Welcome Message

The Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong is very pleased to welcome friends and colleagues to the 2015 Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education Conference addressing the very topical theme of "Learner Wellbeing Across the Continuum". The 2-day conference will be held from November 27-28, 2015 (Friday and Saturday) at the medical campus at HKU and will feature stimulating plenary sessions, panel discussions, workshops and free paper presentations.

Conference overview: "Learner Wellbeing Across the Continuum"

Medical, health sciences and health profession students are known to have a high prevalence of distress and poor mental quality of life including sleep deprivation, anxiety, and feelings of social isolation. Such distress in students can impair academic achievement, potentially leading to academic dishonesty, and other adverse outcomes such as substance abuse, decline in physical health and poor self-care. In the longer term, future training, employment prospects and ultimately patient quality of care may be affected. Conversely, good quality of life and student wellbeing has been positively correlated with better academic achievement. To enable students to attain their learning potential, these issues need to be recognized, evaluated, and appropriate interventions put in place to support the learner in difficulty. The focus of this year's Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education conference is to address student wellbeing: achieving better balance between academic and personal responsibilities, supporting students through educational and career transitions, and preparing students for future practice.

Abstract Submission: September 30, 2015
Early Bird Online Payment and Registration: October 31, 2015^*

^*Online registration and payment by credit card will be available until October 31, 2015.
Limited on-site registration will be available on November 27 and 28 but must be paid by cash in Hong Kong dollars.