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This website documents the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a series of initiatives conducted under the “Jockey Club End-of-Life Community Care Project” aiming to improve the quality of patient-centred end-of-life care in Hong Kong through raising public awareness, promoting the concept that all health and social care professionals should be engaged in this practice, and carrying out a pilot of community care models.

The project fully utilizes the advantages and resources of CUHK, in particular in terms of its teaching excellence and research achievements, to maximize the benefits and impact. For instance, faculty members from medicine and related departments can provide professional training to doctors, nurses, and medical students. For another instance, experienced research staff can conduct academic studies to gauge the effectiveness of the project in a scientific and rigorous manner.

The website is organized in accordance with the various components of the project. The present homepage contains a brief description of the origin and objectives of the project. Academic Output lists out a combination of quantitative and qualitative studies that probe into the issues of end-of-life care in Hong Kong. Capacity Building Programme, Publication Education, and Resources serve as a summary of the major elements of the project, presenting and sharing their successful and fruitful outcomes. Ethics Casebook is a featured publication that provides a valuable reference to frontline healthcare professionals. Dying Matters Awareness Event is a series of highlighted public activities organized throughout the year of 2020. Finally, Useful Materials contains external resources of relevance to the issues of end-of-life care.