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NewsletterPatronJuly 2006Chairman's MessageDr. LEONG Che-hungProfessor Frances WongChairpersonProfessor Frances Kam-Yuet WONGTo nurture and to build, formankind and nursingHonorary Advisors(in alphabetical order)Dr. Sophia CHANHead, Department of Nursing StudiesThe University of Hong KongMs. Jessie CHILDEFounding ChairpersonHong Kong Society for Nursing EducationMs. Georgina HOPrincipal Nursing OfficerDepartment of HealthMs. Adela LAIChairman, The Nursing Council of Hong KongDr. LAM Ping-yan, JPDirector of HealthDepartment of HealthThe Hon. Dr. Joseph LEELegislative CouncillorDr. Susie LUMSenior Executive Manager (Nursing)Hospital AuthorityProfessor Angela McBRIDEDistinguished Prof. University Dean EmeritaIndiana University School of NursingProfessor David THOMPSONDirector and Professor of Clinical NursingThe Nethersole School of NursingThe Chinese University of Hong KongHonorary Legal AdvisorMr. Mark LAMHonorary AuditorMr. Alfred YEUNGEditorsDr. MAK Yim-wahDr. Marie TARRANTDear members and friends,I have the pleasure to take up thech a i r p e r s o n o f t h e H o n g Ko n gSociety for Nursing Educationafter her celebration of the 20thanniversary in 2006. The Society hasmarked the history in Hong Kong bycontributing to the advancement ofnursing and nursing education in thelast two decades. I must take thisopportunity to thank the pastchairpersons for building a strongfoundation for the Society. They areJessie Childe, James O’Mullan,Anthony Lam, Alice Tso, ShirleyWong, Bing-shu Cheng and SallyChan.The mission of the Society is toachieve excellence in nursing servicethrough the enhancement of qualitynursing education. In the meetingwith the new executive committee forthis term, we have endorsed thedirection of the Society to continueto nurture and to build, for mankindand nursing. What does this mean?Let us re-visit a story that recentlyhappened in Hong Kong. In a publicexamination held in May, there wasa question set in an English paperthat included a web address toa c k n ow l e d g e t h e s o u r c e o f t h einformation. There were rumours thatsome students requested to go to thetoilet during the examination butactually went to search on the web foranswers. Interestingly, the discussionin the community seemed to befocused on the ‘fault’ of the HongKong Examinations and AssessmentAuthority in providing the webaddress, and not the cheatingb e h av i o r s o f t h e s t u d e n t s . Theaccusation was on the provision oftemptation, and not the integrity ofthe students who were so easilytempted. From this episode, we haveto ask, did education fail us, or didwe fail education? Education is morethat teaching students to react andrespond. In the cited case, theresponse (cheating behavior) wasseen as an acceptable consequence ofa stimulus (provision of web address).This stimulus-response behaviorchain is for training, not foreducation. Education helps a personto be a better person, who willpossess, treasure and safeguard goodhuman values. However much theworld changes. There are humanphenomena, such as birth, death,h e a l t h , i l l n e s s , s u ff e r i n g , a n dhappiness that will remainunchanged. Human beings aresustained by good values such asintegrity, mindfulness, love andconcern. The Society will endeavourto maintain and promote good humanvalues through continued provision ofquality courses and participation inacts that advance nursing. In theforthcoming issues of the newsletter,The Newsletter can be read on the web site: http://www.hksne.org.hkThe Hong Kong Society for Nursing Education is a Continuing Nursing Education Provider accredited by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong.
