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Scientific Program
6 June 2014 (Friday) | |
08:00-08:30 | Registration (Ground Floor, William MW Mong Block, LKS Faculty of Medicine) |
08:30-08:35 | Welcome remarks |
08:35-10:00 | Plenary session: Brain Bioenergetics, Policy and risk factors in dementia Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 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. Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong |
08:35-08:55 | Policy Aspects on Psychosocial Issues Related to Dementia Patients and their Caregivers Dr. Terry YS Lum, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong |
08:55-09:15 | On Raising Awareness of Alzheimer’s Disease in Hong Kong Mrs. Kao May Wan Gwen, Chairman, The Charles K. Kao Foundation of Alzheimer’s Disease Limited |
09:15-10:00 | The Role of Brain Bioenergetics in Alzheimer’s Disease Prof. Russell Swerdlow, Professor of Neurology, Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, USA |
10:00-10:20 | Opening Ceremony and Photo Taking |
10:20-10:40 | Coffee & Tea Break and Poster Viewing |
10:40-12:45 | Parallel Sessions |
Symposium A: Dementia and Caregiving I Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 Chairpersons: Dr. Andy Ho, Research Assistant Professor, Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong, and Dr. Angela Y.M. Leung, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong |
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10:40-11:10 | Help-seeking and Early Assessment of Neurocognitive Disorders in the Community Dr. Gloria Wong, Research Assistant Professor, Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong |
11:10-11:40 | Agitation, BPSD and Therapeutic Interventions: A Nursing Perspective Prof. Claudia Lai, Professor in School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
11:40-12:10 | Family Caregiving for Older Persons with Dementia: Caregiver Sense of Entrapment and its association with Potentially Harmful Behaviors Dr. Elsie Yan, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong |
12:10-12:40 | Dementia Caregiving: Experience, Burden and Interventions Dr. Wai-chi Chan, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong |
Symposium B: Genetics and risk factors in Alzheimer’s Disease Venue: Lecture Theatre 3 Chairpersons: Prof. Eugene Ponomarev, Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Prof. Pak Sham, Chair Professor of Psychiatric Genomics, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong |
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10:40-11:25 | Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease: resolved and unresolved mysteries Dr. Ekaterina Rogaeva, Associate Professor, Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada |
11:25-11:55 | Genes in Context: How the Epigenetics of our Neurons Influences the Outcome of Neurodegenerative Disease Prof. Karl Herrup, Chair Professor and Head, Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science Technology |
11:55-12:20 | Sharing Genetic Risk Pathways between Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease Dr. You-Qiang Song, HKU AD Research Network, & Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Centre for Reproduction, Development and Growth, The University of Hong Kong |
12:20-12:45 | From investigating the risk factors of Alzheimer’s disease to learn how to prevent disease progression Dr. Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang, HKU AD Research Network, & Associate Professor, Department Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong |
12:45-14:00 | Lunch (on your own) |
14:00-14:45 | Novartis Symposium: New Drug and Trials in Alzheimer’s Disease Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 Chairperson: Dr. Koon-Ho Chan, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong |
New advances in optimizing cholinesterase inhibitor therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease – Can we protect against decline more? Prof. James Galvin, Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Nutrition and Population Health, New York University Langone School of Medicine, New York, USA |
14:45-15:30 | Nutricia Symposium Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 Chairperson: Prof. LW Chu, Chairman of HKU AD Research Network, & Honorary Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong |
Targeting synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease: a nutritional approach Prof. Philip Scheltens, Professor of Cognitive Neurology, and Director of Alzheimer Center, Vrije Universiteit University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
15:30-16:40 | Plenary Session: CSF Biomarkers, Treatment and Prevention Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 Chairpersons: Dr. Carolyn Kng, Consultant, Integrated Medical Service, Ruttonjee Hospital/Tang Siu Kin Hospital/Wong Chuk Hang Hospital, and Dr. Stanley Tam, Associate Consultant, Department of Medicine, Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital |
15:30-16:15 | Current and New CSF Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease Prof. Jacques Hugon, Professor and Director, Centre Mémoire Paris Nord Ile de France, Service Histologie et Inserm U 839, GH Saint Louis Lariboisière Fernand Widal Paris, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France |
16:15–16:40 | Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease Prof. Leung-Wing Chu, Chairman of HKU AD Research Network, & Honorary Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong |
16:40-17:00 | Coffee & Tea Break and Poster viewing |
17:00-18:40 | Parallel Sessions |
Symposium C: Alternative and Chinese Medicine Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 Chairpersons: Prof. Qiong Liu, College of Life Sciences, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China, and Dr. Ng Siu Man, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong |
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17:00-17:30 | Curcumin Research for Alzheimer’s Disease Prof. Larry Baum, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
17:30-18:00 | Differential Effects of Huanglian-Jie-Du-Tang and Its Modified Formula on the Modulation of β- Amyloid Precursor Protein Processing in Alzheimer's Disease Models Dr. Siva S.K. Durairajan, Research Assistant Professor, School of Chinese Medicine, The Hong Kong Baptist University |
