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Council and Committee Reports 院務委員會及其他委員會報告

Task Force on Laws for Healthcare Practitioners 醫療人員相關法律專責小組
Best Practice Guidelines for Expert Witnesses 專家證人的良好作業指引

A draft on ‘Best Practice Guidelines for Expert Witnesses’ has 醫專主席暨專業及道德倫理委員會聯合
been compiled by Prof. Gilberto Leung, President of the Academy 主席梁嘉傑教授，與專業及道德倫理委
and Co-Chairman of PEC, and Dr. James Chiu, Co-Chairman of 員會聯合主席暨醫療人員相關法律專責
PEC and Convenor of the Task Force on Laws for Healthcare 小組召集人趙承平醫生，共同草議了一份
Practitioners. The aim is to set out the standards, roles and 《專家證人的良好作業指引 》，旨在列舉
responsibilities of expert witnesses for the reference of those 作為專家證人的標準、角色和職責以供
who are already acting as expert witnesses and those who are 一些專家證人或有意加入行列的同業參
considering taking up that role. The draft has been approved by 考。該指引草稿已獲醫療人員相關法律
the Task Force. It will be officially published upon endorsement by 專責小組接納，並將在委員會批准後正
the PEC, tentatively in late 2023. 式發布。暫定發布時間為2023年年底。

Online Training Course for Expert Witnesses 專家證人線上培訓課程

An online training course for expert witnesses organised by the 在香港大學醫學倫理與法律研究中心、
Task Force on Laws for Healthcare Practitioners under the PEC, 香港大律師公會、香港訟辯培訓學會、香
with support from the Centre for Medical Ethics and Law of 港律師會及醫療保障協會的支持下，委員
The University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Bar Association, 會轄下的醫療人員相關法律專責小組於
the Hong Kong Advocacy Training Council, the Law Society of 2022年10月5日成功推出專家證人線上培
Hong Kong and the Medical Protection Society, was successfully 訓課程。課程目的是提升專家證人的水
launched on 5 October 2022. The purpose is to improve the 準，並鼓勵受過特別訓練的院士擔任醫療
standards of expert witnesses and to encourage Fellows to 和人身受傷個案的專家證人。目前已有超
serve as expert witnesses in healthcare and personal injury 過一百六十名院士和專科培訓學員報名
cases after receiving structured training. Currently, there are over 參加，當中五十多位已成功修畢課程並將
160 registrants, and more than 50 of them have successfully 獲頒發證書。
completed the course. Certificates will be issued to them.

Webinar on Concept, Scope and Applicability of Medical 網絡研討會：監護委員會發布的醫療
Guidelines issued by the Guardianship Board 指南的概念、範圍和適用性

The Task Force on Laws for Healthcare Practitioners under the 委員會轄下的醫療人員相關法律專責小
PEC organised a webinar on ‘Concept, Scope and Applicability 組與監護委員會聯合舉辦了一場關於「監
of Medical Guidelines issued by the Guardianship Board’, in 護委員會發布的醫療指南的概念、範圍
collaboration with the Guardianship Board. The aim is to provide 和適用性」的網絡研討會，旨在向醫專院
Academy Fellows, specialist trainees, general practitioners, and 士、專科培訓學員、普通科醫生及其他醫
other healthcare professionals with essential information on the 療專業人員提供有關監護委員會發布的
concept, scope and applicability of the revised Medical Guidelines 修訂版醫療指南的概念、範圍和適用性
issued by the Guardianship Board. It was successfully held 的重要資訊。研討會已於2022年10月12日
on 12 October 2022, with around 150 attendees from various 順利舉行，約有一百五十名來自各專科
specialties. 的參加者出席。

Webinar on Medical Manslaughter: An Overview and Case 網絡研討會：醫療誤殺：概述和案例
Studies 研究
A webinar on ‘Medical Manslaughter: An Overview and Case 委員會轄下的醫療人員相關法律專責小
Studies’ was co-organised by the Task Force on Laws for 組與香港大學醫學倫理與法律研究中心
Healthcare Practitioners and Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, 共同舉辦了一場關於「醫療誤殺：概述和
The University of Hong Kong. This webinar aims at clarifying the 案例研究」的網絡研討會。該研討會旨在
legal rules and principles regarding ‘medical manslaughter’ (i.e., 通過討論香港和英國相關案例，闡明有
Gross Negligence Manslaughter in a medical context) through 關重大醫療過失導致誤殺的法律規則和
the discussion of relevant cases in Hong Kong and the United 原則。研討會已於2023年2月4日成功舉
Kingdom. It was successfully held on 4 February 2023, with over 行，吸引了超過一千名來自各專科及醫
1,000 attendees from various specialties and medical fields. 療業界的參加者。

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