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Chapter V. Embracing the Modern Age

Training Trauma Surgeons

Across the Border

The Department has played an programme is now mandatory for trainees
instrumental role in improving in specialities that care for patients with
postgraduate training in trauma care in acute surgical conditions.
Hong Kong. Professor Lo Chung-Mau
brought it to Shenzhen. In 2016, the programme was brought
to Mainland China with the support of
Until the late 1990s, trauma care for Professor Gilberto Leung, then Region
patients in Hong Kong was rudimentary, XVI Chief (Asia-Australasia) of the ATLS
with suboptimal outcomes. But that programme. A translated manual and
started to change after Professor John inaugural course delivered entirely in
Wong established a Hong Kong Chapter Putonghua was provided at The University
of the American College of Surgeons of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital to an
(ACS) in 1995 which, together with initial group of 16 candidates from four
the Department, introduced the ACS different provinces, and in attendance
programme, Advanced Trauma Life were Professor Ronald V Maier, First
Support (ATLS®). This proved to be a Vice-President of the American College
game-changer. of Surgeons, and Professor Lo Chung-
Mau. Several of the students subsequently
Thousands of Hong Kong doctors and took part in the first ATLS® instructor
nurses have been trained in the ATLS® course in Putonghua, equipping them to
programme to deliver surgical trauma train others on the Mainland in advanced
care to international standards. The trauma care.

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