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Prof. Sylvia FUNG
Professor | Major Coordinator, Health Service Management
 
Contact Information
Office : KPC 1803
Tel : 3190 6698
Email : [email protected]
Registered Nurse, Registered Midwife,
Nurse Teacher
Fellow of Australian & HK College of Health Services Executives
Fellow of American Academy of Nursing
Dip (Health Ed); MBA, MSc (Health Mgt), Hon. D(Health Sciences)
 
Sylvia is the ex-Chief Nurse of Hospital Authority (HA) taking charge of 21,000 nurses. Sylvia is a leader in many professional associations and government consultative committees locally and internationally. She is now the President of Hong Kong Midwives Association, Vice-president of the Provisional Hong Kong Academy of Nursing and member of the Elderly Commission. She has acted as the Asia Pacific representative of the International Confederation of Midwives, and is now the deputy chairman for international affairs of the Chinese Nursing Association, as well as the Observer Trustee of the Commission for Foreign Nursing Graduates in the United States.
 
Sylvia was awarded the Outstanding Staff and Outstanding Contributor of HA in 2004 and 2012 respectively for her exemplary performance. In 2005, she was awarded the prestigious Florence Nightingale Medal by the International Red Cross for her commitment and contribution to nursing services and mankind. In 2013, she was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star Medal by the Hong Kong SAR Government for her dedicated services to the healthcare of Hong Kong.
 
Representative Publications / Projects :
(1) FITZPATRICK J., PORTER, C., FUNG, S., CHAN, S., TIWARI, A., “Academic service partnership model : Improving quality care and nurse involvement in acute care hospitals”, Presentation Paper, Congress of International Council of Nurses, May 2013
 
(2) LEE. D.T.F., CHAIR, S.Y., FUNG, S., (2013). A qualitative study on the roles and responsibilities of nurse consultants in Hong Kong.
 
(3) CHAN, C.W.H., CHAN, D., FUNG, S., (2013). The impact on patient health and service outcomes of introducing nurse consultants : a historically matched controlled study.
 
(4) CHAN, E.A., JONES, A., FUNG, S., WU, S.C., (2012). Nurses’ Perception off time availability in patient communication in Hong Kong.
 
(5) FUNG, S., (2013). Building Magnetism in Hospital – Local Perspective, Presentation Paper, Hospital Authority Convention.
 
(6) FUNG, S., “Nursing Career Planning – What, When & How”, Presentation Paper, Hospital Authority Convention, May 2010.
 
Teaching Areas:
Quality and risk management in healthcare; Healthcare system and health policy; Human resources management in heallthcare
 
Research Interests:
Competence and Workforce Management in Healthcare;


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