To enhance people’s understanding on the latest development of cutting-edge medical technology in Hong Kong, and to strengthen the public’s knowledge on different health issues as well as enhance their awareness on the prevention of and latest treatments for diseases, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong is co-organising the “Explore the World of Medicine” Public Lecture Series 2010 with the Hong Kong Public Libraries this year.
This is the fourth consecutive years that this community health education programme has been organised. Comprising a total of eight lectures to be held from March to June and September to December 2010, academics from the Faculty will share their professional knowledge and illustrate their fruits of research in different medical disciplines.
| Details of the lectures are shown as below: | |
| Venue: | Lecture Theatre, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library, Causeway Bay |
Lecture 1 Medical Treatment and Diagnosis with Precision
| Topic 1 | Genetic Testing and Personalized Medicine |
| Speaker | Professor Lam Ching-wan Professor, Department of Pathology HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Topic 2 | Imaging Techniques and Cancer Diagnosis |
| Speaker | Dr Chan Tao Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Presentation Slides Online Video 1 Online Video 2 | |
| Date | March 20, 2010 (Saturday) |
| Time | 10:00am - 12:00nn |
Lecture 2 Treat the Unborn Babies and Recuperate the Climacteric Women
| Topic 1 | Recent Development on the Use of Hormones in the Managements of Climacteric Problems |
| Speaker | Professor Grace Tang Wai-king Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Topic 2 | An Overview on Fetal Therapy |
| Speaker | Dr Ben Chan Chong-pun Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Presentation Slides Online Video 1 Online Audio 2 | |
| Date | April 17, 2010 (Saturday) |
| Time | 10:00am - 12:00nn |
Lecture 3 Knowledge on Cancer Treatment: From Traditional Chinese Medicine to Internet Information
| Topic 1 | Chinese Medicine Cure for Toxic Side Effects of Radio- and Chemo-therapies for Nasopharyngeal Cancer |
| Speaker | Dr Emily Chu Oi-mei Assistant Professor, School of Chinese Medicine HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Topic 2 | How Reliable are Cancer-related Information in the Internet? |
| Speaker | Dr Angela Leung Yee-man Assistant Professor, School of Nursing HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Presentation Slides Online Video 2 | |
| Date | May 8, 2010 (Saturday) |
| Time | 10:00am - 12:00nn |
| Online registration starts: April 23, 2010 | |
Lecture 4 Reconstructive Surgery and Treatments for Hand and Foot Defects
| Topic 1 | The Road of Reconstruction from Gloomy to Sunny |
| Speaker | Dr Pun Tze-shing Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Topic 2 | UpDate: in the Management of Knee Degeneration |
| Speaker | Dr Ng Tze-pui Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Presentation Slides Online Video 1 Online Video 2 | |
| Date | June 12, 2010 (Saturday) |
| Time | 10:00am - 12:00nn |
| Online registration starts: May 28, 2010 | |
Lecture 5 Caring for our Children and Adolescents: Understanding Autism and the Harm of Drug Abuse
| Topic 1 | Diagnosis and Management of Autism |
| Speaker | Professor Virginia Wong Chun-nei Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Topic 2 | Substance Abuse Ruins One's Life – Harm and Impact to Adolescents' Health |
| Speaker | Dr Patrick Ip Pak-keung Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Presentation Slide - Topic 1 Presentation Slide - Topic 2 Online Video 1 Online Video 2 | |
| Date | September 11, 2010 (Saturday) |
| Time | 10:00am - 12:00nn |
| Online registration starts: August 3=27, 2010 | |
Lecture 6 New Understanding of Human Diseases: The Basis of Cure
| Topic 1 | Inflammation, Microenvironment, Cancer Stem Cells and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma |
| Speaker | Professor George Tsao Sai-wah Professor, Department of Anatomy Director, Centre for Cancer Research HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Topic 2 | Research and Application of Stem Cells |
| Speaker | Dr Anskar Leung Yu-hung Associate Professor, Department of Medicine HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Presentation Slides Online Video | |
| Date | October 9, 2010 (Saturday) |
| Time | 10:00am - 12:00nn |
| Online registration starts: September 24, 2010 | |
Lecture 7 Diabetes Mellitus: The Health Threat of City Life
| Topic 1 | Update on the Management of Type 2 Diabetes |
| Speaker | Professor Karen Lam Siu-ling Rosie T T Young Professor in Endocrinology and Metabolism Head, Department of Medicine Director, Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Topic 2 | Diabetic Retinopathy – An Increasing Public Health Problem |
| Speaker | Dr Wico Lai Wai-kwan Associate Professor, Eye Institute HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Presentation Slides Online Video | |
| Date | November 13, 2010 (Saturday) |
| Time | 10:00am - 12:00nn |
| Online registration starts: October 29, 2010 | |
Lecture 8 Aortic Aneurysms and Thoracic Aortic Dissection: Evolution of Care
| Topic 1 | Aortic Aneurysm: Modern Diagnostic and Treatment |
| Speaker | Professor Stephen Cheng Wing-keung Serena HC Yang Professor in Vascular Surgery Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Topic 2 | Current Management of Thoracic Aortic Dissection |
| Speaker | Dr Chan Yiu-che Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Presentation Slides Online Video | |
| Date | December 4, 2010 (Saturday) |
| Time | 10:00am - 12:00nn |
| Online registration starts: November 19, 2010 | |
| Remarks: | Enquiry |
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Telephone: 3917 9994 Email: medfac@hku.hk |
| Lecture will be cancelled if: | |
| Tropical cyclone signal no. 8 or above is issued or black rainstorm warning signal is in force at or after 8:00 am. |