About Us
About Us
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Our Professional Team
Medical Journals and Research Papers
Our department is staffed by a dedicated team of family medicine specialists, family medicine trainees, nurses, and other allied health professionals who are committed to providing high-quality primary care to meet the diverse needs of the citizens. Our core services include doctor consultations, nursing services, dispensary services and vaccination programmes in General Out-patient Clinics, Family Medicine Specialist Clinics, Hospital Authority Staff Clinic and various chronic disease management programmes such as Risk Assessment and Management Programme for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, Integrated Mental Health Programme, Occupational Medicine Care Service, Smoking Cessation Service and Nurse and Allied Health Clinics etc.
 
There are 8 general out-patient clinics in the Kowloon East Cluster. We provide high quality, comprehensive, holistic and continuous primary care for the citizens living in the community in a multidisciplinary approach. We act as gatekeepers in the public healthcare system, referring patients to the appropriate level of care and ensuring that they receive the necessary medical services in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. We not only provide high quality family medicine training for doctors and other primary health care professionals, but also provide post-specialist training for Family Medicine specialists according to their special interest and service needs. We also conduct quality research studies in family medicine practice and publish the results in local and international medical journals. Moreover, we act as a platform for the interface between primary and secondary care and the interface between public and private sectors in order to achieve seamless care.

General Out-patient Clinics

  • Kwun Tong Community Health Centre
  • Kowloon Bay Health Centre General Out-patient Clinic
  • Lam Tin Polyclinic General Out-patient Clinic
  • Mona Fong General Out-patient Clinic
  • Ngau Tau Kok Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic
  • Shun Lee General Out-patient Clinic
  • Tseung Kwan O (Po Ning Road) General Out-patient Clinic
  • Tseung Kwan O Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic

Family Medicine Specialist Clinics

Risk Assessment and Management Programme

  • Risk Assessment and Management Programme - Hypertension
  • Risk Assessment and Management Programme – Diabetes Mellitus

Integrated Mental Health Programme

Occupational Medicine Care Service

Hospital Authority’s Smoking Counselling & Cessation Service

Atrial Fibrillation Clinics

Nurse and Allied Health Clinics

Awarded with the Kowloon East Cluster Outstanding Team Award 2023

High quality Family Medicine training

High quality Family Medicine training as evidenced by high above average passing rate of the intermediate and exit professional examinations of Family Medicine, and doctors being awarded as best candidates.

High quality research and study in Family Medicine with 44 publications in local and international medical journals since 2011.

Pilot services in primary care including Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM), Post COVID-19 Clinic and Chronic Hepatitis Clinic, etc.


Senior management of Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Kowloon East Cluster

