Forum aims to improve healthcare training and education

The 27th Sino-Luso International Medical Forum will be taking place in Macau from October 9 to 11. The forum addresses medical education and training in Macau and is entitled “Optimizing Macau’s Graduate Medical Education”.
According to a press release issued by the organizers, the purpose of the forum is to aid the region’s frontline medical providers with the best training, by allowing healthcare professionals to share and learn the best practices, meet with experts face-to-face, and cultivate international connections in the field.
The three-day event will include keynote presentations, plenaries, workshops, scientific symposiums, and the chance to network with nearly 500 health care professionals discussing new ideas in medical education.
Dr Manson Fok, president of the Sino-Luso Medical Forum, said that the forum “will be developed in close partnership with regional strategic partners from Hong Kong, Greater China, the United Kingdom, USA and Australia.” He added, “Macau is now on the verge of consolidating the medical education and training sectors,” and “we are thrilled and looking forward to [the] exchange of these experiences and innovations at this forum.”
Among the speakers at the forum will be Dr Leonie Watterson, the director of Skils Centre, Faculty of Medicine, from the University of Sydney. She will speak about the changing environment within health care services internationally, and will discuss innovations within medical education and training in Australia.
Other keynote speakers will include Dr Qianzhu Liu, an expert from Beijing, who will discuss her experiences working with the British Medical Association’s BMJ and their digital solutions for health care improvement. Lastly, the lineup includes Dr Huili Che, who will speak about ethical and effective medical publications.
Workshops will also be held for both nurses and physicians at the Centre for Excellence at the Faculty of Health Science on the campus of the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST).
The Sino-Luso International Medical Forum was launched in May 2011 and has reportedly trained over 5,000 local and regional doctors and nurses. Staff Reporter