Scientific Program
| 17 June 2016 (Friday) |
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| 08:00-08:30 | Registration (Ground Floor, William MW Mong Block, LKS Faculty of Medicine) |
| 08:30-08:35 | Welcome remarks |
| 08:35-09:25 | Keynote Session Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 |
| APOE and Cognition across the lifespan Prof. Jennifer Rusted, Professor of Experimental Psychology (Psychology), University of Sussex, UK |
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| 09:25-09:50 | Plenary Session: Programs of Dementia Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 |
| Project Sunrise in Tsuen Wan/ Recommendation from Food and Health Bureau for persons with dementia Dr. David Dai, Chairman, Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Disease Association |
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| 09:50-10:15 | Opening Ceremony and photo taking |
| 10:15-10:40 | Plenary Session: Neuropsychology in Dementia Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 |
| Neuroplasticity of the aging brain Prof. Tatia Lee, Vice-Chairman of HKU AD Research Network and Head, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong |
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| 10:40-11:00 | Coffee & Tea Break and Poster Viewing |
| 11:00-13:05 | Parallel Sessions |
| Symposium A: Dementia and Caregiving Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 |
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| 11:00-11:25 | Way ahead to a comprehensive care model for caregivers of person with dementia Prof. Timothy Kwok, Director and Professor, Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 11:25-11:50 | Mental health of people with mild cognitive impairment and their family caregivers: A concordance analysis Dr. Rainbow Ho, Director and Associate Professor, Centre on Behavioral Health, The University of Hong Kong |
| 11:50-12:15 | Dyadic relationship in dementia caregiving: what are the health impacts and service implications Prof. Doris Yu, Vice Director (Research) and Professor, The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 12:15-12:40 | Strength-based care management for dementia caregivers Dr. Vivian Lou, Director and Associate Professor, Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong |
| Symposium B: Risk factors & new therapeutic approaches in Alzheimer’s Disease Venue: Lecture Theatre 3 |
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| 11:00-11:45 | Molecular mechanisms behind Dementia Dr. Tong Li, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA |
| 11:45-12:05 | Investigating protein degradation pathways in Alzheimer’s disease Dr. Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang, Secretary of HKU AD Research Network and Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong |
| 12:05-12:25 | Detection of variants associated with Alzheimer’s disease in Chinese population Dr. You-Qiang Song, HKU AD Research Network and Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong |
| 12:25-12:45 | A hundred years of Alzheimer’s disease…still barking up the wrong trees? Dr. Andrew Law, HKU AD Research Network and Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong |
| 12:45-13:05 | Mechanisms Underlying Tau-associated Neurodegeneration
Prof. Jian-Zhi Wang, Deputy Director and Professor, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
| 13:05-14:20 | Lunch Break |
| 14:20-16:25 | Keynote lecture: Treatment and Prevention in Alzheimer’s Disease Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 |
| 14:20-15:10 | Treatment and Prevention in Alzheimer’s Disease Prof. Steven DeKosky, Professor of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, USA |
| 15:10-16:00 | Why copper tetradendate ligands are better than bidendate ones as AD drug-candidates? Prof. Bernard Meunier, President and Professor, French Academy of Sciences, FRANCE |
| 16:00-16:25 | Nutritional intervention in mild Alzheimer’s disease: Local experience on Souvenaid Prof. Leung-Wing Chu, Chairman of HKU AD Research Network, Academic Chief and Honorary Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong; Director, Hong Kong Brain Memory Centre, Hong Kong |
| 16:25-16:45 | Coffee & Tea Break and Poster Viewing |
| 16:45-18:50 | Parallel Sessions |
| Symposium C: Imaging in Alzheimer’s Disease Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 |
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| 16:45-17:35 | An overview of Vizamyl: New data, studies & concepts
Dr. Marivi Mendizabal, Global Head of Imaging R&D, GE Healthcare Life Sciences |
| 17:35-18:00 | Mapping brain connectivity with MRI Dr. Edward Hui, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Hong Kong |
| 18:00-18:25 | Age-related differences in metabolites in the anterior and posterior cingulate cortices of the aging brain Dr. Carrie Chiu, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Hong Kong |
| 18:25-18:50 | Magnetic Resonance Susceptibility for the evaluation of dementia Dr. Henry Mak, HKU AD Research Network and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Hong Kong |
