Big International Turnout for 8^th Nursing Forum

More than 500 participants from over 20 countries and regions joined the 8^th Hong Kong International Nursing Forum cum 2018 International Council on Women’s Health Issues (ICOWHI) Congress that was jointly organised by the HKU School of Nursing and the School of Nursing of Johns Hopkins University on December 17 – 18, 2018.

World-renowned leaders exchanged knowledge and insights on the theme of “Holistic Care Now and into the Future: Implications for Practice, Education and Research”.

Professor Sophia Chan, Hong Kong’s Secretary of Food and Health, delivered the opening remarks and Dr Steven Cannon, HKU’s Executive Vice-President (Administration & Finance), gave opening address. Professor Patricia Davidson, Dean of School of Nursing of Johns Hopkins University delivered the welcoming address and Professor Chia-Chin Lin, Head of HKU School of Nursing, gave a vote of thanks. The renowned speakers at this highly-successful gathering are listed below, as well as the poster and oral presentation award winners.

Opening Keynote Address
The Nursing Profession in Today and World Dr Che-Hung Leong, G.B.M., G.B.S., O.B.E., J.P., Patron, The Hong Kong Academy of Nursing Limited

Grace Tien Lecture
Developing and Delivering Programmes of Useful and Usable Research: Reflections from Wound Care Professor Dame Nicky Cullum, Professor of Nursing and Head, Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, the United Kingdom

Keynote Addresses
Digital Innovations in Improving Health: Promise or Peril? Professor Antonia M Villarruel, Professor and Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, the United States Discovering the Future of Holistic Care for Older People with Intellectual Disabilities: What Ten Years of Ageing Research in Ireland is Teaching Us Professor Mary McCarron, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Professor of Ageing and Intellectual Disability, Director of the Trinity Centre for Excellence in Ageing and Intellectual Disability, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Global Non-Communicable Diseases: Challenges and Opportunities Professor Ann Kurth, Dean and the Linda Koch Lorimer Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Yale University, the United States Mothers’ Well-being When Parenting a Seriously Ill Child Professor Pamela S Hinds, Executive Director, Department of Nursing Science, Professional Practice & Quality Outcomes, William and Joanne Conway Endowed Chair, Children’s National Health System, Professor of Pediatrics, The George Washington University, the United States

Keynote Addresses

Digital Innovations in Improving Health: Promise or Peril?
Professor Antonia M Villarruel, Professor and Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, the United States
Discovering the Future of Holistic Care for Older People with Intellectual Disabilities: What Ten Years of Ageing Research in Ireland is Teaching Us
Professor Mary McCarron, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Professor of Ageing and Intellectual Disability, Director of the Trinity Centre for Excellence in Ageing and Intellectual Disability, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Global Non-Communicable Diseases: Challenges and Opportunities
Professor Ann Kurth, Dean and the Linda Koch Lorimer Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Yale University, the United States
Mothers’ Well-being When Parenting a Seriously Ill Child
Professor Pamela S Hinds, Executive Director, Department of Nursing Science, Professional Practice & Quality Outcomes, William and Joanne Conway Endowed Chair, Children’s National Health System, Professor of Pediatrics, The George Washington University, the United States

Plenary Session
#MeToo Moment: Reflections on Sexual Assault and Abuse
Speakers
Ms Linda Wong, Executive Director, RainLily, Hong Kong Dr Patrick Cheung, Consultant Pediatrician, Chairperson, Against Child Abuse, Hong Kong Dr Anna Choi, Associate Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Dr Pierre Chan, Legislative Councillor (Medical), The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong
Moderators
Dr Anne Teitelman, Associate Professor of Nursing, The University of Pennsylvania, the United States Dr Janet Wong, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Award Winners
Best Poster Awards
The Risk Factors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Hypertensive Patients Ms Mia Astridivia, National Public Center Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Indonesia Development of a Predictive Model for Diabetic Foot Ulceration Prof Ihn Sook Jeong, College of Nursing, Pusan National University, South Korea Empowering Through Experience: Nursing Students' Experience in a Simulated Ward Dr Maggie Mee-Kie Chan, School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Reliability and Validity of the Chinese Version of the Premenstrual Coping Measure Scale Ms Qi Zhang, School of Nursing, Dalian University, China
Best Poster Award for Student
The Effectiveness of Using Adventure-Based Training in Enhancing the Competency, Self-Efficacy and Resilience Among Nursing Students for Clinical Practicum Ms Sharis Wing-Gi Kwan, School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Best Poster Awards
The Effectiveness of Focus Group Discussion about the Dangers of Smoking in Active Smokers in Bogo, Kalibawang, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta Ms Pita Puji Lestari, School of Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

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Big International Turnout for 8th Nursing Forum

Big International Turnout for 8^th Nursing Forum