Frontiers in Medical Education HKU 2008

Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education: "Making Doctors Human "
Participant Evaluation and Comments

I. How did you hear about this conference? (Please tick all that apply.)

II. Overall, what were your impressions of this conference? (Please tick.)

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Presentation and quality of speakers
Relevance and interest of content
Effectiveness of activities in augmenting your knowledge and interest
Duration of conference
Overall organization

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III. How useful did you find the following specific activities? (Please tick.)

1) Medical Humanities

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Plenary: i. "Making Humanities the New Frontier of Medical and Health Sciences Education " – Professor Jill Gordon
Plenary: ii. "Medical Humanities – the Gift of Understanding Suffering and the Development of Compassion " – Professor LC Chan
Discussion Group (Art of Robert Pope, SWOT analysis)

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2) Ethics and Professionalism

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Plenary: i. "Bringing Ethics and Professionalism into Medical Practice " – Professor David Rothman
Plenary: ii. "Ethics in Professional Practice " – Professor David Fang
Discussion Group (SWOT analysis)
Post-Conference Workshop ( The Hippocratic Oath – Prof David Rothman, Prof Edwin Hui)

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3) Spirituality and Health

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Plenary: i. "The ‘Return’ of Inner Wisdom: Welcoming Spirituality Back into Healthcare and Medicine " – Dr Steven Hickman
Plenary: ii. "Dedication to Preserve Dignity in End-of-Life Care – Transforming Illness and Death into a Healing Process of Becoming Whole for Patients and Family Members " – Professor Cecilia Chan
Discussion Group (SWOT analysis)
Post-Conference Workshop (Mindfulness based stress reduction – Dr Steven Hickman, Dr Rochelle Voth, Prof LC Chan)

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4. Student Debate

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"Altruism is Declining in Medical Practice "

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IV. Would you share your favourite quotation or thought relating to "Making Doctors Human "?

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Thank you for your help!