18:00-18:30 | Potential of applying Yi Gan San (Yokukasan in Japanese) in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and its associated psychiatric disorders Dr. Janice Yuen-Shan Ho, Assistant Professor, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau |
Symposium D: Imaging in Alzheimer’s Disease Venue: Lecture Theatre 3 Chairpersons: Dr. Eric Leung, Deputy Director, Department of Nuclear Medicine & Positron Emission Tomography, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, and Prof. David W.C. Yeung, Honorary Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Hong Kong |
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17:00-17:25 | Measuring molecular toxins in Vascular Cognitive Impairment – The dawn of amyloid imaging Prof. Vincent Mok, Assistant Dean (Clinical), Faculty of Medicine, Professor in Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
17:25-17:50 | The Clinical Development of Flutemetamol (18F) Injection, a PET Radiopharmaceutical for Amyloid Plaque Imaging Dr. Yan Yan Starkey, Head of Medical Affairs China and Emerging Nations; GE Healthcare, Medical Diagnostics, Shanghai, CHINA |
17:50-18:15 | Molecular Imaging in Aging and Dementia – The role of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Dr. Henry Mak, HKU AD Research Network, & Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Hong Kong |
18:15-18:40 | Review of fMRI and DTI in Alzheimer’s Disease Dr. Junling Gao, Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong |
Symposium E: International & local experience on psychosocial needs of dementia patients and family caregivers Venue: Lecture Theatre 1 Chairpersons: Dr. Amy Chow, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, and Dr. Dannii Yeung, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong |
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17:00-17:30 | The Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Disease Association’s experience of meeting the psychosocial needs of dementia patients and family caregivers in HK: Past, Present and Future Dr. Jimmy Wu, Ex-officio Member of Advisory Steering Committee, Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Disease Association |
17:30-18:00 | Community strategies for dementia care: Experience in Alberta, Canada Prof. Daniel W.L. Lai, Professor in Faculty of Social Work, & Academic Fellow, Population Health and Inequities Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
18:00-18:30 | Introducing a multicomponent intervention for supporting dementia caregivers in Hong Kong: A translational study based on REACH II Dr. Karen Cheung, Honorary Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong |
END OF DAY 1 PROGRAMME |
7 June 2014 (Saturday) | |
08:00-08:30 | Registration |
08:30-10:50 | Parallel Sessions |
Symposium F: Dementia and Caregiving II Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 Chairpersons: Prof. Doris Yu, Associate Professor, The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Mrs. Teresa Tsien, Director of the Institute of Active Ageing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
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08:30-09:15 | Long-Term Supportive Services for People with Dementia: Meeting the needs of the Persons behind the Diagnosis and their Families Prof. Rosalie Kane, Professor, Division of Health Services Research and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, USA |
09:15-09:40 | Dementia caregiving: Psychosocial impacts and policy implications Dr. Vivian Lou, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong |
09:40-10:05 | Dementia literacy among nursing students: its impact on positive caregiving Dr. Angela Y.M. Leung, HKU AD Research Network, & Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong |
10:05-10:50 | Dual language as prevention against dementia Prof. Jubin Abutalebi, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology, University Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, & Visiting Assistant Professor, Division of Speech & Hearing Sciences, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong |
Lundbeck Symposium: Non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions in Alzheimer’s disease Venue: Lecture Theatre 3 Chairpersons: Dr. Wai-chi Chan, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, and Dr. Daniel H.S. Lee, Head of Biotechnology Cluster, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park |
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08:30-09:00 | Attentional Control and Working Memory in Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Prof. Chetwyn Chan, Chair Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
09:00-09:45 | Neurochemistry of Neuropsychiatric Behaviours in Dementia Dr. Mitchell K.P. Lai, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Centre for Translational Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore |
09:45-10:15 | Managing the dreadfulness of Alzheimer’s disease: Have we been barking up the wrong tree(s)? Dr. Andrew Law, HKU AD Research Network, & Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong |
10:50-11:10 | Coffee & Tea Break and Poster Viewing |
11:10-13:25 | Plenary Session: Imaging and Neuropsychology of Alzheimer’s Disease Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 Chairpersons: Dr. Henry Mak, Clinical Assistant Professor, The University of Hong Kong, and Prof. Tatia Lee, May Professor in Neuropsychology, The University of Hong Kong |
11:10-11:55 | The Challenges of Alzheimer’s Disease Prof. Robert Kane, Minnesota Chair Professor in Long-term Care, & Aging Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, USA |
11:55-12:40 | Current Concepts in the Treatment of Psychosis and Behavioural Disturbances in Alzheimer’s Disease Prof. George Grossberg, Professor in Department of Neurology & Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, USA |
12:40-13:25 | Brain Morphological Shape Markers for Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia Dr. Anqi Qiu, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore |
13:25-13:40 | Presentation of Prizes for Outstanding Investigator Award and Closing Remarks |
END OF DAY 2 PROGRAMME |
END OF “INTERNATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE CONFERENCE 2014” |