration
Total Grant
(HK$)
Raising Awareness of Disaster Risk and Personal Dr Olivia Fung
Protection among Teenagers in Hong Kong
12 months
99,399
Smart Device Usage, Lifestyles Behaviors, Physical Dr Paul Lee
Fitness, and Eye Problems: A Prospective Study in
Hong Kong Adolescents
24 months
1,166,500
Effectiveness of Auriculotherapy on Older People with Dr Lorna Suen
Insomnia
24 months
1,016,414
A Longitudinal Cohort Study on Physical and Mental Dr John Yuen
Health of Hidden Youths and Adults Living with
Hikikomori (Hermetic) Lifestyle
24 months 950,834
Project Title
Principal
Investigator
Research Themes & Centres Update
Ageing and Health Centre for Gerontological Nursing Inaugural conference
CGN’s inaugural conference “Translating Evidence into IMPACT: Creating a Road Map in Caring for the Frail” will be held on
27 May. It provides a platform for local, international and interdisciplinary exchanges. Scholars, researchers and advanced
practice clinicians from various places such as Armenia, Australia, France, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taipei,
the US, and so forth, will meet in Hong Kong to create a road map for IMPACT in the care for the most vulnerable ageing
population and their families in an era of global ageing.
Please click here for more information. Welcomes new member
The Centre welcomes our new member Dr Angela Leung, Associate Professor of the School.
Dr Leung was the awardee of the Hartford Geriatric Scholars Programme at Johns Hopkins University in
2014. She is an experienced health and nursing educator and active researcher with a wide range of
publications in health literacy and health promotion. Dr Leung has developed two health literacy tools, the
Chinese Health Literacy Scale for Diabetes (CHLSD) and the Chinese Health Literacy Scale for Chronic
Care (CHLCC), which are now archived in the National Library of Medicine of National Institute of Health in
America, and broadly used by researchers in different Chinese societies. Her research studies address the
issues of health disparity. Workshops delivered
Invited by Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS), Mr Rick Kwan delivered a workshop entitled “Comparison between
MoCA & MMSE and Its Service Implication” on 29 February. Thirty­three participants (including social workers,
occupational therapists and administrative colleagues from HKHS) attended the workshop. Ms Phyllis Pang delivered a series of workshops titled “Visual Arts Programme Applied to Frail Older People and
Care­giver” (視覺藝術樂年華) in Tai Po Integrated Home Care Service, Hong Kong Children and Youth Services from 7
March to 14 April. Laughter exercise
Ms Phyllis Pang and Dr Cynthia Wu delivered a “Laughter Exercise Activity” ( 大 笑 運 動 鬆 一 鬆 ) to fourteen community­
dwelling elders, four care­givers (both formal and informal) and four frail older people in Tai Po Integrated Home Care
Services on 7 April.
The activities included ho­ho­ha­ha laugh, child­play movement, stretching and deep breathing exercises. Participants found
that the activities could promote their positive emotions and relaxation, and could be applied in their daily living.
Family and Community Health Extension of appointment
The World Journal of Translational Medicine (online ISSN 2220­6132, DOI: 10.5528), published by Baishideng Publishing
Group, has approved a one­year extension of the appointment of Prof. Wai­tong Chien as Associate Editor, effective from
March 2016 until February 2017.
Prof. Chien supervises Ethiopia student awarded PhD Fellowship
Mr Worku Animaw Temesgen from Ethiopia, who worked with Prof. Wai­Tong Chien, has obtained the Hong Kong PhD
Fellowship 2016/17, offered by the Research Grants Council.
He will study a three­year full­time PhD programme in the School, under the supervision of Prof. Chien (Chief supervisor)
and Dr Daniel Bressington (Co­supervisor). His study starts from 6 August.
Squina International Centre for Infection Control
Annual infection control course
The Infection Prevention and Control Course for Health Care Professionals (2016) (Module 1 and 2) was conducted from 18
January to 20 April. Sixty­eight participants from different healthcare backgrounds attended the course.
This basic infection course, including lectures, laboratory sessions and a hospital visit, aimed to provide the latest infection
control knowledge and skills necessary for health care practitioners to function effectively in clinical settings. Seminar
A seminar titled “Contact Lens­associated Infections and Development of Antimicrobial Contact Lens” was delivered by Prof.
