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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1992

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR FAMILY MEDICINE OPENS

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THE SETTING UP OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR MEDICINE MARKS A CHANGE THAT WILL HAVE IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS FOR DELIVERY OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TO HONG KONG PEOPLE TO MEET WITH RAPIDLY CHANGING HEALTH CARE SCENE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.

FAMILY

THE

THE

THIS WAS STATED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY PROFESSOR DAVID TODD AT OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CENTRE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

THE

PROFESSOR TODD SAID THE CENTRE WAS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE IN HONG KONG.

"IT IS IN KEEPING WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE HONG KONG ACADEMY OF MEDICINE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TO ESTABLISH POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE/HEALTH CENTRES FOR DOCTORS AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS LARGE OUT-PATIENTS' POLYCLINICS," HE SAID.

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HE WAS PLEASED TO LEARN THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAD IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS' TIME SET UP THE CENTRE AND STARTED THE MUCH-NEEDED TRAINING PROGRAMME.

COMMITMENT

"THIS CENTRE NOT ONLY DEMONSTRATES THE DEPARTMENT'S TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF SERVICE AT GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINICS BUT ALSO THE RECOGNITION OF THE NEED TO BUILD UP A POOL OF QUALITY FAMILY PHYSICIANS TO ACHIEVE THIS, PROFESSOR TODD SAID.

HE POINTED OUT THAT TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN MEDICINE WOULD

OF DIRECTION TAKE ON A NEW SENSE

WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.

THE

AND

NETWORK WITH OF EXCHANGE ΤΟ COMPLEMENT ONE OF QUALITY FAMILY

HE HOPED SUCH CENTRES WOULD REINFORCE LINKS

FACILITATE ACADEMY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO

AS SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AS WELL ANOTHER AND TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE IMPROVEMENT MEDICINE.

OF ON COMPLETION

THE TRAINING, THE DOCTORS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED FOR PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE AND CO-ORDINATED CARE TO

THEIR

COMMUNITY

INDIVIDUALS

THE

HAVE WILL

QUALITY, HIGH

AND FAMILIES IN SETTING, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON ILLNESS

PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION,

/ALSO SPEAKING