The Primary Healthcare Summit 2024, organised by the Comprehensive Primary Healthcare Collaboratory of the LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), was held on 8 & 9 November 2024. The two-day Summit, themed ‘Primary Healthcare Reform: Towards a Better Future’, brings together professionals from government, academia, healthcare, public health, nursing, technology and related fields to discuss the latest developments, challenges and opportunities in Hong Kong's primary healthcare reform, as well as to encourage cross-sector collaboration to advance the development of primary healthcare for the benefit of the community.

The Summit featured a series of forward-looking keynote speeches and panel discussions, led by industry experts. Over 800 professionals from relevant sectors around the world attended the event, engaging in in-depth exchanges. The Department of Health, Hospital Authority and Primary Healthcare Commission are key supporting organisations of the two-day Summit.

 

Through keynote speeches and panel discussions, the Summit explored a wide range of issues related to the development of primary healthcare, including the government's primary healthcare policies and new initiatives, the operation of DHCs and DHC Expresses, manpower training and human resources, and how to empower the public to manage their own health. Participants also delved into undergraduate education and professional training in primary healthcare, cross-professional collaboration, the transformation of primary healthcare in the post-pandemic era, the role of technological advancements in primary healthcare, and lessons learned from other places.