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To meet their needs, the School of Nursing launched a new “Perfusion Science” track under the Master of Nursing Programme in the 2019-20 academic year. The programme is run in collaboration with the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery of Queen Mary Hospital. The School held a launching ceremony for the new track on September 21, 2019. Professor Chia-Chin Lin ( 林佳靜 ) , Head of the School of Nursing, and Dr Timmy Au Wing-kuk ( 區永谷 ) , Chief of Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery presided over the ceremony. The School will continue to provide high-quality professional postgraduate training to align with the advancing nursing specialisations in Hong Kong. The Consortium for Globalization of Chinese Medicine (CGCM) is a global, non-profit, non-discriminatory and non-political organisation, which aims to bring together industrial and regulatory agencies in academic collaborations for the advancement of the field of Chinese herbal medicine to benefit global public health. CGCM has close to 200 members from academic institutions, industries and regulatory agencies around the world.  The Secretariat of the CGCM is at the School of Chinese Medicine, HKUMed, under the leadership of Professor Tommy Cheng Yung- chi ( 鄭永齊 ) , Chairman of the CGCM, Henry Bronson Professor of Pharmacology at Yale University and Academician of the Academia Sinica. Professor Lao Lixing ( 勞力行 ) , formerly School's Director, serves as the Secretary-General for the CGCM. The CGCM held its 18th Meeting of the Consortium from August 8 to 10, 2019, in Shanghai, Mainland China. Professor Cheng and Professor Chen Kai-xian ( 陳凱先 ) , Professor of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Academician of the Chinese 18th Meeting of the Consortium for Globalization of Chinese Medicine Academy of Sciences, delivered the opening remarks. This was followed by special sessions on the prospect of Chinese medicine and "Regulation and Interregional Collaborations in Academia, Government and Industry". The conference also featured sessions on Natural Products and Biological Activity, Polychemical Activities and Mechanism, Clinical Investigation, and Resources for Cultivation and Manufacture/ Quality Control. The conference provided a platform connecting professionals from academia, clinical practice and pharmaceutical industries for in-depth discussions on future possibilities for research and cooperation. Launch of Perfusion Science Study Track of Master of Nursing Advanced nursing knowledge and skills in cardiovascular perfusion technology are essential for cardiac nurses, intensive care unit nurses and perfusionists in Hong Kong. 31 Medical Faculty News