SARS A Decade On: A Conference for the Health Professionals

The outbreak of SARS 10 years ago has raised public crisis consciousness towards prevention of infectious diseases. The Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID) and The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care of the Faculty of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong jointly organized the 'SARS A Decade On: A Conference for the Health Professionals' to address the positive aspects on the prevention of infectious diseases that SARS has brought to Hong Kong and other countries. The conference provided an opportunity for health professionals to review the SARS experience and improved infectious disease preparedness. Renowned speakers from mainland China, the UK, Singapore, Canada, Hong Kong and the World Health Organization (WHO), who were involved in the battle against SARS in 2003, shared their experience and views on various challenging aspects.