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The Department of Emergency Medicine (DoEM) aims to attract the best minds and hearts to pioneer cutting edge initiatives in clinical service, education and research.

30/09/2026

Let's learn more about air medical service from Prof. Arthur Cheung!😆😆😆

September 13, 2026 is World Sepsis Day. The Department of Emergency Medicine at HKUMed has been advancing sepsis care th...
13/09/2026

September 13, 2026 is World Sepsis Day. The Department of Emergency Medicine at HKUMed has been advancing sepsis care through research.

Prof Timothy Rainer is running multicentre randomised controlled trials to improve appropriate antibiotic use in patients with post-cancer treatment fever and evaluate the roles of steroid in community-acquired respiratory infections.

Prof Rex Lam has completed a pilot trial to evaluate sepsis bundle care that is guided by NEWS2 (an early warning score) and is running another trial to evaluate rapid molecular diagnosis of respiratory infections in the emergency department.

Using large-scale local data from over 15,000 hospital patients with viral sepsis, Prof Abraham Wai has demonstrated that antiviral treatments are linked to lower hospital death rates and shorter hospital stays.

We thank our patient participants and emergency department colleagues for their tremendous contributions to the global effort of fighting sepsis.

📢 Publication AnnouncementWe are pleased to announce that Professor Esther Chan’s team's from HKU’s Department of Pharma...
13/08/2026

📢 Publication Announcement
We are pleased to announce that Professor Esther Chan’s team's from HKU’s Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy has published, "Real-World Effectiveness and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Mitral Stenosis: A Target Trial Emulation," in Annals of Internal Medicine — a leading peer-reviewed medical journal distributed to over 163,000 American College of Physicians members and read by clinicians and researchers worldwide. Professor Rainer from the Department of Emergency Medicine was honoured to collaborate in the project and to play a part in its success.

This study employs a target trial emulation framework to generate real-world evidence on anticoagulation strategies for patients with atrial fibrillation and coexisting mitral stenosis, addressing a critical gap in current clinical evidence where randomised trial data remain limited.
The findings contribute meaningfully to informed clinical decision-making and patient safety in cardiovascular medicine.

🔗 Access the article: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-04740

We congratulate Prof. Chan, Prof. Rainer and all the authors on this significant achievement.

23/06/2026

This week I have been in Hong Kong representing Outreach Rescue ® at the three day International Symposium on Emergency Response and Aeromedical Services. A major part of the visit was the signing of an MoU between Outreach Rescue and the Hong Kong SAR Government. We already have a 12 year relation...

23/06/2026

Austrian innovation goes Asia - shaping the future of air rescue beyond borders. NoxAvis Tech Solutions was honoured to participate in the inaugural International Symposium on Emergency Response and Aeromedical Services ( ) in Hong Kong, hosted by the Government Flying Service Hong Kong. The s...

Professor Abraham Wai, Clinical Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine, has been awarded Fellowship through Distincti...
16/06/2026

Professor Abraham Wai, Clinical Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine, has been awarded Fellowship through Distinction from the Faculty of Public Health, UK, in recognition of his work in public health service and research. This honour highlights our department’s growing role in linking emergency care with population health and service improvement.

Over the past years, Professor Wai has helped build an evidence base that informs how health systems prepare for surges, protect vulnerable groups, and redesign emergency services. His research and collaborations have brought our department into closer partnership with colleagues across hospitals, universities, and the wider community.

We are delighted to celebrate this milestone with him. It reflects not only his dedication, but also the shared efforts of our team to improve care at the bedside and at the system level.

The 50th Hong Kong Sevens Tournament was held from 17 – 19 April 2026, Hong Kong hosted the first leg of the three round...
27/04/2026

The 50th Hong Kong Sevens Tournament was held from 17 – 19 April 2026, Hong Kong hosted the first leg of the three round Rugby Sevens World Championship. The University of Hong Kong’s Department of Emergency Medicine and Gleneagles Hospital were well represented. Professor Timothy Rainer was the Tournament Medical Director and Match Day Doctor providing Head Injury Assessment (HIA) services at the Pitchside and in the HIA room. Professor Arthur Cheung was the Event Doctor of the Medical Team providing immediate medical care for players in the medical room. Apart from the common injuries like facial laceration, rib or shoulder contusion and knee sprain, there was significant trauma like fracture dislocation of anklesrequiring urgent transportation to designated hospital for operation.

The Hong Kong Sevens International Sports Medicine Conference was held on 14th and 15th April 2026 in the Kai Tak Sports...
23/04/2026

The Hong Kong Sevens International Sports Medicine Conference was held on 14th and 15th April 2026 in the Kai Tak Sports Park. Professor Timothy Rainer was the moderator on the track: INJURY MANAGEMENT: RETURN-TO-PLAY & PERFORMANCE. The conference also covered hot topics in sports, e.g. female athlete health and performance; brain health for athletes. Several workshops provided interactive discussions on female health in sports, head injury assessment and hands-on sessions for sports taping.

Sim Wars 2026 Final Round Briefing
17/04/2026

Sim Wars 2026 Final Round Briefing


We are delighted that the CCCH9057: Shaping Health in China Lunchtime Seminar was a great success, with around 200 parti...
26/03/2026

We are delighted that the CCCH9057: Shaping Health in China Lunchtime Seminar was a great success, with around 200 participants joining us both in person and online. Through the insightful sharing and engaging discussion, the audience gained valuable perspectives on China’s 15th Five-Year Plan and its implications for the Greater Bay Area and Hong Kong.

Our sincere thanks to Mr. Gordon Lam, Deputy to the National People’s Congress, for his inspiring talk; to Dr. Jack Tsao, Associate Director and Senior Lecturer of the HKU Common Core Office, for his support and presence; and to Professor Abraham Wai for moderating and hosting the seminar. Thank you all for joining us!

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