Children’s Palliative Care Foundation Officially Established / Exchange of Information through Children’s Palliative Care Symposium
Since 1999, the children’s palliative care team of Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF) has been providing 24/7 palliative and home care services such as symptoms relief, emotional support and bereavement care to young patients with advanced cancer. In launching a pilot project to provide palliative home care services to non-cancer patients with life-threatening and life-limiting illnesses in 2011, we are aware that these patients have even greater needs for palliative home care support. Hence, the Children’s Palliative Care Foundation (CPCF), an entity owned by CCF was established this year to provide quality palliative and home care services not only to child cancer patients but also to non-cancer seriously ill patients.
A Children’s Palliative Care Symposium 2018 was held at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on October 14 with an aim to bring together interested parties from local and overseas together with parents of children with life-limiting illness to have an open dialogue, under one roof, to exchange and discuss the current situation and challenges of children’s palliative care in Hong Kong.
Presentations of guest speakers are provided below:
Children’s Palliative Care Symposium 2018 (Morning session)
Guest Speaker |
Topic |
Ms Molin Lin Professional Services Manager Children’s Palliative Care Foundation |
CCF Celebrates 19 years of Pioneering Children’s Palliative Care Service (CPC): Our Service Model |
Mr Benson Cheung Governor Children’s Cancer Foundation |
Parent's Reflection |
Professor Julia Downing Chief Executive of International Children’s Palliative Care Network |
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- Professor Li Chi-kong Chairman of The Hong Kong Society of Children’s Palliative Care - Dr Man Sze-shun Associate Consultant, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Tuen Mun Hospital |
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Ms Chan Yin-ling Advanced Practice Nurse Neonatal Intensive Care Unit United Christian Hospital |
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Professor Julia Downing Chief Executive of International Children’s Palliative Care Network |
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Children’s Palliative Care Symposium 2018 (Afternoon session) (Chinese Only)
Guest Speaker |
Topic |
Dr Stephen Chan Council Member of The Hong Kong Society of Children’s Palliative Care |
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Ms Shum Siu-fong Chairperson of The Hong Kong Special Schools Council |
Current Situations and Challenges of Special Schools in Hong Kong |
Dr Sham Kwan-ho Associate Consultant of Psychiatry Department United Christian Hospital |