Symposium I - Healthcare Reforms

United Kingdom: the New Health Sector Reform Direction
Mr Simon STEVENS
President, UnitedHealth Group International, and Visiting Prof, London School of Economics, UK

Corporatisation of Public Hospitals in Singapore
Dr Suet-wun LIM
Group CEO, National Health Group, Singapore

Symposium II - Healthcare Financing

Health Financing Challenges
Dr Ross ANTHONY
Director, Global Health, Rand Corporation, USA

Chronic Disease and Health Care Spending among the Elderly
Dr Jay BHATTACHARYA
Asstistant Professor, Centre for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, Stanford MedicalSchool, USA

Symposium III - Healthcare Financing Options

The Health Insurance – Does It Have a Role in Hong Kong’s Future
Dr Damien MARMION
Managing Director, BUPA Health Insurance

Medical Savings Accounts: a Self Reliant Way of Healthcare Financing?
Prof Peter YUEN
Professor in Health Services Management, Dept. of Management & Marketing, The Hong KongPolytechnic University

Symposium IV- Healthcare Financing Options for Hong Kong

Pursuing the Ideal – An Academic View
Prof Teh-Wei HU
Professor Emeritus, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkley, USA

Pursuing the Ideal – Perspective of a Consumer
Prof K C CHAN
Chairman, Consumer Council, Hong Kong

Symposium V - Community Engagement in Healthcare:Platform in Networking

The United Front – an Integrated Collaborative Model for Community Services
Dr C P WONG
Community Service Director, Hong Kong East Cluster

Community-based Care: an Experience in Hong Kong East
Mr David FUNG Kai Man
Senior Manager (Continuing Care), St James’ Settlement

Experience from the Healthy City in Tseung Kwan O
Dr Ching-choi LAM
Chief Executive Officer, Haven of Hope Christian Service &
Chairman, Healthy & SafeCity Committee, Sai Kung District Council

Symposium VI - Community Engagement in Healthcare:Incentives and Obstacles in Collaboration

Spirituality of Care Giving
Prof Cecilia L W CHAN
Director, Centre on Behavioral Health, The University of Hong Kong

Building Community Support for Public Healthcare in Hong Kong
Prof Chack-kie WONG
Dept of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Symposium VII - Pandemic Flu Management

Avian Influenza (H5N1) and Pandemic Risk
Dr C M CHU
Senior Medical Officer, Dept of Medicine, United Christian Hospital

Tackling the Threat of Pandemic Flu – Global Strategy
Dr Wei-gong ZHOU
Representative, Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Response, West PacificRegional Office, World Health Organization

Highlights of Local Preparedness Against Influenza Pandemic
Dr Ronald LAM
Principal Medical. Officer, Dept of Health, Hong Kong SAR

Symposium VIII - Risk Communication

Communicating Risk: Lessons from the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome(SARS)
Mr Thomas ABRAHAM
Associate Professor, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong

Risk Communication with Stakeholders – Role of the Organisation
Dr Chi-kin LO
Managing Director, C K LO & S LAM Ltd., Hong Kong

Symposium IX - People First

Best Employer - What makes the BEST best?
Mr Vincent GAUTHIER
General Manager, Hewitt Associates, Hong Kong

“Participative Approach” in Human Resources Reforms – Experiences and Challenges
Mr K M CHAN
Secretary General, Hong Kong Red Cross

Symposium X - Health Informatics I

An International Overview of Electronic Health Record Initiatives
Prof Don DETMER
President & CEO, American Medical Informatics Association, USA

Health Informatics Development in the Hospital Authority
Dr C P WONG
Chief of Service (Integrated Medical Service), Ruttonjee & Tang Shiu Kin Hospital

Symposium XI - Health Informatics II

Health Smart Cards and National Health Informatics Project - A Taiwan Perspective
Prof Jack LI
Professor & Chair, Graduate Institute of Medical Informatics, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan

From Hospital Authority to Hong Kong – Creating the Community Wide Electronic Medical Record
Dr N T CHEUNG
Executive Manager (Health Informatics), Hospital Authority Head Office

Symposium XII - Health Informatics III

Using IT for Adverse Drug Event Detection
Dr David BATES
Medical Director of Clinical and Quality Analysis, Partners Healthcare
Chief, Division of General Medicine, Brigham and Women’’s Hospital
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, USA

Risk Management Through Information Technology Support in Hong Kong
Dr S F LUI
Service Director (Risk Management & Quality Assurance), New Territories East Cluster