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Research & ImpactNews & EventsDr. POON Wai Kwong (潘偉剛博士)Senior Lecturer (高級講師)
Office: 6/F, School of Arts and Humanities, 136A, Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Telephone: (852) 3468 6761
Email: [email protected]Biography
Dr. Poon Wai-kwong has been serving as local undergraduate tutor for foreign universities in Hong Kong since 1996 with great recognition and has been appointed as Adjunct Assistant Professor in The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Medicine, Accident and Emergency Medicine Academy Unit since 2005. He was also being appointed as Honorary Professor for School of Nursing, Hong Kong University before. He did serve as Contract Professional Consultant for various hospitals on healthcare professional training as well as on hospital quality and safety areas. His expert areas are on emergency, disaster nursing, infection control prevention and hospital quality safety management along with nursing informatics. He has been serving as an active Auxiliary Medical Nursing Officer for Hong Kong Government Flying Services since 2002.Prior to entering academia, Dr. Poon served in Hong Kong for various Hospitals at Clinical Specialist and Administration Management level. He lasted served as Director of Nursing for Hong Kong Adventist Hospital since 2007 and served as Honorary Nursing Advisor until end of 2015. He is one of the informatics pioneers on promoting Mobility Nursing using PDA and iPad system in private Hospitals. He was in charge and built up a brand new operation theatre level floor; furthermore, he was responsible set up the only private Hospital Minimal Invasive Surgery Training Center there too. Before 2007, Dr. Poon served in Infectious Diseases Control Training Center, Hospital Authority Head Office; and seconded to the newly set up Centre for Health Protection, Infection Control Branch after the SARS era posted as Advanced Practice Nurse (Infection Control). He was responsible for Hospitals and Community Infection Control Training and Institutional outbreak control and management in Hong Kong until he stepped down for Director of Nursing in Private Hospital.
By 2007, Dr. Poon achieved his Fellow status on Health Services Executives from both Hong Kong College of Health Services Executives (FCHSE) and Australasian College of Health Service Management (FCHSM). He was also granted Fellow Status for the College of Nursing & Health Care Management
(FHKAN (Nursing & Health Care Management)) and College of Community and Public Health Nursing (FHKAN (C&PH –Occupational Health)) under Hong Kong Nursing Academy on May 2012 and May 2014 respectively. He has been serving as the President for College of Nursing & Health Care Management as well as the Council member for Hong Kong Academy of Nursing since 2020.
On 2009, Dr. Poon was appointed and served for The Nursing Council of Hong Kong as Council Member for three years; and now he is still serving as co-op member for Education Subcommittee. Besides, on that same year, he has also completed related training and earned his Legal Nurse Consultant title in Hong Kong.
On striving for informatics development in Hong Kong, he was the Council Members for Hong Kong SAR NursInfo since 2005 and now being as the Chairman of the Association since 2012; and served as Council Member for Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), (Asia Pacific) until 2014 in promoting Healthcare Informatics Management in Asia Pacific Region.
Academic and Professional Qualifications
Dip. GN, RN(Gen), MBA(IM), PhD,
CEN, CIC, E.Dip.(LNC), FACHSM,FHKCHSE, FHKAN (Nursing & Health Care Management), FHKAN(C&PH –Occupational Health),
ACLS BLS PALS Faculty ABLS ITLS BDLS ADLS InstructorEducation
PhD Doctor of Philosophy
MBA (International Management), Asia Pacific Management Institute Vancouver, Canada
FACHSM (Australasian College of Health Service Management, Australia)
FHKCHSE (College of Health Services Executives, HK)
FHKAN (Nursing & Health Care Management) / (C&PH –Occupational Health), HK Academy of Nursing
Instructor, National Disaster Life Support Foundation, USA
Faculty, BLS, ACLS & PALS American Heart Association, USA
CIC (Certification Board of Infection Control & Epidemiology, USA)
CEN (Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing, USA)
E.Dip (LNC) Executive Diploma in Legal Nurse Consultant, HK
Registered Nurse (HK & BC, Canada)
Honours and Awards
Council Member & Hong Kong SAR Representative for Disaster Rescue Subcommittee, China Medical Rescue Association
Coop Member for Education Subcommittee, HK Nursing Council
Presidents of HK College of Nursing and HealthCare Management
Council Member of HK College of Health Services Executives
Council Member for HK Private Hospital Operation Theatre Organization
Committee Member, TC Development & Support Committee, International Trauma Life Support ChapterTeaching Areas
Accident and Emergency,
Anatomy & Physiology
Disaster Nursing Management,
Infection Prevention & Control
Quality Safety & Hospital Management
Nursing Legal Practice
Simulation TrainingResearch Interests
Accident and Emergency
Nursing & Healthcare Management
Infection Prevention & Control
Life Support Skill & Training
Simulation TrainingPublications (Selected)
Editorial Committee member (2022) SEMPER PARATUS – Government Flying ServicesPoon, W.K., Leung, K., Chan, J.W.M. & Lau, B.Y.C. (2018). Virtual Reality Simulation as Human Body Learning Tool. Paper presented in the 12th International Symposium on Advances in Technology Education 2018.
Co- author for Intensive Care Course in Accident & Emergency (Revised) Book (2014) College of Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Sub-committee
Editorial Committee member (2010) Discovery -- GFS Flying Rescue Report by Cultural Press
Editorial Committee member of Disease Home Care Manual, (2008) Auxiliary Medical Services, Man Li Publication Co
Co-Author of an article titled “Prevalence of Infections in Residential Care Homes for Elderly (RCHEs) in Hong Kong” submitted to Hong Kong Medical Journal on February, 2008
Co-Author of 流感禽流感真貌 (Facts on Seasonal & Avian Influenza) 2006, Ming Pao Publication Co Ltd.
Co-author for Inter-facility Patient Transfer Core Manual, Hospital Authority (2006) ISBN962874107-1
Review Committee Member (2004) of Air and Surface Patient Transport – Core Principles and Practice, US Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association
Co-author for “Comparing distance Education and conventional education: observations from a comparative study of post-registration nurses” paper, Association for Learning Technology Journal, Volume 10 Number 1, 2002
Community/ Professional Contributions (Selected)
Life Member (2018) Association of HK Nursing Staff
Life Member (2012) of HK Society for Nursing Education Ltd.
Member (2005) Fellow Member (2007) of Australasian College of Health Service Management
Member (2005) Fellow Member (2007) Council Member (2015) of Hong Kong Health Service Executives
Founder Member of Hong Kong Emergency Nurse Association (No. A0159)
Auxiliary Medical Nursing Officer (2002) Government Flying Services, Hong Kong
Life Member (1997) Hong Kong Society For Emergency Medicine & Surgery
Assistant Supervisor (1995), Supervisor (1998) of Hong Kong Auxiliary Medical Services
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