Mark Willcox on 12 April. Prof. Willcox is currently the Professor of School of Optometry and Vision Science, and Associate
Dean Research Training, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales, Australia. The seminar was well attended with
55 audiences.
From left: Dr Margaret O’Donoghue, Prof. Mark Willcox, Dr Lorna Suen, Dr Maureen Boost
and Prof. Pauline Cho (PolyU’s School of Optometry).
WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services
Attend Paediatric Conference in Guangzhou
Dr Regina Lee, her research assistants and eight PolyU undergraduate and post­graduate students participated in a
conference titled “Effect of Economic Growth on Child Health in Chinese Speaking Communities” in Guangzhou, Mainland
China from 27 to 28 February. The conference was organised by Hong Kong Paediatric Foundation. It provided a platform
for child healthcare professionals from all over the world to explore child healthcare from various perspectives, including
economic growth and child health patterns. Experts illustrated and discussed child healthcare in Chinese speaking
communities specially, disease patterns and developmental features to give participants a better understanding on the
emergent conditions. It was a valuable experience for the students and the team to learn more and gain insights into child
healthcare in Chinese speaking communities.
Happy Bear Hospital
The Happy Bear Hospital 2016 was organised by the Playright Children’s Play Association on 6 March at Hong Kong Sports
Institute. It was the seventh year that the Centre supported this activity as a supporting and sponsoring organisation.
The activity aimed to teach children about different medical tests and treatments through simulated medical procedures, and
raise fund for play service in hospitals. It was also considered as a primary health care project that provided community
service learning opportunity for our students. Over 100 students from the School participated in this annual charity event as
volunteers.
Ms Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet­ngor, Chief Secretary for
Administration of HK Government, is the Guest of Honour for the
Happy Bear Hospital 2016.
SN students take part in the Happy Bear Hospital 2016.
Honourable speaker for the Adolescent Health Update
Dr Regina Lee was invited as one of the honourable speakers to speak on the topic “Adolescent Health Ambassador in
School Setting” at the Multidisciplinary Seminar on Adolescent Health Update 2016. The seminar took place at the lecture
theater of the Hospital Authority Building from 23 to 24 April.
Transitional, Supportive & Palliative Care New appointments
Prof. Alex Molasiotis has become an Adjunct Professor at University of Technology Sydney (Australia), for a three­year
term. He has been elected as a board member of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer for a 3 rd
second ­year term. Extension of appointment
Prof. Frances Wong accepted the continued appointment as Friends of the Community to the Labour and Welfare Bureau. Collaborative project on ageing in place
The research team led by Prof. Frances Wong (members: Dr Katherine Chang, Dr Candy Wu, Dr Choi­wan Chan, Dr
Paul Lee, Mr Arkers Wong and Mr Hon­fat Wong) has launched a collaborative project on ageing in place with seven
community service centres, including Ho Wong Neighbourhood Centre for Senior Citizens (sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen), IWL
Neighbourhood Elderly Centre, PLK Lo Yau Yuk Sheung Neighbourhood Elderly Centre, SA Hoi Lam Centre for Senior
Citizens, SA Nam Tai Centre for Senior Citizens, SA Yau Ma Tei Multi­service Centre for Senior Citizens, and Tsim Sha Tsui
District Kaifong Welfare Association Neighbourhood Elderly Activities Centre. Training on advanced nursing practice
Prof. Frances Wong was invited by the Guangzhou Nursing Centre to provide one­day training on the model and
intervention of advanced nursing practice in March. The third edition of Advanced Nursing Practice is underway
Prof. Frances Wong, Chief Editor of the book “Advanced Nursing Practice” (in Chinese), published by the People’s Health
Press, met with the editorial board in Shanghai on 24 February to start planning to publish the 3rd edition.
