Following the announcement by the Chief Executive in his 2024 Policy Address that a professional platform should be established for developing evidence-based clinical guidelines and protocols as well as devising service quality and efficiency standards for the public and private healthcare sectors, the Academy was commissioned by the Government to assist in the setting up of the Institute for Medical Advancement and Clinical Excellence (IMACE). With funding support from the Government, the IMACE was officially inaugurated on 8 May 2025 with an office situated in Wong Chuk Hang and a small team of staff formed under the Academy’s Secretariat. The initiative brings together expertise from across Hong Kong’s healthcare sector, including public and private institutions, to improve patient care and promote medical innovation.
Governance
Led by a Governing Board comprising representatives from seven founding institutions, namely the Academy, the Department of Health, the Hospital Authority, the Primary Healthcare Commission, the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Private Hospitals Association, the IMACE operates under the convenorship of Professor Gilberto Leung and the Academy provides secretarial support to facilitate IMACE’s work.
Key Focus Areas
- Clinical Guidelines
- Developing recommendations for disease screening, diagnosis, treatment, and management of various diseases
- Evaluating medical treatment options, including drugs, devices, and technologies
- Quality Standards
- Establishing benchmarks for healthcare service quality and efficiency
- Supporting transparent and accountable practices
- Collaboration & Education
- Facilitating knowledge exchange among healthcare professionals
- Promoting public understanding of evidence-based medicine
For more details about the IMACE, please visit the official website at www.imace.org.hk.