DEPT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE
| Researcher : Abdullah ASM |
| Project Title: | Establishment of a pilot anti-smoking telephone hotline for persons who want to quit or to ask questions about smoking and health |
| Investigator(s): | Abdullah ASM, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health Promotion Projects |
| Start Date: | 06/2000 |
| Researcher : Au Yeung SLR |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Cowling B.J., Liu B., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Moderate alcohol use and cardiovascular disease from mendelian randomization, PLoS One. 2013, 8(7): e68054. |
| Researcher : Betson CL |
| Project Title: | A study of nurses' knowledge, attitudes and practice of health education activities in the general outpatient departments (GOPDs) in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Betson CL, Chan SSC, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 01/1996 |
| Project Title: | A randomised control trial (RTC) of a health education intervention provided by nurses to mothers or grandmothers of sick children in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Betson CL, Chan SSC, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 03/1996 |
| Researcher : Chan KP |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wong C.M., Yang L., Chan K.P., Chan W.M., Song L., Lai H.K., Thach T.Q., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Lam T.H. and Peiris J.S.M., Cigarette smoking as a risk factor for influenza-associated mortality: Evidence from an elderly cohort, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 2013, 7(4): 531-9. |
| Researcher : Chan YH |
| Project Title: | Interactions of Genetic Polymorphisms of MicroRNA processing and Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor +1166A/C in Atherosclerosis |
| Investigator(s): | Chan YH, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 04/2011 |
| Project Title: | Role of Vitamin D and its Genetic Polymorphisms in Epstein-Barr Virus Activity and the Risk of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma |
| Investigator(s): | Chan YH, Lung ML, Kwong DLW, Lee AWM, Schooling CM, Cowling BJ, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | World Cancer Research Fund - General Award |
| Start Date: | 04/2012 |
| Project Title: | Accelerated Cellular Senescence and Vascular Ageing in Lamin A/C Variation-Induced PR Interval Prolongation: Role of Aldosterone |
| Investigator(s): | Chan YH, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2012 |
| Project Title: | PR Interval Prolongation-Induced Abnormal Vascular Function and Cardiovascular Death through Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Activation: A Mendelian Randomization Study |
| Investigator(s): | Chan YH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Early Career Scheme (ECS) |
| Start Date: | 09/2012 |
| Project Title: | Mendelian randomization to causally infer the impact of life-long vitamin D deficiency on Cardiovascular disease and death: implications for community-based cardiovascular prevention |
| Investigator(s): | Chan YH, Schooling CM, Cowling BJ, Sham PC, Tse HF, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 10/2012 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lau G.K.K., Chan Y.H., Wong Y.K., Teo K.C., Chan K.H., Li O.Y., Tong S., Wong D., Shu X.O., Li L.S.W., Cheung R.T.F., Siu D.C.W., Ho S.L. and Tse H.F., Mediterranean-style diet reduces blood pressure variability and subsequent stroke risk in patients with coronary artery disease , 9th International Symposium of Healthy Aging, March 2014. |
| Lau G.K.K., Chan P.H.M., Yiu K.H., Chan Y.H., Liu S., Chan K.H., Yeung C.Y., Li L.S.W., Tse H.F. and Siu D.C.W., Roles of the CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores in post-myocardial infarction patients: Risk of new occurrence of atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke, Cardiology Journal. 2014. |
| Lau G.K.K., Wong Y.K., Chan Y.H., Teo K.C., Chan K.H., Li L.S.W., Cheung R.T.F., Siu D.C.W., Ho S.L. and Tse H.F., Visit-to-visit blood pressure variability as a prognostic marker in patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases – Relationships and comparisons with vascular markers of atherosclerosis, Atherosclerosis. 2014, 235(1): 230-235. |
| Yiu K.H., Lau G.K.K., Zhao C., Chan Y.H., Chen Y., Zhen Z., Wong A., Lau C.P. and Tse H.F., Predictive value of high-sensitivity troponin-I for future adverse cardiovascular outcome in stable patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, Cardiovascular Diabetology. 2014, 13:63: 1-8. |
| Researcher : Chau YK |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Plass D., Chau Y.K., Thach T.Q., Jahn H.J., Lai P.C., Wong C.M. and Kreamer A., Measuring the impact of premature mortality on the population of Hong Kong by use of Standard Expected Years of Life Lost, Poster presentation, 2013 conference of "The German Society for Epidemiology" (DGEpi), held in Liepzig, Germany on 24-27 September 2013. |
| Plass D., Chau Y.K., Thach T.Q., Jahn H.J., Lai P.C., Wong C.M. and Kraemer A., Quantifying the burden of disease due to premature mortality in Hong Kong using Standard Expected Years of Life Lost, International Journal of Public Health . UK, Birkhauser Verlag AG, 2013, 13(1): 863. |
| Xu W., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Lam T.H., Chan W.M., Lee R.S.Y., Hedley A.J. and Wong C.M., Thermal stress associated mortality risk and effect modification by sex and obesity in an elderly cohort of Chinese in Hong Kong, Environmental Pollution. 2013, 178: 288-93. |
| Researcher : Chen J |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chen J., Wong C.K.H., McGhee S., Pang P.K.P. and Yu W.C., A comparison of generic preference-based measures in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), 20th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, Miami, USA. 2013, 22(Suppl 1): 75-76. |
| Researcher : Cheng KK |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Cowling B.J., Liu B., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Moderate alcohol use and cardiovascular disease from mendelian randomization, PLoS One. 2013, 8(7): e68054. |
| Researcher : Cheng YH |
| Project Title: | To identify the pattern of physical exercise and determinants contributing to the engagement in physical exercise among HK older adults |
| Investigator(s): | Cheng YH, Chi I, Macfarlane DJ, Chou KL |
| Department: | Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health Care and Promotion Fund - Research Grant Projects |
| Start Date: | 12/2001 |
| Researcher : Cowling BJ |
| Project Title: | 1st International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics Estimates of the serial interval of influenza using laboratory-confirmed natural infections in households |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 12/2008 |
| Project Title: | Effectiveness of vaccinating children in reducing influenza among household contacts - a community based, randomized controlled trial |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ, Leung GM, Chiu SSS, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Centre for Health Protection |
| Start Date: | 09/2009 |
| Project Title: | A cost-effectiveness analysis of Helicobacter pylori screening for gastric cancer in Hong Kong Chinese: a decision analytic approach |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ, Schooling CM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 12/2009 |
| Project Title: | The epidemiology of influenza in households of school-age children |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ, Ip DKM, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 09/2011 |
| Project Title: | Efficacy of face masks to prevent influenza virus transmission: an experimental study |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ, Ip DKM, Li Y, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 12/2011 |
| Project Title: | Vitamin D and risk of influenza in children and adults in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ, Ip DKM, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 12/2011 |
| Project Title: | A community-based study of respiratory virus infections |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ, Ip DKM, Peiris JSM, Wu JTK |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 12/2012 |
| Project Title: | A community-based longitudinal seroepidemiological study of influenza virus infections in Hong Kong 2013-14 |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ, Kwok KO, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 11/2013 |
| Project Title: | Influenza virus epidemiology in households of school-age children, 2013-14 |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ, Peiris JSM, Ip DKM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 12/2013 |
| Project Title: | Efficacy of Face Masks to Prevent Respiratory Virus Transmission |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ, Ip DKM, Yen H |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 01/2014 |
| Project Title: | Risk communication, psychological and behavioural responses to avain influenza A (H7N9) in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ, Fielding R, Liao Q, Wu P |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Commissioned Studies on Emerging Influenza A Viruses with Epidemic Potential |
