Programme at a Glance
| 12 March 2016 (Saturday) | |
| 0845 – 0900 | Registration |
| 0900 – 0910 | Opening Remarks |
| Symposium I | Update on Depression in the Elderly Chairpersons: Man-Lung Fung, School of Biomedical Sciences, HKU Linda CW Lam, Department of Psychiatry, CUHK |
| 0910 – 0930 | Dendritic Spine Plasticity in Depression Cora SW Lai, School of Biomedical Sciences, HKU |
| 0930 – 0950 | Recent Advances in Management of Late-life Depression Wai-Chi Chan, Department of Psychiatry, HKU |
| 0950 – 1020 | Coffee & Tea Break, Poster Viewing and Booth Visit |
| Young Investigator Award Forum I (Oral Presentations) | |
| 1020 – 1120 | Chairpersons: Susan WS Leung, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU Gordon TC Wong, Department of Anaesthesiology, HKU |
| Symposium II | How to Enhance Physical Fitness for the Elderly Chairpersons: Felix HW Chan, Department of Medicine & Geriatrics, TWGHs Fung Yiu King Hospital, HK Jiandong Huang, School of Biomedical Sciences, HKU |
| 1120 – 1140 | From Basic Research to Functional Neurosurgery of Parkinson’s disease Lee-Wei Lim, School of Biomedical Sciences, HKU |
| 1140 – 1200 | Age Related Frailty and Sarcopenia: Clinical Impact and Interventions Joseph SK Kwan, Department of Medicine, HKU |
| Symposium III | Genomics and Drug Development Chairpersons: Bernard MY Cheung, Department of Medicine, HKU Pak-Chung Sham, Centre for Genomic Sciences, HKU |
| 1200 – 1245 | Using Genomics to help develop Medicines for Circulatory Diseases and other Diseases of Ageing Aroon Hingorani, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Faculty of Population Health Sciences, University College London, UK |
| Lunch Symposium: Aging and Diseases of the Heart Chairpersons: Shu-Kin Li, President, Hong Kong College of Cardiology Raymond HW Chan, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, HK |
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| 1245 – 1330 | The Relationship between Atrial Fibrillation and Aging, How can the Latest Development of NOACs Play a Role? (Sponsored by Pfizer Corporation Hong Kong Limited) Kai-Hang Yiu, Department of Medicine, HKU |
| 1330 – 1350 | Structural Heart Disease and Management in Aging Population Simon CC Lam, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, HKU |
| 1350 – 1410 | A New Approach in Risk Stratification of Coronary Artery Disease Camen WS Chan, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, HKU |
| Opening Ceremony | |
| 1410 – 1425 | Guest of Honour: Professor T S Andy Hor, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), HKU |
| Symposium IV | New Discoveries in Diabetes Management Chairpersons: Karen SL Lam, Department of Medicine, HKU Tai-Pang Ip, Department of Medicine, Tung Wah Hospital, HK |
| 1425 – 1455 | Weight Management in Diabetes with Novel Treatment (sponsored by AstraZeneca Hong Kong Limited) Kathryn CB Tan, Department of Medicine, HKU |
| 1455 – 1525 | Update on the Role of DPP4 Inhibitors in the Treatment Paradigm of Type 2 Diabetes (sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim (Hong Kong) Limited) Man-Wo Tsang, Specialist in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism |
| 1525 – 1555 | Coffee & Tea Break, Poster Viewing and Booth Visit |
| Symposium V | New Horizons for Urogenital Diseases Chairpersons: Ting-Ching Pun, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Queen Mary Hospital, HK Po-Chor Tam, Specialist in Urology |
| 1555 – 1615 | A Silent Battle: Combating Urinary Incontinence Willy Cecilia Cheon, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, HK |
| 1615 – 1635 | Common Voiding Problems in the Elderly Male : Urologist’s Perspective James HL Tsu, Department of Surgery, HKU |
| 13 March 2016 (Sunday) | |
| 0845 – 0900 | Registration |
| Symposium VI | Current Perspectives in Dementia Chairpersons: Leung-Wing Chu, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, HKU Raymond CC Chang, School of Biomedical Sciences, HKU |
| 0900 – 0920 | Advances in the Understanding of Post Stroke Dementia Sookja SK Chung, School of Biomedical Sciences, HKU |
| 0920 – 0940 | Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: Current Evidence and Application Gloria HY Wong, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, HKU |
| 0940 -1000 | Effects of Online Training on Dementia Knowledge and Caregiving Abilities Angela YM Leung, School of Nursing, HKU |
| 1000 – 1030 | Coffee & Tea Break, Poster Viewing and Booth Visit |
| Young Investigator Award Forum II (Oral Presentations) | |
| 1030 – 1130 | Chairpersons: Amy CY Lo, Department of Ophthalmology, HKU Koon-Ho Chan, Department of Medicine, HKU |
| Symposium VII | Advances in the Treatment of Cancers in the Elderly Chairpersons: Yick-Pang Ching, School of Biomedical Sciences, HKU Anne WM Lee, Department of Clinical Oncology, HKU |
| 1130 – 1150 | Management of Elderly Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Eric WC Tse, Department of Medicine, HKU |
| 1150 – 1210 | Geriatric Oncology – Getting Ready for Better Care of More Elderly People Living with Cancer Janice WH Tsang, Department of Medicine, HKU |
| 1210 – 1230 | Targeting Cancer Stem Cells for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Stephanie KY Ma, School of Biomedical Sciences, HKU |
| Symposium VIII | Beyond Diabetes Management I: How to tackle Cardiovascular Complications Chairpersons: Wing-Sun Chow, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, HK Kathy LF Lee, Specialist in Cardiology |
| 1230 – 1300 | State of the Art Type 2 Diabetes Management – Evidence from Recent CV Outcome Trials (sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim (Hong Kong) Limited) Hung-I Yeh, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Lunch Symposium: Management of Arthritis for the Elderly Chairpersons: Carmen TK Ho, Department of Medicine, Tung Wah Hospital, HK Edmund K Li, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, CUHK |
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| 1300 – 1345 | Gout and Hyperuricaemia in the Elderly (sponsored by Astellas Pharma Hong Kong Co., Ltd) Tommy T Cheung, Department of Medicine, HKU |
| 1345 – 1430 | How to Optimise the Treatment for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (sponsored by AbbVie Limited) Chak-Sing Lau, Department of Medicine, HKU |
| Symposium IX | Beyond Diabetes Management II: How to tackle Renal Complications Chairpersons: Sydney CW Tang, Department of Medicine, HKU Rosie TT Young, Department of Medicine, HKU |
| 1430 – 1500 | Managing Diabetes: Beyond Glycemic Control (sponsored by Servier Hong Kong Limited) Siew-Pheng Chan, Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia |
| 1500 – 1530 | Coffee & Tea Break, Poster Viewing and Booth Visit |
| Symposium X | Dental and Visual Health of the Elderly Chairpersons: Jimmy SM Lai, Department of Ophthalmology, HKU George Pelekos, Faculty of Dentistry, HKU |
| 1530 – 1550 | New Approach in Treating Tooth Decay in Older Adults Edward CM Lo, Faculty of Dentistry, HKU |
| 1550 – 1610 | Glaucoma and the Elderly – An Update Jennifer WH Shum, Department of Ophthalmology, HKU |
| 1610 – 1630 | An Evidence-Based Approach for Dry Eye Disease Kendrick C Shih, Department of Ophthalmology, HKU |
| 1630 – 1650 | Young Investigator Award Presentation Ceremony and Closing Remarks |