Newsletter/July 2006Hong Kong Society for Nursing Educationwe will try to capture encouraging stories, to share withyou how some of our colleagues uphold quality professionalvalues in an environment that is probably not the mostfavourable. In this issue, we’ll report to you the Society’sefforts in making nursing more visible in the communitythrough the International Nurses’ Day and our efforts inadvancing nursing by supporting and assisting theestablishment of an Academy in Nursing in Hong Kong.As a chairperson, I was invited to participate in the 7thnational meeting held by the China Association for Scienceand Technology from 23-26 May 2006 in Beijing. Themeeting is held every 5 years and there were more than2,000 delegates from all over China in attendance. It is thefirst time that a nurse delegate from Hong Kong was invitedto participate, amongst the other four nurse delegates fromBeijing, Shanghai and Macau. The Society was wellWith delegates from Shanghai (Weng su-zheni), Beijing(Huang ren-jian), and Macau (Van Iat Kio)represented, and had good exchange with our Chinacounterparts.I wish you all happiness and good health to help us buildand nurture ourselves and others each and every day!With Deng nan, Vice-Chairman and First Secretary,China Association for Science and TechnologyWith delegate from Macau (Van Iat Kio) in the GreatHall of the PeopleHong Kong Academy of NursingSince 2001, the Society has been working actively with the nurse leaders from the Hospital Authority,Department of Health and other nurses’ groups in Hong Kong to establish a regulatory system for advancedand specialized nursing practice. This joint force has proposed the formation of a ‘Hong Kong Academy ofNursing (HKAN)’, a statutory body similar to the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. The Academy’s mainpurpose is to ensure that all nurse specialist groups function under its umbrella by establishing professionalstandards and enhancing the professional development of advanced and specialized nursing practice.In a press interview on May 9th, 2006, Prof. Sally Chan, the Vice-chairperson of the Society reiterated that itis important to establish a system for the accreditation of nurse specialist education and the registration ofadvanced nursing practitioners. This regulation will help to safeguard the quality of specialist nursing offeredto the public. The Society will continue to play an active role in working with nurse leaders and nursinggroups in Hong Kong for the establishment of the HKAN.2
Hong Kong Society for Nursing EducationNewsletter/July 2006International Nurses DayInternational Nurses Day is celebrated around the world everyMay 12th, in memory of Florence Nightingale’s birth. Alongwith other nursing groups, the Society actively participated inthe Working Group to plan the celebration of the InternationalNurses Day 2006. Two main events were organized this yearwhich included a ‘Walk for Unity’ at the Peak on May 7th anda Celebration Dinner on May 12th. Both events were wellattended by nurses throughout Hong Kong.The International Council of Nurses had set the theme forthis year’s International Nurses Day as “Safe staffing saveslives.” With the transition of nursing education to tertiaryinstitutes, the Society believes that there must also be acorresponding manpower plan to ensure an adequate supplyof nurses in Hong Kong. Despite the continuous efforts ofthe nursing community in proposing strategies forstrengthening the nursing workforce, presently, Hong Kongis experiencing a severe shortage of nurses in both the privateand community sectors. This is primarily a consequence ofthe lack of long term planning of the nursing workforce,especially after the transition of nursing education to thetertiary education sector. In response to the current shortage,there has been a proliferation of new nursing educationprogrammes at various levels (diploma, associate degree anddegree). There is also the reintroduction of enrolled nursestraining. The Society is deeply concerned that the manydifferent levels of nursing education will lead to division inthe profession and confusion among the public. The Societysupports the practice of a one-level nurse (RegisteredNurses). A degree programme leading to the award of‘Bachelor of Nursing’ is required to prepare competentregistered nurses. We will continue to work with the nursingcommunity to explore the way forward for nursingdevelopment in Hong Kong.Our Society participated in Celebration of InternationalNurses’ Day 2006Celebration Dinner of International Nurses' Day3
