Community Rehabilitation and Primary Healthcare Working Group (C&PWG)

Community Rehabilitation and Primary Healthcare Working Group (C&PWG) is a new Working Group of HKPA endeavours to translate contemporary rehabilitation models, approaches, concepts and research findings into the management of non-communicable diseases, health risk factors, and age-related health/biological declines for healthy and special populations in the community care context.

With aging population and growing numbers of non-hospitalised survivors of childhood- and adult-onset chronic conditions, awareness of the importance of CBR and PHC among government policy makers has been raised and increasingly more new initiatives will be launched. It’s time to strengthen connections among physiotherapists serving in the community, encompassing NGO, private, HA and the government sectors.

The objectives of the C&PWG are three folds:

to advocate cross-sector and cross-NGO service alignment, coordination and collaboration;
to improve public’s and academic’s awareness and accessibility to community PT services;
to promote specialty in CBR and PHC for professional growth among PTs;

And the ultimate goal is professional and image enhancement of community PT practitioners for attracting and retaining talents in related fields.

Deliverables of the WG in the first 2 years are:

to build user-friendly community PT service directories in the new HKPA website for easy searching by the public of the available PT services in the social sector;
to collaborate with local academic and training institutes for developing relevant professional trainings for physiotherapists working in the community context;
to advocate a continuum of care through Public-Private Partnership (PPP), Medial-Social Collaboration (MSC), and inter-NGO referrals.

Honorary Advisor	Prof. LEUNG Siu Lun, Arran	Caritas Institute of Higher Education, BSc(Hons)PT
	Dr NGAI Pui Ching, Shirley	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, BSc(Hons)PT
	Prof. SZETO Pui Yuk, Grace	Tung Wah College, BSC(Hons)PT
	Prof. TSANG Wai Nam, William	Hong Kong Metropolitan University, BSc(Hons)PT
	Dr WONG Yuk Lok, Arnold	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, MPT
Chairperson	Dr SU Yuen Wang, Ivan	SAHK
Vice-chairperson	Mr WONG Kwok Cheong, George	The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation
Secretary	Mr AU YEUNG Kin, Kenneth	Healing Hands Physiotherapy Centre
Treasurer	Ms WO Chung Ching, Candy	Haven of Hope Christian Service
	Mr CHAN Kin Tung, Francis	Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council
Member	Mr CHAN Wai Hung, Rex	The Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society Kowloon
	Mr Lee Siu Hei, Cyrus	The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong
	Mr LO King Yuen, Felix	Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Community Services
	Ms CHOW Pui Yee, Tiffany	The Hong Kong Society for the Aged
	Ms KWONG Chi Ming, Amy	Pok Oi Hospital Social Services
	Mr LAM Wai Shun, Wilson	Hong Kong Society for the Blind
	Dr LAU Sau Ying, Jamie	Kwai Tsing Safe Community and Healthy City Association
	Mr LI Tung Yue, Kevin	Department of Health
	Ms LI Lai Shan	The Salvation Army
	Ms NG Yuk Mun	The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation
	Mr SIT Wai Man, Raymond	Yan Chai Hospital Social Service Department
	Mr SO Kin Kan, Vincent	Heep Hong Society
	Ms WONG Ming Wai, Maggie	Methodist Centre
	Mr WONG Siu Keung, Ken	Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service
	Mr YEUNG Kin Ka, Tom	The Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council