Health Research Symposium 2019

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Programme Book and Presentation Slides

Message from the Secretary for Food and Health

List of Awardees

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Keynote Lectures:

Towards Precision Medicine (Abstract)
Genomic Study on Molecular Pathways of Cancer Development and its Relevance to Cancer Precision Medicine (Abstract)
Observational Data for Biomedical Discovery (Abstract) (Slides)
Data Analytics & Applications in Hong Kong Hospital Authority: Past, Present & Future (Abstract)

Parallel Sessions:

1 - Health and Health Services

Promoting Alcohol-related Attitudinal and Behavioural Change amongst Adolescents through Internet Intervention: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial (Abstract)
Promoting Mental Well-being of Pregnant Women with Mindfulness-based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP): A Randomized Controlled Trial in Hong Kong (Abstract)
The Health Effects of Traffic-related Air Pollution in Hong Kong School Children (Abstract)
Improving Running Biomechanics Prevents Injury in Novice Runners (Abstract)
A Randomised Controlled Trial on Perioperative Elderly Patients Undergoing Colorectal Cancer Surgery with Enhanced Geriatric Input ( Abstract)
Cost and Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Renal Replacement Therapy Modalities for Patients with End-stage Renal Disease in Hong Kong: Comparison between Peritoneal Dialysis and Haemodialysis ( Abstract)
A Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluating Efficacy of a Psychological Intervention Based on Commonsense Model in Improving Mental Health and Self-care among Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients ( Abstract)
Relationship between Chronic Inflammation and Vitamin D Level to Prevalent and Incident Frailty in Older Adults ( Abstract)

2 - Advanced Medical Research

Detection of Methylated Septin 9 DNA in Blood for Diagnosis, Prognosis and Surveillance of Patients with Colorectal Cancer (Abstract)
A Randomised Controlled Trial of Bilateral Movement-based Computer Games Training to Improve Motor Function of Upper Limb and Quality of Life in Sub-acute Stroke Patients (Abstract) (Slides)
Identifying the Genetic Causes Underlying Prenatally-diagnosed Structural Congenital Anomalies (SCAs) by Whole-exome Sequencing (WES) (Abstract)
Cone Rescue in Retinitis Pigmentosa by the Treatment of Lycium barbarum (Abstract)

3 - Health Promotion

A Multi-centre Peer Support Program for Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Hong Kong (Abstract) (Slides)
Promoting Smoking Cessation for Female Smokers in Hong Kong through Training Female Youth Smoking Cessation and Reduction Ambassadors (Abstract)
Development of Multimedia Interventions to Promote Breast Cancer Prevention among South Asian Women in Hong Kong (Abstract)
Baby Boomers at the Gate: Creating a Path to Healthy and Productive Aging using Information and Communication Technology (Abstract)

4 - Infectious Diseases

Treatment of Severe Influenza A Infection with Celecoxib: A Double Blind Randomised Controlled Trial (Abstract) (Slides)
Impact of Antiviral Therapy on Treatment Options and Outcome in Hepatitis B Virus Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Abstract)
Real-time Estimation of the Severity of Influenza Viruses (Abstract)
Potential Cost-effectiveness of Herpes Zoster Vaccination for Older Adults in Hong Kong (Abstract) (Slides)

Research Fellowship Scheme

The Causal Role of Adiponectin and Triglycerides in Ischemic Heart Diseases Using a Separate Sample Mendelian Randomization Analysis from Publicly Available Data (Abstract) (Slides)
Photoacoustic Molecular Imaging of Osteoarthritic Pain – A Proof-of-concept Study (Abstract) (Slides)

Abstracts of Poster Presentation ( Part 1) ( Part 2)