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Government Award
Our Director, Dr C P Ho 何仲平醫生 , was awarded the Medal of Honour for his contribution to organ donation activities by the Government of Hong Kong SAR in 1 July, 2007.
He was appointed Justice of the Peace (JP) on 1 July, 2010 by the Chief Executive of the HKSAR
Community Network Chronic diseases screening program
Since 2003, Our Centre was a partner of the the Community Network diabetic program of the Hong Kong Medical Association (HKMA) with the aim to improve diabetic care and treatment of diabetic kidney disease. The Centre has organised many CME courses on kidney diseases management.
Since the majority of patients with kidney disease, diabetes mellitus and hypertension do not have symptoms, Dr Ho Chung Ping organised the HKMA community network chronic diseases screening program this year. In the press release, Dr Ho Chung Ping, said, ‘Diabetes mellitus, hypertension and Chronic kidney diseases made up the axis of evil. Combating this is the duty of the medical profession’.
On 24 October, 2010, there was a public education talk called “Action for Your Health Campaign” in the Hospital Authority Building. There were health talks on the early detection of kidney disease, treating renal failure with peritoneal dialysis and. haemodialysis. In addition, there were medical check up stations on blood pressure, blood sugar, urine protein and abdominal circumference.
Professional Certificate in Renal Nursing (with the Open University of Hong Kong)
Since 1991, the IDF have, in partnership with the Baptist Hospital and the Lions Kidney Educational Centre (LKCE), organised 8 certificate renal courses. At total of 412 renal nurses were trained and they are now leaders in the renal service. In 2010, the IDF and its partners had organised a Professional Certificate in Renal Nursing 2010 in conjunction with the Open University of Hong Kong. The course was very successful.
The 2011 course was started on 22 June, 2011. Click here for details
click here to download the course pamphlet
Annual Renal symposium with the Society of Physicians of Hong Kong
The IDF has, since 2006, organized an annual Nephrology Seminar for doctors. This year's symposium was held on Sunday 8 May, 2010 in the Langham Hotel, 8 Peking Road, TST, Kowloon. The theme of the symposium is Palliative Renal Care. Click here for details.
The Yau Ma Tei and Tsim Sha Tsui Heritage Trail
(The IDF heritage trail)
The Integrated Dialysis Facilities (IDF) is situated right in the heart of Yau Ma Tei 油麻地, which has a large number of heritage sites in Hong Kong. To facilitate our patients to appreciate our Hong Kong heritage in a systematic manner, we have designed two heritage trails, one north and one south of our Centre. We only choose those places that are of heritage or special interest.
Talk on the eHealth Informatics Initatives in the Private Sector in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Government is embarking on setting up a territory-wide record sharing project in Hong Kong - the ehealth record. The IDF strongly support this project as it would greatly facilitae the infromation exchange between the private and the public renal centres.
Dr C P Ho was invited to give a presentation titled ''eHR information infrastructure - the private front" in the Hospital Authority Convention on 10 May, 2010. Dr Ho described the development of the Open Source Clinic Management System of the Hong Kong Medical Assocation (the TaoYuan Project) and the building of the Integration Hub for connecting the public and the private health sectors. (the Wuhan project).
On 29 September, 2010, Dr Ho gave a lecture on 'Building a digitally connected caring society' in the Hong Kong International Computer Conference.
