Symposium Information

June 16 & June 17, 2006
Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, Faculty of Medicine Building, 21

Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

A 2-day International Symposium on "Hong Kong's Health System: Reflections, Perspectives and Visions" will be organized by the Medical and Health Research Network (MHRN) of the University of Hong Kong to celebrate a book launch of the same name, and to explore, discuss and debate various policy options on the eve of the 2006 health care reform exercise in Hong Kong.

The major objective of the International Symposium is to provide an evidence-based platform for the open exchange of experience and views on how best to achieve a sustainable, equitable and efficient health care system for better population health in Hong Kong. The Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food has been invited to deliver the opening keynote and world leaders in health system change and development are scheduled to deliver plenary addresses for each of the four main themes as follows:

• Forces of health system change
• Organizing and managing health care
• Improving quality of care
• Financing health care

Following each plenary, a panel of local experts will make a short presentation to contextualize the thematic content and to outline their views, followed by an interactive forum discussion open to the floor.

The conference aims to provide an opportunity for students, academics, health care professionals, government officials, politicians, and the general public to better understand the context of Hong Kong's health care system and the need for change.