| Symposium D: Interdisciplinary approaches for detection in Alzheimer’s Disease Venue: Lecture Theatre 3 |
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| 16:45-17:10 | The signaling pathways mediated by selenium and selenoproteins for intervention of Alzheimer’s disease Prof. Qiong Liu, Professor, College of Life Sciences, Shenzhen University, CHINA |
| 17:10-17:35 | Comparative transcriptome and ionome analyses reveal multifunctional aspects of sodium selenate for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease Prof. Yan Zhang, Professor, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA |
| 17:35-18:00 | Treating Alzheimer’s disease model mice with traditional Chinese medicine Prof. Qiang Zhou, Professor, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, CHINA |
| 18:00-18:25 | Biomarkers in small vessel disease Dr. Joseph Kwan, HKU AD Research Network and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong |
| Symposium E: Needs of dementia patients and caregivers Venue: Lecture Theatre 1 |
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| 16:45-17:10 | Health profiles of caregivers who support persons with dementia in community Dr. Angela Leung, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| 17:10-17:35 | Telephone-Administered Interventions: Opportunities and Challenges
Dr. Alma Au, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| 17:35-18:25 | Technologies to aid the capture and analysis of discourse in dementia care Dr Daniel Angus, Lecturer, School of Communication and Arts, The University of Queensland, AUSTRALIA |
| 18:25-18:50 | Monetary costs of community care of dementia: A pilot micro-costing study Prof. Terry Y.S. Lum, Head and Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong |
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END OF DAY 1 PROGRAMME |
| 18 June 2016 (Saturday) | |
| 08:00-08:30 | Registration |
| 08:30-10:10 | Keynote Session Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 |
| 08:30-09:20 | MRC Dementias Platform in UK Prof. John Gallacher, Professor, Oxford University Medical School, University of Oxford, UK, and Honorary Professor, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong |
| 09:20-10:10 | Detecting Preclinical Cognitive Impairment in the Digital Era Prof. Rhoda Au, Professor of Neurology, Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Boston University, USA |
| 10:10-10:30 | Coffee & Tea Break and Poster Viewing |
| 10:30-12:10 | Plenary Session Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 |
| Symposium F: Pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches & interventions Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 |
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| 10:30-10:50 | Exploring brain mechanisms in cognitive stimulation for dementia Dr. Gloria Wong, Assistant Professor, Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong |
| 10:50-11:10 | Enhancing Cognitive Functions of Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment Using Chinese Calligraphy Handwriting: ERP Studies Dr. Sam CC Chan, Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| 11:10-11:30 | Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s disease, target for potential novel therapies Dr. Koon-Ho Chan, Secretary of HKU AD Research Network and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong |
| 11:30-11:50 | Cognitive impairment in renal failure Dr. Yat-Fung Shea, Resident Specialist, Acute Geriatric Unit, Grantham Hospital |
| 11:50-12:10 | Occupational Therapy in Dementia Dr. Grace Lee, Senior Occupational Therapist, Advanced Practitioner in Psychogeriatrics, Occupational Therapy Department, Kwai Chung Hospital |
| Symposium G: Housing and neighbourhood environment in Hong Kong ageing community Venue: Lecture Theatre 3 |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Housing and neighbourhood environment in the Hong Kong ageing community Prof. Rebecca Chiu, Head and Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong |
| 11:00-11:30 | Built environment predictors of general health, happiness and depression in adults: Results from the UK Biobank Urban Morphometric Platform Dr. Chinmoy Sarkar, Research Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong |
| 11:30-12:00 | Residential care homes for the elderly: Planning & interior design for dementia at the “HKHS Tanner Hill Project” Mr. George Chu, Project Director, GRV Project Management Ltd. |
| 12:10-13:00 | Keynote Session Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 |
| Healthy cognitive aging through musical training Prof. Claude Alain, Professor, Department of Psychology & Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto & Senior Scientist, Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre |
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| 13:00-13:15 | Presentation of Prizes for Outstanding Investigator Award
and Closing Remarks |
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END OF DAY 2 PROGRAMME |
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END OF “INTERNATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE CONFERENCE 2016” |