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| 26 May 2011 (Thursday) | |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Registration (Ground Floor, William MW Mong Block, LKS Faculty of Medicine) |
| 09:00 - 09:05 | Welcome remarks |
| Session A: Public Health and Dementia Chairpersons: Dr. David Dai, Hon. Secretary of Hong Kong Alzheimer's Disease Association, and Dr. Angela Leung, HKU ADRNet, School of Nursing, HKU |
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| 09:05 - 09:50 | Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Disease in China Dr. Ding Ding, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Institute of Neurology, Fu Dan University, Shanghai, China |
| 09:50 - 10:20 | Burden of Alzheimer's Disease in Hong Kong Dr. Jimmy YM Wu, Hong Kong Alzheimer's Disease Association, Hong Kong |
| 10:20 - 10:50 | Coffee & Tea Break |
| 10:50 - 11:15 | Opening Ceremony (MC: Miss Pin Wuwongse) and photo taking |
| Session B: Neuropsychology in Dementia Chairpersons: Prof. Tatia Lee, May Professor in Neuropsychology, HKU ADRNet, HKU & Dr. Karen Liu, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
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| 11:15 - 11:45 | Does a suboptimal cognitive test performance predict rapid conversion to
dementia in Chinese older adults ?
Prof. Linda Lam, Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| 11:45 - 12:15 | Sleep, aging and dementia Dr. Esther Lau, Department of Psychology, HKU, Hong Kong |
| 12:15 - 12:45 | Affective perception in Alzheimer's Disease Dr. Delin Sun, Department of Psychology, HKU, Hong Kong |
| 12:45 - 14:15 | Lunch (on your own) |
| Session C: Imaging Technologies and Biomarkers Chairpersons: Prof. David Yeung, Department Of Diagnostic Radiology, HKU |
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| 14:15 - 15:00 | Characterization of Alzheimer's Disease with PET and MRI, methodology and results from the AIBL study Dr. Olivier Salvado, CSIRO, Australian e-Health Research Centre, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | PET scan analysis of Alzheimer's Disease patients Dr. Eric Leung, Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong |
| 15:30 - 16:15 | CSF biomarkers before and during Alzheimer's Disease (AD) Prof. Jacques Hugon, Memory Clinical Centre, Lariboisiere Hospital, Paris, France |
| 16:15 - 16:35 | Coffee & Tea Break |
| Session D: Basic Science Research in Alzheimer's Disease (1) Chairpersons: Prof. Yifan Han, Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology, Institute of Modern Chinese Medicine, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Prof. Karl Tsim, Department of Biology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
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| 16:35 - 17:35 | Abnormal mitochondrial dynamics in Alzheimer's Disease Dr. Xiongwei Zhu, Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA |
| 17:35 - 18:05 | Molecular mechanisms of initiating autophagy by oligomeric β-amyloid peptide Dr. Raymond CC Chang, HKU ADRNet, Department of Anatomy, HKU, Hong Kong |
| Welcome dinner for speakers and Chairpersons | |
| 27 May 2011 (Friday) | |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Oral Paper (Future Star presentation competition) Chairpersons: Dr. Koon-Ho Chan, HKU ADRNet, Department of Medicine, HKU, and Prof. Brendan Weekes, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Faculty of Education, HKU |
| Session E: Genetics and Dementia Chairpersons: Prof. Pak Sham, Chair Professor, Department of Psychiatry, HKU, and Dr. YQ Song, Department of Biochemistry, HKU |
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| 10:00 - 11:00 | Genetic (GWAS) study and Alzheimer's Disease Prof. Peter St. George-Hyslop, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, & University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Calcium disturbance and Presenilin in Alzheimer's Disease Dr. King-Ho Cheung, HKU ADRNet, Department of Physiology, HKU, Hong Kong |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Coffee & Tea Break |
| Session F: Basic Science Research in Alzheimer's Disease (2) Chairpersons: Dr. KF Lau, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Prof. Larry Baum, School of Pharmacy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
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| 11:50 - 12:35 | Synaptic transcripts and proteins in autopsied Alzheimer's Disease brain Dr. Peter R Dodd, School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia |
| 12:35 - 13:05 | Role of Cdk5 signaling in neurodegenerative disease Dr. Wilson YP Ching, HKU ADRNet, Department of Anatomy, HKU, Hong Kong |
| 13:05 - 14:45 | Lunch (on your own) |
| Session G: Clinical studies and trials in Alzheimer's Disease Chairpersons: Dr. CK Mok, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, and Dr. WF Chan, Department of Psychiatry, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital |
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| 14:45 - 15:45 | Treatment Strategies and Ongoing Trials for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) Prof. Rachelle Doody, Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine-Department of Neurology, Houston, USA |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Mild Cognitive Impairment: Where are we now? Prof. Leung-Wing Chu, HKU ADRNet, Department of Medicine, HKU, Hong Kong |
| 16:15 - 16:30 | Coffee & Tea Break |
| 16:30 - 17:15 | The development of Bapineuzumab as a disease modifier for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: the mechanism of action, clinical studies and current status in development Dr. Joan Shen, Clinical Research, Primary Care Unit, Pfizer Incorporation, USA |
| 17:15 - 17:45 | Alzheimer's Disease through the eyes of a psychiatrist Dr. Andrew CK Law, HKU ADRNet, Department of Psychiatry, HKU, Hong Kong |
| 17:45 - 18:15 | Presentation of Prize, Souvenirs & Closing Remarks |
