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| Prof. Sian Griffiths Receives the 2012 Professional of the Year Award | |||
Prof. Sian Griffiths, director of the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, has been awarded the 2012 Professional of the Year at the Women of Influence Conference & Awards organized by American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong in association with the South China Morning Post.
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| Professor Suzanne Ho Receives Women of Our Time Award | |||
Prof. Suzanne Ho, emeritus professor of the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, has been awarded the 2012 Women of Our Time by the South China Morning Post in recognition of her dedication to the study of women's health and helping women achieve better physical, social and mental being.
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| Professor Martin Wong Receives the "Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Young Persons" Award | |||
Prof. Martin Wong Chi Sang, Associate Professor of the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care and Director of the Jockey Club Bowel Cancer Education Centre at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has been awarded this year's "Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Young Persons" in recognition of his brilliant and extraordinary contributions to the community.
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| The CUHK Jockey Club Community Primary Care Programme: The Start of Integrated Multidisciplinary Primary Care | |||
The programme which aims to integrate medical and social care needs in providing multidisciplinary healthcare and bridging local health initiatives to those most vulnerable has formally started in September 2012.
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| JCSPHPC Graduates Celebrate! | |||
This year's graduation ceremony took place on 29 November in Shaw Auditorium in the School of Public Health Building. A total of 275 students graduated from JCSPHPC, with over half able to attend in person to receive their degree certificates. Their family members, friends and guests plus JCSPHPC teaching staff attended the joyous event. Dr. Ko Wing-man, Secretary for Food and Health, was our Guest of Honor for this ceremony. | |||
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| Strengthening Mainland-HK Ties to Enhance Disaster Epidemiology Research | |||
On October 20th, The Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC) was invited to attend the first annual academic conference of the Chinese Society of Disaster Medicine, which has significant and far-reaching impact on the establishment and development of the field of disaster medicine in the mainland. The conference was attended by more than 100 renown Chinese disaster medicine experts and academics, among which Prof. Emily Chan, CCOUC Director, and Prof. Kevin Hung, CCOUC Research Manager, delivered two presentations on "The Relationship between Disaster Preparedness in Less-developed Region and Disaster Experience", as well as "The Emergency Plan for the Nuclear Incident in Hong Kong" respectively. | |||
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| CUHK Develops an Automatic Retinal Image Analysis System to Help Diabetes Patients and Elderly Prevent Stroke | |||
Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in Hong Kong. Diabetic retinopathies (DR) and hypertensive retinopathies are associated with stroke. Retinal vessels are the only visible vessels and accessible by retinal imaging technique. They have the same embryo origin, histological structure and pathological change caused by diabetes and hypertension with cerebral vessels, which provide us a convenient way to assess cerebral vessels condition. Prof. Benny Zee and his research team from the Division of Biostatistics, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have developed an automatic retinal image analysis system to assess cerebral vessel condition to evaluate the risk of stroke.
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| CCOUC Presents Temperature Impact Research at Oxford | |||
The director of the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response, Prof. Emily Chan, was invited to give a seminar in the Oxford University Clinical Academic Graduate School (OUCAGS) on 13 November 2012. The seminar is part of the Oxford Academic Medical Forum which targets clinicians-in-training to be involved at all levels of medical research. Prof. Chan made a presentation on "Evidence-based medical humanitarian action: What have we learnt regarding temperature impact on Asian urban health outcomes?", and shared with the participating junior researchers pieces of scientific evidence that advance global understanding of the health impact of climate change in Asian metropolitan. | |||
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| A JCSPHPC Project on Tuberculosis Screening and Control among Smokers in Yunnan Province Receives WPRO Grant | |||
Led by Prof. Xiaolin Wei from the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care (JCSPHPC), a proposal entitled "Operational research on intensified case finding for active tuberculosis among smokers with high risk factors in a poor and ethically diverse province in China" was awarded financial grant by the Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) of World Health Organization (WHO) under open international competition.
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| Prof. Emily Chan Participates at WHO Health Emergency Risk Management Framework Consultation | |||
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The World Health Organization (WHO) drafted a Health Emergency Risk Management Framework (HERMF) that illustrates guiding principles of emergency risk management for its member states. The director of the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC), Prof. Emily Chan, was invited to participate in the "Consultation on the Health Emergency Risk Management Framework and Improving Public Health Preparedness" (HERMF) organized by WHO in Geneva. | |||
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| Hong Kong-Shenzhen Forum for Occupational Health 2012 | |||
The Hong Kong-Shenzhen Forum for Occupational Health 2012 was successfully held during 2-3, November in the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This forum was jointly organized by the Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, JCSPHPC, CUHK and Shenzhen Prevention and | |||
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| Primary Care Innovations, Developments and Evidence (PRIDE) 2012 Conference | |||
The Division of Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare at CUHK JC School of Public Health and Primary Care founded the PRIDE initiative in 2012 with its aim in disseminating current innovations, research and developments to local primary care professionals. | |||
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| Dr. WANG Haoxiang Wins Two Conference Awards at the 24th Meeting of the ISH and the 44th APACPH Conference | |||
Dr. WANG, Haoxiang Harry, Lecturer of JC School of Public Health and
Primary Care, has recently been awarded two conference awards in October
2012.
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| 2012-2013 CUHK JCSPHPC Student Association | |||
The 2012-2013 CUHK JCSPHPC Student Association was formed this past November. | |||
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| Research Highlights (Dec 2011 – Nov 2012) | |||
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* Number of published papers highlighted with impact factor 5.0 & above OR top 10% in the category: 24 | |||
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