Kwang Chien Yee
Senior Lecturer in Medicine
Biosciences and Medicine
University of Tasmania
Australia
Biography
Dr. Yee establish a balance clinical-research-teaching portfolio throughout his career. He completed his medical degree at the University of Tasmania. He completed his FRACP in medicine, with subspecialty interest in gastroenterology and hepatology.Dr. Yee developed clinical handover research program while working as a registrar. He took some time off to complete the national research project which subsequently formed the basis for the OSSIE guide. Dr. Yee works as a senior medical advisor for the Australian Commissions in Safety and Quality in Heatlh Care for 3 years, helping to improve clinical handover practices around Australia and internationally.Upon completion of his training, Dr. Yee returned to the University of Tasmania as a clinical academic, establishing the transition to internship teaching program and Calvary private hospital program. Dr. Yee is also involved in improving international student integration into local medical learning culture and interprofessional simulation learning.
Research Interest
Gastroenterology, clinical medicine, interprofessional learning, simulation, patient safety, transition to internship, international medical student.
Publications
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Turner P, Wong MC, Yee KC. A standard operating protocol (SOP) and minimum data set (MDS) for nursing and medical handover: considerations for flexible standardization in developing electronic tools. Studies in health technology and informatics. 2008 Dec;143:501-6.
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Wong MC, Turner P, Yee KC. Involving clinicians in the development of an electronic clinical handover system-thinking systems not just technology. Studies in health technology and informatics. 2008;136:490.
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Yee KC, Miils E, Airey C. Perfect match? Generation Y as change agents for information communication technology implementation in healthcare. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 2008;136:496.
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Wong MC, Yee KC, Turner P. A structured evidence-based literature review regarding the effectiveness of improvement interventions in clinical handover.