| Start Date: | 06/2014 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Cowling B.J., Liu B., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Moderate alcohol use and cardiovascular disease from mendelian randomization, PLoS One. 2013, 8(7): e68054. |
| Cowling B.J., Jin L.M., Lau E.H.Y., Liao Q.H., Wu P., Jiang H., Tsang K.L., Zheng J.D., Fang J., Chang Z.R., Ni M.Y., Zhang Q., Ip D.K.M., Yu J.X., Li Y., Wang L.P., Tu W.X., Meng L., Wu J.T.K., Luo H.M., Li Q., Shu Y.L., Li Z.J., Feng Z.J., Yang W.Z., Wang Y., Leung G.M. and Yu H.J., Comparative epidemiology of human infections with avian influenza A H7N9 and H5N1 viruses in China: A population-based study of laboratory-confirmed cases, Lancet. 2013, 382(9887): 129-37. |
| Kelly H. and Cowling B.J., Case fatality: Rate, ratio, or risk? (letter), Epidemiology. 2013, 24(4): 622-3. |
| Wong O.L., Cheung T.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Value of information and costs effectiveness of helicobacter pylori screening for gastric cancer in Hong Kong Chinese (abstract and poster presentation), 9th World Congress on Health Economics, 7-10 July 2013, Sydney, Australia. Sydney, Australia, Int’l Health Economics Association, 2013. |
| Wong O.L., Cheung T.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Value of information and costs effectiveness of helicobacter pylori screening for gastric cancer in Hong Kong Chinese (abstract and powerpoint presentation), 9th World Congress on Health Economics, 7-10 July 2013, Sydney, Australia. Sydney, Australia, Int’l Health Economics Association, 2013. |
| Yu H.J., Cowling B.J., Feng L.Z., Lau E.H.Y., Liao Q.H., Tsang K.L., Peng Z.B., Wu P., Liu F.F., Fang J., Zhang H.L., Li M., Zeng L.J., Xu Z., Li Z.J., Luo H.M., Li Q., Feng Z.J., Cao B., Yang W.Z., Wu J.T.K., Wang Y. and Leung G.M., Human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 virus: An assessment of clinical severity, Lancet. 2013, 382(9887): 138-45. |
| Researcher : ELWELL-SUTTON TM |
| List of Research Outputs |
| ELWELL-SUTTON T.M., Jiang C., Zhang W., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Inequality and inequity in access to health care and treatment for chronic conditions in China: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Health Policy and Planning. 2013, 28(5): 467-79. |
| Researcher : Fabrizio CS |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Fabrizio C.S., Lam T.H., Hirschmann M.A.R. and Stewart S.M., A brief parenting intervention to enhance the parent-child relationship in Hong Kong: Harmony @Home, Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2013, 22(5): 603-13. |
| Researcher : Fang J |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cowling B.J., Jin L.M., Lau E.H.Y., Liao Q.H., Wu P., Jiang H., Tsang K.L., Zheng J.D., Fang J., Chang Z.R., Ni M.Y., Zhang Q., Ip D.K.M., Yu J.X., Li Y., Wang L.P., Tu W.X., Meng L., Wu J.T.K., Luo H.M., Li Q., Shu Y.L., Li Z.J., Feng Z.J., Yang W.Z., Wang Y., Leung G.M. and Yu H.J., Comparative epidemiology of human infections with avian influenza A H7N9 and H5N1 viruses in China: A population-based study of laboratory-confirmed cases, Lancet. 2013, 382(9887): 129-37. |
| Yu H.J., Cowling B.J., Feng L.Z., Lau E.H.Y., Liao Q.H., Tsang K.L., Peng Z.B., Wu P., Liu F.F., Fang J., Zhang H.L., Li M., Zeng L.J., Xu Z., Li Z.J., Luo H.M., Li Q., Feng Z.J., Cao B., Yang W.Z., Wu J.T.K., Wang Y. and Leung G.M., Human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 virus: An assessment of clinical severity, Lancet. 2013, 382(9887): 138-45. |
| Researcher : Fielding R |
| Project Title: | 18th UICC International Cancer Congress Do Quality of Life (QoL) Scales Have Utility in Predicting Cancer Survival? |
| Investigator(s): | Fielding R |
| Department: | Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 06/2002 |
| Project Title: | A three phase study on women facing breast cancer |
| Investigator(s): | Fielding R, Lam WWT |
| Department: | Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Cancer Fund - General Award |
| Start Date: | 09/2007 |
| Project Title: | Psychosocial and physical outcomes after surgery for breast cancer: a five to six year follow-up and exploration consultation factors |
| Investigator(s): | Fielding R, Lam WWT |
| Department: | Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 10/2007 |
| Project Title: | Longitudinal study of psychosocial needs and distress of Chinese women with advanced breast cancer |
| Investigator(s): | Fielding R, Lam WWT, Tsang JWH, Suen TKD, Epstein R, Kwong A |
| Department: | Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Cancer Fund - General Award |
| Start Date: | 04/2008 |
| Project Title: | Health promotion knowledge, attitudes, skills and expectations of medical students |
| Investigator(s): | Fielding R, Johnston JM, Lo LS |
| Department: | Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Leung Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants |
| Start Date: | 06/2009 |
| Project Title: | Behavioural changes in relation to risk perception and prevention of avian and human influenza in the general population of Hong Kong, 2006 to 2009 |
| Investigator(s): | Fielding R, Cowling BJ, Lam WWT |
| Department: | Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 12/2009 |
| Project Title: | Perceptions of cancer risk and self-care practices: A comparison of groups at different risk for cancers |
| Investigator(s): | Fielding R, Lam WWT, Lai CL, Tsang JWH, Ip DKM, Yuen RMF |
| Department: | Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 01/2011 |
| Project Title: | Communication of influenza information, parents' decision making and childhood vaccination uptake against seasonal influenza in Hong Kong: a longitudinal survey |
| Investigator(s): | Fielding R, Cowling BJ, Lam WWT |
| Department: | Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 09/2012 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2014 |
| Project Title: | Can family decision-making about adolescent HPV vaccination inform our understanding of future vaccine uptake? - A qualitative study among Hong Kong Chinese families |
| Investigator(s): | Fielding R, Wu JTK, Lam WWT |
| Department: | Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 10/2012 |
| Project Title: | Public Health |
| Investigator(s): | Fielding R, Chu CH |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding for Strategic Research Theme |
| Start Date: | 09/2013 |
| Project Title: | World Congress of Psycho-Oncology ; Impact of surgery on psychosocial needs among older Chinese colorectal cancer patients: a longitudinal analysis/Reported differences in unmet psychosocial supportive care needs mostly attributable to culture and health system, rather than disease |
| Investigator(s): | Fielding R |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 11/2013 |
| Completion Date: | 11/2013 |
| Project Title: | A Longitudinal Study of Chinese Parental Decision Making on HPV Vaccination for Adolescent Girls |
| Investigator(s): | Fielding R, Lam WWT, Wu JTK, Liao Q |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 11/2013 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Liao Q. and Fielding R., Behavioural research in epidemics., Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2013, 13: 567. |
| Liao Q., Wong W.S. and Fielding R., Comparison of different risk perception measures in predicting seasonal influenza vaccination among healthy Chinese adults in Hong Kong: A prospective longitudinal study, PLoS One. 2013, 8(7): e68019. |
| Researcher : Freeman G |
| Project Title: | Options for the Control of Influenza VIII; Variability in the immunogenicity of inactivated seasonal influenza vaccine in children due to age and recent previous influenza vaccination |
| Investigator(s): | Freeman G |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 09/2013 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2013 |
| Researcher : Hedley AJ |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Xu W., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Lam T.H., Chan W.M., Lee R.S.Y., Hedley A.J. and Wong C.M., Thermal stress associated mortality risk and effect modification by sex and obesity in an elderly cohort of Chinese in Hong Kong, Environmental Pollution. 2013, 178: 288-93. |
| Researcher : Hirschmann MAR |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Fabrizio C.S., Lam T.H., Hirschmann M.A.R. and Stewart S.M., A brief parenting intervention to enhance the parent-child relationship in Hong Kong: Harmony @Home, Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2013, 22(5): 603-13. |
| Researcher : Ho DSY |
| Project Title: | Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health (COSH) - youth smoking and health survey 2003 |
| Investigator(s): | Ho DSY |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 02/2003 |
| Project Title: | Two-year follow up of the Hong Kong student obesity surveillance project (HKSOS) on trends and predictors of adolescent obesity and related behaviours |
| Investigator(s): | Ho DSY, Lam TH, Lo WS, Mak KK |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 12/2008 |
| Project Title: | School-based survey on smoking among students 2010/11 |
| Investigator(s): | Ho DSY, Lo WS, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health, Welfare and Food Bureau - General Award |
| Start Date: | 08/2010 |
