Professor Vincent Chi-ho CHUNG (鍾志豪教授)

B Chin Med, BSc Biomed Sci (HKBU), MSc Evid Based Healthcare (Oxford),
PhD Public Health (CUHK)
Associate Director (Education), Hong Kong institute of integrative Medicine                               
Assistant Professor
Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner



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Dr. Vincent Chung is one of the few scholars with research spanning across health service, public health, and policy aspects of Integrative Medicine. He envisions evidence-based integration of conventional and complementary healthcare by promoting rigorous research, policy advocacy, and quality education locally, nationally, and internationally.

He has published more than seventy-three academic publications in leading journals including the Canadian Medical Association Journal, Social Science & Medicine, and the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, among others. He has obtained eight research and knowledge translation grants as principal investigator, with a sum of more than HKD$ 2.8 million. He serves as co-investigator on eighteen grants on a wide range of health services and health policy research projects.

He is Associate Editor for BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Advances in Integrative Medicine, and serves as Editorial Board Member of the European Journal of Integrative Medicine, Complementary Therapies in Medicine, and Scientific Reports. He served as the co-guest editor of two special issues in Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine. He is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre for Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.

With experience in both health services and policy research, he served as a consultant for the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office in formulating strategy for using traditional and complementary medicine for promoting healthy aging, as well as an observer in the development process of WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy. He has delivered nine invited presentations and lectures on policy and research on Integrative Medicine at international conferences and to governmental bodies. Active in translating knowledge about integrative medicine to the public, he has been featured or interviewed in various newspaper articles in recent years.

• MBChB: Epidemiology and Evidence based Healthcare
• Mentor: Global Physician-Leadership Stream              
• BSc in Public Health: Evidence based Public Health, Critical Appraisal and Biological Basis of Health 
• Master of Public Health – capstone supervision 
• PhD in Public Health
• International Student Exchange in Integrative Medicine                   

• 1. Randomized Trials in Integrative Medicine
• a. Evaluating effectiveness of electro-acupuncture using mixed methods approach (pragmatic trials, qualitative inquiry, and  cost-effectiveness analysis).
• b. Designing patient centered outcome measures for integrative medicine trials.
• c. Incorporating Chinese medicine diagnosis in randomized trials

• 2. Evidence based Healthcare in Integrative Medicine
• a. Evaluating comparative effectiveness of integrative medicine interventions using novel network meta-analysis approach.
• b. Appraisal and knowledge translation of clinical evidence on integrative medicine.
• c. Methodological research on systematic reviews.

• 3. Policy and Implementation Research in Integrative Medicine
• a. Investigating the dynamics between Patients, Professions, Payers and Policy-makers in the development of Integrative Medicine services.
• b. Formulating implementation strategies for promoting interprofessional collaboration between conventional and complementary medicine clinicians.
• c. Assessing utilization pattern, patient experience, and quality of Integrative Medicine services in primary care settings

1. CHUNG, V.C., HO, R.S.#, LIU, S., CHONG, M., LEUNG, A., YIP, B., GRIFFITHS, S., ZEE, B., WU, J., SIT, R., LAU, A., WONG, S. 2016. Electroacupuncture and splinting versus splinting alone to treat carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized controlled trials. Canadian Medical Association Journal, DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.151003.


2. CHUNG, V.C.*, HO, R.S.,#, WU, X.Y., WU, J.C. 2016. Incorporating traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation in randomized trials: Methodological issues. European Journal of Integrative Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2016.08.164


3. CHUNG, V. C., WU, X.Y,# MA, P. H., HO, R. S.#, POON, S. K., HUI, D. S., WONG, S. Y. & WU, J. C. 2016. Chinese Herbal Medicine and Salmeterol and Fluticasone Propionate for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Medicine, 95(20), e3702. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003702.


4. WU, X.#, CHUNG, V. C.*, LU, P., POON, S. K., HUI, E. P., LAU, A. Y., BALNEAVES, L. G., WONG, S. Y. & WU, J. C. 2016. Chinese Herbal Medicine for Improving Quality of Life Among Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer Patients: Overview of Systematic Reviews and Network Meta-Analysis. Medicine, 95(1), e2410. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002410.


5. LAU, C. H.#, WU, X.#, CHUNG, V. C.*, LIU, X., HUI, E. P., CRAMER, H., LAUCHE, R., WONG, S. Y., LAU, A. Y. & SIT, R. S. 2016. Acupuncture and Related Therapies for Symptom Management in Palliative Cancer Care: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Medicine, 95(9), e2901. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002901.


