BN, MSc, PhD, RN, APN, FHKAN, FAAN
Prof. Simon Ching LAM
Associate Dean (Research) & ProfessorCentre Director of Integrative Health Centre
- Office:16/F, School of Nursing, Ma Kam Chan Memorial Building
- Telephone:(852) 3468 6854
- Email:simonlam@twc.edu.hk
Academic and Professional Qualifications
Author Identifications
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2982-9192
SCOPUS Author ID: 59009302200
Researcher ID (Web of Science): H-7361-2019
Google Scholar: Simon Ching Lam
Biography
Professor Simon Lam is currently a Professor in the School of Nursing at Tung Wah University of Hong Kong. He has over 20 years of teaching experience as an academic in both UGC** -funded** and self-financing tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. He also serves as Editor of Infection Prevention in Practice, Associate Editor of BMC Infectious Diseases, Frontiers in Public Health, and Frontiers in Medicine.
Professor Lam has published more than 159 refereed articles and book chapters in the fields of infection control, instrument testing, and public health. He developed the Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale (CSPS), which measures nursing staff’s compliance with infection control practices in clinical settings. The scale has been translated into more than ten languages and adopted in over 30 countries and regions worldwide. He has secured 40 external and internal research projects with total funding exceeding HKD 8 million. From 2020 to 2025, his research was featured in nearly 400 media reports.
Since 2020, Professor Lam has been listed for five consecutive years among the world’s top 2% scientists (Stanford University). He received the Sigma Asia Region Emerging Nurse Researcher/Scholar Award in 2021 and was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) in 2022.
In professional service for the Nursing Council of Hong Kong, Professor Lam serves as a co-opted member of the Enrolled Nurse (General) Examination Sub-committee.
Academic and Professional Experience
- 1 Nov. 2024 – 30 Oct. 2027
Editor of Infection Prevention in Practice (IPIP) (Impact factor 2024: 1.9, CiteScore: 4.8), Elsevier. - 13 Jul. 2024 – 2027
Consultant for International Nursing Research, Greater Bay Area Medical Professional Development Association (GBAMPDA) - Jun. 2022 – Jun. 2028
Visiting Professor of School of Nursing, Zunyi Medical University, China - Nov. 2022 – present
External Advisor of School of Nursing, Union Hospital, Hong Kong SAR. - Sept. 2020 – present
External Examiner of Board of Examination, School of Nursing, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The Hospital Authority, Hong Kong SAR. - Jul. 2020 – present
Honorary Advisor of Haven of Hope Sister Annie Skau Holistic Care Centre, Hong Kong SAR. - Jan. 2021 – present
Associate Editor of Frontiers in Public Health, and Frontiers in Medicine - Jan. 2019 – present
Associate Editor of BMC Infectious Diseases - Apr. 2016 – present
Co-opted Member: The Enrolled Nurse (General) Examination Sub-committee, Nursing Council of Hong Kong.
Academic and Professional Qualifications
BN, MSc, PhD, RN, APN, FHKAN, FAAN
Author Identifications
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2982-9192
SCOPUS Author ID: 59009302200
Researcher ID (Web of Science): H-7361-2019
Google Scholar: Simon Ching Lam
Biography
Professor Simon Lam is currently a Professor in the School of Nursing at Tung Wah University of Hong Kong. He has over 20 years of teaching experience as an academic in both UGC** -funded** and self-financing tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. He also serves as Editor of Infection Prevention in Practice, Associate Editor of BMC Infectious Diseases, Frontiers in Public Health, and Frontiers in Medicine.
Professor Lam has published more than 159 refereed articles and book chapters in the fields of infection control, instrument testing, and public health. He developed the Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale (CSPS), which measures nursing staff’s compliance with infection control practices in clinical settings. The scale has been translated into more than ten languages and adopted in over 30 countries and regions worldwide. He has secured 40 external and internal research projects with total funding exceeding HKD 8 million. From 2020 to 2025, his research was featured in nearly 400 media reports.
Since 2020, Professor Lam has been listed for five consecutive years among the world’s top 2% scientists (Stanford University). He received the Sigma Asia Region Emerging Nurse Researcher/Scholar Award in 2021 and was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) in 2022.
In professional service for the Nursing Council of Hong Kong, Professor Lam serves as a co-opted member of the Enrolled Nurse (General) Examination Sub-committee.
Academic and Professional Experience
- 1 Nov. 2024 – 30 Oct. 2027
Editor of Infection Prevention in Practice (IPIP) (Impact factor 2024: 1.9, CiteScore: 4.8), Elsevier. - 13 Jul. 2024 – 2027
Consultant for International Nursing Research, Greater Bay Area Medical Professional Development Association (GBAMPDA) - Jun. 2022 – Jun. 2028
Visiting Professor of School of Nursing, Zunyi Medical University, China - Nov. 2022 – present
External Advisor of School of Nursing, Union Hospital, Hong Kong SAR. - Sept. 2020 – present
External Examiner of Board of Examination, School of Nursing, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The Hospital Authority, Hong Kong SAR. - Jul. 2020 – present
Honorary Advisor of Haven of Hope Sister Annie Skau Holistic Care Centre, Hong Kong SAR. - Jan. 2021 – present
Associate Editor of Frontiers in Public Health, and Frontiers in Medicine - Jan. 2019 – present
Associate Editor of BMC Infectious Diseases - Apr. 2016 – present
Co-opted Member: The Enrolled Nurse (General) Examination Sub-committee, Nursing Council of Hong Kong.
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- Named in Stanford University’s 2020, 2021, and 2022 single-year list of the world's top 2% of scientists.
- Research Excellent Award 2021/2022, Tung Wah College
- Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) (since October, 2022)
- PCT Patent filed “Respirator with Adjustable Straps” filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), (PCT Application No.: PCT/CN2021/099388) (10 June, 2021)
- The 2nd place of the Most Outstanding Award, “Special Recognition Award 2020 for COVID-19 pandemic”, The Hong Kong Academy of Nursing (23 May, 2021)
- 2021 Emerging Nurse Researcher/Scholar Honorees, award for the Asia Region (one awardee from each of Sigma’s seven global regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, Middle East, North America, and Oceania), Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) https://www.sigmanursing.org/connect-engage/meetings-events/congress-2021/awards/emerging-nurse-researcher-awards (17 February, 2021)
- Short-term Patent filed of “Respirator with Adjustable Straps” in a utility and design model, (Filer’s Reference No.: HK32020021992.3) [EFILEH-SFHC.FID720945], Patents Registry, Intellectual Property Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (11 December, 2020)
- Faculty Award/ Prizes for Outstanding Achievement, Category: Faculty Award in Services (Team member), Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2019 - 2020)
- Faculty Award/ Prizes for Outstanding Achievement, Category: Faculty Award in in Research and Scholarly Activities (Team member), Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2019 - 2020)
- Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Nursing, FHKAN (Education and Research), (Registration No.: F04014919) (May, 2019 - Present)