Partnering with the Hong Kong Automotive Association, HKJCDPRI organised a training "Motorsport Medicine Incident Management Course" for medical incident first responders, involved in the 2016 FIA Formula E Hong Kong Station race event held on 8 and 9 October 2016. Two identical courses were held on 24 September and 1 October 2016 with a participation of 80 medical emergency first responders.
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2016
07/09/2016
After the Haiti earthquake in Jan 2010, the WHO Pan America Health Organisation (PAHO) and partners convened the first meeting on Emergency Medical Team ("Foreign Medical Teams" at that time) in Cuba to discuss the Haiti response and concluded the need to set standards and a coordination mechanism for EMT. That was the start of the initiative.
05/09/2016
The first of a series of Emergency Medical Team (EMT) trainings in China was successfully held on the 5 – 8 September 2016 in Fuzhou, Fujian. The training was led and organized by the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHFPC) and national experts, and was supported by the World Health Organization (WHO). Representatives from the University of Manchester (UoM) and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) supported the training by developing course material and facilitating the delivery of the training. Amongst attendance were the 37 Chinese national EMTs, some of which were already WHO officially classified (i.e. Shanghai East Hospital), and some are pending classification.
02/09/2016
A newly developed Master of Public Health module on disaster response is to be delivered under the Master of Public Health programmes at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Designed for professionals and disaster and humanitarian workers with emphasis on practical applications and state-of-the-art knowledge, the module, which consists of two courses, is offered as part of postgraduate study programmes and alsoavailable as an individual short course.
The module is a joint achievement of the Collaboration Centre for Oxford University and the CUHK for Disaster and medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC) of the Faculty of Medicine of the CUHK, the Harvard University, and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI).
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2017
04/06/2017
A FREE and new Public Health Course (CMED6231) ‘Emergency Medicine for Disaster and Humanitarian Crises Responders’ (22 Jul–10 Aug 2017) organised by Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI), is now open for application.
A FREE and new Public Health Course (CMED6231) ‘Emergency Medicine for Disaster and Humanitarian Crises Responders’ (22 Jul–10 Aug 2017) organised by Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI), is now open for application.
The course is designed for health care professionals and volunteer workers who are interested in disaster medicine and humanitarian work. It attempts to merge emergency medicine and public health in the context of disaster, with an emphasis on knowledge exchange between different practitioners, hands-on training on life- and mind-saving skills, experience sharing, and reflection on the ethical and legal issues related to humanitarian work.
To be eligible for admission, candidates shall:
- comply with the HKU General Regulations;
- comply with the HKU Regulations for Taught Postgraduate Curricula;
- hold a Bachelor’s degree with honours or degrees of MBBS of HKU, or another qualification of equivalent standard or comparable institution accepted for this purpose;
- satisfy the English language requirement applicable to higher degrees as prescribed under General Regulation G2(b); and
- satisfy the examiners in a qualifying examination, if required.
To obtain course flyer and schedule. Please click the links below:
Application will be closed by 14 July 2017 and the Application Form is available at HKU MPH website: http://mph.sph.hku.hk/files/form/MPH_Form_Occasional_2017.pdf
To apply, please complete and return the Application Form to the HKU School of Public Health, titled “Re: Application form for admission as occasional students – CMED6231”, by email ([email protected]) or mail to the following address (NO NEED to send payment cheque):
G/F, Patrick Manson Building (North Wing), 7 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong
For enquiries, please contact the HKU School of Public Health Master of Public Health (MPH) Office at [email protected].
Sponsored by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust for HKJCDPRI, course fee of ‘Emergency Medicine for Disaster and Humanitarian Crises Responders’ Course will be waived by the HKU School of Public Health.
18/05/2017
The Chinese Government marked 12 May as the National Disaster and Risk Reduction Day since the devastating earthquake struck the Sichuan province of China on 12 May 2008. A series of community campaign and activities were supported by the Chinese Government, community groups and private organisations on the National Disaster and Risk Reduction Day every year.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) has always valued community disaster preparedness efforts. On the National Disaster and Risk Reduction Day 2017, the HKJCDPRI participated in the community campaign in Shenzhen city as invited by the Shenzhen Emergency Governance Society.
The Chinese Government marked 12 May as the National Disaster and Risk Reduction Day since the devastating earthquake struck the Sichuan province of China on 12 May 2008. A series of community campaign and activities were supported by the Chinese Government, community groups and private organisations on the National Disaster and Risk Reduction Day every year.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) has always valued community disaster preparedness efforts. On the National Disaster and Risk Reduction Day 2017, the HKJCDPRI participated in the community campaign in Shenzhen city as invited by the Shenzhen Emergency Governance Society.
The theme for 2017 was to reduce disaster risks in local communities and enhance response capabilities at grassroots levels. Echoing the theme, the HKJCDPRI set up an exhibition and educational booth to raise public awareness of disaster preparedness by use of Virtual Reality (VR) tools including the VR goggles and VR game-based software.
