Past Event

12 Nov, 2005 Symposium on "Is Food A Threat?" THE HONG KONG EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
(Seventh Annual Scientific Meeting) CENTRE OF RESEARCH & PROMOTION OF WOMEN'S HEALTH, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

30 May , 2005 How Effective is Our Defense? Epidemiology and Infection Control : Community Perspective by Dr. Raymond Yung
Annual General Meeting

31 Mar , 2005 History, Epidemiology and Control of Plague (Yersinia Pestis) by Prof. Wong TW

20 Nov, 2004 6th Annual Scientific Meeting: Symposium on Calcium, Chinese Herbal Medicine, and Women's Health

10 Aug 2004 Vector-borne Viral Infections byProf. William Tong Cheuk Yan
Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Pitfalls and Updates by Dr. Justin Wu CY

31 May 2004 The Good, the Bad or the Ugly? The Amoy Gardens SARS Legend by Professor Ignatius Yu (CUHK)

10 February 2004 Travellers Health & Aviation by Dr. Rose Maria Ong AND The Burden of Obesity by Prof. Peter Tong Chun-Yip
JOINTLY ORGANIZED BY ST. TERESA HOSPITAL & THE HONG KONG EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

13 January 2004 An Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Multiple Myeloma by Dr. Mak Yiu Kwong AND Rat Theory of Transmission of SARS by Prof. Stephen Ng
JOINTLY ORGANIZED BY ST. TERESA HOSPITAL & THE HONG KONG EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

22 Nov 2003 The 5 th Annual Scientific Meeting: Optimizing Research Quality

28-31 Oct 2003 The 2 nd National Symposium on Epidemiology for Younger Epidemiologists AND The 1 st Joint Chinese Preventive Medical Association (Epidemiological Branch) and Hong Kong Epidemiological Association (HKEA) Seminar in Shenzhen

22 May 2003 Seminar on SARS outbreak in Hong Kong
Prof. Malik Peiris, Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong.

17 Mar 2003 Seminar on The epidemiology of hypertension in China
Prof. Liming Lee, Director, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Professor, School of Public Health in Peking University.

14 Feb 2003 Seminar on "Advances in designs for Phase I cancer clinical trials"
Speaker: Prof. Rick Chappell, Associate Professor, Dept. of Statistics and Biostatistics, University of Wisonsin at Madison Medical School, USA.

27 Nov 2002 Seminar on Making Surveillance Count: Lessons from Hospital Infection Control
Professor Wing Hong Seto, Consultant Microbiologist, Queen Mary Hospital.

27 May 2002 Seminar on "A critical review of the local sexually transmitted infections (STIs) surveillance"
Speaker: Dr. Ho King Man, Senior Medical Officer i/c, Integrated Treatment Centre, Kowloon Bay Health Centre, Department of Health.

13 Jan 2001 Third Annual Scientific Meeting of HKEA - New Insights into Women's Health
Hormone Uses and Women's Health
Speaker: Prof. E Barrett-Connor (University of California San Diego)
Gender in the Epidemiology of Diabetes
Speaker: Prof. K Young (University of Manitoba, Canada)
Is Depression Still Rare Among Chinese Women
Speaker: Prof. D Lee (CUHK)
Phytoestrogens and Women's Health . Speaker: Prof. S Ho (CUHK)

8 Jan 2000 Second Annual Scientific Meeting of HKEA
Topics and Speakers: Eye Problems in Hong Kong Children (Prof. SC Lam)
Childhood Injuries in Hong Kong - Epidemiological Studies (Prof. J Cheng)
Findings and Methodological Issues in Dietary Studies among Hong Kong Children (Prof. GS Guldan)

24 Mar 2000 Eating for health-where Epidemiology and Nutrition Science meet
Speaker: Prof. Colin Binns

Body Measurements and Health Implications in the Adult Population
Speaker: Prof. Suzanne C. Ho

8 May 2000 Managing the Transition from Clinical Epidemiology & Critical Appraisal of Evidence to Evidence-based Health Care
Speaker: Prof. B Haynes (McMaster University)

18 May 2000 Randomized Controlled Trials, Cost-effectiveness Analyses & Decision-making
Speaker: Prof. A Li Wan Po (Aston University, UK)

26 May 2000 RGC Postgraduate Conference on "Methodological Issues in Epidemiological Studies of Small Risks"

27 May 2000 Symposium on Emerging Issues in Women's Health
Organiser: CUHK

10 July 2000 Control of tuberculosis in Hong Kong
Speaker: Dr. CM Tam (DH)

18 Oct 2000 Genetics and Public Health
Speaker: Prof. Neil Anton Holtzman (Johns Hopkins University)

8 Nov 2000 Tuberculosis Situation and Its Control in China
Speaker: Prof. Li-Xing Zhang (Beijing International Institute for TB Control and Lung Health)