Newsletter/July 2006Hong Kong Society for Nursing EducationThe 20th Anniversary SymposiumThe 20th Anniversary Symposium and the AnniversaryDinner were held on March 25, 2006 at YMCA of HongKong, 4th Floor North Tower, Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui,Kowloon, Hong Kong. Approximately 250 delegates fromChina, Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong joined theSymposium. Prof. Sally Chan, Chairperson of the Societyfrom 2004 to 2006, started off the symposium with a warmwelcoming speech. The opening address was then givenby Dr. Susie Lum, Senior Executive Manager (Nursing)Hospital Authority. We were also pleased to have one ofour advisors, Prof. David Thompson, Director andProfessor of Clinical Nursing, Nethersole School ofNursing, Chinese University of Hong Kong to give thekeynote speech titled “Making a Difference: Nurses’ Rolein Advanced Practice.” Prof. Thompson’s speech focusedon the need to clarify what we mean by advanced practicenursing and what the competencies are for nurses practicingat the advanced level. Furthermore, he also highlighted thatmore research is needed to measure advanced practicenurses’ contributions to patient outcomes so that we canmore accurately document the benefits to the client and tothe system of having care provided by advanced practicenurses.The programme of the symposium included three plenarysessions. Plenary session I was titled “Partnership amongEducation, Clinical and Research to Advanced NursingPractice” was given by Prof. Frances Wong, School ofNursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Prof. Yuehchih Chen, School and Graduate Institute of Nursing,National Taiwan University and Dr. Yan Hu, AssociateProfessor and Vice Dean, School of Nursing, FudanUniversity, Shanghai. Prof. Wong highlighted the need fordeep collaboration among nursing education, research, andclinical practice, something that is not often seen in thecurrent health-care and academic environment. She arguedthat advancement of the nursing profession will only occurwhen all three aspects of nursing are truly working inpartnership. Prof. Chen provided an overview of theemergence of the Advanced Practice Nurse role in Taiwanover the past decade. During the development of AdvancedPractice Nurses, there has been the commonly seenconfusion over titles, inconsistencies in the definition ofthe role and the scope of practice, opposition by other healthprofessionals, and nurses’ own lack of confidence in theirnew role. However, a milestone will be reached in 2006with the first group of nationally accredited NursePractitioners in Taiwan. Dr. Hu discussed the evolution of4nursing education in China in moving from an occupationalsetting to the university setting. Although the environmentof nursing education in China is developing rapidly, thereare still many challenges in areas such as the nursingworkforce, the nursing care delivery system, and evidencebased practice.The second plenary session was titled “Health Promotionin the Community” and was given by Ms. Georgina Ho,Principal Nursing Officer, Department of Health,Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.Ms. Ho highlighted the enormous challenges facing publichealth in the twenty-first century, including demographicchanges, economic forces, lifestyle habits, environmentalthreats, and the resurgence of infectious diseases. Becauseof these many challenges, health is no longer a businessjust for health professionals. Building partnerships with thecommunity and other key stakeholders is essential if thehealth impact of these challenges is to be adequatelyaddressed.The third plenary session focused on Advanced NursingPractice of diabetic care, cardiac care and wound care. Thesession on “Advanced Nursing Practice in Diabetic Care”focused on an empowerment approach to diabetes educationand was presented by Ms. Rebecca Wong, Nurse Specialistfrom Prince of Wales Hospital, Prof. Anne Shiu, AssociateProfessor from Chinese University of Hong Kong and Ms.Eva Kan, Nurse Specialist from Alice Ho Miu LingNethersole Hospital. The paradigm shift from in-patientcare towards out-patient and community-oriented care forheart failure patients was addressed by Ms. Camille Ho,Nursing Officer from Grantham Hospital. A program oncardiac rehabilitation nursing was outlined by Ms. Siu-waiTang, Nurse Specialist of Rehabilitation from Tung WahEast Hospital. A pilot program for modified primarynursing targeting patients with cardiac problems waspresented by Ms. Man-ping Sun, Nurse Specialist fromGrantham Hospital. Lastly, three nurse specialists sharedtheir valuable experiences and expertise in wound care.Ms. Suzanne Mak from Prince of Wales Hospital updatedparticipants’ knowledge on the care of cancer patients withpost-radiation skin ulcer and malignant wound and Mr. Takki Chung from Shatin Hospital presented risk assessmenttools used for monitoring pressure sores. Finally, Ms. AdaLau Tak-yin from the United Christian Hospital highlightedthe leadership role of the nurse specialist in advancingwound and skin care practice in an acute geriatric setting.
