Scientific Program

15 June 2012 (Friday)
08:30 - 09:00	Registration (Ground Floor, William MW Mong Block, LKS Faculty of Medicine)
09:00 - 09:05	Welcome remarks
09:05 - 09:35	Opening Ceremony and photo taking
Session A: Public Health & Policy in Dementia Chairpersons: Prof. Paul Yip, Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, and Dr. Felix Chan, Chief of Service, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Fung Yiu King Hospital, and Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
09:35 - 10:05	Policy Initiatives for Dementia Care in Hong Kong Prof. Alfred CM Chan, Chairman, Elderly Commission, Hong Kong
10:05 - 10:35	Capacity Building in Dementia Care Dr. David Dai, Honorary Secretary, Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Disease Association, Hong Kong
10:35 - 11:00	Coffee & Tea Break
Session B: Psychosocial Issues of Dementia Chairpersons: Prof. Tatia Lee, Vice-Chairman, HKU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Network, May Professor in Neuropsychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, and Dr. Karen Liu, Associate Professor in Occupational Therapy, School of Sciences and Health, University of Western Sydney, Australia
11:00 - 11:30	Psychosocial Care of Dementia Caregivers Dr. Terry YS Lum, Director, Sau Po Centre of Ageing, Hong Kong, & Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
11:30 - 12:00	Guardianship and Legal Instruments in the Protection of Elders with Dementia Mr. Charles Chiu, Chairperson, Guardianship Board, Hong Kong
12:00 - 12:30	Residents with Alzheimer’s Disease in the Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF) in Hong Kong: A study on Trajectories of Hospitalization and Emergency Room Service Utilization Dr. Angela Leung, HKU AD Research Network, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch (on your own)
Session C: Biomarkers & Drug Target in Alzheimer’s Disease Chairpersons: Dr. Raymond Chang, Secretary, HKU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Network, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong, and Dr. KW Liu, Associate Consultant, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
13:30 - 14:15	Alzheimer’s gamma-Secretase, Drug Target Identification and Amyloid Based Therapeutic Approaches Dr. Weiming Xia, Assistant Professor, Center for Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Institute of Medicine, USA
14:15 - 14:45	Blood and CSF Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease Prof. LW Chu, Chairman of HKU AD Research Network, & Honorary Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
14:45 - 15:30	Metabolomics: A Tool to find Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease Dr. Cristina Legido-Quigley, Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Separation Science), Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, Kings College London, UK
15:30 - 15:50	Coffee & Tea Break
Session D: Imaging (MRI, PET, VFSS) & Dementia Chairpersons: Dr. Ho Chi Lai, Director, Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong, and Dr. Vincent Lai, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Hong Kong
15:50 - 16:20	Management of Swallowing problems in individuals with Dementia Dr. Karen Chan, Assistant Professor, Division of Speech and Hearing, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
16:20 - 16:50	Reexamining the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease: Insights from Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) Magnetic Resonance (MR) Perfusion at 3.0 Tesla Dr. Henry Mak, HKU AD Research Network, Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Hong Kong
16:50 - 17:20	PET Imaging in Dementia: The Present and Future Dr. Eric Leung, Deputy Director, Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong
17:20 - 17:50	Development and Synthesis of Radiopharmaceuticals for Dementia Imaging Dr. Jacky Cheung, Senior Radiochemist, Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong
17:50 - 18:20	Understanding the fMRI BOLD Signal in Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease Dr. Judy Pa, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Genentech Hall, University of California, San Francisco, USA
16 June 2012 (Saturday)
08:00 - 08:30	Registration
Session E: Plenary Session: Chairpersons: Prof. Brendan Weekes, Chair of Communication Science, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, and Dr. Karen Chan, Assistant Professor, Division of Speech and Hearing, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
08:30 - 09:30	Language Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease, Frontal-Temporal Disease and other Dementias Prof. Stefano Cappa, Professor in Neuropsychology, Faculty of Psychology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano, ITALY
Session F: Cognition and Language
09:30 - 10:15	The Importance of Culture and Language in Dementia Dr. Thomas Bak, Lecturer in Human Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
10:15 - 11:00	Cognitive Lifestyle & Better Dementia Prevention Dr. Michael Valenzuela, Associate Professor & Leader, Regenerative Neuroscience Group, Brain & Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, AUSTRALIA
11:00 - 11:20	Coffee & Tea Break
Session G: Lundbeck Symposium Chairperson: Dr Andrew Law, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong
11:20 - 12:05	Management of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia Prof. Helen Chiu, Chair Professor, Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
12:05 - 13:30	Lunch (on your own)
Session H: Novartis Symposium Chairpersons: Prof. LW Chu, Chairman of HKU AD Research Network, & Honorary Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, and Dr. Ray CC Chan, Associate Consultant, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong
13:30 - 14:30	Defining optimal treatment with Cholinesterase Inhibitors in Alzheimer's Disease Dr. Roger Bullock, Clinical Director, Older Peoples Strategic Business Unit, Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Victoria Centre, Swindon, UK
Session I: Plenary Session: Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
14:30 - 15:30	Long-term Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease: Past, Present and Future Prof. Oscar L. Lopez, Professor in Neurology, Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Session J: New Clinical Trials in Alzheimer’s Disease
15:30 - 16:15	Current Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease Immunotherapy Dr. Joan Shen, Senior Medical Director, China Clinical Lead, Primary Care Business Unit, Pfizer Incorporation, CHINA
16:15 - 16:35	Coffee & Tea Break
Session K: Drug Discovery and New Pharmacological Targets Chairpersons: Dr. KH Chan, Secretary, HKU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Network, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, and Dr. YQ Song, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, The University of Hong Kong
16:35 - 17:05	Neuroprotection against Abeta-induced synaptic failures and memory impairments by novel anti-Alzheimer’s dimers Prof. Yifan Han, Professor, Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology, Institute of Modern Chinese Medicine, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
17:05 - 17:50	Targeting beta-secretase in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease Dr. Riqiang Yan, Professor, Department of Neurosciences, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, USA
Session L: Alternative & Complementary Medicine Chairpersons: Dr. Jimmy Wu, Chairman, The Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Disease Association, Hong Kong, and Dr. David Dai, Honorary Secretary, The Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Disease Association, Hong Kong
17:50 - 18:20	Calligraphy in the Treatment of Dementia Prof. Henry Kao, Professor Emeritus (Psychology), Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong
18:20 - 18:50	Acupuncture in Dementia Dr. Mason Leung, Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
18:50 - 19:15	Presentation of Souvenirs & Closing Remarks