| Project Title: | Evaluation of anti-smoking theatre performance “Smokefree Superkid” for primary school students in 2010-11 |
| Investigator(s): | Ho DSY |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 09/2010 |
| Project Title: | The evaluation of the New Basic Life Skills Training Programme |
| Investigator(s): | Ho DSY, Lo WS, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Department of Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 08/2011 |
| Project Title: | Provision of Services for Developing Age-specific Education Materials to facilitate parents, teachers and other parties to appropriately communicate with children to prevent underage drinking |
| Investigator(s): | Ho DSY |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Centre for Health Protection |
| Start Date: | 07/2012 |
| Project Title: | A Hong Kong adolescent alcohol control programme using simple and innovative methods to reach adolescents and parents |
| Investigator(s): | Ho DSY, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health Care and Promotion Fund - Research Grant Projects |
| Start Date: | 07/2012 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2013 |
| Project Title: | School-based Survey on Smoking Among Students 2012/13 |
| Investigator(s): | Ho DSY |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Food and Health Bureau - General Award |
| Start Date: | 07/2012 |
| Project Title: | Evaluation of anti-smoking theatre performance "The Smoke-free Journey of Red Hoodlet" for primary school students in 2012-13 |
| Investigator(s): | Ho DSY, Wang MP |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 12/2012 |
| Project Title: | 12th International Congress on Obesity; Perceived neighbourhood environment and non-exercise physical activity in adolescents |
| Investigator(s): | Ho DSY |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 03/2014 |
| Completion Date: | 03/2014 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wang C., Chan C.L.W., Mak K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Wong P.W.C. and Ho R.T.H., Prevalence and correlates of video and internet gaming addiction among Hong Kong adolescents: a pilot study, The Scientific World Journal . 2014, 2014: Article ID 874648, 9 pages. |
| Researcher : Ho LM |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wong C.M., Yang L., Chan K.P., Chan W.M., Song L., Lai H.K., Thach T.Q., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Lam T.H. and Peiris J.S.M., Cigarette smoking as a risk factor for influenza-associated mortality: Evidence from an elderly cohort, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 2013, 7(4): 531-9. |
| Researcher : Hui LL |
| Project Title: | Does formula-feeding increase the risks of type 2 diabetes among Hong Kong adolescents? |
| Investigator(s): | Hui LL, Schooling CM, Kwok MK, Lee SL |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 10/2012 |
| Project Title: | Migration and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Hong Kong adolescents |
| Investigator(s): | Hui LL, Schooling CM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 01/2013 |
| Project Title: | Prenatal exposure to dioxins and subsequent neurocognitive and developmental function in Hong Kong Chinese children |
| Investigator(s): | Hui LL, Hedley AJ, Lau EYY, Fielding R |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 02/2013 |
| Project Title: | Sample storage conditions and stability of human gut microbial communities |
| Investigator(s): | Hui LL, Schooling CM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 12/2013 |
| Project Title: | 47th Annual Meeting, Society for Epidemiologic Research; Social disparities in adiposity in adolescence: Prospective Observations from Hong Kong’s ‘‘Children of 1997’’ Birth Cohort |
| Investigator(s): | Hui LL |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 06/2014 |
| Researcher : Ip DKM |
| Project Title: | Influenza Resistance Information Study (IRIS) |
| Investigator(s): | Ip DKM, Cowling BJ |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | F Hoffmann-La Roche and Co. Ltd. - General Award |
| Start Date: | 10/2009 |
| Project Title: | A Randomised Controlled Trial of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Yu Ping Feng San) for influenza prophylaxis in elderly residential care homes in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Ip DKM, Cowling BJ, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 10/2011 |
| Completion Date: | 10/2014 |
| Project Title: | Development and evaluation of an electronic school absenteeism system for influenza-like-illness surveillance in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Ip DKM, Cowling BJ, Ho LM, Lau EHY |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 11/2011 |
| Project Title: | Workplace productivity losses related to acute upper respiratory tract infections among health care workers in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Ip DKM, Kwok HKH, Cowling BJ, Johnston JM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 02/2013 |
| Project Title: | Influenza and Other Respiratory Virus Infections: Advances in Clinical Management; A Clinical Prediction Rule for Diagnosing Human Infections with Avian Influenza A(H7N9) in a Hospital Emergency Department Setting |
| Investigator(s): | Ip DKM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 06/2014 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cowling B.J., Jin L.M., Lau E.H.Y., Liao Q.H., Wu P., Jiang H., Tsang K.L., Zheng J.D., Fang J., Chang Z.R., Ni M.Y., Zhang Q., Ip D.K.M., Yu J.X., Li Y., Wang L.P., Tu W.X., Meng L., Wu J.T.K., Luo H.M., Li Q., Shu Y.L., Li Z.J., Feng Z.J., Yang W.Z., Wang Y., Leung G.M. and Yu H.J., Comparative epidemiology of human infections with avian influenza A H7N9 and H5N1 viruses in China: A population-based study of laboratory-confirmed cases, Lancet. 2013, 382(9887): 129-37. |
| Researcher : Jiang C |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Cowling B.J., Liu B., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Moderate alcohol use and cardiovascular disease from mendelian randomization, PLoS One. 2013, 8(7): e68054. |
| Researcher : Johnston J |
| Project Title: | Multi-professional education among undergraduate medical and nursing students: effectiveness and acceptability |
| Investigator(s): | Johnston JM, Leung GM, Chan SSC, Cheng YH, Fielding R |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Leung Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants |
| Start Date: | 02/2005 |
| Project Title: | Hospital Accreditation Outcomes Research Programme |
| Investigator(s): | Johnston JM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Queen Mary Hospital Charitable Trust - Training and Research Assistance Scheme |
| Start Date: | 07/2010 |
| Project Title: | Hospital Accreditation Outcomes Research Programme |
| Investigator(s): | Johnston JM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Faculty Development Fund of Faculty of Medicine |
| Start Date: | 07/2010 |
| Project Title: | Is there a measurable difference in performance in ACHS certified hospitals compared with WHO-ICCET hospitals in Hong Kong? |
| Investigator(s): | Johnston JM, Tse VC, Cowling BJ, Fielding R |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 01/2011 |
| Project Title: | Healthcare Manpower Planning and Projection |
| Investigator(s): | Johnston JM, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Commissioned Study: Healthcare Manpower Planning and Projection |
| Start Date: | 02/2012 |
| Project Title: | 19th Annual International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare; Patient experience with inpatient care – pre and post hospital accreditatioon |
| Investigator(s): | Johnston JM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 04/2014 |
| Completion Date: | 04/2014 |
| Researcher : Johnston JM |
| Project Title: | Multi-professional education among undergraduate medical and nursing students: effectiveness and acceptability |
| Investigator(s): | Johnston JM, Leung GM, Chan SSC, Cheng YH, Fielding R |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Leung Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants |
| Start Date: | 02/2005 |
| Project Title: | Hospital Accreditation Outcomes Research Programme |
| Investigator(s): | Johnston JM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Queen Mary Hospital Charitable Trust - Training and Research Assistance Scheme |
| Start Date: | 07/2010 |
| Project Title: | Hospital Accreditation Outcomes Research Programme |
| Investigator(s): | Johnston JM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Faculty Development Fund of Faculty of Medicine |
| Start Date: | 07/2010 |
| Project Title: | Is there a measurable difference in performance in ACHS certified hospitals compared with WHO-ICCET hospitals in Hong Kong? |
| Investigator(s): | Johnston JM, Tse VC, Cowling BJ, Fielding R |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 01/2011 |
| Project Title: | Healthcare Manpower Planning and Projection |
| Investigator(s): | Johnston JM, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Commissioned Study: Healthcare Manpower Planning and Projection |
| Start Date: | 02/2012 |
| Project Title: | 19th Annual International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare; Patient experience with inpatient care – pre and post hospital accreditatioon |
