Calendar 2001–02

Faculty and Departmental Research/Consultancy Units 113 of Hong Kong and the Academy of Military Medical Sciences. It aims to promote basic research and application development in the field of epithelial cell biology in China. The centre encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and international networking with research activities emphasizing exocine physiology, reproductive biology, cancer biology, immunology, and Chinese medicine. Collaborative projects supported by the NSFC, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Research Grants Council are currently being undertaken. The centre is currently collaborating with more than 10 institutions in Hong Kong, mainland China and overseas. Gynaecologic Cancer Research Laboratory Tel.: 2632 2804 Fax.: 2636 0008 E-mail: yickfuwong@cuhk.edu.hk The Gynaecologic Cancer Research Laboratory was set up in 1988 in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Current studies are focused on the role of oncogenes and antioncogenes in the tumourigenesis, diagnosis, and prognosis of gynaecologic malignancies. The laboratory also provides training for MPhil and PhD students. Located on the first floor of Special Block E at the Prince of Wales Hospital, the laboratory’s main facilities include thermal cycler, DNA sequencer, laminar flow hood, carbon dioxide incubator, and a variety of freezers and centrifuging machines. The Hong Kong Centre for Evidence-based Nursing and Midwifery Tel.: 2609 6224 Fax.: 2603 5296 E-mail: annemchang@cuhk.edu.hk The Hong Kong Centre for Evidence-based Nursing and Midwifery, established in 1997, aims to promote research based nursing practice in Hong Kong. The centre, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, is based in the Department of Nursing at the University. The purposes of the centre are to improve the quality and effectiveness of nursing care, promote research in clinical nursing practice, provide training in clinical nursing research, and develop education programmes to advance research based nursing practice. To carry out its aims, the centre • undertakes systematic reviews on areas of need in nursing practice; • develops and introduces best practice guidelines; • provides consultancy on improving clinical effectiveness; • evaluates the effectiveness of best practice guidelines; • participates in multi-site clinical trials evaluating nursing practice; • organizes seminars, workshops, and conferences on evidence based nursing and midwifery. The Hong Kong Centre for Evidence-based Nursing and Midwifery is one of the eight associated centres of the Joanna Briggs Institute of Evidence-based