The 2nd edition of this book is the first textbook adopted in the regulation of Higher Nursing Education Curriculum in China. Interprofessional Team­based Learning Project
The Interprofessional Team­based Learning Project led by Prof. Frances Wong, in collaboration with the University of Hong
Kong, had the second pilot run on the unit “Developmental Delay” participated by Ms Jacqueline Ho and her students. Centre for Smart Health
Student awarded scholarship to study in UTS
Ms Guanjin Wang, a PhD student supervised by Dr Thomas Choi, has been awarded the UTS President’s Scholarship
(under the joint­degree programme with PolyU) to study the Doctor of Philosophy programme at the University of Technology
Sydney (UTS). Ms Wang will spend a year at the Faculty of Engineering and IT in UTS to further her study on medical
informatics. Service­learning fund awarded
MIHC obtained the TDK­SAE Corporate Social Responsibility Innovative Service­Learning Fund 2015/16, with an amount of
HK$50,000, for the service learning subject Promotion of Healthy Ageing in the Community (SN3S02). Meanwhile, the
advanced practice nurses of the Centre continue to prepare the service learning students for practicum.
Top performer of the service learning subject shares his experience
in providing services in MIHC.
Shoulder pain workshop
A shoulder pain workshop was conducted for clients suffering from chronic musculoskeletal shoulder pain. During the
workshop, body mechanics and proper stretching skills for better pain control were introduced.
Clients learn stretching exercises for reducing
shoulder pain.
Health talk
Invited by the Centre’s new collaborator, the New Life Church of Christ Ho Man Tin Neighbourhood Elderly Centre,
Advanced Practice Nurse, Ms Rebecca Wai gave a health talk titled “Understanding Depression” to the elderly living in Ho
Man Tin. Some myths about depression treatment were clarified and participants were encouraged to seek help promptly. A
total of 38 older people attended the health talk.
Ms Rebecca Wai plays a game with participants during the health
talk.
Members attend celebration and receive token of appreciation
Members of the Centre joined the New Year celebration hosted by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs) Elderly
Services on 23 February. They shared their plan of services with their partners in the Ho Man Tin region during the event.
A client gave water cups to the team to express her appreciation to MIHC staff for their efforts in communicating patiently
with clients when delivering services.
A photo with the District Co­ordinator of the TWGHs Elderly Services (left). A client from the Wong Tai Sin district gives a token of appreciation to MIHC staff (right).
Publications
Family and Community Health
Chan, Z.C.Y. (2016). A qualitative study of freshmen’s and academic advisors’ perspectives on academic advising in
nursing. Nurse Education in Practice, 18, 23­29. Chan, Z.C.Y. (2016). Student peer reviewers’ views on teaching innovation and imaginative learning. Nurse Education
Today, 39, 155­160. Chien, W.T., Mui, J.H.C., Cheung, E.F.C., Gray, R. (2016). Adherence therapy versus routine psychiatric care for people
with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 16, 42. doi: 10.1186/s12888­016­
0744­6 Chien, W.T. & Yick, S.Y. (2016). An investigation of nurses’ job satisfaction in a private hospital and its correlates. The
Open Nursing Journal, 10. doi: 10.2174/187443460161010080 Chien, W.T. (2016, March 05). Maintaining physical, mental and spiritual health [維持健康的身、心、靈]. Headline Daily –
Columns [理情.我護]. Retrieved from http://hd.stheadline.com/news/columns/531/20160305/431085/ Chien, W.T. (2016). Testing the psychometric properties of a Chinese version of Dementia Management Strategies Scale
among family caregivers in Hong Kong. Health and Medical Research Fund Research Report. Hong Kong: Food and
Health Bureau, The Government of HKSAR. Chien, W.T., McCann, T.V., Thompson, D.R., & Lubman, D.I. (2016). A randomised controlled trial of bibliotherapy program
for family caregivers of people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. The Sixth Pan­Pacific Nursing Conference and First
Colloquium on Chronic Illness Care, Hong Kong. 2­4 Mar 2016.