| Investigator(s): | Johnston JM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 04/2014 |
| Completion Date: | 04/2014 |
| Researcher : KLICK BA |
| List of Research Outputs |
| KLICK B.A., Nishiura H., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., Optimal design of studies of influenza transmission in households. II: Comparison between cohort and case-ascertained studies, Epidemiology and Infection. 2013, 142: 744–752. |
| Researcher : Kwok KO |
| Project Title: | Third International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics (Epidemics 3 2011) Self-reported social contacts as risk factors for infection during the main wave of the 2009 pandemic |
| Investigator(s): | Kwok KO |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 11/2011 |
| Project Title: | Longitudinal study of the temporal changes of contact patterns of individuals in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Kwok KO, Cowling BJ, Riley S |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 12/2011 |
| Researcher : Kwok NT |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lam W.W.T., Kwok N.T., Chan M., Hung W.K., Ying M., Or A., Kwong A., Suen T.K.D., Yoon S.W. and Fielding R., Does the use of shared decision-making consultation behaviors increase treatment decision-making satisfaction among Chinese women facing decision for breast cancer surgery? , Patient Education and Counseling. 2014, 94(2): 243-9. |
| Researcher : LIAN J |
| List of Research Outputs |
| LIAN J., Wong D.S.H., Gangwani R.A., Chan C.K.W., Lam C.L.K., Yap M.K.H. and McGhee S., Cost-effectiveness of standard vs. a navigated intervention on colorectal cancer screening use in primary care (abstract and powerpoint presentation), 9th World Congress on Health Economics, 7-10 July 2013, Sydney, Australia. Sydney, Int'l Health Economics Association, 2013. |
| Researcher : Lai HK |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wong C.M., Yang L., Chan K.P., Chan W.M., Song L., Lai H.K., Thach T.Q., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Lam T.H. and Peiris J.S.M., Cigarette smoking as a risk factor for influenza-associated mortality: Evidence from an elderly cohort, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 2013, 7(4): 531-9. |
| Xu W., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Lam T.H., Chan W.M., Lee R.S.Y., Hedley A.J. and Wong C.M., Thermal stress associated mortality risk and effect modification by sex and obesity in an elderly cohort of Chinese in Hong Kong, Environmental Pollution. 2013, 178: 288-93. |
| ZHENG Q., Thach T.Q., Lai P.C., Lai H.K. and Wong C.M., Estimation of Spatio-temporal Variations of PM10 Concentrations for Health Effects Study, Poster presentation, 18th Research Postgraduate Symposium (RPS 2013), Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, held in Hong Kong, 11-12 December 2013.. 2013. |
| Researcher : Lam TH |
| Project Title: | A prospective study on environmental tobacco smoke and hospitalisation due to respiratory illness in a birth cohort in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH, Betson CL |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health Care and Promotion Fund - Research Grant Projects |
| Start Date: | 04/1996 |
| Project Title: | A prospective study on environmental tobacco smoke and hospitalisation due to respiratory illness in a birth cohort in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH, Betson CL |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health Care and Promotion Fund - Research Grant Projects |
| Start Date: | 04/1996 |
| Project Title: | A mega-case-control study (20,000 deaths and 30,000 controls) on smoking and mortality in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH, Hedley AJ, Ho DSY |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 12/1997 |
| Project Title: | A study on passive smoking and chromosome damage in lymphocytes in umbilical blood in Guangzhou |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Asian Consultancy on Tobacco Control - General Award |
| Start Date: | 01/1998 |
| Project Title: | Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - youth smoking survey |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH, Ho DSY |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 04/1999 |
| Project Title: | Smoke free restaurant survey 1999 |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH, Ho DSY, Chan BHY |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 11/1999 |
| Project Title: | A telephone follow-up survey on self-reported work-related illness and peceived hazards in occupational safety and health in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH, Ho DSY |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Occupational Safety and Health Council - Research Grant Projects |
| Start Date: | 01/2000 |
| Project Title: | Life style and molecular epidemiology studies |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 09/2000 |
| Project Title: | A 3-year follow up study on health-related lifestyle practices and their predictor factors in Hong Kong adults |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH, Ho DSY, Chan BHY |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 11/2002 |
| Project Title: | Smoking reduction intervention for smokers not willing to quit smoking: a randomised control trial |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH, Abdullah ASM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 08/2004 |
| Project Title: | A 3 -year follow-up study of the Hong Kong population health survey cohort on overweight and obesity and its related behavioural factors |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH, Ho DSY, Thomas GN, Cowling BJ |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 10/2006 |
| Project Title: | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Family Project |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH, Leung GM, Johnston JM, Ho DSY, Chan SSC, Stewart SM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust |
| Start Date: | 11/2007 |
| Project Title: | Public Health |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding for Strategic Research Theme |
| Start Date: | 11/2008 |
| Project Title: | A randomized controlled trail of a tailored intervention compared to usual care on smoking type 2 diabetic patients to promote smoking cessation and improve glycaemic control |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH, Leung AYM, Tan KCB, Wong CN, Li WHC |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 01/2011 |
| Project Title: | A school-based survey on adolescent alcohol drinking in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH, Ho DSY, Lo WS |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 09/2012 |
| Completion Date: | 08/2013 |
| Project Title: | A long-term follow up for participants in Quit-to-Win Contest 2009 and 2010 |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 03/2013 |
| Project Title: | Developing Health Education Materials for 'Brief Advice' Targeting People at risk of 'Hazardous Drinking' for Use in Primary Care |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Centre for Health Protection |
| Start Date: | 05/2013 |
| Project Title: | Effectiveness of using social networking service to prevent smoking relapse among self-reported quitters: A pilot randomized control trial |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH, Cheung YTD, Lam OBC |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Community Services |
| Start Date: | 09/2013 |
| Project Title: | 12th International Congress on Obesity; Longitudinal changes on individual body weight and waist circumference in Hong Kong Chinese/Obesity control: learning from tobacco control and advocacy for a Framework Convention on Obesity Control (FCOC) |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 03/2014 |
| Completion Date: | 03/2014 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Cowling B.J., Liu B., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Moderate alcohol use and cardiovascular disease from mendelian randomization, PLoS One. 2013, 8(7): e68054. |
| Fabrizio C.S., Lam T.H., Hirschmann M.A.R. and Stewart S.M., A brief parenting intervention to enhance the parent-child relationship in Hong Kong: Harmony @Home, Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2013, 22(5): 603-13. |
| Lee H., McGrath C.P.J., Kong Y.C. and Lam T.H., Self-reported oral health and quality of life: A latent growth curve analysis, International Journal of Behavioural Medicine. 2014, 21: 358-363. |
| Li F., Lam T.H., Oiu X., Tu Q.C., Hu C.Y. and Liu Y., Alcohol on drinking experience and attitudes towards sexual behaviors among female students in a Guangzhou technical secondary school, Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2013, 3(5A2): 37-40. |
| Wong C.M., Yang L., Chan K.P., Chan W.M., Song L., Lai H.K., Thach T.Q., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Lam T.H. and Peiris J.S.M., Cigarette smoking as a risk factor for influenza-associated mortality: Evidence from an elderly cohort, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 2013, 7(4): 531-9. |
| Xu W., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Lam T.H., Chan W.M., Lee R.S.Y., Hedley A.J. and Wong C.M., Thermal stress associated mortality risk and effect modification by sex and obesity in an elderly cohort of Chinese in Hong Kong, Environmental Pollution. 2013, 178: 288-93. |
