International Alzheimer's Disease Conference 2015

Scientific Program

26 June 2015 (Friday)
08:00-08:30 Registration (Ground Floor, William MW Mong Block, LKS Faculty of Medicine)
08:30-08:35 Welcome remarks
08:35-09:35 Keynote Session
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2
  Measuring Outcomes of Deep Brain Stimulation in Dementia and Parkinson’s disease
Prof. Helen Chenery, Executive Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, AUSTRALIA
09:35-10:05 Plenary Session: Health Policy of Dementia
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2
  Dementia care in Hong Kong
Dr. Felix Chan
, Clinical Division Chief (Geriatrics) and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong; Chief of Service, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Fung Yiu King Hospital
10:05-10:30 Opening Ceremony and photo taking 
10:30-11:15 Plenary Session: Cognitive Neuropsychology in Dementia
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2
  Neuropsychological assessment using The Oxford Cognitive Screen (OCS)
Prof. Glyn Humphreys, Watts Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, UK
11:15-11:35 Coffee & Tea Break and Poster Viewing 
11:35-13:35 Parallel Sessions 
Symposium A: Dementia & Caregiving
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2
11:35-12:00 Caring for Persons with Dementia: Challenges and Solutions
Dr. Wai-Chi Chan, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong
12:00-12:25 Advance care planning in dementia: comparing older adults’ and relatives’ views
Dr. Angela Y. M. Leung, HKU AD Research Network, & Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong
12:25-12:50 Advance Directive
Dr. Patrick Chiu, Consultant, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital
12:50-13:15 Promoting positive dementia caregiving experience: where are we and what’s next?
Dr. Doris Yu, Associate Professor, The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Symposium B: Risk factors & new therapeutic approaches in Alzheimer’s Disease
Venue: Lecture Theatre 3
11:35-12:20 In Vivo Reprogramming: Reversing Glial Scar back to Neural Tissue for Brain Repair
Prof. Gong Chen, Professor & Verne M. Willaman Chair in Life Sciences, Department of Biology, Huck Institutes of Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
12:20-12:45 Post-surgical Performance in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
Dr. Gordon Wong, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, The University of Hong Kong
12:45-13:10 Visual Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang, HKU AD Research Network, & Associate Professor, Department Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong
13:10-13:35 Advances in vascular cognitive impairment
Dr. Joseph Kwan, HKU AD Research Network, & Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
 13:35-15:00

Lunch Break

15:00-16:15 Plenary Session: Treatment & Prevention in Alzheimer’s Disease
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2
15:00-15:45 Intravenous Immunoglobulin for Alzheimer’s disease
Prof. Norman R. Relkin, Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York, USA
15:45-16:15 Clinical trials in Alzheimer’s disease: International trend and Hong Kong Experience
Prof. Leung-Wing Chu, Chairman of HKU AD Research Network, Honorary Clinical Professor and Academic Chief, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong; Director, Hong Kong Brain Memory Centre, Hong Kong
16:15-16:35 Coffee & Tea Break and Poster Viewing 
16:35-18:20 Parallel Sessions 
Symposium C: Imaging in Alzheimer’s Disease
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2
16:35-17:20 New approaches to MR imaging in early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
Prof. Emrah Düzel, Director, Institute of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia Research, University Hospital Magdeburg, The University of Magdeburg, GERMANY
17:20-17:45 Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging techniques in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease, and evaluation of AD pathogenesis in an aging brain
Dr. Henry Mak, HKU AD Research Network, & Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Hong Kong
17:45-18:10 Amyloid PET in Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. June Zhu, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Hong Kong
Symposium D: Interdisciplinary approaches for detection in Alzheimer’s Disease
Venue: Lecture Theatre 3
16:35-17:00 Eye movement pattern in face recognition is associated with cognitive decline in the elderly
Dr. Janet Hsiao, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong
17:00-17:25 Exploring the association between mitochondrial DNA variations and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) by exome sequencing
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
17:25-17:50 Is vitamin B12 deficiency a risk factor of Alzheimer’s disease?
Prof. Timothy Kwok
, Professor in Department of Medicine & Therapeutics and School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
17:50-18:20 Blood Based Biomarker Assay for Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Ravi Kiron
, Senior Vice President, Corporate & Business Development, Amarantus Diagnostics, San Francisco, CA, USA
Symposium E: Needs of dementia patients and caregivers
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1
16:35-17:00 Estimating the economic challenge of dementia in Hong Kong
Dr. Terry Y. S. Lum,
Director, Sau Po Center on Ageing, & Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
17:00-17:25 Caregiver Stress and Abuse of Older Persons with Dementia
Dr. Elsie Yan,
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
17:25-17:50 Early Assessment Service for Older People Seeking Help for Cognitive Concerns: Preliminary Findings
Dr. Jennifer Tang
, Research Assistant Professor, Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong

 

 END OF DAY 1 PROGRAMME


 

27 June 2015 (Saturday)
08:00-08:30 Registration
08:30-09:30 Keynote Session
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2
  Caregiver Education for Persons with Dementia
Prof. Ronald W. Toseland
, Director and Distinguished Professor, Institute of Gerontology, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA
09:30-10:15 Nutricia Symposium
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2
  Souvenaid: a nutritional intervention designed to enhance synapse formation in early Alzheimer’s disease
Prof. David Wilkinson, Former Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Old Age Psychiatry at Moorgreen Hospital, and the University of Southampton, UK
10:15-10:35 Coffee & Tea Break and Poster Viewing
10:35-12:40 Parallel Sessions 
Symposium F: Non-pharmacological approaches & interventions
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2
10:35-11:00 Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for People with Mild Alzheimer’s Disease in Hong Kong Chinese Community Care Setting
Dr. Gloria Wong, Research Assistant Professor, Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong
11:00-11:25 Exercise as Medicine for Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
Dr. Michael Tse, Assistant Director, Institute of Human Performance, The University of Hong Kong
11:25-11:50 The effect of whole body vibration on lower limb strength, balance and mobility in the dementia population: a feasibility trial
Prof. Marco Pang, Professor in Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
11:50-12:15 Neural plastic effects of cognitive training on aging brain
Dr. Helena Tam
, Registered Clinical Psychologist, Institute of Clinical Neuropsychology, The University of Hong Kong
Symposium G: Pharmacological interventions & preventions
Venue: Lecture Theatre 3
10:35-11:00 Familial Alzheimer’s Disease in Chinese & drug prevention
Dr. Yat Fung Shea, Resident Specialist, Acute Geriatric Unit, Grantham Hospital
11:00-11:25 Neuroprotective and neurite outgrowth-promoting activities by multifunctional anti-Alzheimer’s dimers
Prof. Yifan Han, Professor in Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Institute of Modern Chinese Medicine, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
11:25-11:50 Adiponectin in Dementia
Dr. Koon-Ho Chan, HKU AD Research Network, & Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
11:50-12:30 Designed Multi Target Drugs Targeting Neuroprotection, Neurorestoration and Mitochondrial Biogenesis Via Activation of HIF1α, SIRT1, PGC-1α and TFAM
Prof. Moussa Youdim
, Director, Eve Topf and US National Parkinson Foundation, Centers of Excellence for Neurodegenerative Disease Research and Teaching, Technion-Rappaport Family Faculty of Medicine and Rappaport Institute, ISRAEL
12:40-13:40 Keynote Session
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2
  Multilingualism in Dementia
Dr. Suvarna Alladi, President, Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India (ARDSI) – Hyderabad Deccan

 

END OF DAY 2 PROGRAMME

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