First of its kind in Hong Kong, the Annual Conference on Disaster Preparedness and Response (ACDPR) 2015: “From Community to Emergency Room” took place in Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building from 30 October to 1 November 2015. Co-organised by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) and the Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine (HKCEM), the event gathered 61 speakers and over 300 participants from different countries and regions across the world, including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, the Philippines, United Kingdom and the United States.

Government representatives, medical specialists, healthcare professionals, and non-governmental organisation (NGO) practitioners, academics working in the field of disaster preparedness and response met at the ACDPR 2015 to discuss disaster and emergency medicine related policies, best practices, and innovations.  The 3-day conference provided an opportunity for experts across sectors to exchange experiences and update on a wide variety of disaster management and emergency medicine related topics.

The Organising Committee believed that disaster preparedness and response should be a collective effort across a wide range of stakeholders and ACDPR was to provide a valuable platform for knowledge exchange and communication..

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