Upon donning the VR goggles, participants were totally immersed in real disaster scenes of landslides and fire accidents. The VR game-based software offered another experience for participants by allowing them to play a role in a disaster situations simulated by the software. Despite the rainy weather, the whole event attracted around 1 000 attendees.
Booth set by the HKJCDPRI to promote disaster preparedness.
Participants were immersed in disastrous scenarios with VR goggles on.
Demonstration of VR game-based software used for disaster preparedness training..
Participants showed interest in HKJCDPRI’s work in disaster preparedness awareness
16/05/2017
A study tour took place from the 8-12 May 2017, jointly co-organized by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) and University of Manchester Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI). The trip consolidated HKJCDPRI’s initial collaboration with HCRI which started last year and aimed to share skills, knowledge, and resources among the emergency response departments and to explore mutual benefits from the partnership. Participants from Hong Kong included 12 representatives from the Hospital Authority, the Department of Health, Auxiliary Medical Service, Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine, and Hong Kong Red Cross.
A study tour took place from the 8-12 May 2017, jointly co-organized by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) and University of Manchester Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI). The trip consolidated HKJCDPRI’s initial collaboration with HCRI which started last year and aimed to share skills, knowledge, and resources among the emergency response departments and to explore mutual benefits from the partnership. Participants from Hong Kong included 12 representatives from the Hospital Authority, the Department of Health, Auxiliary Medical Service, Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine, and Hong Kong Red Cross. Participants from the Mainland China included EMT representatives from the National National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China.
The tour provided opportunity for healthcare professionals from the Mainland China and Hong Kong to learn and gain insights from the UK emergency system. During the 5-day trip, the group visited various key emergency service providers in the UK, such as UK-Med (a core partner in training the UK Emergncy Medical Team), the Department of Health, the National Health Service England, Public Health England, and the Department for International Development. Participating organisations from the Mainland and Hong Kong also shared their work with the UK experts to discuss common challenges and training gaps.
The value of developing core curriculum for national Emergency Medical Team training to prepare for global deployment has been reinstated. With emerging interest and experience of the Chinese teams in deploying to support humanitarian crisis in other countries, they could contribute to the WHO in developing standards in training and EMTs set-up. The HKJCDPRI-HCRI project offers a good channel for EMTs from China including the Mainland and Hong Kong to connect with the global platform to work collaboratively for mutual benefits.
One of the visits was to the London Ambulance Service, which leads the UK national emergency medical services.
The delegates visited the warehouse where the UK EMT keeps all their deployment equipment.
The delegates observed a 3 day multi-organisational national disaster simulation exercise.
A discussion and sharing led by the UK-Med.
04/05/2017
The 20th World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) Congress was convened on 24–28 April 2017 in Toronto, with more than 900 disaster and emergency medicine professionals in attendance. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) submitted two abstracts on two trainings which incorporated virtual reality (VR) simulation elements that HKJCDPRI co-organised with the the Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists and Hong Kong Automobile Association respectively.
The 20th World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) Congress was convened on 24–28 April 2017 in Toronto, with more than 900 disaster and emergency medicine professionals in attendance. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) submitted two abstracts on two trainings which incorporated virtual reality (VR) simulation elements that HKJCDPRI co-organised with the the Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists and Hong Kong Automobile Association respectively.
Abstract #1: High fidelity simulation with the use of 360-degree VR for aeromedical training in search and rescue
Summarising “Air Crew Resuscitation Simulation Refresher Course” which is a part of regular training for the Hong Kong Government Flying Services, the presentation explored the benefits of using VR with participants wearing 360-degree goggles in search and rescue training. Besides creating an immersive environment to make the training more realistic, use of VR also allowed for consistency in training and enabled veterans experience to be effectively communicated to trainees.
Abstract #2: Use of VR in Motorsports Emergency Training
The course “Motorsport Medicine Incident Management Course” was organizsed to prepare for the first motorsport event in Hong Kong. Game-style VR was used in the training of command and control by creating scenarios that have not actually happened. The presentation stipulated that using VR enabled participants to make decisions with minimal information, as in real life. It also allowed for flexibility as the scenarios can be changed in an instance according to participants’ responses.
Pre-congress workshop: Issues related to EMT Training Agenda
Tiffany Yeung, HKJCDPRI Project Coordinator of the Emergency Medicine Teams (EMT) project with University of Manchester, was also invited to speak on the experience of conducting trainings in Mainland China in the pre-congress workshop “Issues related to EMT training agenda”. Tiffany spoke of the objectives and modes of trainings of national Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) in China, and also some of the strengths of the national EMTs, and existing training gaps.
Disaster simulation exercises are effective ways of learning to prepare healthcare professionals for real disaster response operations. As one of the HKJCDPRI’s project components, a series of simulation-based learning components will be developed to create engaging and experiential learning opportunities.
For enquires and exploration of partnership with HKJCDPRI, please contact us at [email protected] or at (852) 2871 8507.