| Yip P.S.F., Zhang H., Lam T.H., Lam K.F., Lee A.M., Chan J. and Fan S., Sex knowledge, attitudes, and high-risk sexual behaviors among unmarried youth in Hong Kong, In: William R Brieger, Till Bärnighausen, Mark R Cullen, William Cumberland, Jascha de Nooijer , BMC Public Health. BioMed Central, 2013, 13: 691. |
| Zhang W., Xu L., Schooling C.M., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Liu B. and Lam T.H., Effect of alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase gene polymorphisms on alcohol-associated hypertension: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Hypertension Research. 2013, 36(8): 741-6. |
| Researcher : Lam WWT |
| Project Title: | A longitudinal study of psychosocial needs, physical and psychological distress of Chinese women with advanced breast cancer: a 2nd year follow-up |
| Investigator(s): | Lam WWT, Fielding R, Tsang JWH, Kwong A, Suen TKD |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Cancer Fund - General Award |
| Start Date: | 06/2010 |
| Project Title: | Assessing unmet needs in different groups of cancer patients once treatment ends |
| Investigator(s): | Lam WWT, Fielding R, Tsang JWH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Cancer Fund - General Award |
| Start Date: | 06/2010 |
| Project Title: | A longitudinal study of psychosocial needs, physical symptom distress, and psychological distress of Chinese patients with colorectal cancer |
| Investigator(s): | Lam WWT, Fielding R, Law WL, Fong DYT |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 01/2011 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2014 |
| Project Title: | Optimizing patient decision making for primary surgical breast cancer treatment: Stage 2: two studies of enhanced physician communication and nurse disclosure of diagnosis |
| Investigator(s): | Lam WWT, Fielding R, Chan S, Chiu AWK |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Cancer Fund - General Award |
| Start Date: | 04/2011 |
| Project Title: | Supportive care needs in cancer patients |
| Investigator(s): | Lam WWT, Fielding R, Tsang JWH, Kwong A, Suen TKD, Law WL, Poon TCJ |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Cancer Fund - General Award |
| Start Date: | 04/2011 |
| Project Title: | IPOS 15th World Congress of Psycho-oncology and psychosocial academy; The effect of decision aids on treatment decision making for breast cancer surgery: A randomized controlled tria/Trajectory patterns of supportive care needs among Chinese women with advanced breast cancer |
| Investigator(s): | Lam WWT |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 11/2013 |
| Completion Date: | 11/2013 |
| Project Title: | Comparison the meanings of living with advanced breast cancer between women resilient to distress and women with persistent distress: A qualitative study |
| Investigator(s): | Lam WWT, Fielding R, Yoon SW, Tsang JWH |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 01/2014 |
| Project Title: | Development of experimental task for assessing bias in attention among women with breast cancer |
| Investigator(s): | Lam WWT, Fielding R, Tsang JWH |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2014 |
| Researcher : Lau EHY |
| Project Title: | Digital dashboard design for public health surveillance |
| Investigator(s): | Lau EHY, Cowling BJ, Ho LM, Leung GM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 09/2008 |
| Project Title: | The transmission of tuberculosis in Hong Kong: role of demographic factors and relative contribution of primary infection, exogenous reinfection and endogenous reactivation |
| Investigator(s): | Lau EHY, Cowling BJ, Riley S |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 09/2009 |
| Project Title: | Symptom-specific health-seeking behavior among persons with common infectious diseases in Hong Kong and implications in disease control and surveillance |
| Investigator(s): | Lau EHY, Cowling BJ, Wong OL, Ip DKM, Kwok KO |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 12/2013 |
| Project Title: | 2013 ISDS conference - Improving population health by advancing the science and practice of disease surveillance; Electronic school absenteeism system for multiple disease surveillance in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Lau EHY |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 12/2013 |
| Completion Date: | 12/2013 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cowling B.J., Jin L.M., Lau E.H.Y., Liao Q.H., Wu P., Jiang H., Tsang K.L., Zheng J.D., Fang J., Chang Z.R., Ni M.Y., Zhang Q., Ip D.K.M., Yu J.X., Li Y., Wang L.P., Tu W.X., Meng L., Wu J.T.K., Luo H.M., Li Q., Shu Y.L., Li Z.J., Feng Z.J., Yang W.Z., Wang Y., Leung G.M. and Yu H.J., Comparative epidemiology of human infections with avian influenza A H7N9 and H5N1 viruses in China: A population-based study of laboratory-confirmed cases, Lancet. 2013, 382(9887): 129-37. |
| Yu H.J., Cowling B.J., Feng L.Z., Lau E.H.Y., Liao Q.H., Tsang K.L., Peng Z.B., Wu P., Liu F.F., Fang J., Zhang H.L., Li M., Zeng L.J., Xu Z., Li Z.J., Luo H.M., Li Q., Feng Z.J., Cao B., Yang W.Z., Wu J.T.K., Wang Y. and Leung G.M., Human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 virus: An assessment of clinical severity, Lancet. 2013, 382(9887): 138-45. |
| Researcher : Lee H |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lee H., McGrath C.P.J., Kong Y.C. and Lam T.H., Self-reported oral health and quality of life: A latent growth curve analysis, International Journal of Behavioural Medicine. 2014, 21: 358-363. |
| Nan H., Ni M.Y., Lee H., Tam W.W.S., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and McDowell I.W., Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the subjective happiness scale: evidence from the Hong Kong family cohort, International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2014, 21(4): 646-52. |
| Researcher : Leung GM |
| Project Title: | Evidence-based practice (EBP) learning in the undergraduate medical curriculum - where is the evidence? |
| Investigator(s): | Leung GM, Fielding R, Ho LM, Johnston JM, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Leung Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants |
| Start Date: | 01/2003 |
| Project Title: | A controlled trial of masks and hand hygiene for reducing influenza transmission |
| Investigator(s): | Leung GM, Cowling BJ, Peiris JSM, Ho LM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID) |
| Start Date: | 09/2006 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Cowling B.J., Liu B., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Moderate alcohol use and cardiovascular disease from mendelian randomization, PLoS One. 2013, 8(7): e68054. |
| Cowling B.J., Jin L.M., Lau E.H.Y., Liao Q.H., Wu P., Jiang H., Tsang K.L., Zheng J.D., Fang J., Chang Z.R., Ni M.Y., Zhang Q., Ip D.K.M., Yu J.X., Li Y., Wang L.P., Tu W.X., Meng L., Wu J.T.K., Luo H.M., Li Q., Shu Y.L., Li Z.J., Feng Z.J., Yang W.Z., Wang Y., Leung G.M. and Yu H.J., Comparative epidemiology of human infections with avian influenza A H7N9 and H5N1 viruses in China: A population-based study of laboratory-confirmed cases, Lancet. 2013, 382(9887): 129-37. |
| Wong O.L., Cheung T.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Value of information and costs effectiveness of helicobacter pylori screening for gastric cancer in Hong Kong Chinese (abstract and poster presentation), 9th World Congress on Health Economics, 7-10 July 2013, Sydney, Australia. Sydney, Australia, Int’l Health Economics Association, 2013. |
| Wong O.L., Cheung T.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Value of information and costs effectiveness of helicobacter pylori screening for gastric cancer in Hong Kong Chinese (abstract and powerpoint presentation), 9th World Congress on Health Economics, 7-10 July 2013, Sydney, Australia. Sydney, Australia, Int’l Health Economics Association, 2013. |
| Yu H.J., Cowling B.J., Feng L.Z., Lau E.H.Y., Liao Q.H., Tsang K.L., Peng Z.B., Wu P., Liu F.F., Fang J., Zhang H.L., Li M., Zeng L.J., Xu Z., Li Z.J., Luo H.M., Li Q., Feng Z.J., Cao B., Yang W.Z., Wu J.T.K., Wang Y. and Leung G.M., Human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 virus: An assessment of clinical severity, Lancet. 2013, 382(9887): 138-45. |
| Researcher : Liao Q |
| Project Title: | The 4th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Crisis Response; Poultry purchase in response to avian influenza in Vietnam: a qualitative exploration |
| Investigator(s): | Liao Q |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 08/2013 |
| Completion Date: | 08/2013 |
| Project Title: | Parents' risk perceptions and protective responses regarding varicella, scarlet fever and hand, foot and mouth disease in Hong Kong: a multi-group longitudinal survey |
| Investigator(s): | Liao Q, Fielding R, Cowling BJ, Lam WWT |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 10/2013 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Liao Q., Wong W.S. and Fielding R., Comparison of different risk perception measures in predicting seasonal influenza vaccination among healthy Chinese adults in Hong Kong: A prospective longitudinal study, PLoS One. 2013, 8(7): e68019. |
