Chair Sek Ying

Biography

Professor Sek Ying Chair is the Director and Professor of the Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK); and has led the School to achieve top international rankings (QS) in 2016 and 2017. She is a Visiting Professor of Guangzhou Medical University and Central South University, China. She was appointed by the local government as a member of the HMRF Grant Review Board, Food and Health Bureau and the North District Hospital Governing Committee, Hospital Authority. She is also the Vice-President of Hong Kong College of Cardiac Nursing and an honorary advisor for many professional organizations. Professor Chair received her PhD in Nursing from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA. Her research interests focus on cardiovascular and critical care nursing. She has published over 100 peer-refereed journal papers on cardiovascular diseases and was widely invited to speak at international conferences. She was honored with many prestigious awards including Cardiac Nursing Awards 2007 (First Prize of Excellence or Innovation in Acute or Critical Care, and Third Prize of Excellence or Innovation in Cardiac Intervention or Surgery) by the British Journal of Cardiac Nursing and British Association for Nursing in Cardiac Care, Award of Excellence in Social Engagement 2013 and University Education Award 2016 by CUHK, and Gold Merit Award 2016 by Hong Kong Academy of Nursing. She is the Co-Editor of Connect: The World of Critical Care Nursing and an Editorial Board Member of Asian Nursing Research and Chinese Nursing Management.

Research Interest

Cardiology,Diabetology,Nursing Science