Hong Kong Society for Nursing EducationNewsletter/July 2006The 20th Anniversary SymposiumRibbon CuttingWelcoming speech given by Prof. Sally Chan(Chairman 2004-2006)Plenary SessionsKeynote speaker:Prof. David ThompsonFrom left: Mr. Cheng Bing Shu (moderator), Dr. Yan Hu, FudanUniversity, Shanghai, Prof. Yueh-chih Chen, National TaiwanUniversity and Prof. Frances Wong, The Hong Kong PolytechnicUniversityDr. Susie Lum, Senior Executive Manager (Nursing) HospitalAuthority presented a souvenir to one of our plenary sessionspeaker, Ms. Georgina Ho, Principal Nursing Officer, Departmentof Health, HKSARProf. Sek-ying Chair (moderator), Ms. Man-ping Sun,Ms. Siu-wai Tang, Ms. Camille Ho participated in a plenarysession of cardiac careFrom left: Ms. Shirley Wong, (moderaator) Ms. Eva Kan,Prof. Ann Shu and Ms. Rebecca WongFrom left: Ms. Winnie So (moderator), Ms. Ada Lau,Mr. Tak-ki Chung and Ms. Suzanne Mak5
Newsletter/July 2006Hong Kong Society for Nursing EducationThe 20th Anniversary DinnerA memorable 20th anniversary dinner was held at YMCA of Hong Kong on the evening of the Symposium.The dinner was accompanied by the lovely piano playing of Ms. Grace Tse. A welcoming speech was given by Prof. SallyChan, followed by the opening address by Society Patron, Dr. Leong Chi Hung. Over 150 members and guests attendedthe dinner. The anniversary dinner was officially started with a cake cutting ceremony by our Patron, Dr. Leong, Dr. SusieLum, Prof. Pan Yong Hua, Dr. Vivien Tam Wong, all advisors and past chairpersons, including Mr. James O’Mullan,Ms. Alice Tso and Mr. Cheng Bing Shu, and all the newly elected Executive Committee members. A video was presentedthat highlighted the historical development of the Society. Members and guests had an opportunity to share their viewsand wisdom with new and old friends and to enjoy the highlights of the evening including a dance performance and alucky draw.A cake cutting ceremony was held by the Patron, some Honorary advisorsand members of Executive CommitteeOur Patron, Dr. Leong Che-hung, presenting aCertificate of Appointment to our new chairman(2006-2008) Prof. Frances WongA memorable moment: the 20th Anniversary6
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Hong Kong Society for Nursing EducationNewsletter/July 2006Invitation for submission of articlesDear members,You are cordially invited to contribute your opinions on how to be make a difference in achieving themission and vision proposed by our Chairperson, Prof. Frances Wong and was agreed by the ExecutiveCommittee members. As an individual member or as a nurse, what do you believe can be done in order tocontribute to “maintaining and promoting good human values” such as “integrity, mindfulness, love andconcern?” By sharing your valuable experiences and observations, the next generation of nurses will beguided by the models and methods which demonstrate high quality of care. The purpose of our newsletteris to serve as a platform for sharing nursing excellence. In order to make our Newsletter more diverse andreflective of our profession’s attributes, your contribution is necessary. I am looking forward to hearingfrom you on this matter.Thank you very much.Kind regards,WahCo-ordinatorPublication sub-committeeHong Kong Society for Nursing EducationThe Newsletter can be read on the web site: http//www.hksne.org.hkSubmissions to the Newsletter or suggestions on nursing topics can be sent to:Dr. MAK Yim-Wah (co-ordinator, publication sub-committee) makyw@hkucc.hku.hkDr. Marie TARRANT (member, publication sub-committee) tarrantm@hku.hk Course Attendance RegulationsThe following are policies regarding attendance to all courses organized by the Hong Kong Society for Nursing Education. Participants of courses will be awarded an attendance certificate for observing these rulesappropriately.1. Attendance certificate will be granted to participants who have 100% attendance (for courses with 4sessions or less) and 80% or above attendance (for courses with 5 sessions or more)2. Late arrival of 30 minutes or more for a session does not account for attendance of that session; andThank you for your attention to this matter. Wishing you an enjoyable and fruitful learning experience withthe course you attend.Hong Kong Society for Nursing Education reserved the final right formaking the decision regarding course attendance8
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Honorary Legal Advisor Mr. Mark LAM Honorary Auditor Mr. Alfred YEUNG The Hong Kong Society for Nursing Education is a Continuing Nursing Education Provider accredited by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong. To nurture and to build, for mankind and nursing Dear members and friends, I have the pleasure to take up the
