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Professor May Pui Shan YEUNG (楊貝珊教授)
MBChB(CUHK), MSc Public Health(Edin), LLB, DCH(Sydney)
FHKCCM, FHKAM(Community Medicine), FFPH, DrPH
Assistant Professor, Division of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care
Honorary Resident (Specialist), New Territories East Cluster, Hospital Authority
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| Biography |
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Professor May PS Yeung is a medical doctor specialises in public health medicine. She obtained her Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and fellowships of the UK Faculty of Public Health and Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. Before joining the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) School of Public Health and Primary Care, she worked in the Department of Health in Hong Kong on emergency response and planning, infectious disease control, vaccination programming and maternal & child care service. Her interest is on health systems, responses to emergency and disasters, medical humanitarian assistance and cancer screening. She joined various public health volunteer services including the Ebola mission in Liberia, Community Health & Hygiene Education Program in China Qinghai Yushu and train-the trainer programme in Philippines Manila slum area. She was an Honorary Medical Officer in the Hospital Authority during Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Hong Kong in 2003.
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Teaching Modules
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Undergraduate
- MEDU4010 Community and Family Medicine
- MEDF1120 Public Health
- MEDU2500 Doctor and Patient I
- PHPC2011 Global Health
- PHPC1001/ UGEC1920 Foundations in Public Health
- MEDU4202 Skills Modules V: Life long learning skills - professional conduct workshop
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Taught Postgraduate
- POPG5001 Global Health
- PBHT5005 Basic Human Physiology
- HSYS5004 Healthcare Systems and Policies
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| Research Interests |
- Disaster and Emergency Response
- Health System and Policy Research and Practice
- Cancer screening
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Publications
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Wang Z, Chan EYY, Liu SK, Yeung MPS. Policy Brief: The Disaster and Emergency Management System in China. Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC), JC School of Public Health and Primary Care. May 2016
- May P. S. Yeung; Frank L.Y. Lam; Richard Coker. Factors associated with the uptake of seasonal influenza vaccination in adults: a systematic review. Journal of Public Health 2016; doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv194
- Chan EYY, Yeung MPS and Lo STT. Policy Brief: Hong Kong's Emergency and Disaster Response System. Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC), JC School of Public Health and Primary Care. October 2015
- Yeung MP, Ng SK, Tong ET, Chan SS, Coker R. Factors associated with uptake of influenza vaccine in people aged 50 to 64 years in Hong Kong: a case-control study. BMC Public Health. 2015 Jul 7;15:617. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1990-0.
- Li T and Yeung M. “Schistosomiasis - case for concern in Hong Kong?” Communicable Disease Watch. 2005 April; 2(7):26
- Chuang SK and Yeung M. “Imported food poisoning outbreaks following Lunar New Year holidays”. Communicable Disease Watch. 2005 Feb;2(4):13
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Conference & Workshop Presentations and Unpublished Materials
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- Yeung MPS. "Birth ball for pregnant women in labour - a multi-centre randomised controlled trial". 2nd International Conference on Medical and Health Sciences; “Celebrating mother and Child health”, conference presentation. 4-6 November 2016. Thimphu, Bhutan.
- Yeung MPS. "Birth ball for pregnant women in labour – preliminary result of a multi-centre randomised controlled trial". CUHK JCSPHPC 15th Anniversary International Conference on Innovations in Public Health Sciences, abstract presentation. 24 September 2016. Hong Kong, China.
- Yeung MPS. "Scoping Study on Disaster Preparedness and Response in Hong Kong, China". Brown International Advanced Research Institutes (BIARI), 2016 annual residential program, workshop presentation. 16 June 2016. Brown University, Providence, US.
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Yeung MPS, Silva GSG and Wong KP. "Post-Disaster Rapid Assessment Report on Recovery and Risk Reduction, Fires in Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan in 2010-2011." Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC). 12 April 2016.
- Yeung MPS. "Achieving the SDGs - Challenges, Opportunities and Outlook". APAC I4A Annual Conference 2016, panel discussion. In Dialogue with the SDGs. 19 March 2016. HKUST. Hong Kong
- Yeung MPS. "Cross-sectoral Collaboration on Emergency Preparedness and Response in Hong Kong, China". International Conference on the Implementation of the Health Aspects of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 – 2030. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) side event panel presentation. 11 March 2016. Bangkok, Thailand.
- Yeung MPS, Lee SS, Ng SKT, Tong ETF, Chan SSK & Coker R. "Factors associated with uptake of influenza vaccine in people aged 50 to 64 years in Hong Kong: a case-control study". Annual Scientific Meeting of the HK College of Community Medicine 2014
- Yeung MPS, Lam R, Tang H & Chiu A. “Emergency Preparedness and Response for Public Health Crisis in Hong Kong”. HPA Conference: Health Protection 2006 “Preparedness for health protection emergencies, including deliberate release”
- Yeung MPS. The prevention and control of SARS in Hong Kong, Canada, Singapore and the United States. MSc Public Health dissertation, University of Edinburgh 2004
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Awards
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- 2013 Dr TY Chau Training and Research Scholarship, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine
- 2003 British Chevening Scholarship
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Community Engagements
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- Since 2016 Bishop Paschang Catholic School Alumni Association (Vice Chairman)
- Since 2011 Health In Action (Advisory Committee member)
- Since 2007 Hong Kong Red Cross (Emergency Response Unit Advisory Committee Member and professional volunteer)
- Since 2006 Auxiliary Medical Service (Member)
- 2015-2016 British Chevening Scholars (Hong Kong) Association (Council Member)
- 2008-2016 (Year 2015-16, 2012-13, 2009-10, 2008-9) MCS Mentorship Programme, Maryknoll Convent School
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