Footprints on the Way to Our College
Nursing leaders in critical care nursing present
in the kick-off ceremony of the temporary office for the Hong Kong
Academy of Nursing (HKAN) Preparatory Committee at PMH in June 2008.
In April 2009, a group of ICU nurses met the Fullbright
Scholar Prof. Tanya Whitehead from USA for the first time. In the
meeting, we learned about the APRN consensus model & nursing
accreditation system in USA and exchanged ideas on designing our
own model for the future of Hong Kong.
Prof. Whitehead had dinner meeting with local leaders
in critical care nursing in another occasion in April 2009.
On 10 October 2009, nurses from various specialties
gathered together to discuss the issues about categorization of
colleges in the future Academy of Nursing.
In Prof. Whitehead's second visit to Hong Kong
last December, series of open workshop were held on college certificate
examination setting, programme development & evaluation and accreditation
application procedures. Dr. CH Leong and Prof. Raymond Liang, President
of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine also joined us for the farewell
dinner before Prof. Whitehead left Hong Kong.
Photograph of the group with Prof. Gabriel Leung,
the Under Secretary for Food & Health, who was also invited to the
farewell dinner in seeking government's support for the HKAN.
Prof. Whitehead concluded her December trip to
Hong Kong with representatives from various local nursing organizations
in a wrap-up meeting. Timetable for establishment of the HKAN was
outlined in that meeting.
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