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The relationship between intensive care medicine and healthcare quality and safety will be explored in this session. From the exploration, the speaker will identify opportunities and threats to share with the audience.

IntroductionThe Community Speech Therapy (CST) Service was started in 2001 in HKWC. The service provides outreach swallowing management by HA Speech Therapist (ST) to patients living in residential care home for the elderly (RCHEs) in cluster. Currently, 0.9 FTE ST is allocated in HKWC and provides ...

Globally the healthcare simulation market is driven by the growing need to curtail healthcare costs which are partially attributed to the shortage of healthcare professionals, increased healthcare spending, and increased administrative expenses. In this environment there is also a growing need for h...

Coordination of inpatient and outpatient care is an important challenge in improving population health, but evidence examining the effectiveness of existing care coordination programs is mixed. To address this need, the Comprehensive Care Physician (CCP) Program at The University of Chicago provides...

Seasonal Influenza Vaccination (SIV) is the most effective measure to build up one’s defense against influenza and to prevent its complications. The vaccine efficacy ranges from 60-80% depending on the closeness of the vaccination strains and the circulating strains. The Government of the HKSAR im...

Our experience developing the Comprehensive Care Physician (CCP) program within the Section of Hospital Medicine at the University of Chicago has illustrated the value of relational continuity in the care of patients with complex medical needs. For patients with increased risk of hospitalization and...