International Nurses Day Celebration cum Seminar
May 12th is International Nurses Day and celebrated worldwide in honour of Florence Nightingale’s birth. This year’s theme, “Our Nurses. Our Future.”, was announced by the International Council of Nurses and embraced by Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster and the School of Nursing, who joined forces to mark this important day with an event attended by more than 350 in-person and online participants.
The International Nurses Day Celebration cum Seminar that they organised provided a platform for participants to revisit the challenges faced by the nursing profession and look ahead to future opportunities. A light-up ceremony led by Dr Theresa Li Mun-pik, Cluster Chief Executive, Ms Jane Chan Lai-hung, Cluster General Manager (Nursing) of Hong Kong West Cluster, Professor Chia-Chin Lin, Director of the School of Nursing, and Professor Sophia Chan Siu-chee, Senior Advisor to President’s Office. Professor Chan was also the keynote speaker and she spoke on “Reflections of Florence Nightingale’s Legacy: Nurses’ Contributions During and Beyond the Pandemic.” Ms Wong Shuk-ching, Senior Nursing Officer (ICT) from Hong Kong West Cluster, also gave a talk on “Emerging Infectious Diseases Pose a Great Challenge to Our Healthcare System”. Back