Primary Care Pharmacy Consortium 2023

Advancing Primary Care Pharmacy Services: Fostering Collaboration

The Primary Healthcare Blueprint provides a strategic road map for the establishment of a robust primary healthcare system, with a significant emphasis on enhancing pharmacy services in preventive care and disease management. This approach opens up immense opportunities for interprofessional collaboration and innovative models of care delivery in primary care pharmacy.

Primary Care Pharmacy Consortium:

The Primary Care Pharmacy Consortium aims to connect community service providers to exchange their experiences, and to discuss the opportunities and challenges of local primary care pharmacy services. It also seeks to facilitate networking and to foster collaborations on:

Planning, implementation and evaluation of primary care pharmacy services;
Research to guide evidence-based pharmacy practice in primary care setting;
Education to nurture the next generation of pharmacy leaders in primary care.

Event Details:

Date	9 Dec 2023 (Saturday)
Time	3pm – 5:30pm (Registration will begin at 2:30pm)
Venue	Lecture Theatre 2, 1/F, 3 Sassoon Road, Medical Campus, HKU (View map)
Language	Cantonese

Registration:

If you are interested in participating in the event, please kindly complete the online registration form:

Programme Rundown:

Time	Programme Rundown	Speaker
2:30pm – 3:00pm	Registration and Networking
3:00pm – 3:10pm	Opening Address  Knowledge Exchange and Collaborative Learning in Primary Care Pharmacy	Professor Ian Wong  Head of Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy  Lo Shiu Kwan Kan Po Ling Professor in Pharmacy, HKU
3:10pm – 3:15pm	Souvenir Presentation and Photo-taking
3:15pm – 3:20pm	Certificate Awarding Ceremony (Certificate Course in Primary Healthcare for Pharmacists) Opening Remarks	Mr Franco Cheng  Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
3:20pm – 3:35pm	Certificate Awarding Ceremony Presentation of Certificates	Professor Ian Wong  Head of Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy  Lo Shiu Kwan Kan Po Ling Professorship in Pharmacy, HKU
3:35pm – 3:55pm	Tea Break and Networking Session
3:55pm – 4:10pm	Keynote Speech (1) Primary Healthcare Blueprint and Role of Pharmacists	Mr Philip Chiu  Member, Steering Committee on Primary Healthcare Development, Health Bureau
4:10pm – 4:25pm	Keynote Speech (2) Future Direction of Public Private Partnership in Primary Care Pharmacy Services	Mr William Chui President, The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Hong Kong
4:25pm – 4:40pm	Practice Sharing (1) Minor Ailment Service in Pharmacy – Problem Solving for Different Target Groups in Community	Ms Alice Chan Pharmacist, Health In Action Community Pharmacy
4:40pm – 4:55pm	Practice Sharing (2) Empowering Community Pharmacists in Hong Kong – Potential Opportunities to Step Forward	Mr Cheng Wai Chung   Head of Pharmacy Services, Lok Sin Tong Community Pharmacy Services
4:55pm – 5:25pm	Panel Discussion Forum / Q&A The Evolving Roles of Pharmacists in Primary Care in Different Settings – Challenges and Opportunities	All Speakers Moderator: Mr Marco Lee Senior Pharmacist (Primary Care Services Development Manager), Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
5:25pm – 5:30pm	Closing Remarks	Mr Marco Lee  Senior Pharmacist (Primary Care Services Development Manager), Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
5:30pm	Networking

Public Transportation to Queen Mary Hospital

From HKU Station Exit A:

Bus: 7, 71, 90B, 91, 37B, 40, 40M, 970, 970x
Minibus: 22, 22S

Bus (Admiralty):

Bus: 37A, 40, 40M, 90B

Bus/ Minibus (Central):

Bus: 30X, 4X, 46X, 40M, 90B, 37A, 4
Minibus: 22, 22S

Bus (Kowloon):

Bus: 970, 970X, 973

Directions to Academic Building at No.3 Sassoon Road

From the Bridge Connecting Queen Mary Hospital at Pokfulam Road

1. Walk across the bridge towards Sassoon Road.

2. Entrance to HKUMed Academic Building at No. 3 Sassoon Road is located at the end of the bridge. Walk down the stairs and arrive at the 2/F of the Academic Building.

3. Enter the building and arrive at the 2/F of the Academic Building.

4. Take the staircase on the right to 1/F.

5. Arrive at 1/F and go straight to the end.

6. Arrive at Lecture Theatre 2, 1/F, Academic Building, No.3 Sassoon Road.

From the Entrance at No. 3 Sassoon Road

1. Enter the building through the entrance at No.3 Sassoon Road.

3. Arrive at 1/F and go straight to the end.

4. Arrive at Lecture Theatre 2, 1/F, Academic Building, No.3 Sassoon Road.

Parking

Visitor parking is available at the Faculty of Medicine Building located at 21 Sassoon Road (view map).

The hourly parking fee is:
- $30 Per hour (1st & 2nd hour)
- $40 Per hour (3rd hour & thereafter)
- Vehicle bearing a “Disable Person Permit” issued by the Transport Department can have a 50% discount of the overstaying charges.

For further information, please visit the HKU Estate Office Website.