Nursing Informatics Symposium
Enhanced Care Delivery through IT
Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 9:30-16:30 (registration opens at 9:00)
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
Featured Speakers
Mr Eric CHAN
Principal Nursing Officer, Hong Kong Hospital Authority
Hong Kong SAR
Dr Polun CHANG, PhD
Associate Professor, Institue of Biomedical Informatics, National Yang-Ming University
Taiwan
Prof Joanne CHUNG, RN, PhD
Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong SAR
Ms RC FENG, RN, MS
Deputy Director, Nursing Department,
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Research and Education Committee
Chair,
Taiwan Nursing Informatics Association
Board Member, Taiwan Nursing Association
Taiwan
Ms Rosemary KENNEDY, MBA, RN
Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, Siemens Medical Solutions
United States
Dr Jeongeun KIM, PhD
Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Seoul National University
Republic of Korea
Ms SC LU, RN, MS
Deputy Director, Nursing Department, Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Board Member, Taiwan Association for Healthcare Quality
Taiwan
Hospital Tour:
A Patient’s Journey: Follow the journey of a patient admitted to PYNEH from the emergency room and admissions office to the patient care ward and finally to radiology and the pharmacy. See how IT has improved workflow efficiency and minimized patient waiting time to maximize patient cared.
Programme Outline
| 9:00-9:30 | Registration & Refreshments |
| 9:30-10:00 | Welcome Address: Dr Eric CHAN, Principal Nursing Officer, Hong Kong Hospital Authority |
| 10:00-11:00 | Innovation of Primary Healthcare - Professor Joanne CHUNG,
Associate Head, School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University In an effort to provide seniors with easily accessible healthcare service without limiting their mobility, the first Mobile Integrative Health Centre (MIHC) in Hong Kong was launched in January 2008. In this session, Prof Chung will to implementation and discuss the impact of the MIHC on Hong Kong’s senior population in this session. |
| 11:00-11:15 | break |
| 11:15-12:15 | Designing Clinical Documentation to Improve Workflow and Safety - Ms Rosemary Kennedy, MBA, RN,
Chief Nursing Officer, Siemens The implementation of a knowledge driven and easy to use documentation solution is challenging. This presentation explores a model for designing clinical documentation so it enhances workflow, streamlines communication, improves decision support, and increases patient safety. A framework that can be generalized to a variety of settings will be presented. |
| 12:15-13:15 | Nursing Informaticians Hospital Tour: A Patient's Journey at PYNEH Emergency Room Admission Office Patient Wards Radiology and/or Pharmacy |
| 13:15-14:15 | Lunch |
| 14:15-15:15 | Patient Safety Improvement through IT: Front line of Defense by Informatics Nurses - Dr Jeonguen KIM, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Seoul National University Nurses are the gatekeepers of Patient Safety standing at the frontline of defense. In her session, Dr Kim will focus on the role of Informatics to improve the quality of patient-centered care by adopting beside and ubiquitous technology. |
| 15.15-15:30 | break |
| 15:30-16:30 | From the Taiwan NI Development Experience to Our Perspective on NI in Greater China
Dr Polun CHANG, PhD, Associate Professor, Institue of Biomedical Informatics, National Yang-Ming University Ms SC LU, RN, MS, Deputy Director, Nursing Department, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Border Member, Taiwan Association for Healthcare Quality Ms RC FENG, RN, MS, Deputy Director, Nursing Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Research and Education Committee Chair, Taiwan Nursing Informatics Association, Board Member, Taiwan Nursing Association In their sessions, Dr Chang and Nurses Lu and Feng will highlight the Taiwanese market for and experience with nursing informatics within the international HIT community. They will also discuss the future of nursing informatics in Taiwan and Greater China as a result of the unique relationship between the two countries. |
| 16:30-17:30 | Travel to Hong Kong Convention Centre |
| 17:30-19:30 | Opening Reception - Hong Kong Convention Centre |