Transitional, Supportive and Palliative Care
Wong, F.K.Y., Ng, A.Y., Lee, P.H., Lam, P.T., Ng, J.S., Ng, N.H. & Sham, M.M. (2016). Effects of a transitional palliative
care model on patients with end­stage heart failure: a randomised controlled trial. Heart. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl­2015­
308638
Lee, P.H., Wong, F.K.Y., Wang, S.L. & Chow, S.K.Y. (2016). Substitution of SF­36 by SF­12 among Hong Kong Chinese
older adults: secondary analysis of randomized controlled trials. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. doi:
10.1007/s12529­016­9542­2
Chan, C.W., Wong, F.K.Y., Yeung, S.M. & Sum, F. (2016). Holistic health status questionnaire: developing a measure from
a Hong Kong Chinese population. Health Qual Life Outcomes, 14(1), 28. doi: 10.1186/s12955­016­0416­8
Ng, A.Y.M., Wong, F.K.Y. & Lee, P.H. (2016). Effects of a transitional palliative care model on patients with end­stage heart
failure: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 17,173. doi: 10.1186/s13063­016­1303­7
Centre for Smart Health
Liang, S., Choi, K.S., Qin, J., Pang, W.M. & Heng, P.A. (2016). Enhancing training performance for brain­computer
interface with object­directed 3D visual guidance. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11548­015­1336­5.
Poon, G., Kwan, K.C., Pang, W.M. & Choi, K.S. (2016). Towards using tiny multi­sensors unit for child care reminders. The
2nd IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Big Data, Taipei, Taiwan. 20­22 Apr 2016.
Wang, J., Deng, Z., Choi, K.S., Jiang, Y., Chung, F.L. & Wang, S. (2016). Distance metric learning for soft subspace
clustering in composite kernel space. Pattern Recognition, 52, 113­134.
Staff
Staff movement Congratulations to Dr Yim­wah Mak and Dr John Yuen on their promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor.
Welcome to Prof. Maritta Anneli Valimaki who joined the School as Professor on 1 March, Dr Angela Leung and Dr Grace
Ho as Associate Professor on 1 April, Dr Jerry Yeung and Dr Harry Qin as Assistant Professor on 3 May, and Ms Vera Ching
as Nurse on 11 April.
Farewell to Ms Stacey Lam, Administrative Assistant. We thank her for her contribution during her time with us.
Alumni
ECG interpretation course
The Alumni Association of Nursing Studies (AANS) organised an electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation course from 2
February to 1 March. Dr David Chan, Senior Clinical Associate of the School was the invited speaker. The course aimed to
help participants to identify the normal and abnormal ECG, understand the roles and responsibilities of health care providers
on ECG interpretation and learn the relationship between ECG interpretation and patient care. Sixty­nine people participated
in the course (most of them were students from the School). Fifty­two participants passed the quiz and were awarded the full
certification with 12 Continue Nursing Education (CNE) points. Post­ Festival Health Living Experience at PolyU
AANS and the Federation of PolyU Alumni Association organised a primary health care service ­ “Post­Festival Health Living
Experience at PolyU” on 23, 24 and 31 March. The objective of this activity was to celebrate the Year of the Monkey with the
underprivileged elderly and promote healthy living. Fifty nursing students participated in this service and they provided health
support and healthy lifestyle recommendations to the elderly. The health check services included measurement of blood
pressure and pulse rate, body mass index, body fat percentage, and a test for colour blindness. Students have strengthened
their essential skills by providing primary healthcare services. A total of 480 elderly participants were benefited in the
services. Students
New Nursing Departmental Society
The 23rd Nursing Departmental Society Executive Committee, the Heather, was formed on 1 March. Rex Ting­hei Chan, a
year one student on the BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing programme is the President of the Heather. Visitors
Date
Institution/Organisation Country
March ­
May
Yangzhou University
Visitors
Mainland
China
Ms Xiaojuan Wan, Assistant Professor (Tin Ka Ping Visiting Scholar)
7­8 April King’s College London
UK
Prof. Anne Marie Rafferty, Dean of Florence Nightingale Faculty of
Nursing and Midwifery
18 April
­
Mainland
China
A group of nurses from Shenzhen
April ­
July
Sichuan University
Mainland
China
Dr Xiaoyi Cao, Lecturer (Tin Ka Ping Visiting Scholar)
April ­
July
Central South University
Mainland
China
Dr Can Gu, Associate Professor (Tin Ka Ping Visiting Scholar)
April ­
July
Tianjin Medical
University
Mainland
China
Ms Nan Jiang, Lecturer (Tin Ka Ping Visiting Scholar)
Visit to problem­based learning classes
Two problem­based learning briefing sessions were arranged on 16 and 23 March for eight
teaching staff from Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (廣州中醫藥大學第一
臨床醫學院). They were assigned to participate in one of the PBL tutorial classes to observe our
teaching process. The visit provided a better understanding on the process of PBL teaching and
the logistics management and technical support. The teaching staff were impressed with the
way PBL was delivered in our School and expressed that they would like to learn more from our
School in the future. The School shows strength in QS World University Rankings
The School ranks 42nd in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016.