 
As of February 2023, our department has 1 Chief of Service, 5 Consultants and 22 Associate Consultants.
Wong HKQ, Chan PF, Lai KPL. Prevalence of Significant Pulmonary Diseases in Chinese Adult Patients Presenting with Persistent Cough in Primary Care in Hong Kong: a Pilot Study. J Respir Med.2023; 5: 151.
Fung, H. , Lai, K. , Luk, M. and Chan, P. Evaluation of the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Chinese Patients with Common Mental Disorders in Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Study. Open Journal of Psychiatry. 2022; 12, 157-173. 
Yeung KYD, Chan PF, Lai KPL, Luk MHM, Chao DVK, Wong CCA, Chow YDE. Prevalence of Vitamin B12 Deficiency Among Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treated with Metformin in Primary Care in Hong Kong. J Diab Clin Stud Volume 5(1): 2021
Dong W, Wan EYF, Fong DYT, Kwok RLP, Chao DVK, Tan KCB, Hui EMT, Tsui WWS, Chan KH, Fung CSC, Lam CLK. Prediction models and nomograms for 10-year risk of end-stage renal disease in Chinese type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in primary care. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2021 Apr;23(4):897-909  
Chen XRC, Fu SN, Leung WK, Ng SWC, Kwan WYW, Wong TK, Chan PF, Wong MYM, Ko WKW, Liang J, Hui MTE, Li YC, Luk W, Chao VKD. Clinical Audit on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Management in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Project from Hong Kong. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2021 Jun 23;16:1901-1911
Lo L, Hung SWS, Chan SSW, Mak CL, Chan PF, Chao DVK. Prognostic value of nocturnal blood pressure dipping on cardiovascular outcomes in Chinese patients with hypertension in primary care. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2021 Jul;23(7):1291-1299 
Lam C, Chin WY, Wong CKH, Or K, Fong DYT, Cheung JPY, Chao DVK, Wong ELY, Kind P. Effectiveness of routine measurement of health-related quality of life in improving the outcomes of patients with musculoskeletal problems-a cluster randomised controlled trial: protocol paper. BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 15;10(12):e040373 
Chan PF, Lai KPL, Chao DVK, Fung SCK. Enhancing the triage and cohort of patients in public primary care clinics in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Hong Kong: an experience from a hospital cluster. BJGP Open. 2020 Jun 23;4(2):bjgpopen20X101073 
Mok KY, Chan PF, Lai LKP, Chow KL, Chao DVK. Prevalence of diabetic nephropathy among Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and different categories of their estimated glomerular filtration rate based on the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation in primary care in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study. J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2019 Nov 15;18(2):281-288 
Leung MKW, Bai D, Yip BHK, Fong MY, Lai PMH, Lai P, Lai ISY, Lam ZHW, Leung ATF, To DKY, Wong MT, Wong TK, Chao DVK. Combined nicotine patch with gum versus nicotine patch alone in smoking cessation in Hong Kong primary care clinics: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2019 Oct 16;19(1):1302 
Yeung WM, Luk CKD, Chao DVK. An update article on rosacea for the family physician. HK Pract. 2019 Sep;41(3):77-84 
Lam TP, Lo TL, Chao DVK, Lam KF, Lam WW, Sun KS. Consultation pattern of Hong Kong primary care attenders for psychological distress. Hong Kong Med J. 2019 Feb;25 Suppl 2(1):18-20 
CT Shiu, PF Chan, KPL Lai, MHM Luk and DVK Chao. Reasons for patient defaults from diabetic retinopathy screening in general outpatient clinics (GOPCs) in Hong Kong - A cross sectional study. HK Pract 2019;41:3-10 
KS Chan, KPL Lai, PF Chan and DVK Chao. Case report: Eruptive xanthoma. The Journal of Family Practice Vol 68, NO 2, March 2019 
Chan KS, Lai KPL, Chan PF, Luk MHM, Chao VKD. Evaluation of the applicability of deep breathing test in the diagnosis of hypertension with white-coat effect in Chinese patients in primary care. Clin Hypertens. 2019 Feb 1;25:2 
Sun KS, Lam TP, Lam KF, Lo TL, Chao DVK, Lam EWW, Chan HY. Views of Hong Kong Chinese primary care attenders on psychological distress: causes, management and recovery. Fam Pract. 2019 Jan 25;36(1):84-90 
Wan EYF, Yu EYT, Chin WY, Fung CSC, Kwok RLP, Chao DVK, Chan KH, Hui EM, Tsui WWS, Tan KCB, Fong DYT, Lam CLK. Ten-year risk prediction models of complications and mortality of Chinese patients with diabetes mellitus in primary care in Hong Kong: a study protocol. BMJ Open. 2018 Oct 15;8(10):e023070 
Sun KS, Lam TP, Lam KF, Lo TL, Chao DVK, Lam EWW, Wu D. Do patients with and without a regular primary care physician have their psychological distress looked after differently? J Public Health (Oxf). 2019 Jun 1;41(2):399-404
Leung CW, Lam TP, Wong KW, Chao VKD. Early detection of dementia: The knowledge and attitudes of primary care physicians in Hong Kong. Dementia (London). 2020 Apr;19(3):830-846 
Lam TH, Wong KH, Chan KK, Chan MC, Chao DV, Cheung AN, Fan CY, Ho J, Hui EP, Lam KO, Law CK, Law WL, Loong HH, Ngan RK, Tsang TH, Wong MC, Yeung RM, Ying AC, Ching R. Recommendations on prevention and screening for breast cancer in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Med J. 2018 Jun;24(3):298-306 
