Table 6

Examples of impact of research outcomes on health policy and provider behaviour

Local hospital/health service level

≺ Improved reporting of unintentional child injury cases and liaison between the Hospital Authority Informatics and Accident and Emergency departments

≺ Improved liaison between the Education and Manpower Bureau and the Hospital Authority Child Psychiatry Services to address identification and treatment for children/adolescents at risk of suicide

Hong Kong-wide level

≺ Improved protocols and pathways for monitoring treatment progress and readiness for discharge from hospitals

≺ Development of a programme protocol for the Pneumoconiosis Compensation Fund Board

≺ Translation and validation of more than 17 internationally recognized questionnaires and scales into Chinese

≺ Provided scientific evidence to support the Hong Kong Tobacco Control Legislation

International level

≺ Research outcomes used in the support of Helicobacter pylori management guidelines (Maastricht-2 and Maastricht-3 Consensus Reports)

≺ Research outcomes guided Occupational Health Surveillance programmes in China and were influential in the inclusion of smoking as a health hazard for workers in China

≺ Inclusion in the Cochrane meta-analysis for the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Review Group and Injury Prevention for Runners

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