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IntroductionThere is no fixed position for the used suction tubing in surgical ward. It is usually suspended around the suction bottle, suction meter, oxygen meter, or even put on the patient bedside drawer. It is not appropriate for both 5S (organization, cleanliness) and infection control standard...

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common degenerative diseases that cause disability in elderly people. An epidemiological study by Felson et al showed that about 30% of all adults have radiological signs of OA; 8.9% of the adult population has clinically significant OA of the knee or hip,...

Medical professionalism is the belief system that formulates and upholds the values and standards of medical practice. It underpins our social contract with society that allows us to self-regulate and maintain autonomy. Changing expectations from patients and doctors as well as the introduction of d...

When asked, most people will answer the question "why did you go into healthcare?" with "because I wanted to make a difference". Yet once in the work force, this often becomes increasingly difficult due to overburdened systems, lack of sufficient staff, poor morale....the list can go on. The researc...

Phalangeal fractures of the hand are common and potentially debilitating. The majority of these fractures may be treated conservatively. Surgery may speed recovery and avoid complications such as malunion and arthrosis in selected cases. A variety of procedures offer either relative or absolute stab...

Most doctors provide a high standard of care to their patients. In addition to expertise in their specialty, they must also demonstrate important generic professional capabilities which are essential to providing safe and effective patient care. These broader human qualities – such as being able t...

IntroductionLeg ulcers affects ~1% of population (Sarkar PK, 2000). Frontline Nursing staffs often encounter patients' with leg ulcers. However, frontline nurses may not recognize those potential illness like the underlying vascular diseases which lead to those leg ulcers. Different types of leg ulc...

IntroductionEffective communication is a driver of performance for clinical team and helps the timely and relevant information is provided to Nursing Management Team. SharePoint is typically associated with web content management and document management systems, it is actually a much broader platfor...

Globally, Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum malaria are the most important causes of malaria. Falciparum malaria is generally the most severe form of disease which causes the majority of malaria deaths. Nevertheless, vivax and knowlesi malaria can also result in severe disease and even mortality. I...

In the 21st century clinicians are confronted with increasingly complex ethical challenges in their medical practice.  These include everyday relational issues such as truth-telling, consent, medical confidentiality, assessing capacity, conflicts with colleagues, patients and their relatives ov...

Ageing in place is not only a policy target of the HKSAR Government, but also the desire of many elderly people. In the recently completed Elderly Services Programme Plan, the government pledged to provide more community support services to elderly people to enable them to live in the community ins...