• J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother · Jan 2003

    Pain relief and palliative care in Hong Kong.

    • Mau Kwong Michael Sham.
    • Nam Long Hospital, 30 Nam Long Shan Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong SAR, China. shammk@ha.org.hk
    • J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2003 Jan 1; 17 (3-4): 65-73; discussion 75-6.

    AbstractPalliative care started in Hong Kong in 1982. It gradually established an increasingly important role in cancer care. Hong Kong is fortunate because analgesic drugs and expertise from various disciplines and specialties in pain management are readily available. A holistic approach to pain management has been adopted; various dimensions of pain are assessed and managed, and outcomes evaluated. Despite efforts in public education, patient-related barriers to pain management still exist, and it is important that misconceptions of patients be corrected. To promote the quality of palliative care and pain management, efforts have been made to provide training of healthcare professionals, and on formation of professional societies for palliative care doctors and nurses. In Hong Kong, palliative medicine achieved medical specialty status in 1998, with a curriculum and a structured training program designed for doctors interested in this field. Efforts are underway to further improve palliative care and pain management in Hong Kong through the formation of consultative teams in general hospitals, enhanced liaison with nursing homes, and possibly by redefining the role of traditional Chinese medicine in pain management.

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