Demarcation or Integration?: Improving Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine Use in Hong Kong
Grant Data
Project Title
Demarcation or Integration?: Improving Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine Use in Hong Kong
Principal Investigator
Dr Tian, Xiaoli
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Duration
15
Start Date
2016-11-05
Amount
347240
Conference Title
Demarcation or Integration?: Improving Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine Use in Hong Kong
Presentation Title
Keywords
Attitude, Evidence-based decision-making, Institutional legitimacy, Professional behavior, Traditional Chinese medicine
Discipline
Health Services,Others - relating to Social Sciences
Panel
Humanities & Social Sciences (H)
HKU Project Code
2015.A8.037.16B
Grant Type
Public Policy Research Funding Scheme
Funding Year
2016
Status
Completed
Objectives
1. To compare the attitudes and behaviors of WM trained doctors towards TCM in Hong Kong and Guangzhou. 2. To determine the effects of knowledge of TCM, colocation of WM and TCM in one medical facility, and the inter-professional patient-referral network between WM and TCM on the professional behaviors of doctors toward TCM. 3. To explore other factors that influence the attitudes of WM trained doctors towards TCM. 4. To inform future policies on the development of community health care in Hong Kong, such as the possible role of TCM in community health care, policies that can improve the quality of care provided by WM doctors, especially with regard to the concomitant use of WM and TCM by patients. 5. To inform future policies on the development of TCM in Hong Kong, such as the institutional arrangements that would better facilitate collaboration between the WM and TCM sectors.