| Researcher : Lin Q |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lin Q., Jiang C., Liu Y.M., Guo J.Y. and Lam T.H., Influential factors for job burnout among managers in a Sino-Japanese joint venture , Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. 2013, 31(12): 902-5. |
| Lin Q., Jiang C. and Lam T.H., The relationship between occupational stress, burnout, and turnover intention among managerial staff from a sino-Japanese joint venture in Guangzhou, China, Journal of Occupational Health. 2014, 55(6): 458-67. |
| Researcher : Lo CMM |
| Project Title: | Multi-jurisdiction ecological studies on the secular trends of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma incidence rates by histologic subtypes and salted fish/vegetable/cigarette consumption per capita |
| Investigator(s): | Lo CMM, Chan YH, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 06/2013 |
| Researcher : Mak KH |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Thomas G.N., Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., Mak K.H., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Adverse lifestyle leads to an annual excess of 2 million deaths in China, PLoS One. 2014, 9(2): e89650. |
| Researcher : McGhee S |
| Project Title: | Evaluation of mobile screening service for older people in Shamshuipo |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S, Ho LM, Abdullah ASM, Lee ACK |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health Promotion Projects |
| Start Date: | 01/2001 |
| Project Title: | Joint Conference of the Society for Social Medicine and the International Epidemiological Association Exposure to Secondhand Smoke: Economic Issues for Individuals, Population Health and Governments |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 09/2001 |
| Project Title: | How stable is exercise type and pattern in those attending the department of Health's Elderly Health centres and how reliable is its reporting? |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S, Leung GM, Schooling CM, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 02/2004 |
| Project Title: | Provision of Services on the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Health-related Cost of Tobacco |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Department of Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 10/2012 |
| Project Title: | Policy-related survey on tobacco control for COSH |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S, Lam TH, Wong CN |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 11/2012 |
| Project Title: | Provision of Services on the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Tobacco-related Morbidity and Morality |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Department of Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 12/2012 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Gangwani R.A., McGhee S., Lam C.L.K., Wong D.S.H. and Lai J.S.M., Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and sight threatening diabetic retinopathy in Hong Kong. Are we more or less at risk? , Hospital Authority Convention 2014. ( Hong Kong) . 2014. |
| LIAN J., Wong D.S.H., Gangwani R.A., Chan C.K.W., Lam C.L.K., Yap M.K.H. and McGhee S., Cost-effectiveness of standard vs. a navigated intervention on colorectal cancer screening use in primary care (abstract and powerpoint presentation), 9th World Congress on Health Economics, 7-10 July 2013, Sydney, Australia. Sydney, Int'l Health Economics Association, 2013. |
| Researcher : McGhee SM |
| Project Title: | Evaluation of mobile screening service for older people in Shamshuipo |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S, Ho LM, Abdullah ASM, Lee ACK |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health Promotion Projects |
| Start Date: | 01/2001 |
| Project Title: | Joint Conference of the Society for Social Medicine and the International Epidemiological Association Exposure to Secondhand Smoke: Economic Issues for Individuals, Population Health and Governments |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 09/2001 |
| Project Title: | How stable is exercise type and pattern in those attending the department of Health's Elderly Health centres and how reliable is its reporting? |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S, Leung GM, Schooling CM, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 02/2004 |
| Project Title: | Provision of Services on the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Health-related Cost of Tobacco |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Department of Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 10/2012 |
| Project Title: | Policy-related survey on tobacco control for COSH |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S, Lam TH, Wong CN |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 11/2012 |
| Project Title: | Provision of Services on the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Tobacco-related Morbidity and Morality |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Department of Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 12/2012 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Researcher : Mcghee SM |
| Project Title: | Evaluation of mobile screening service for older people in Shamshuipo |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S, Ho LM, Abdullah ASM, Lee ACK |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health Promotion Projects |
| Start Date: | 01/2001 |
| Project Title: | Joint Conference of the Society for Social Medicine and the International Epidemiological Association Exposure to Secondhand Smoke: Economic Issues for Individuals, Population Health and Governments |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 09/2001 |
| Project Title: | How stable is exercise type and pattern in those attending the department of Health's Elderly Health centres and how reliable is its reporting? |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S, Leung GM, Schooling CM, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 02/2004 |
| Project Title: | Provision of Services on the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Health-related Cost of Tobacco |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Department of Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 10/2012 |
| Project Title: | Policy-related survey on tobacco control for COSH |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S, Lam TH, Wong CN |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 11/2012 |
| Project Title: | Provision of Services on the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Tobacco-related Morbidity and Morality |
| Investigator(s): | McGhee S, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Department of Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 12/2012 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Researcher : Ng S |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Ng S., Ni M.Y., Fang J., Ip D.K.M., Chan K.H., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Characteristics of vaccine failures in a randomized placebo-controlled trial of inactivated influenza vaccine in children , The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2014, 33(2): e63-6. |
| Ng S., Fang J., Ip D.K.M., Chan K.H., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Estimation of the association between antibody titers and protection against confirmed influenza virus infection in children, Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2013, 208(8): 1320-4. |
| Researcher : Ni MY |
| Project Title: | SER Annual Meeting; A randomised factorial design to assess the effect of survey mode and question wording on measuring Family Harmony: evidence from the FAMILY Cohort |
| Investigator(s): | Ni MY |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 06/2014 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cowling B.J., Jin L.M., Lau E.H.Y., Liao Q.H., Wu P., Jiang H., Tsang K.L., Zheng J.D., Fang J., Chang Z.R., Ni M.Y., Zhang Q., Ip D.K.M., Yu J.X., Li Y., Wang L.P., Tu W.X., Meng L., Wu J.T.K., Luo H.M., Li Q., Shu Y.L., Li Z.J., Feng Z.J., Yang W.Z., Wang Y., Leung G.M. and Yu H.J., Comparative epidemiology of human infections with avian influenza A H7N9 and H5N1 viruses in China: A population-based study of laboratory-confirmed cases, Lancet. 2013, 382(9887): 129-37. |
| Researcher : Nishiura H |
| List of Research Outputs |
| KLICK B.A., Nishiura H., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., Optimal design of studies of influenza transmission in households. II: Comparison between cohort and case-ascertained studies, Epidemiology and Infection. 2013, 142: 744–752. |
| ZHOU Y., Lau E.H.Y., Ip D.K.M., Nishiura H., Leung G.M., Seto W.H. and Cowling B.J., Years of life lost in the first wave of the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic in Hong Kong, American Journal of Epidemiology. 2013, 178(8): 1313-8. |
| Researcher : SUN W |
| List of Research Outputs |
| SUN W., Xu L., Chan W.M., Lam T.H. and Schooling C.M., Are depressive symptoms associated with cardiovascular mortality among older Chinese: A cohort study of 64,000 people in Hong Kong?, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2013, 21(11): 1107-15. |
| Researcher : Schooling CM |
| Project Title: | Is moderate alcohol use causally protective against cardiorespiratory disease? |
| Investigator(s): | Schooling CM, Cowling BJ, Lam TH, Leung GM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 12/2008 |
