Biography

Dr. Lawrence Chi Ngong Chan is an Associate Consultant in the Department of Paediatrics at Prince of Wales Hospital and an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

He has specialized interests in paediatric intensive care and has completed a clinical fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto. Additionally, he is engaged in advancing neonatal intensive care and paediatric palliative care.

Dr. Chan is deeply committed to medical education and currently serves as the Assistant Medical Educator at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (HKAM). He has particular interest in simulation-based education, and serves as senior faculty of the Comprehensive Simulation Educator Course at the HKAM Hong Kong Jockey Club Innovative Learning Centre for Medicine (HKJC ILCM). As a credentialed simulation instructor (Cat. C -HKJC ILCM), he has taught various clinical simulation courses for the Hospital Authority and the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians. He is a certified instructor in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (American Heart Association), and his educational initiatives encompass paediatric resuscitation, neonatal stabilization, paediatric palliative care, and crew resource management.

Dr. Chan is also passionate about the development and application of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in neonatal and paediatric intensive care settings, and has undergone critical care ultrasound training through the Society of Critical Care Medicine. As an advocate of POCUS education, he has organized trainings for paediatric residents and fellows, and was the chairperson for the Advances in Paediatrics Neonatal Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course 2023 (CUHK).

Non-CUHK honorary appointments

• Council member, Hong Kong Paediatric Society

• Council Member & Honorary Secretary, Hong Kong Society of Children’s Palliative Care

Professional Service

• Assistant Educationist, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine

• Senior Instructor, Comprehensive Simulation Education Course, Hong Kong Jockey Club Innovative Learning Centre for Medicine, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine

• Instructor, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, American Heart Association

• Instructor, Paediatric Palliative Care Training Course, Hong Kong College of Paediatricians

• Instructor, S.T.A.B.L.E. Course for Neonatal Transport, Hong Kong College of Paediatricians

Awards and Honour

• Distinguished Young Fellow, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, 2017

• Corporate Scholarship for Paediatric Intensive Care Training, Hospital Authority, Jul 2016 – Jun 2017

• Distinction in Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006