6. CHUNG, V. C., WU, X., LU, P., HUI, E. P., ZHANG, Y., ZHANG, A. L., LAU, A. Y., ZHAO, J., FAN, M. & ZIEA, E. T. 2016. Chinese Herbal Medicine for Symptom Management in Cancer Palliative Care: Systematic Review And Meta-analysis. Medicine, 95(7), e2793. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002793.


7. WU, X.#, CHUNG, V. C.*, HUI, E. P., ZIEA, E. T., NG, B. F., HO, R. S., TSOI, K. K., WONG, S. Y. & WU, J. C. 2015. Effectiveness of acupuncture and related therapies for palliative care of cancer: overview of systematic reviews. Scientific Reports, 5:16776. doi: 10.1038/srep16776.


8. CHUNG, V. C., WU, X., HUI, E. P., ZIEA, E. T., NG, B. F., HO, R. S., TSOI, K. K., WONG, S. Y. & WU, J. C. 2015. Effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine for cancer palliative care: overview of systematic reviews with meta-analyses. Scientific Reports, 5:18111. doi: 10.1038/srep18111.


9. CHUNG, V. C., WU, X. Y., ZIEA, E. T., NG, B. F., WONG, S. Y. & WU, J. C. 2015. Assessing internal validity of clinical evidence on effectiveness of CHinese and integrative medicine: Proposed framework for a CHinese and Integrative Medicine Evidence RAting System (CHIMERAS). European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 7, 332-341.


10. CHUNG, V. C., HO, R. S., WU, X., FUNG, D. H.#, LAI, X., WU, J. C. & WONG, S. Y. 2015. Are meta-analyses of Chinese herbal medicine trials trustworthy and clinically applicable? A cross-sectional study. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 162, 47-54.


11. SHULDINER, S. R.#, CHUNG, V. C.*, WU, X., CHING, J., HO, R. S., CHEONG, P. K., WONG, W. & WU, J. C. 2015. Methodological challenges in mapping chinese medicine syndrome with conventional diagnosis: Implications for multi-centre trials in integrative medicine. European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 7, 358-364.


12. MAO, C., FU, X. H., YUAN, J. Q., YANG, Z. Y., CHUNG, V. C., QIN, Y., HUANG, Y., TAM, W. W., KWONG, J. S. XIE, W. & TANG, J. L. 2015. Tong-xin-luo capsule for patients with coronary heart disease after percutaneous coronary intervention. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 5, doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010237.pub2.


13. LAI, J., CHEN, P., WANG, J., WU, T. & CHUNG, V.C. 2015. Integrative gynecology and women’s healthcare. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015:852615. doi: 10.1155/2015/852615.


14. TANG, J.L., HACKSHAW, A., LAO, L.X., LIU, B.Y. & CHUNG, V. C. 2014. Improving Research on the Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Harms of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2014:657679. doi: 10.1155/2014/657679.


15. WU, X.#, TANG, J.L., MAO, C., YUAN, J.Q., QIN, Y. & CHUNG, V. C. 2013. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of traditional Chinese medicine must search Chinese databases to reduce language bias. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013:812179. doi: 10.1155/2013/812179.


16. KIM, J. H., KWONG, E. M., CHUNG, V. C., LEE, J. C., WONG, T. & GOGGINS, W. B. 2013. Acute adverse events from over-the-counter Chinese herbal medicines: a population-based survey of Hong Kong Chinese. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 13:336. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-13-336.


17. CHUNG, V. C., CHEN, M., YING, Q., TAM, W. W., WU, X. Y., MA, P. H., ZIEA, E. T., WONG, V. C. & TANG, J. L. 2013. Add-on effect of chinese herbal medicine on mortality in myocardial infarction: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013:675906. doi: 10.1155/2013/675906.


18. MAO, C., CHUNG, V. C., YUAN, J.-Q., YU, Y.-Y., YANG, Z.-Y., WU, X.-Y. & TANG, J.-L. 2013. Evaluation of the add-on effect of Chinese patent medicine for patients with stable or unstable angina: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013:673193. doi: 10.1155/2013/673193.