| Project Title: | Infant and childhood growth and blood pressure in adolescence |
| Investigator(s): | Schooling CM, Mak KH, Heys M |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 02/2010 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Cowling B.J., Liu B., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Moderate alcohol use and cardiovascular disease from mendelian randomization, PLoS One. 2013, 8(7): e68054. |
| Zhang W., Xu L., Schooling C.M., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Liu B. and Lam T.H., Effect of alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase gene polymorphisms on alcohol-associated hypertension: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Hypertension Research. 2013, 36(8): 741-6. |
| Researcher : Seto WH |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Seto W.H., Conly J.M., Pessoa-Silva C.L., Malik M. and Eremin S., Infection prevention and control measures for acute respiratory infections in healthcare settings: An update, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2013, 19 Suppl 1: S39-47. |
| Researcher : Stewart SM |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Fabrizio C.S., Lam T.H., Hirschmann M.A.R. and Stewart S.M., A brief parenting intervention to enhance the parent-child relationship in Hong Kong: Harmony @Home, Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2013, 22(5): 603-13. |
| Researcher : Tam WWS |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Nan H., Ni M.Y., Lee H., Tam W.W.S., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and McDowell I.W., Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the subjective happiness scale: evidence from the Hong Kong family cohort, International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2014, 21(4): 646-52. |
| Researcher : Thach TQ |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Plass D., Chau Y.K., Thach T.Q., Jahn H.J., Lai P.C., Wong C.M. and Kreamer A., Measuring the impact of premature mortality on the population of Hong Kong by use of Standard Expected Years of Life Lost, Poster presentation, 2013 conference of "The German Society for Epidemiology" (DGEpi), held in Liepzig, Germany on 24-27 September 2013. |
| Plass D., Chau Y.K., Thach T.Q., Jahn H.J., Lai P.C., Wong C.M. and Kraemer A., Quantifying the burden of disease due to premature mortality in Hong Kong using Standard Expected Years of Life Lost, International Journal of Public Health . UK, Birkhauser Verlag AG, 2013, 13(1): 863. |
| Wong C.M., Yang L., Chan K.P., Chan W.M., Song L., Lai H.K., Thach T.Q., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Lam T.H. and Peiris J.S.M., Cigarette smoking as a risk factor for influenza-associated mortality: Evidence from an elderly cohort, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 2013, 7(4): 531-9. |
| Xu W., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Lam T.H., Chan W.M., Lee R.S.Y., Hedley A.J. and Wong C.M., Thermal stress associated mortality risk and effect modification by sex and obesity in an elderly cohort of Chinese in Hong Kong, Environmental Pollution. 2013, 178: 288-93. |
| ZHENG Q., Thach T.Q., Lai P.C., Lai H.K. and Wong C.M., Estimation of Spatio-temporal Variations of PM10 Concentrations for Health Effects Study, Poster presentation, 18th Research Postgraduate Symposium (RPS 2013), Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, held in Hong Kong, 11-12 December 2013.. 2013. |
| Researcher : Thomas GN |
| Project Title: | Investigation of differential impact of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin type 1 receptor antagonists on blood pressure homeostatic mechanisms: a pharmacogenomic approach |
| Investigator(s): | Thomas GN, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 02/2004 |
| Researcher : Tin YK |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Ng C.W., Shahari M.R., Rannan-Eliya R., Nagaraj S., Yeoh K.K. and Tin Y.K., Assessing universal health coverage in Malaysia (abstract), 9th World Congress on Health Economics, 7-10 July 2013, Sydney, Australia. Sydney, Australia, Int’l Health Economics Association, 2013. |
| Researcher : Tsang KL |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cowling B.J., Jin L.M., Lau E.H.Y., Liao Q.H., Wu P., Jiang H., Tsang K.L., Zheng J.D., Fang J., Chang Z.R., Ni M.Y., Zhang Q., Ip D.K.M., Yu J.X., Li Y., Wang L.P., Tu W.X., Meng L., Wu J.T.K., Luo H.M., Li Q., Shu Y.L., Li Z.J., Feng Z.J., Yang W.Z., Wang Y., Leung G.M. and Yu H.J., Comparative epidemiology of human infections with avian influenza A H7N9 and H5N1 viruses in China: A population-based study of laboratory-confirmed cases, Lancet. 2013, 382(9887): 129-37. |
| Yu H.J., Cowling B.J., Feng L.Z., Lau E.H.Y., Liao Q.H., Tsang K.L., Peng Z.B., Wu P., Liu F.F., Fang J., Zhang H.L., Li M., Zeng L.J., Xu Z., Li Z.J., Luo H.M., Li Q., Feng Z.J., Cao B., Yang W.Z., Wu J.T.K., Wang Y. and Leung G.M., Human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 virus: An assessment of clinical severity, Lancet. 2013, 382(9887): 138-45. |
| Researcher : Wong CM |
| Project Title: | Short term health impact and costs due to raod traffic-related air pollution |
| Investigator(s): | Wong CM, Hedley AJ, McGhee S, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Environment Protection Department - General Award |
| Start Date: | 02/1998 |
| Project Title: | A pilot study for the validation and elucidation of public health related environmental effect estimates from statistical modelling of daily counts of health outcome |
| Investigator(s): | Wong CM, Thach TQ |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health Care and Promotion Fund - Research Grant Projects |
| Start Date: | 07/2001 |
| Project Title: | Impact of the 1990 Hong Kong Legislation for restriction on sulfur content in fuel |
| Investigator(s): | Wong CM, Thach TQ, Cowling BJ, Lam TH, McGhee S, Hedley AJ |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health Effects Institute - General Award |
| Start Date: | 11/2006 |
| Project Title: | Effect modifications of lifestyle factors on risk of mortality associated with influenza in an elderly cohort |
| Investigator(s): | Wong CM, Lai HK, Thach TQ, Yang L, Ho LM, Lam TH, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 09/2009 |
| Project Title: | A stimulation study for a method to determine life expectancy change due to air pollution from time series data |
| Investigator(s): | Wong CM, Thach TQ |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 02/2011 |
| Completion Date: | 08/2014 |
| Project Title: | A cohort study for effects of environmental thermal stress and air pollution on mortality for the older population in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Wong CM, Lai HK, Lai PC, Lam TH, Thach TQ, Yang L |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 10/2012 |
| Project Title: | Temporal antigenic variation of influenza viruses and its impact on seasonal transmission of influenza: A multidisplinary study linking epidemiology and genetic data in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Wong CM, Poon LLM, Chan KH, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 01/2013 |
| Project Title: | Conference on Environment and Health Basel 2013; Long-term effects of fine particulate PM2.5 estimated from NASA satellite remote sensor data on mortality in an elderly cohort in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Wong CM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 08/2013 |
| Project Title: | Impacts of increased influenza and pneumococcal vaccine coverage on the burden of influenza in the elderly: a comparison between Hong Kong and Brisbane |
| Investigator(s): | Wong CM, Yang L, Thach TQ, Chiu SSS, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 03/2014 |
| Project Title: | The Hong Kong D3D Study, A dynamtic three dimensional exposure model for Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Wong CM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health Effects Institute - General Award |
| Start Date: | 03/2014 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Plass D., Chau Y.K., Thach T.Q., Jahn H.J., Lai P.C., Wong C.M. and Kreamer A., Measuring the impact of premature mortality on the population of Hong Kong by use of Standard Expected Years of Life Lost, Poster presentation, 2013 conference of "The German Society for Epidemiology" (DGEpi), held in Liepzig, Germany on 24-27 September 2013. |
| Plass D., Chau Y.K., Thach T.Q., Jahn H.J., Lai P.C., Wong C.M. and Kraemer A., Quantifying the burden of disease due to premature mortality in Hong Kong using Standard Expected Years of Life Lost, International Journal of Public Health . UK, Birkhauser Verlag AG, 2013, 13(1): 863. |
| Wong C.M., Yang L., Chan K.P., Chan W.M., Song L., Lai H.K., Thach T.Q., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Lam T.H. and Peiris J.S.M., Cigarette smoking as a risk factor for influenza-associated mortality: Evidence from an elderly cohort, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 2013, 7(4): 531-9. |
| Xu W., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Lam T.H., Chan W.M., Lee R.S.Y., Hedley A.J. and Wong C.M., Thermal stress associated mortality risk and effect modification by sex and obesity in an elderly cohort of Chinese in Hong Kong, Environmental Pollution. 2013, 178: 288-93. |
