0845 – 0900 | Registration |
0900 – 0910 | Opening Remarks |
Symposium I: Scientific Advances in Aging Chairperson: Kwok-On Lai, School of Biomedical Sciences, HKU |
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0910 – 0930 | Adipocyte Fatty Acid Binding Protein (A-FABP): Friend or Foe? Ruby LC Hoo, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU |
0930 – 0950 | Dopamine Deficiency in the Nucleus Accumbens Impairs Cognitive Flexibility Ya Ke, School of Biomedical Sciences, CUHK |
0950 – 1020 | Coffee & Tea Break, Poster Viewing & Presentation and Booth Visit |
Young Investigator Award Forum I (Oral Presentations) | |
1020 – 1100 | Chairpersons: Cora SW Lai, School of Biomedical Sciences, HKU Desmond YH Yap, Department of Medicine, HKU |
Symposium II: Brain Health & Aging Chairpersons: Koon-Ho Chan, Department of Medicine, HKU Raymond CC Chang, School of Biomedical Sciences, HKU |
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1100 – 1120 | Update on the Diagnostic Approach to Dementia Yat-Fung Shea, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, HK |
1120 – 1200 | Innate Immune Activation in Alzheimer’s disease Michael T Heneka, Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Gerontopsychiatry, University of Bonn, Germany (Sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals (HK) Ltd) |
Lunch Symposium: Haematology and Oncology in the Elderly Chairpersons: Albert KW Lie, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, HK Thomas CC Yau, Department of Medicine, HKU |
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1200 – 1230 | Next-Generation Cancer Screening in the Healthy Elderly: Role of Liquid Biopsy Hilda HY Wong, Department of Medicine, HKU |
1230 – 1300 | Advances in the Treatment of Elderly Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Eric WC Tse, Department of Medicine, HKU |
1300 – 1330 | Advancing Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Immunotherapy James CM Ho, Department of Medicine, HKU (Sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme (Asia Ltd)) |
Opening Ceremony | |
1330 – 1350 | Guest of Honour: Dr Tony PS Ko, Director (Cluster Services), Hospital Authority |
Symposium III: To Age with Diabetes Chairpersons: Karen SL Lam, Department of Medicine, HKU John TC Ma, Specialist in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism |
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1350 – 1420 | DECLARE: The Impact to Our Daily Practice Kathryn CB Tan, Department of Medicine, HKU (Sponsored by AstraZeneca Hong Kong Ltd) |
1420 – 1450 | Dual Action: GLP1RA and Insulin Co-Formulation Wing-Sun Chow, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, HK (Sponsored by Sanofi Hong Kong) |
1450 – 1520 | Coffee & Tea Break, Poster Viewing & Presentation and Booth Visit |
Symposium IV: Musculoskeletal Health in the Elderly Chairpersons: Chi-Bun Chan, School of Biological Sciences, HKU Chak-Sing Lau, Department of Medicine, HKU |
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1520 – 1600 | Sarcopenia – the New Geriatric Giant Avan Aihie Sayer, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University, UK |
1600 – 1620 | Living with Osteoarthritis Carmen TK Ho, Department of Medicine, Tung Wah Hospital, HK |
Symposium V: The Golden Years: From the Beginning to the End Chairperson: Felix HW Chan, Department of Medicine & Geriatrics, TWGHs Fung Yiu King Hospital, HK |
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1620 – 1640 | End-of-Life Care in Residential Care Homes – What Have We Achieved So Far? James KH Luk, Department of Medicine & Geriatrics, TWGHs Fung Yiu King Hospital, HK |
1640 – 1700 | Cardiac Surgery in Octogenarian Daniel TL Chan, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, HK |
0845 – 0900 | Registration |
Symposium VI: Optimizing the Quality of Life in the Elderly Chairpersons: Jenny SW Lee, President, The Hong Kong Geriatrics Society Jacqueline KY Yuen, Department of Medicine, HKU |