19. CHUNG, V. C., WONG, V. C., LAU, C. H., HUI, H., LAM, T. H., ZHONG, L. X., WONG, S. Y. & GRIFFITHS, S. M. 2010. Using Chinese version of MYMOP in Chinese medicine evaluation: validity, responsiveness and minimally important change. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 8:111. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-8-111


20. MAN, S. C., DURAIRAJAN, S. S. K., KUM, W. F., LU, J. H., HUANG, J. D., CHENG, C. F., CHUNG, V.C., XU, M. & LI, M. 2008. Systematic review on the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines for Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 14, 209-223.


21. CHUNG, V.C., LIU, L., BIAN, Z., ZHAO, Z., LEUK FONG, W., KUM, W. F., GAO, J. & LI, M. 2006. Efficacy and safety of herbal medicines for idiopathic Parkinson's disease: a systematic review. Movement Disorders, 21, 1709-1715.


22. UNDERDOWN, A., BARLOW, J., CHUNG, V.C. & STEWART-BROWN, S. 2006. Massage intervention for promoting mental and physical health in infants aged under six months. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD005038. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005038.pub2.

23. BROSNAN, C., CHUNG, V. C., ZHANG, A., ADAMS, J. 2016. Regional influences on Chinese medicine education: comparing Australia and Hong Kong. Evidence based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2016, Article ID 6960207, 9 pages, 2016. doi:10.1155/2016/6960207


24. CHUNG, V.C., WONG, S.Y.S., WANG, H.H.X., WONG, M.S.C., WEI, X., WANG, J., LIU, S., HO, R.S., YU, E.L.M., GRIFFITHS, S. 2016. Use of Traditional and Complementary Medicine as Self-Care Strategies in Community Health Centers: Cross Sectional Study in Urban Pearl River Delta Region of China. Medicine, doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003761.


25. CHUNG, V. C., YIP, B. H., ELLEN, L., LIU, S., HO, R. S., SIT, R. W., LEUNG, A. W., WU, J. C. & WONG, S. Y. 2016. Patient Perceptions of Expression of Empathy From Chinese Medicine Clinicians in a Chinese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study. Medicine, 95(17), e3316. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003316.


26. CHUNG, V. C., YIP, B. H., GRIFFITHS, S. M., YU, E. L., LIU, S., HO, R. S., WU, X., LEUNG, A. W., SIT, R. W. & WU, J. C. 2015. Patients’ experience of Chinese Medicine Primary Care Services: Implications on Improving Coordination and Continuity of Care. Scientific Reports, 5:18853. doi: 10.1038/srep18853.


27. CRAMER, H., CHUNG, V. C., LAUCHE, R., ZHANG, Y., ZHANG, A., LANGHORST, J. & DOBOS, G. 2015. Characteristics of acupuncture users among internal medicine patients in Germany. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 23, 423-429.


28. CHUNG, V. C., MA, P. H., WANG, H. H., WANG, J. J., HONG, L. C., WEI, X., WONG, S., TANG, J. L. & GRIFFITHS, S. M. 2013. Integrating traditional Chinese medicine services in community health centers: insights into utilization patterns in the Pearl River Region of China. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013:426360. doi: 10.1155/2013/426360.


29. CHUNG, V. C., MA, P. H., HONG, L. C. & GRIFFITHS, S. M. 2012. Organizational determinants of interprofessional collaboration in integrative health care: systematic review of qualitative studies. PLoS One,2012;7(11):e50022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050022.


30. CHUNG, V. C., MA, P. H., LAU, C. H. & GRIFFITHS, S. M. 2012. Developing Policy for Integrating Biomedicine and Traditional Chinese Medical Practice Using Focus Groups and the Delphi Technique. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2012:149512. doi: 10.1155/2012/149512.


31. CHUNG, V. C., MA, P. H., LAU, C. H., WONG, S., YEOH, E. K. & GRIFFITHS, S. M. 2012. Views on traditional Chinese medicine amongst Chinese population: a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies. Health Expectations, 17(5):622-636. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2012.00794.x.


32. QUARTEY, N. K.#, MA, P. H., CHUNG, V. C.* & GRIFFITHS, S. M. 2012. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Education for Medical Profession: Systematic Review. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2012:656812. doi: 10.1155/2012/656812.


33. CHUNG, V. C., CHONG, M., HONG, L. C., MA, P. H., WONG, S. Y. & GRIFFITHS, S. M. 2012. Emotionless holism: factor and Rasch analysis of the Chinese Integrative Medicine Attitude Questionnaire. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 18, 457-465.


34. CHUNG, V. C., HILLIER, S., LAU, C. H., WONG, S., YEOH, E. K. & GRIFFITHS, S. M. 2011. Referral to and attitude towards traditional Chinese medicine amongst western medical doctors in postcolonial Hong Kong. Social Science & Medicine, 72, 247-255.


