The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care (JCSPHPC) is pleased to host the CUHK Primary Care Research Symposium, with the support of The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians (HKCFP). The symposium will serve as a valuable platform for the exchange of ideas and networking opportunities among students, academia and healthcare professionals, in addressing latest developments and insights in primary care research.
Keynote Speech: “Taking Clinical Trials to the People Who Matter” by Professor Chris Butler
The PRINCIPLE and PANORAMIC trials of community treatments for COVID-19 represent models of innovation and inclusivity, and exemplify the potential of primary care to lead the way in addressing pressing global health challenges through “well designed and well implemented clinical trials that include all the major population groups the intervention is intended to help” that the World Health Assembly calls for in its 2022 resolution, 75.8.
CUHK Primary Care Research Symposium Programme
Date: | 2 March 2024 (Saturday) |
Time: | 14:00 – 17:00 (HKT) |
Venue: | Kai Chong Tong, G/F School of Public Health Building, Prince of Wales Hospital |
CME: | Approved for CME Accreditation (The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians) |
Time | Programme |
14:00 – 14:10 | Opening Remarks Prof. Samuel WONG Director, The JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
14:10 – 14:45 | Keynote Speech: "Taking Clinical Trials to the People Who Matter” Prof. Chris BUTLER Professor of Primary Care, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Science, University of Oxford |
14:45 – 15:10 | “Effectiveness of post-COVID-19 primary care attendance in improving survival in very old patients with multimorbidity: a territory-wide target trial emulation” Dr. Francisco LAI Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine & Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong |
15:10 – 15:35 | “Best Trainee Research 2022: Factors affecting prescription of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with established cardiovascular disease/chronic kidney disease in Hong Kong: a qualitative study” Dr. Ngai Mui NG Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, New Territories West Cluster, Hospital Authority |
15:35 – 15:55 | Break |
15:55 – 16:20 | “Evolution of diabetes mellitus care in Hong Kong public primary care setting: changes after 10-year implementation of risk assessment and management program in diabetes mellitus (RAMP-DM)” Dr. Fang Fang JIAO Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Kowloon Central Cluster, Hospital Authority |
16:20 – 16:45 | “Home blood pressure during night-time sleep as a better treatment target for patients with hypertension: a proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial” Dr. Eric LEE Associate Professor (Clinical), The JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
16:45 – 17:00 | Closing Remarks |