CUHK organizes evening symposium on "SARS Update - A Global Perspective"
¡@¡@Latest updates in Canada, Singapore, China and Hong Kong were exchanged. Dr Tracee Treadwell from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA and Professor Zhong Nan-Shan from Guangzhou Medical College presented inperson, while Canadian experts Dr Donald Low and Dr Allison McGeer, as well as Dr Arthur Chern from Ministry of Health Singapore presented via teleconferencing. Local situations were reported by Professor David Hui Shu Cheong of Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Dr Lo Wing Lok of The Hong Kong Medical Association. ¡@¡@Over 600 healthcare professionals also join the panel discussion of the symposium, which were addressed by the speakers and Professor Yuen Kwok Yung of The University of Hong Kong, Dr Leung Pak Yin of Department of Health, Professor Fok Tai Fai, Professor Joseph Sung Jao Yiu and Professor John Tam Siu Lun of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. ¡@¡@Professor Sydney Chung Sheung Chee, Dean of Medicine of The CUHK, also the moderator of the symposium said, "The overwhelming response of the symposium truly reflected the growing concerns on SARS from the community. International collaboration and learning from different experiences in various regions will help the world fight against SARS". Caption: |