35. CHUNG, V. C., MA, P. H., TANG, T. S. #, LAU, C. H., KIM, J. H. & GRIFFITHS, S. M. 2011. Do patients tell their clinicians they are using both prescribed and over the counter allopathic and traditional medicines? European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 3, e289-e298.


36. CHUNG, V. C., LAU, C. H., CHAN, F. W. K., YOU, J. H. S., WONG, E. L. Y., YEOH, E. K. & GRIFFITHS, S. M. 2010. Use of chinese and western over-the-counter medications in Hong Kong. Chinese Medicine, 5:41. doi: 10.1186/1749-8546-5-41.


37. GRIFFITHS, S. M., CHUNG, V. C. & TANG, J. L. 2010. Integrating Traditional Chinese Medicine: Experiences from China. Australasian Medical Journal, 3(7):385-396


38. WONG, E. L. Y., LAM, J. K. M., GRIFFITHS, S., CHUNG, V.C. & YEOH, E. K. 2010. Chinese medicine: its role and application in the institutionalised older people. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 19, 1084-1093.


39. CHUNG, V. C., LAU, C. H., YEOH, E. K. & GRIFFITHS, S. M. 2009. Age, chronic non-communicable disease and choice of traditional Chinese and western medicine outpatient services in a Chinese population. BMC Health Services Research, 9:207. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-207.


40. CHUNG, V. C., LAU, C. H., WONG, E. M. C., YEOH, E. K. & GRIFFITHS, S. M. 2009. Perceived quality of communication amongst outpatients in western and traditional Chinese medicine clinics in a Chinese population. Health Policy, 90, 66-72.


41. CHUNG, V. C., LAW, M. P., WONG, S. Y., MERCER, S. W. & GRIFFITHS, S. M. 2009. Postgraduate education for Chinese medicine practitioners: a Hong Kong perspective. BMC Medical Education, 9:10. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-9-10.


42. GRIFFITHS, S. & CHUNG, V.C. 2009. Development and regulation of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in Hong Kong. Perspectives in Public Health, 129, 64.


43. CHUNG, V.C., WONG, E. & GRIFFITHS, S. 2007. Content validity of the integrative medicine attitude questionnaire: perspectives of a Hong Kong Chinese expert panel. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 13, 563-570.


44. CHUNG, V.C., WONG, E., WOO, J., VI LO, S. & GRIFFITHS, S. 2007. Use of traditional Chinese medicine in the Hong Kong special administrative region of China. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 13, 361-368.

45. Wu, X.Y.#, Lam V.C.#, Yu Y.F.#, Ho R.S.#, Feng Y.#, Wong C.H.#, Yip, B.H., Tsoi K.K., Wong, S.Y., CHUNG V.C*. Epidemiological Characteritistics and Methodological Quality of Meta-analyses on Diabetes Mellitus Treatemnt: A Systematic Review. Eur J Endocrinol. 2016 Nov;175(5):353-60. doi: 10.1530/EJE-16-0172. Epub 2016 Aug 4.


46. Wu, X.Y.#, Du, X.J.#, Ho, R.S.#, Lee, C.Y.#, Yip, B.H., Wong, M.C., Wong, S.Y., CHUNG, V.C.,Characteristics and methodological quality of meta-analyses on hypertension treatments: a cross-sectional study, The Journal of Clinical Hypertension. J Clin Hypertens. 2016 Aug 6. doi: 10.1111/jch.12889.


47. SIT, R. W., CHUNG, V. C.*, REEVES, K. D., RABAGO, D., CHAN, K. K., CHAN, D. C., WU, X., HO, R. S. & WONG, S. Y. 2016. Hypertonic dextrose injections (prolotherapy) in the treatment of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports, 6:25247. doi: 10.1038/srep25247.


48. HO, R. S.#, WU, X., YUAN, J., LIU, S., LAI, X., WONG, S. Y. & CHUNG, V. C.* 2015. Methodological quality of meta-analyses on treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study using the AMSTAR (Assessing the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews) tool. NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 25:14102. doi: 10.1038/npjpcrm.2014.102.


49. YIP, B. H., CHUNG, R. Y., CHUNG, V. C.*, KIM, J., CHAN, I. W., WONG, M. C., WONG, S. Y. & GRIFFITHS, S. M. 2015. Is Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) or Its Shorter Versions More Useful to Identify Risky Drinkers in a Chinese Population? A Diagnostic Study. PloS One, 10(3):e0117721. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117721.


