Speakers
Dr Grace Hui
Consultant
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Hong Kong
Enhanced recovery after surgery is a complex intervention comprising of many interventions spanning from moment of contemplation of surgery to discharge period after surgery, involving multiple stakeholders of different specialties. Implementation would be essential to get these evidence based perioperative measures into clinical practice. QEH has started development of ERAS program since 2017. There are barriers to implementation at various aspects and various levels in health institutions. It would be prudent to continuously assess and address challenges at this healthcare improvement venture. Leadership and change management would be prudent. In view of the wide gap in evidence and clinical practice, implementation science as a novel specialty would be a scientific way to explore the issue. Unique role of anaesthesiologists in development of perioperative medicine and effort of Hong Kong and global professional bodies to integrate training of perioperative physician and managerial skills into traditional anaesthesia specialist training are highlighted.
