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Council and Committee Reports 院務委員會及其他委員會報告
Development of Sports and Exercise Medicine 運動及體育醫學的發展

With the emerging needs for development of sports and 隨着運動及體育醫學發展需求增加，醫
exercise medicine, the Task Force on Sports and Exercise 專成立運動及體育醫學專責小組。其職
Medicine (SEM) has been established. Its functions are to 能是推動運動及體育醫學的發展，並從
pursue the development of Sports and Exercise Medicine and 跨學科的角度建立相關培訓計劃的框
to establish the framework of related training programmes 架。專責小組與香港體育學院等相關組
from cross-disciplinary perspectives. The Task Force also 織合作，並提供專業意見和建議，以倡
engages relevant stakeholders such as the Hong Kong Sports 導運動及體育醫學的重要性。
Institute and offers professional opinions and suggestions for
advocacy of the importance of SEM.

Submission of Views on Government’s Proposed 就政府提出的條例草案修訂提交
Legislative Amendments 意見

While Council members have been keeping abreast of the 院務委員會委員一直密切關注政府修訂
latest progress of the legislative exercise to amend the 《輔助醫療業條例 》（第359章）容許物
Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance (Cap. 359) to 理治療師和職業治療師在無須醫生轉
enable the public to receive healthcare professional services 介的情況下直接為病人提供服務，以及
(physiotherapy and occupational therapy) directly without 容許中醫師可轉介病人予放射技師和
requiring doctors’ referrals, as well as to empower Chinese 醫務化驗師進行診斷成像檢測及化驗
Medicine Practitioners (CMPs) to directly request diagnostic 檢查的立法進程。院務委員會仍不時繼
imaging and laboratory tests for patients, the Council 續就擬議的立法修訂作討論並向政府
continues to discuss and express various concerns about the 表達各種關注。
proposed legislative amendments to the Government.

Continuous Efforts in Cultivating Professionalism 持續培養醫生及牙醫執業的道德
and Ethics in Medical and Dental Practice 倫理及專業精神

Established in 2019, the Professionalism and Ethics Committee 自2019年成立以來，專業及道德倫理委
has made significant progress. The Best Practice Guidelines 員會的工作進展良好，制訂並發佈《專
(BPG) for Expert Witnesses was formulated and promulgated. 家證人的良好作業指引》。《預設醫療指
The draft for the BPGs on Advance Directives was being 示的良好作業指引》正作最後審視，待
finalised, subject to further confirmation upon the passage of 有關條例草案通過後再作定論。
the relevant ordinance in future.

Following the promulgation of the BPG on Genetics and 隨着2023年發佈《遺傳學及基因組學的
Genomics in 2023, the Academy has been in collaboration 良好作業指引》，醫專與香港基因組中
with the Hong Kong Genome Institute and established the 心設立專為基因組醫學而設的「基因組
HKAM-HKGI Research Excellence Grants in Genomic Medicine 醫學卓越研究獎」，鼓勵有志於遺傳學
for Fellows and higher specialist trainees to apply. The grant 和基因組學發展的院士及高級專科培
aims to encourage and inspire research in genetics and 訓學員進行相關研究，藉此推動科研，
genomics, and to fuel the talent pool for Hong Kong. 培育人才。

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香港醫學專科學院 2024 年度報告