The QS World University Rankings by Subject highlights the world's top universities in individual subject areas, covering 42
subjects as of 2016. It aims to help prospective students identify the world’s leading schools in their chosen field.
The rankings are based on academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact. The table below shows our
scores in details:
Rankings in 2016
Overall score
Academic reputation
Employer reputation
Citations per paper
H­index citations
School of Nursing, PolyU
42nd
79.0
82.0
79.6
83.9
71.0
Data retrieved from http://www.topuniversities.com/subject­rankings/2016 on 31March 2016.
About the rankings:
Each of the subject rankings is compiled using four sources. The first two are QS's global surveys of academics and
employers, which are used to assess institutions' international reputation in each subject. The second two indicators assess
research impact, based on research citations per paper and h­index in the relevant subject. These are sourced from
Elsevier’s Scopus database. (Information retrieved from http://www.topuniversities.com/university­rankings­
articles/university­subject­rankings/qs­world­university­rankings­subject­methodology)
Departmental Review
The Departmental Review of the School was held on 29 February and 1 March.
The review panel was chaired by Prof. Maurice Yap (Dean of Faculty of Health and Social Sciences). Members of the panel
included our Departmental Academic Advisor, Prof. Margaret Grey (Dean and Annie Goodrich Professor, Yale School of
Nursing, Yale University, the USA), three Overseas Academic Advisors, Prof. Karen Luker (Professor and Dean of the
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Manchester, the UK), Prof. Emily Ang (Professor and Head
of Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, the National University of Singapore, Singapore)
and Prof. Patricia M. Davidson (Professor and Dean of the School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, the USA), and an
internal PolyU member, Dr Timothy Sim (Associate Professor of the Department of Applied Social Sciences). The review is
held every six years.
The panel reviewed the School’s departmental mission, planning, organisational structure, staffing and resources, quality
assurance system; academic programmes / subjects, clinical education; quality of students, students’ learning experience
and outcomes, support for students; and research and scholarship. The panel met with our academic staff, students,
graduates and industry partners. A tour to our nursing laboratories was organised to let our advisors know more about the
latest development and achievements of the School.
The panel has provided valuable suggestions for the School’s strategic planning in the upcoming years. Overall the panel
was very impressed with the progress of the School since the previous Departmental Review. An ambitious strategic plan
has been implemented, and the School has been re­organised to enhance synergy between teaching and learning and
research. After its rapid growth in teaching and research in past years and with new staff and new initiatives, the School is
confident in our performances when comparing with local nursing schools, and we also aspire to become a world­class
nursing school with a leadership position among other schools of nursing regionally and globally.
The panel’s recommendations and the School’s response will be submitted to the Faculty Board.
Prof. Maurice Yap (3rd from right), Prof. Karen Luker (4th from
right), Prof. Margaret Grey (5th from right), Prof. Patricia M.
Davidson (5th from left), Prof. Emily Ang (4 th from left) and Dr
Timothy Sim (2nd from left).
Unveiling Ceremony of Global Consortium for Chronic Care Research Centre
and International Nursing Forum of Global Consortium for Chronic Care 2016
Prof. Maurice Yap, Dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Prof. Alex Molasiotis, Prof. Frances Wong, Prof.
Alice Yuen Loke and Prof. Claudia Lai from the School attended the unveiling ceremony of “Global Consortium for Chronic
Care Research Centre”, which was held on 4 March in Guangzhou, Mainland China. The research centre was established in
collaboration with the School of Nursing of Sun Yat­sen University, the School of Nursing of Johns Hopkins University, the
School of Nursing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the Faculty of Health of the University of Technology
Sydney, Australia. In the future, the centre will conduct various research co­operations, make suggestions for relevant
government policy­making, and cultivate young nursing researchers. The research centre aims to enhance collaborative
research on chronic care among the above­mentioned four top universities, to nurture outstanding young nursing scholars
with global perspectives, to develop and conduct research programmes to satisfy the demands of health care globally, and
to provide health policy makers with valuable suggestions and technical support. Organizational structure of the research
centre includes a board, an operating committee and an advisory committee. The board is the core of the centre. Eight
board members are deans or professors from the School of Nursing or the Faculty of Health from the four universities. The
Chair Professor of Nursing and Head of School of Nursing, Prof. Alex Molasiotis and Associate Dean, Prof. Frances Wong
are the board member representatives of the School of Nursing, PolyU, and Prof. Wong is also appointed as one of the
members of the Operating Committee of the Centre.
