End of Life Care in Hong Kong

Fong and his contributors examine the latest practices and research in end of life (EOL) care, incorporating case examples and recommending strategies for medical-social collaboration and future directions for quality EOL care in Hong Kong. The book addresses key topics in EOL care, including healthcare professionals' and the public's understanding of EOL issues, societal attitudes toward death and dying, policy and advance medical directives, legal and ethical considerations, medical-social collaboration, the calling of professional caregivers, religious intervention, and future directions for EOL care in Hong Kong. By bringing together diverse aspects of EOL care, it builds community and professional networks that promote quality care while encouraging open public discourse about death and dying. This is a valuable resource for scholars and educators in medical and health fields, social sciences, and public administration and a comprehensive repository of current knowledge, debates, and relevant literature on EOL care in Hong Kong for academia, administration, and NGOs. It offers practical insights for practitioners and leaders in government, statutory, and related organisations.

Ben Y. F. Fong is a medical graduate from the University of Sydney, Australia, with a master's in public health and over 40 years of healthcare experience in Hong Kong and Sydney. He is a Specialist in Community Medicine, Professor of Practice at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and holds academic positions at local medical schools. He has also authored or edited numerous publications, including Sustainable Health Promotion Practices and the Global Economy (2024) and Routledge Handbook of Public Health and the Community (2021), along with over 30 Chinese health books and 140 academic papers and chapters.

1. Understanding End of Life - Gigi W. C. Lam and M. K. Chan 2. Attitudes of General Public and Nurses to Death and Dying - Tammy W. Y. Ip, Wang-Kin Chiu and Ben Y. F. Fong 3. Policy and Advance Medical Directives in Hong Kong - Sue Y. W. Kwok and Vincent T. S. Law 4. Legal, Ethical and Professional Issues in End of Life Decisions - Tommy K. C. Ng, Stephanie P. Y. Wong and Ben Y. F. Fong 5. Palliative Care and Medico-social Collaboration - Francis K. Y. Wong 6. The Trend of Paid Residential Care for Older People near The End of Life - Bowen Dong and Lifeng Han 7. The Influence of Religious Intervention on the Quality of Palliative Care - Tiffany C. H. Leung, Hailey Y. He, Jamie J. N. Li, Ashley X. T. Huang 8. Future Directions in End of Life Care - Wang-Kin Chiu, Tammy W. Y. Ip, Vincy Wing Sze Lee, Chung Bo Leung and Ben Y. F. Fong