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0900 – 0920 | Common Dermatoses in Elderly: A Challenging Job to Physician Christina SM Wong, Department of Medicine, Qeen Mary Hospital, HK |
0920 – 0940 | Sleep Related Breathing Disorders in the Elderly Jamie CM Lam, Department of Medicine, HKU |
0940 – 1010 | Management Options for Nocturia from Urologists’ Perspective Ho-Yuen Cheung, Specialist in Urology (Sponsored by Ferring Pharmaceuticals Ltd) |
1010 – 1040 | Coffee & Tea Break, Poster Viewing & Presentation and Booth Visit |
Young Investigator Award Forum II (Oral Presentations) | |
1040 – 1120 | Chairpersons: Judith CW Mak, Department of Medicine and Pharmacology & Pharmacy, HKU Kendrick C Shih, Department of Ophthalmology, HKU |
Symposium VII: Atrial Fibrillation & Stroke in the Elderly Chairpersons: Raymond TF Cheung, Department of Medicine, HKU Patrick KC Chiu, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, HK |
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1120 – 1140 | Update on Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Gary KK Lau, Department of Medicine, HKU |
1140 – 1210 | Management of AF in Aged Populations: What is the Recent Evidence Worldwide? Frankie CC TAM, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, HK (Sponsored by Pfizer Corporation Hong Kong Ltd) |
Symposium VIII: Therapeutic Advances in Common Diseases of the Elderly Chairpersons: Cheung-Hei Choi, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, HK David CL Lam, Department of Medicine, HKU |
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1210 – 1240 | The Role of LABA/LAMA in COPD Management – Maximize Bronchodilation in Elderly Patients Terence CC Tam, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, HK (Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline Limited) |
1240 – 1310 | Long-Acting GLP1 Receptor Agonists as the First Injectable in Type 2 Diabetes Agostino Consoli, Center for Ageing and Translational Medicine, University of Chieti, Italy (Sponsored by Eli Lilly Asia, Inc) |
Lunch Symposium: Cardiovascular Health in the Elderly Chairpersons: Katherine YY Fan, Cardiac Medical Unit, Grantham Hospital, HK Stanley KF Tam, Department of Medicine, Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital, HK |
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1310 – 1340 | Coronary and Structural Heart Interventions in Elderly Patients Michael PH Chan, Department of Medicine, HKU |
1340 – 1410 | Is there a Role of Antiplatelet Therapy for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation? David CW Siu, Department of Medicine, HKU (Sponsored by Bayer HealthCare Limited) |
1410 – 1440 | New Hypertension Guidelines: A Focus on Systolic Hypertension Steven SL Li, Specialist in Cardiology (Sponsored by Servier Hong Kong Ltd) |
Symposium IX: Diabetes & Heart Failure Chairpersons: Rosie TT Young, Department of Medicine, HKU Yu-Cho Woo, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, HK |
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1440 – 1510 | Sweet Heart- Which SGLT2 Inhibitor Would You Like? Peter CY Tong, Specialist in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Hong Kong Limited) |
1510 – 1540 | Heart Failure and Diabetes: What does the Guideline Recommend? David KL Sim, Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre, Singapore (Sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals HK Ltd) |
1540 – 1610 | Coffee & Tea Break, Poster Viewing & Presentation and Booth Visit |
Symposium X: Eyes and Ears Chairpersons: Amy CY Lo, Department of Ophthalmology, HKU Birgitta YH Wong, Department of Ear, Nose & Throat, Queen Mary Hospital, HK |
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1610 – 1630 | Common Eye Diseases in the Elderly in Hong Kong – An Epidemiological Perspective Ian YH Wong, Department of Ophthalmology, HKU |
1630 – 1650 | Hearing Problems in the Elderly Jacky KF Wong, Department of Ear, Nose & Throat, Queen Mary Hospital, HK |
1650 – 1700 | Young Investigator Award Presentation Ceremony and Closing Remarks |