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PolyU - Henry G. Leong Mobile Integrative Health Centre
PolyU - Henry G. Leong
Mobile Integrative Health Centre
MONTHLY REPORT
January, 2013
MIHC Monthly Report (January 2013)
Attendance at MIHC & Mini-Station
Details of the total number of attendances at the MIHC and Mini-Stations in the six
service locations are shown in Figure 1. Due to the hoisting of cold weather earning
on 4 and 18 of January 2013, MIHC service in Yau Tsim Mong District was
suspended on those days.
Figure 1: Total attendance of the MIHC by service location in January 2013
160
134
140
120
105
100
80
60
old client
59
57
47
new client
40
40
20
5
0
0
0
0
5
0
Sham Kowloon Tsing Yi
Shui Po Bay
Yau
Tsim
Mong
Tsuen Tin Shui
Wan
Wai
Consultation Sessions
45-minute individual consultation session was offered to clients catering their
individual health needs. Details of the consultation sessions are shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2: Total number of consultation sessions of the MIHC in January 2013
33
35
30
25
18
20
15
14
8
10
5
0
Counseling
Exercise
Pain
Constipation
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Referrals
Fifteen referrals were made to appropriate health services. Details are given in Table 1.
Table 1: Reasons for and frequency of referrals in January 2013
Reasons for referrals
Blood glucose problems
Blood Pressure problems
Chest pain
Cognitive problem
Epigastric problem
Hearing Problem (Tinnitus)
Pain
Psychosocial problems
Podiatry problem
Total
Number of referrals made
2*
4
1*
1
1*
1
1*
3*
1
15
*Denotes referrals with multiple reasons
Hypertension Management Workshops
The forth Hypertension Management Workshop were presented in Tsuen Wan district
on 10th of January 2012. Five elderly people joined the workshop and they were freely
to interact with the speaker and inspired practical & useful information on the
management of hypertension. The workshop covers concepts like information on
prevention, lifestyle modification, diet management and the concepts of aerobic
exercise.
Visited by the Senior Manager of Elderly service of Housing Society
The Senior Manager (Elderly Service), Ms Catherine Wan and her occupational
therapist colleague, Ms. Amy Lam from the Housing Society visited the MIHC on 8th
of January 2013. During that visit, our Advanced Practice Nurse introduced MIHC’s
service mission, the background of our service model and its coverage, and also the
logistics of daily operation to them. They showed interest in our daily operation and
the information technology support system. We hoped the information was useful for
them to explore a new elderly service under the Housing Society.
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Student Helper On-Site Orientation on MIHC Community Health Service
Further to the overall orientation seminars for student helpers was launched at the end
of 2012, continuous sessions of on-site training were held in MIHC. More than fifty
students were participated this on-site training in January of 2013. To further enhance
the multi-disciplines approach in our service, disciplines other than Nursing were also
invited and recruited. Student helpers from Rehabilitation Sciences, Health
Technology and Informatics were recruited to join our MIHC service in delivery of
health screening. Details are given in Table 2.
Table 2: The number of student helpers recruited from different departments
Department
Department of Nursing
No. of student helpers
49(HDN/BSN)
1 (Mental Health Nursing)
Department of Health Technology and 5
Informatics
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
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Invitation from Collaborator
As the Lunar New Year is approaching, Chinese people are traditionally joining their
family members together to have meal and share the joy to each other, which is
especially meaningful to the elder generation. One of our collaborators, Caritas
invited our team to join their celebration in Tung Chung with their elderly members
on 27th of January 2013. On that day, our team was delighted and touched to share the
great joy and generous of elderly volunteer members who willing to service others
regardless the physical difficulties they encountered. We also much appreciated and
enjoyed the show which was performed by the elderly members. Our team head, Dr
Thomas Choi was honoured to be invited to present the Annual Luck Draw for the
Luna New Year Celebration, and received a souvenir which was hand-made by
elderly member. Everybody was joyful in the celebration and wished a happy, healthy
and prosperity in the Year of the Snake.
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