Professor Eliza Lai Yi WONG (黃麗儀教授)

BSN (Canada), MPH (CUHK), PhD (CUHK)

Assistant Professor, School of Public Health and Primary Care
Assistant Professor, Centre for Systems for Health

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Biography 
Professor Eliza Wong received Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of British Columbia, Canada and then completed Master of Public Health at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.  She further pursed her PhD at CUHK researching Chinese medicine and public health.  Professor Eliza Wong is now a member of the editorial board of The Hong Kong Journal of Nursing.
Teaching Modules
Undergraduate teaching in Public Health (minor degree)
Postgraduate teaching in Postgraduate Programme in Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Postgraduate Programme in Women's Health Studies; and Master of Public Health.

Research Interests
  • Efficacy of Chinese Medicine on the immunology and quality of life in cancer patients.
  • Health improvement in children
  • Health improvement in women
  • Healthcare system and policy
Selected Publications

Wong ELY, Lam J, Griffiths S, Yeoh EK.  Chinese medicine: Its roles and applications in the institutionalized elders.  Abstract in 40th Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health Conference (Hanoi, Nov 4-6, 2008).

Leung PC, Wong ELY.  Quality of life assessment in clinical research on Chinese medicine: Early experience and outlook.  Patient Preference & Adherence (in press).
Tam W, Wong ELY, Twinn S.  Effect of music on procedure time and sedation during colonoscopy: A meta-analysis.  World Journal of Gastroenterology (in press). 
Cheng WKF, Leung PC, Wong ELY, Fong YS.  Patient recruitment for clinical trials on traditional Chinese medicine: Challenges, barriers, and strategies.  Patient Preference & Adherence 2008:2,207-213. 
Wong ELY, Wong CK, Lam CK, Fong C, Leung PC.  Effect of YunZhi and Danshen in post-treatment breast cancer patients.  Abstract in International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research (Germany, May 11-13 2007).
Wong ELY, Cheung KF, Tse YK, Tang JL, Leung PC.  Effect of YunZhi (Coriolus versicolor) on survival of cancer patients: systematic review & meta-analysis.  Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006. 
Wong WCW, Wong ELY, Lam AT, Leung CYM, Leung PC, Tang JL, Lee A.  Effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine preparation in the treatment of cough in uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infection: a randomised double-blinded placebo-control trial.  Cough 2006; 2(1):5.
Leung PC, Wong ELY, Lam CWK, Wong CK, Leung SF.  Use of Coriolus for immuno-modulation in cancer treatment.  Abstract in Third International Conference Society for Integrative Oncology Multi-disciplinary Advances in Integrative Oncology (Boston, Nov 9-11 Nov 2006).
Wong YO, Sung R, Wong E, Leung TF, Li A, Cheung KL, Lam SY, So KT, Fok TF, Fung KP, Leung PC.  Efficacy of the Chinese herbal formula CUF2 in the treatment of childhood asthma: animal study and a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.  Abstract in North American Research Conference on Complementary & Integrative Medicine (Canada, May 24-27, 2006).
Lau TF, Leung PC, Wong ELY, Fong C, Cheng KF, Zhang SC, Lam CWK, Wong V, Choy KM, Ko WM.  Using herbal medicine as a means of prevention experience during the SARS crisis.  American Journal of Chinese Medicine 2005; 33(3): 345-56.
Lau  TF, Leung PC, Wong ELY, Fong C, Cheng KF, Zhang SC, Lam CWK, Wong V, Choy KM, Ko WM.  The use of an herbal formula by hospital care workers during the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic in Hong Kong to prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome transmission, relieve influenza-related symptoms, and improve quality of life: A prospective cohort study.  The Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 2005; 11(1):49-55.
Poon PMK, Wong CK, Fong CYS, Wong ELY, Lau JFT, Leung PC, Lam CWK.  Immunomodulatory effects of an anti-viral traditional Chinese medicine.  American Journal of Chinese Medicine 2005; 34(1):13-21.
Wong CK, Bao YX, Wong ELY, Leung PC, Fung KP, Lam CWK.  Immunomodulatory activities of YunZhi and Danshen in post treatment breast cancer patients.  American Journal of Chinese Medicine 2005; 33(3):381-95.
Wong LY, Leung PC, Tang JL.  Effect of YunZhi & Danshen as a Tonic in Healthy Subjects.  Abstract in The Fifth TWGHs Eddie Wang Symposium on Complementary Chinese and Western Medicine – Integrated Approach (Hong Kong, Nov 29-30 2004).
Wong CK, Tse PS, Wong ELY, Leung PC, Fung KP, Lam CWK.  Immunomodulatory effects of Yun Zhi and Danshen capsules in healthy subjects – a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study.  International Journal of Immunopharmacol 2004; 4:201-11.
Lau JT, fung KS, Wong TW, Kim JH, Wong E, Chung S, Ho D, Chan LY, Liu SF, Cheng A.  SARS transmission among hospital workers in Hong Kong.  Emerg Infect Dis 2004 Feb; 10(2)280-6.
 
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