The International Nursing Forum of Global Consortium for Chronic Care 2016 was held after the ceremony from 4 to 5
March. The forum was jointly organised by the co­founders of the research centre, with the theme “Enhancing Global
Collaboration, Improving Quality of Care”. Over 400 experts, scholars and nurses from the United States, Australia,
Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau attended the forum. Centering on the theme of “chronic care”, ten experts and
professors from Sun Yat­sen University, Johns Hopkins University, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and University of
Technology Sydney gave keynote presentations from the perspectives of health policy, global vision, nursing science, public
health, and anthropology. Three concurrent sessions were held on gerontology care, cancer care, community and
rehabilitation nursing, stroke care, etc.
The unveiling ceremony of the Global Consortium for Chronic Care Research Centre.
Prof. Molasiotis gives an opening remarks at the ceremony and
talked about “Understanding chemotherary­induced peripheral
neuropathy”.
Prof. Frances Wong gives a presentation about “Transitional
Care: turning vision into reality”.
Attend international conference in Bangkok
Prof. Alex Molasiotis, Prof. Alice Yuen Loke and Dr Olivia Fung attended the International Conference on the
“Implementation of the Health Aspects of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 – 2030”, which was held from
10 to 11 March in Bangkok.
The conference was jointly convened by the United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction and the Royal Thai Government,
in partnership with the World Health Organization and other governments. The conference aimed to facilitate effective
implementation of the Sendai Framework, which requires enhancing cooperation between health authorities and relevant
stakeholders and increasing public and private investment in disaster risk reduction.
From left: Prof. Alice Yuen Loke, Prof. Alex Molasiotis and Dr Olivia
Fung.
Attendance at international conference in Australia
Dr Doris Leung, Mr Timothy Lai and Mr Arkers Wong gave an international research presentation for the Nurse Education
Today (NET) and Nurse Education in Practice (NEP) 2016 at the 6th International Nurse Education Conference in Brisbane,
Australia, on 4 April.
Under the leadership of Dr E. Angela Chan and Dr Enid Kwong, Dr Doris Leung, Mr Timothy Lai and Mr Arkers Wong
formed a partnership with colleagues from Sweden, that is, Dr Maria Stenberg, Dr Elisabeth Carlson and Prof. Christine
Wann­Hansson, from the Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society at Malmö University. Together they
conducted a 1.5 hour symposium titled “Internationalisation at Home: Web­based Learning Seminars in Undergraduate and
Doctoral Education ­ An International Collaborative Study” on the first day of the 3­day conference. The pilot study provided
‘lessons learned’ for future international collaborations. Global awareness tour
Organised by PolyU’s Office of Student Development and supported by Global Youth Leadership Institute and PolyU’s
International Affairs Office and Office of Service Learning, the Global Awareness Tour was held on 13 and 14 April for PolyU
students and staff. The event aimed to provide an opportunity for the PolyU family to taste and understand students’ experiential learning from
both local and outbound activities. There were interactive zones and booths for participants to experience global culture and
food from different countries.
Teaching team of service learning subject receives grant to promote healthy
citizenship in mental health and green living
A project initiated by the teaching team of the service learning subject Collaborative Care in School Health and Safety
(SN2S01) was awarded Lee Hysan Foundation Grant on 15 April for enhancing the service continuity and research.
The project is a green space programme for secondary school children in a Sham Shui Po school. The programme aimed to
provide a platform for engaging service learning students to work with secondary school teachers and children in promoting
healthy citizenship in mental health and green living. Faculty students, school teachers and school children found the
experience of seeding, planting and harvesting relaxing, meaningful and rewarding. Students interested in joining the service
team in September 2016, may contact the project leader Dr Cynthia Wu.
Students learn how to plant seeds.
Bowls of green salad­healthy eating.