19 Nov 2000 Scientific Symposium on Understanding Depression
Epidemiological Aspect of Depression
Speaker: Prof. J Woo (CUHK)
Depression and Medical Comorbidity
Speaker: Prof. E Chiu (University of Melbourne)
Prognosis of Depression in the Elderly
Speaker: Prof. D Ames (University of Melbourne)
From Detecting to Defeating Depression in Local Practice , Speaker: Dr. WK Ching (HK Psychogeriatric Assn)

13 Dec 2000 Meta-analysis of Observational Studies
Speaker: Prof. I Olkin (Stanford University) and Prof. J Lau (Tufts University School of Medicine)

20 Jan 99 Symposium on Food Hygiene in Hong Kong
Organiser: The HK Epidemiological Association

5 May 99 Scientific Meeting and AGM of HKEA
Topics and Speakers:
Childhood Diabetes in Chinese (Dr. Gary Wong)
Diabetes Epidemiology - what we do and don't know (Dr. Juliana Chan)

1 June 99 The Health Status and Characteristics of the Aging Population in China
Organiser: The HKEA & The Department of Community & Family Medicine of CUHK

21-22 Aug 99 First HK Diabetes & Cardiovascular Risk Factors - East Meets West Symposium
Organiser: Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, CUHK

31 Aug - 4 Sep 99 The IEA XV International Scientific Meeting (Title: "Epidemiology for Sustainable Health")
Organiser: International Epidemiological Association

17 Dec 99 Seminar on Health Informatics
Topics and Speakers: Current Status of Health Informatics in Hong Kong (Dr. CP Wong)
Medical Informatics and Epidemiology (Dr. SV Lo)
Information Systems of the Department of Health - Experience and the Way Ahead (Dr. Sarah Choi)

23 Jan 98 Assessing the Impact of Eye Disorders on Visual Functioning and Quality of Life (Dr. Leon B. Ellwein)
Organiser: The HK Epidemiological Association & Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Science of CUHK

28-30 Jan 98 The 2nd Asia-Pacific Congress of Epidemiology jointly with The 8th Scientific Meeting of Japan Epidemiological Association
Organiser: Japan Epidemiological Association

26 Feb 98 H5N1 Influenza: Epidemiological and Virological Perspectives
Organiser: The HK Epidemiological Association
Venue: Hospital Authority Building, Argyle Street, Kowloon

4 Apr 98 The use of Epidemiology to Change a War Veterans Compensation System - from 'Adversaria to Evidence-based'
Organiser: The HK Epidemiological Association & Dept of Community & Family Medicine, CUHK
Venue: Hospital Authority Building, Argyle Street, Kowloon

8 May 98 AGM of HKEA
18 Jun 98 Protein Modifications in Aging and in Aging-Associated Diseases
Organiser: The HK Epidemiological Association & Dept of Community & Family Medicine, CUHK & The HK Association of Gerontology

10-12 July 98 Short Course in Outcomes and Effectiveness Research 1998
Organiser: Dept. of Community & Family Medicine of CUHK & School of Hygiene & Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University

16 Oct 98 The Future of Public Health and its Interaction with Medicine
Organiser: jointly by the Department of Community & Family Medicine and Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences of CUHK

14 Nov 98 1st Annual Scientific Meeting of HKEA10 Apr 97 Inauguration Ceremony and First Scientific Meeting
- The Development of Epidemiology in Hong Kong (Professor SH Lee)
- The Future of Epidemiology (Professor J Samet)
Organiser: The HK Epidemiological Association

12 May 97 The Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Cancer in Asia (Professor HP Lee)
Organiser: The HK Epidemiological Association & Dept. of Community & Family Medicine of CUHK
Venue: Prince of Wales Hospital

3-6 Sep 97 The IEA/European Regional Meeting
Organiser: International Epidemiological Association

22-23 Sep 97 1997 Annual Scientific Meeting (ACE)
Organiser: American College of Epidemiology

23-26 Oct 97 China's National Conference on Epidemiology
Organiser: Chinese Preventive Medicine Association

7-9 Nov 97 III Guangdong, Hong Kong & Macau Conference on Preventive Medicine
Organiser: Macau Association of General Practitioners and The Primary Health Care Department

Newsletter Highlight

How Good Is It? Evaluation Of Screening Programmes ( By Professor Joseph Lau, Chinese University of Hong Kong.)

Newsletter Highlight

Genetics and Public Health (By Professor NA Holtzman, Johns Hopkins University )