CCE and FHS jointly organized a course for “Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Training Activity” on 10 August. The course is approved by Conselho dos Profissionais de Saúde. It is “Application of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Future Prospects”. The students are the Macao health professionals, including doctor, medical laboratory technologist, traditional chinese physician, physiotherapist and clinical psychologist.

The 3-hour course is lectured by Prof. Terence Chuen Wai POON from FHS. The course introduces the AI concepts, its application to the medical service and its development.

The course was conducted in both face-to-face and online teaching via ZOOM. The course had been successfully completed with great recognition and positive feedbacks. The students, who attended the entire course, will be awarded a testimonial jointly issued by CCE and FHS.

Starting from 1 October 2023, the health professionals must obtain the credits required by participating in CPD activity within the license cycle.  The credits obtained in each cycle can only be applied for the immediate renewal or re-issuance for the license.

The information related to credits can be retrieved from Macao Health Bureau website (https://www.ssm.gov.mo), Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau website (https://www.isaf.gov.mo/cpd/), Macao Academy of Medicine (http://www.am.gov.mo) and Comissão de Especialidades de Enfermagem (https://www.ssm.gov.mo/CEE).

CCE takes social responsibility to fulfill the needs of government departments and the Macao society, so as to be committed to providing continuous education courses for health professionals and improving their career development, as well as making positive contributions to the talent training of the Macao SAR.