Harvesting greens.
Student receives PolyU Outstanding Student Award
Ms Shang Lee, our final year student on the BSc (Hons) in Nursing programme (53055) won the Outstanding Student Award
of Department in 2015. The PolyU Outstanding Students Award Scheme is organised annually to award full­time final­year
students who excel in both academic and non­academic pursuits during their studies. Each department will select one
student with extraordinary performances to receive this award.
Congratulations to Ms Shang Lee (4th from right).
Pre­clinical workshop of administration of medication
To connect the new clinical education model and strengthen students’ clinical and communication skills prior to clinical
placement, a pilot project named “Pre­Clinical Workshop of Administration of Medication” was conducted between March
and April.
A total of 206 students including year two students of the BSc (Hons) in Nursing programme (53455) and year one students
of the BSc (Hons) in Nursing programme (53455­Articulation Year) participated in the workshop. The workshop covered
essential nursing skills of administration of medication such as oral medication and Intramuscular injection. Twenty­nine
workshop sessions were arranged for students after they had gained the respective knowledge under the subject
Fundamental of Nursing Therapeutics (SN2122).
The working group members of the pilot project include Ms Kitty Wong (Junior Years Clinical Coordinator), Ms Ivy Wong
(Deputy Senior Years Clinical Coordinator), Ms Fionca Tse (Subject Lecturer of SN2122), Ms Sharon Cheung (Clinical
Associate), Ms Kit­ying So (Laboratory Manager) and Ms Edith Wong (Executive Officer).
Guided by the workshop facilitators, students practise their clinical nursing skills of oral
medication and intramuscular injection.
Pre­clinical supervision duty visit
Ms Candy Choi and Ms Lily Ho, Clinical Instructors, have been assigned the clinical supervision duties in Princess
Margaret Hospital (PMH) for the coming summer. They attended a two­day pre­clinical supervision duty visit to PMH’s
orthopaedics & traumatology (O&T) wards and general medical unit at the Infectious Disease Centre from 19 to 20 April.
In this visit, they have learnt more about the current trend and approach of care, the epidemiology of both O&T and medical
patients in the Kowloon West Cluster and clinical guidelines/pathways in acute stage and rehabilitation programmes of the
O&T and medical department.
Ms Anna Wong (mid), Advanced Practice Nurse of PMH, gives a briefing on clinical
supervision for nursing students in PMH to our staff Ms Lily Ho (1st from left) and Ms Candy
Choi (1st from right).
Staff visit UCH
With the new collaboration with Hospital Authority Clinical Instructors (HACIs) of the United Christian Hospital (UCH), Dr
Yim­wah Mak (Programme Leader), Dr Cynthia Wu (Deputy Programme Leader), Mr Edmond Tong (Senior Years Clinical
Coordinator), Mr Jeff Fung (Deputy Junior Years Clinical Coordinator), and Mr Keith Fung and Ms Elaine Cheung
(Resource Persons) visited UCH and met with the Department Operational Managers and Ward Managers of medical and
surgical wards on 7 April.
During the visit, the clinical teaching goals and strategies, roles and responsibilities of students, supervisors and HACIs, and
clinical learning evaluation criteria were introduced to the ward staff and HACIs.
A group photo of SN staff and the clinical
partners in UCH.
Networking meeting
Dr E. Angela Chan (Associate Head), Dr Yim­wah Mak (Programme Leader) and Ms Kitty Wong (Junior Years Clinical
Coordinator) had a meeting with Dr Kin­Sang Chan and his team on 7 April, to explore clinical learning and research
collaborations in palliative care and hospice care.
Dr Chan is the Consultant & Chief of Service of Department of Medicine of Haven of Hope Hospital and the Service Director
(Primary & Community Health Care) of Kowloon East Cluster of Hospital Authority.
Seminars
Dr Regina Lee gives a seminar on “Promoting
Global Network of the WHO Collaborating
Centres for Nursing, Midwifery and Health
Development” on 17 March.
Prof. Anne Marie Rafferty, Dean of Florence
Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery,
King’s College London, the UK, delivers talks
titled “Is the Nursing Workforce in Good
Shape?” and “Safe Staffing: Implications for
Health System Performance and Patient Care”
on 7 and 8 April respectively.