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The Hong Kong Public Health Forum 2010

THE PAST AND FUTURE ROLES OF ACADEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH

Date & Time: December 13, 2010 (5:00pm – 8:00pm)

Venue: Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, William MW Mong Block,

Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

We are pleased to announce the Hong Kong Public Health Forum and The Inaugural Anthony J.

Hedley Lecture of the School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong. These Fora provide a

platform for the open exchange of experiences and views on various aspects of public health.

This year’s Forum will focus on past and future roles of academic public health. Speakers and

discussants from both health care and academic fields will present their perspectives on

challenges and future academic public health development in Hong Kong. We are particularly

pleased to have Professor Anthony J. Hedley as our keynote speaker.

Officiating Guest:

Professor Gabriel M Leung, JP, Under Secretary for Food and Health, Food and Health Bureau

Guest-of-Honour:

Dr. the Hon Che Hung Leong, GBM, GBS, JP, Council Chairman, The University of Hong Kong

Dr. Pak Yin Leung, Chief Executive, Hospital Authority

Keynote Speaker:

THE INAUGURAL ANTHONY J. HEDLEY LECTURE

A Medical Emergency: "Who needs academic departments of public health, and why?"

Professor Anthony J Hedley, BBS, JP

Speakers:

Dr. Gloria Tam, JP, Deputy Director of Health, Department of Health

Professor Sian M. Griffiths, OBE, JP, Director of School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Dr. Hong Fung, JP, Cluster Chief Executive, New Territories East Cluster, Hospital Authority

Discussants:

Professor Sophia Chan, Professor & Head, School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong

Dr. DJ Macfarlane, Associate Professor, Institute of Human Performance, The University of Hong Kong

Ms. Karen Sadler, Development Director, World Cancer Research Fund Hong Kong

Together to excel • Forever for public health ⾄善結伴攀登 • 永保公共衛⽣

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Speakers & Discussants

Keynote Speaker

Professor AJ Hedley, BBS, JP

Speakers

Dr. Gloria Tam, JP Deputy Director of Health, Department of Health

Professor Sian M. Griffiths, OBE, JP

Director of School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Dr. Hong Fung, JP Cluster Chief Executive, New Territories East Cluster, Hospital Authority

Discussants

Professor Sophia Chan Professor & Head, School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong

Dr. DJ Macfarlane Associate Professor, Institute of Human Performance, The University of Hong Kong

Ms. Karen Sadler Development Director, World Cancer Research Fund Hong Kong




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Forum Rundown

Date: December 13, 2010

Venue:Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, William MW Mong Block, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine,

21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

Details

1700 - 1720 Reception

1720 - 1725 Welcoming Address Professor Gabriel M Leung

1725 - 1730 Presentation of Souvenir Dr. CH Leong

Dr. PY Leung

1730 - 1815 The Inaugural Anthony J. Hedley Lecture Professor AJ Hedley

1815 - 1830 Session 1 Dr. Gloria Tam

1830 - 1845 Session 2 Professor Sian Griffiths

1845 - 1900 Session 3 Dr. Hong Fung

1900 - 1915 Discussion Professor Sophia Chan

Dr. DJ Macfarlane

Ms. Karen Sadler

1915 - 1945 Open Discussion

1945 - 2000 Closing Remarks Professor TH Lam




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CME / CPD Accreditation

College / Association CME Points

• Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists 2.25 (non-ana)

• Hong Kong College of Community Medicine 2

• College of Dental Surgeons 2.5 (Cat B)

• Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine 2

• Hong Kong College of Family Physicians 2 (Cat 5.2)

• College of Ophthalmologists 1.1 (Passive)

• Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2 (Cat B)

• Hong Kong College of Otorhinolaryngologists 1.5 (Cat 2.2)

• Hong Kong College of Paediatricians 2 (Cat E)

• Hong Kong College of Pathologists 1 (Passive)

• Hong Kong College of Physicians 1

• Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists 2 (List B PP-OP)

• Hong Kong Academy of Medicine 2

• Hong Kong College of Radiologists 2 (Cat B)

• College of Surgeons of Hong Kong 2 (Passive)

• Hong Kong Doctors Union 2

• Hong Kong Medical Association 2

• Department of Health 2




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Organizing Committee

Chairman of Committee:

Professor Richard Fielding Professor and Head, Behavioural Sciences Unit, School of Public Health,

Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

Richard Fielding is a clinical psychologist who has worked in public health at HKU since 1982. His

current research interests address the behavioural and medical psychology dimensions of public health

in the areas of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, risk perception and communication (particularly for

infectious diseases), quality of life and health risk behaviour change. He heads the Behavioural

Sciences Unit and the Centre for Psycho-Oncology Research and Teaching.

