Thu. May 16, 2019 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Room 3 (2F Room B-1)

Organizer/Chair: Regina Wing Shan Sit(The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

The World Health Organization 2015 reported that musculoskeletal health conditions represent a global threat to healthy aging, with detrimental effects on physical and mental wellbeing. The disability burden of musculoskeletal disorders ranked second among all chronic diseases globally. Musculoskeletal pain is a common encountered in primary care. It constitutes up to 18% of a general practitioner’s workload and takes up significant consultation time. Although healthcare system vary between countries, primary care is generally regarded as the point of first contact for musculoskeletal pain, and is the setting in which majority of cases are assessed and managed. However, training of primary care physicians in diagnosing and treating chronic pain is mostly inadequate. This leads to multiple barriers in the treatment of various musculoskeletal complaints.


We propose a 90-minutes symposium jointly organized by the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine. (http://www.hkimm.hk/)