50. CHUNG, R. Y., KIM, J. H., YIP, B. H., WONG, S. Y., WONG, M. C., CHUNG, V. C. & GRIFFITHS, S. M. 2014. Alcohol tax policy and related mortality. An age-period-cohort analysis of a rapidly developed Chinese population, 1981–2010. PloS One, 9(8):e99906. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099906.


51. CHUNG, V. C., YIP, B. H., GRIFFITHS, S. M., ELLEN, L., KIM, J. H., TAM, W. W., WONG, A. H., CHAN, I. W. & LAU, J. T. 2013. The impact of cutting alcohol duties on drinking patterns in Hong Kong. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 48, 720-728.


52. PUN, V. C., LIN, H., KIM, J. H., YIP, B. H., CHUNG, V. C., WONG, M. C., IGNATIUS, T., GRIFFITHS, S. M. & TIAN, L. 2013. Impacts of alcohol duty reductions on cardiovascular mortality among elderly Chinese: a 10-year time series analysis. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67, 514-518.


53. CHUNG, V. C., MA, P. H., HUI, D. S., TAM, W. W. & TANG, J. L. 2013. Indacaterol for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One, 8(8):e70784. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070784.


54.  LAU, E. W.#, MA, P. H., WU, X., CHUNG, V. C.* & WONG, S. Y. 2013. Mycophenolate mofetil for primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: systematic review. Renal Failure, 35, 914-929.


55.  MAO, C., CHUNG, V. C., HE, B.F., LUO, R.C. & TANG, J.L. 2012. Association between ATM 5557G> A polymorphism and breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis. Molecular Biology Reports, 39, 1113-1118.


56. WONG, J., CHAN, F., YOU, J., WONG, E., CHUNG, V.C., GRIFFITHS, S. & YEOH, E. 2011. Patient self-management and the role of pharmacists: developing a consensus-based policy framework. Hong Kong Medical Journal, 17, 16.


57. WONG, S. Y. S., LAU, C. H. J., WONG, E. M. C., CHUNG, V. C., LO, S.V., GOGGINS, W. & GRIFFITHS, S. M. 2010. Geographical and household variation in health-related quality of life in Hong Kong. Health & Place, 16, 315-320.


58.  WONG, S. Y., KUNG, K., GRIFFITHS, S. M., CARTHY, T., WONG, M. C., LO, S. V., CHUNG, V. C., GOGGINS, W. B. & STARFIELD, B. 2010. Comparison of primary care experiences among adults in general outpatient clinics and private general practice clinics in Hong Kong. BMC Public Health, 10:397. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-397.

  Knowledge Translation in Integrative Medicine

59. HO, R. S.#, WONG, C. H. & CHUNG, V. C.* 2015. Medical synopsis: Can acupuncture be an alternative treatment option for patients  with refractory functional dyspepsia? Advances in Integrative Medicine, 2, 143-145.


60. SIT, R. W., WU, X. Y., HUNG, S. S. & CHUNG, V. C.* 2015. Is moxibustion useful for improving pain and function amongst patients with osteoarthritis of the knee as compared to sham moxibustion? Advances in Integrative Medicine, 2, 110-111.


61. SIT, R. W., LIU, S. & CHUNG, V. C.* 2014. Is acupuncture effective in reducing headache frequency amongst patients with episodic or chronic tension-type headache in primary care settings? Advances in Integrative Medicine, 1, 99-100.


62. SIT, R. W., LIU, S. & CHUNG, V.C.* 2014. Medical Synopsis: Are pulsed electromagnetic fields effective in managing osteoarthritis of the knee as compared to placebo? Advances in Integrative Medicine, 1, 153-154.


63.  CHUNG, V. C., LIU, S. & SIT, R. W. 2014. Medical Synopsis: Is red yeast rice capsule beneficial for treating dyslipidemia amongst statin-intolerant patients as compared to placebo? Advances in Integrative Medicine, 1, 151-152.

 

64. CHUNG, V. C. & TANG, J. L. 2014. Evidence-based decision making in health care. Routledge Handbook of Global Public Health in Asia, 133-147.


65. CHUNG, V.C. 2014. Conceptualizing the integration of traditional and complementary medicine in health systems: Patients, policies, professions and providers. Routledge Handbook of Global Public Health in Asia, 601-612.