Sun KS, Lam TP, Lam KF, Lo TL, Chao DVK, Lam EWW. Enablers to seeking professional help for psychological distress-a study on Chinese primary care attenders. Psychiatry Res. 2018 Jun;264:9-14 
Yeung SW, Chan PF, Lai KPL, Chow KL, Tsang ML, et al. (2018) The Prevalence and the Associated Factors of Cutaneous Manifestations in Chinese Patients With Type II Diabetes Mellitus in a Primary Care Diabetes Clinic in Hong Kong. J Diab Res Ther 4(1): dx 
Sun KS, Lam TP, Lam KF, Piterman L, Lo TL, Chao DVK, Lam EWW. Help-seeking behaviours for psychological distress amongst Chinese patients. PLoS One. 2017 Oct 2;12(10):e0185831
Chow KL, Chan PF, Chao DVK. A Review on the Pharmacological Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) in Primary Care. HK Pract 2017;39:116-125 
Fu SS, Lai KPL, Chan PF, Chow KL, Luk MHM, Chao DVK. The prevalence and associated factors of diabetic retinopathy in Chinese hypertensive patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus - A cross sectional study in 3 primary care clinics in Hong Kong. HK Pract 2017;39:67-76 
The prevalence and associated factors of diabetic retinopathy in Chinese hypertensive patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus - A cross sectional study in 3 primary care clinics in Hong Kong 
Luk AOY, Hui EMT, Sin MC, Yeung CY, Chow WS, Ho AYY, Hung HF, Kan E, Ng CM, So WY, Yeung CK, Chan KS, Chan KW, Chan PF, Siu SC, Tiu SC, Yeung VTF, Chan JCN, Chan FWK, Cheung C, Cheung NT, Ho ST, Lam KSL, Yu LWL, Chao D, Lau IT. Declining Trends of Cardiovascular-Renal Complications and Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes: The Hong Kong Diabetes Database. Diabetes Care. 2017 Jul;40(7):928-935 
Wong SN, Lai LK, Chan PF, Chao DV. Mondor's disease: sclerosing thrombophlebitis of subcutaneous veins in a patient with occult carcinoma of the breast. Hong Kong Med J. 2017 Jun;23(3):311-2 
Tsang ML, Chan PF, Lai KPL, Chow KL, Luk MHM, Wong SN, Chao DVK. Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) among Chinese hypertensive patients in two Hong Kong primary care clinics: use the ADA criteria or WHO criteria?. HK Pract 2017;39:2-12 
Sun KS, Lam TP, Lam KF, Lo TL, Chao DV, Lam EW. Barriers of Chinese primary care attenders to seeking help for psychological distress in Hong Kong. J Affect Disord. 2016 May 15;196:164-70 
Wong SN, Lai KPL, Chow KL, Luk MHM, Chan PF, Chao DVK. A Review on the Clinical Impact of Point of Care Capillary Blood Glucose Measurement in Diabetes Patients in Public Primary Care Clinics in Hong Kong. Diabetes Manag (2016) 6(2), 045ĄV050 
Yeung SW, Chan PF, Lai KPL, Chow KL, Luk MHM, Chao DVK. Prevalence of different severities of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in an out-patient clinic in Hong Kong. HK Pract 2016;38:3-12. 
Wong TL, Wong KW, Chao DVK. A review on the management of constipation in adult in primary care setting. HK Pract 2016;38:28-25.  
Chow KL, Chan PF, Lai LK, Chao DV. Linear rash from shoulder to wrist. J Fam Pract. 2015 Oct;64(10):E1-2. 
Siu PY, Chao DVK.Dengue fever revisited.HK Pract 2015:37:101-105 
Yuen MW, Lai LK, Chan PF, Chao DV. Acquired localised hypertrichosis in a Chinese child after cast immobilisation. Hong Kong Med J. 2015 Aug;21(4):369-71 
Siu NP, Too LC, Tsang CS, Young BW. Translating evidence into practice: Hong Kong Reference Framework for Preventive Care for Children in Primary Care Settings. Hong Kong Med J. 2015 Jun;21(3):261-8 
Chow KL, Chan PF, Lai KPL, Chao DVK. Are you choosing the correct antibiotic to treat male urinary tract infection in primary care? - A cross-sectional study.HK Pract 2015;37:51-57
Chan LN, Lai CK. The effect of patient education with telephone follow-up on wound healing in adult patients with clean wounds: a randomized controlled trial. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2014 Jul-Aug;41(4):345-55
Lo L, Wong TK, Chao DVK. Review on pharmacological treatments for smoking cessation. HK Pract 2014;36:52-60 
Hong TC, Lam TP, Chao DVK. Barriers facing family physicians providing palliative care service in Hong Kong - A questionnaire survey. HK Pract 2013;35:36-51.  
Chan PF, Lai LK, Wong SN, Chao DV, Lau IT. Review on the use of insulin in primary care. Hong Kong Med J. 2013 Feb;19(1):52-60
Review on the use of insulin in primary care 
Lo L, Chao DVK. An evidence-based clinical audit on smoking cessation management for patients with chronic diseases in a Hong Kong general outpatient clinic. HK Pract 2012; 34: 66-75 
Kung K, Lam A, Wong KW, Chan CW, Wong C, Wong SY, Griffiths SM, Plint S. Family medicine internship training: importance for Hong Kong's primary care. Hong Kong Med J. 2012 Apr;18(2):167-9 
Wong KW, Ho SY, Chao DV. Quality of diabetes care in public primary care clinics in Hong Kong. Fam Pract. 2012 Apr;29(2):196-202. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmr060. Epub 2011 Sep 2. 
Lo YY, Lam CL, Mercer SW, Fong DY, Lee A, Lam TP, Lee R, Chiu B, Tang J, Chui B, Chao D, Lam A, Chan K. Patient morbidity and management patterns of community-based primary health care services in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Med J. 2011 Jun;17(3 Suppl 3):33-7.