Date: 19 Sep 2010; By the HKSCCM Book Publication Editorial Board, The Hong Kong Society of Critical Care Medicine
CLOSE of article submission: 30th June 2011; Please contact the chief editor now if you have any ICU-related story to submit!
The HKSCCM is planning to publish a book for the the general public about Hong Kong Intensive Care Units and the Critical Care Medicine Specialty. An Editorial Board was set up on 8 September 2010. We are seeking articles from anyone connected to matters of ICU – staff (doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, supporting staff, administrators, etc), patients, relatives of patients, or anybody. You may write on any ICU-related topic as you wish. Please contact the Chief Editor if you are interested. Click Read More.
If you are interested, please contact Chief Editor Dr Arthur CW Lau here before 31st October 2010.
Editorial board
Chief Editor: Dr Arthur CW Lau (ICU, PYNEH)
Vice Editor: Ms HM So (NS, ICU, PYNEH)
Treasurer: Dr Osburga PK Chan (ICU, QEH)
Secretary: Dr Grace Lam (ICU, PYNEH)
Members:
1. Ms Eva Kwan (NO, ICU, PYNEH)
2. Ms Grace Lau (APN, ICU, PYNEH)
3. Dr Ian Chan (ICU, UCH)
4. Mr Leo Cheung (HOQ&S M(IEC))
5. Dr Alfred Chan (ICU, CMC)
Target readers
General public with a reasonable educational level, especially students and the working public
Aims
1. Introduce our Specialty of Critical Care Medicine
2. Improve our public image as public hospital staff, including doctors, nurses, allied health, administrators, supporting staff, etc
3. Educate the public about various diseases, especially in their critical stage, and about both the physical or psychological aspects
4. Enjoyment and sharing of anything that is critical care medicine-related
5. Let us understand more about feelings of both staff and patients
Format of the book
1. Bring out the above points in a relaxing way
2. Materials better not too heavy
3. May include more humour, but which should also bring out our image in a positive way
4. The book will be published in Chinese. Write in the form of written Chinese 白話文, not colloquial Cantonese (except for bringing out specific points). You may also write in English, and we will then publish both English and the Chinese translated versions.
5. Add English terms in brackets for technical terms and jargons.
6. Articles are in form of short stories with photos and illustrations, and even poems or other valuable materials worthy of publications.
7. We do not set limit in the number of words, all depends on your creativity.
8. Contributors may write up by their own, or ask someone else (e.g. patients, colleagues, relatives, etc) to contribute.
9. Base all the stories on TRUE scenarios as far as possible with some modifications, but not make them purely fictional.
10. Avoid attacks to persons or institutions. The aim of book is more for enjoyment and education.
11. If possible, give a list of few references at the end of each article from credible sources, which may include medical journals, books, newspapers, etc.
Decision of publication
Minor amendements for the sake of improving the presentation format may be made by the editors, and we we will always preserve the original style and meaning of the articles. However, use of obscene and vulgar language or photos, personal attacks and profanity, data which allow the identification of individual patients (except with their explicit consent) which may breach the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Chapter 486 of Hong Kong Laws), or which may breach other Laws of Hong Kong, are strictly prohibited. The editorial board reserves the right for the final decision of how an article is published, or whether or not it is to be published.
Target size of the book
Total number of words around 130,000 +/- 20000
Around 200 pages, of pocket-size
We look forward to the success of our collaboration to publish this book for the general public. Please join and contribute!
DRAFTS of the book:
24th July 2011 here
20th August 2011: Word version (418.7 Mb), pdf version (11.3 Mb)
8th September 2011: Word version (429 Mb), pdf version (11 Mb)
6th October 2011: Word version Part 1 (145 Mb), Part 2 (367 Mb), Part 3 (123 Mb)
6th November 2011: Chapter 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5a, 5b, 6, 7, 8, 9