Annual Report 2014–15

中西醫結合研究所 中大成立本港首個由大學主導、同步發 展中西醫結合科研、臨床服務及教學 的基地──香港中西醫結合醫學研究 所，並於2014年9月29日舉行開幕 典禮。 研究所一方面經循證醫學，了解及評估 中西醫結合在治療個別疾病上的效用； 同時，致力將科研成果由研究層面應 用至臨床，以建構一套既安全又高效的 中西醫結合治療模式，令病人受惠。 研究所亦將成為中西醫學知識交流的 重要平台，為本港培育具中西醫結合醫 學知識的專才。 因此，研究所轄下設有負責教研工作的 「中西醫結合醫學教研中心」，另有 負責提供門診服務的「中西醫結合醫務 中心」。 研究所主任胡志遠教授說：「研究所 將會集中探究在傳統西醫有所局限、而 中醫則能補足的慢性頑疾治療，如慢性 痛症、功能性腸胃病及中風後的康復 等；並提高中西藥物同時用藥的安全 性，為中西醫結合治療建立標準風險管 理模式。」 Institute of Integrative Medicine CUHK has established the Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Medicine (HKIIM), the first university-run institute in the city that encompasses research, clinical practice and education in the integration of Chinese and Western medicine. The inauguration ceremony was held on 29 September 2014. Through an evidence-based approach, the HKIIM aims to understand and assess the effectiveness of integrative medicine in treating individual diseases. In addition, it is dedicated to applying research results in clinical practice in order to construct a safe and effective integrative medical care system that will be an exemplary model for the local and international communities. Moreover, the institute will become an important platform for exchange of integrative medical knowledge and a place of training integrative medicine professionals. The HKIIM comprises two major sections: the East-West Research and Training Centre for Integrative Medicine for research and education purposes, and the Integrative Medical Centre for outpatient services. Prof. Justin Wu, director of the HKIIM, said, ‘The research focus of the HKIIM will be chronic diseases such as chronic pain condition, functional gastrointestinal disorder, stroke rehabilitation, etc., whose management by Western medicine alone could be limiting; but for which Chinese medicine could provide alternative treatments. In addition, the HKIIM will raise the safety standard of herb-drug interaction in order to set a standard risk management model for interaction between Western and Chinese medicine.’ 胡志遠教授 Prof. Justin Wu 香港中文大學年報 CUHK Annual Report 2014 – 2015 43