Meeting Secretariat:

School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong

5/F, William MW Mong Block, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

Email: [email protected]

Administrator-in-charge:

Ms. Serine Au

Tel: +852 2819 9138

Fax: +852 2855 9528


Ms. Karen Lau

Tel: +852 2819 9281

Fax: +852 2855 9528





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HONG KONG PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM 2010

The Hong Kong Public Health Forum 2010 took place on December 13, 2010. This was an annual flagship event of the School of

Public Health / Department of Community Medicine. About 200 health professionals, staff, students, government officials attended

the inspiring occasion. Professor Gabriel M Leung, Under Secretary for Food and Health, officiated at the event and Dr. Che-Hung

Leong, HKU Council Chairman and Dr. Pak Yin Leung, Chief Executive, Hospital Authority were the guests of honour.

The theme of the forum was “The Past and Future Roles of Academic Public Health”. Professor Anthony J Hedley was the keynote

speaker and he gave the Inaugural AJ Hedley Lecture on “A Medical Emergency: Who needs academic departments of public health,

and why?” Renowned speakers and discussants from both service and academic public health shared their views and experiences

on future directions in public health development in Hong Kong .

he speakers were Professor Sian M. Griffiths, Dr. Gloria Tam and Dr. Hong Fung and the discussants were Professor Sophia Chan,

Dr. DJ Macfarlane and Ms Karen Sadler. Professor TH Lam, Director of School of Pubic Health in his closing remarks highlighted the

increasing demand of MPH training especially from China Mainland and academic public health, with a history of more than 120

years in our medical school, would have a bright future.




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Ms. Karen Sadler

Karen Sadler has worked in the NGO sector for over 20 years, the last 15 of which have been for the

World Cancer Research Fund Global Network. Currently, Ms Sadler has a dual role with WCRF; firstly she is

Development Director, Asia for World Cancer Research Fund Hong Kong and was instrumental in setting up

the charity’s activities and programmes in 2002. Ms Sadler serves as a member of the Cancer Expert

Working Group (CEWG) on Cancer Prevention and Screening (the Working Group) which was established

under the Cancer Co-ordinating Committee chaired by the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food.

Ms Sadler is also Business Development Manager for WCRF International, with the remit to grow and develop the charities’

mission of primary cancer prevention.

Since joining the World Cancer Research Fund Global Network, Ms Sadler has worked for the organisation’s UK charity; the

network’s strategic headquarters - World Cancer Research Fund International; and, more recently, as the most senior member

of staff at World Cancer Research Fund Hong Kong. Her main areas of interest include developing health promotion programmes

and activities for cancer prevention; building collaborative links with like-minded organisations; and fundraising management.

Ms Sadler has gained a broad range of experience within the international NGO sector over many years, primarily in the cancer

prevention arena.

Dr. Gloria Tam

Gloria TAM received her undergraduate medical training at The University of Hong Kong as a Donor

Scholar. On graduation in 1982, Dr Tam joined Government and worked in the maternal and child health

service before entering private practice. She rejoined Government in 1985 and was initially posted to

clinical obstetrics and gynaecology duties followed by another maternal and child health job. She was

promoted to Senior Medical Officer in 1992.

Dr Tam was granted a scholarship by the World Health Organization in 1992 to study Master of Medicine

(Public Health) at the National University of Singapore. On returned to Hong Kong, she moved over to serve in mainstream

public health.

Dr Tam advanced to become a directorate of the Department of Health in 1995, initially in charge of regional disease prevention

and control, and then in 1996, head of the maternal and child health service. Between 1997 and 2003, she was the Assistant

Director of Health, responsible for Hong Kong’s food safety. In this connection, Dr Tam received an International Visitorship

from the US State Department in 2000, in recognition of her contributions to public health assurance of US foods in Hong Kong.

From 2004 to July 2007, Dr Tam was the Assistant Director of Health in charge of the Department’s health administration and

planning. She received Government sponsorship for training in risk communication at the Harvard School of Public Health and a

second International Visitorship from the US State Department in 2006, this time to study regulation of health maintenance

organizations in that country. Besides, Dr Tam was admitted as a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of

Physicians, UK in 2007, in recognition of her excellence in the practice of public health.

Dr Gloria TAM has been Deputy Director of Health since July 2007. She is responsible for general administration and finance,

public health law enforcement - regulation of Chinese and western drugs included, clinical genetics, maternal and child health,

child assessment, student health, family medicine, elderly health, and all other matters aside from those related to disease

prevention and control and dental health.

On top, Dr Tam has been appointed by the World Health Organization since 2008 to serve as an expert in risk communication on

its International Health Regulation Roster of Experts.

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