| ZHENG Q., Thach T.Q., Lai P.C., Lai H.K. and Wong C.M., Estimation of Spatio-temporal Variations of PM10 Concentrations for Health Effects Study, Poster presentation, 18th Research Postgraduate Symposium (RPS 2013), Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, held in Hong Kong, 11-12 December 2013.. 2013. |
| Researcher : Wong OL |
| Project Title: | Disease burden of breast cancer in Hong Kong: an exploration of trends for screening policy and resource allocation |
| Investigator(s): | Wong OL, Cowling BJ |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 10/2012 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2013 |
| Project Title: | Informed decision making (IDM) for early breast cancer detection practices among Hong Kong Chinese women: The role and function of a decision aid |
| Investigator(s): | Wong OL, Lam WWT, Fielding R, Cowling BJ |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 01/2013 |
| Project Title: | Know your risk: feasibility study of a mobile application decision aid to improve breast cancer screening decision |
| Investigator(s): | Wong OL, Lam WWT, Fielding R |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2014 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wong O.L., Cheung T.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Value of information and costs effectiveness of helicobacter pylori screening for gastric cancer in Hong Kong Chinese (abstract and poster presentation), 9th World Congress on Health Economics, 7-10 July 2013, Sydney, Australia. Sydney, Australia, Int’l Health Economics Association, 2013. |
| Wong O.L., Cheung T.K., Cowling B.J. and Leung G.M., Value of information and costs effectiveness of helicobacter pylori screening for gastric cancer in Hong Kong Chinese (abstract and powerpoint presentation), 9th World Congress on Health Economics, 7-10 July 2013, Sydney, Australia. Sydney, Australia, Int’l Health Economics Association, 2013. |
| Researcher : Wong WS |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Liao Q., Wong W.S. and Fielding R., Comparison of different risk perception measures in predicting seasonal influenza vaccination among healthy Chinese adults in Hong Kong: A prospective longitudinal study, PLoS One. 2013, 8(7): e68019. |
| Wong W.S., Lam H.M.J., Chen P.P., Chow Y.F., Wong S., Lim H.S., Jensen M.P. and Fielding R., The Fear-Avoidance Model of Chronic Pain: Assessing the Role of Neuroticism and Negative Affect in Pain Catastrophizing Using Structural Equation Modeling , International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2014. |
| Researcher : Wu JTK |
| Project Title: | Modelling the potential impact of HPV vaccination on Hong Kong's cervical cancer burden |
| Investigator(s): | Wu JTK, Riley S, Lam TH, Leung GM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Centre for Health Protection |
| Start Date: | 05/2008 |
| Project Title: | Modeling the spread and real-time surveillance of antiviral resistance during the next influenza pandemic: local and global considerations |
| Investigator(s): | Wu JTK, Smith GJ |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 09/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2014 |
| Project Title: | A longitudinal study of infection attack rates among hospital outpatients in Hong Kong during the epidemic of the human swine influenza A/H1N1 virus in 2009 by tracking temporal changes in age-specific seroprevalence rates |
| Investigator(s): | Wu JTK, Cowling BJ, Hung IFN, Lau YL, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 11/2009 |
| Project Title: | Estimating the epidemic curve of influenza among healthy adults in Hong Kong during 2010-2011 Phase 1: Pandemic influenza A/H1N1 |
| Investigator(s): | Wu JTK, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 12/2011 |
| Project Title: | Real-time forecasting of infectious disease epidemics |
| Investigator(s): | Wu JTK, Cowling BJ |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 01/2013 |
| Project Title: | Syndromic Surveillance and Modeling for Infectious Diseases |
| Investigator(s): | Wu JTK, Ho PL |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Group Research Project |
| Start Date: | 06/2013 |
| Project Title: | Options for the Control of Influenza VIII ; Inferring influenza infection attack rate from seroprevalence data |
| Investigator(s): | Wu JTK |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 09/2013 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2013 |
| Project Title: | Population-based survey on patterns of social contacts relevant to the spread of infectious diseases in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Wu JTK |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 12/2013 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cowling B.J., Jin L.M., Lau E.H.Y., Liao Q.H., Wu P., Jiang H., Tsang K.L., Zheng J.D., Fang J., Chang Z.R., Ni M.Y., Zhang Q., Ip D.K.M., Yu J.X., Li Y., Wang L.P., Tu W.X., Meng L., Wu J.T.K., Luo H.M., Li Q., Shu Y.L., Li Z.J., Feng Z.J., Yang W.Z., Wang Y., Leung G.M. and Yu H.J., Comparative epidemiology of human infections with avian influenza A H7N9 and H5N1 viruses in China: A population-based study of laboratory-confirmed cases, Lancet. 2013, 382(9887): 129-37. |
| Yu H.J., Cowling B.J., Feng L.Z., Lau E.H.Y., Liao Q.H., Tsang K.L., Peng Z.B., Wu P., Liu F.F., Fang J., Zhang H.L., Li M., Zeng L.J., Xu Z., Li Z.J., Luo H.M., Li Q., Feng Z.J., Cao B., Yang W.Z., Wu J.T.K., Wang Y. and Leung G.M., Human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 virus: An assessment of clinical severity, Lancet. 2013, 382(9887): 138-45. |
| Researcher : Wu P |
| Project Title: | Options for the control of influenza VIII; Excess mortality associated with influenza A(H1N1pdm09) in Hong Kong during two epidemic waves in 2009-2011/Sex-specific influenza-associated excess mortality in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Wu P |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 09/2013 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2013 |
| Project Title: | Impact and severity profiles of respiratory viruses in children in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Wu P, Cowling BJ, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 03/2014 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cowling B.J., Jin L.M., Lau E.H.Y., Liao Q.H., Wu P., Jiang H., Tsang K.L., Zheng J.D., Fang J., Chang Z.R., Ni M.Y., Zhang Q., Ip D.K.M., Yu J.X., Li Y., Wang L.P., Tu W.X., Meng L., Wu J.T.K., Luo H.M., Li Q., Shu Y.L., Li Z.J., Feng Z.J., Yang W.Z., Wang Y., Leung G.M. and Yu H.J., Comparative epidemiology of human infections with avian influenza A H7N9 and H5N1 viruses in China: A population-based study of laboratory-confirmed cases, Lancet. 2013, 382(9887): 129-37. |
| Yu H.J., Cowling B.J., Feng L.Z., Lau E.H.Y., Liao Q.H., Tsang K.L., Peng Z.B., Wu P., Liu F.F., Fang J., Zhang H.L., Li M., Zeng L.J., Xu Z., Li Z.J., Luo H.M., Li Q., Feng Z.J., Cao B., Yang W.Z., Wu J.T.K., Wang Y. and Leung G.M., Human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 virus: An assessment of clinical severity, Lancet. 2013, 382(9887): 138-45. |
| Researcher : Xie Y |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Xie Y. and Ho Chan S., Prenotification had no additional effect on the response rate and survey quality: a randomized trial, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2013, 66(12): 1422-6. |
| Researcher : Xu L |
| Project Title: | Progression of carotid intima-media thickness and related cardiovascular outcomes in older Chinese people |
| Investigator(s): | Xu L, Lam TH, Schooling CM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 06/2014 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Zhang W., Xu L., Schooling C.M., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Liu B. and Lam T.H., Effect of alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase gene polymorphisms on alcohol-associated hypertension: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Hypertension Research. 2013, 36(8): 741-6. |
| Researcher : Xu W |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Xu W., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Lam T.H., Chan W.M., Lee R.S.Y., Hedley A.J. and Wong C.M., Thermal stress associated mortality risk and effect modification by sex and obesity in an elderly cohort of Chinese in Hong Kong, Environmental Pollution. 2013, 178: 288-93. |
| Researcher : Yang L |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wong C.M., Yang L., Chan K.P., Chan W.M., Song L., Lai H.K., Thach T.Q., Ho L.M., Chan K.H., Lam T.H. and Peiris J.S.M., Cigarette smoking as a risk factor for influenza-associated mortality: Evidence from an elderly cohort, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 2013, 7(4): 531-9. |
| Researcher : Yoon SW |
| Project Title: | The sociocultural contexts of alcohol use among adolescents in Hong Kong: a qualitative pilot study |
| Investigator(s): | Yoon SW, Lam TH |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 06/2012 |
| Completion Date: | 02/2014 |
| Project Title: | Understanding underage drinking motivations and contexts in Hong Kong: a qualitative analysis |
| Investigator(s): | Yoon SW, Lam WWT, Ho DSY |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 11/2012 |
| Completion Date: | 11/2013 |
| Researcher : Yu YY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lee H., Yu Y.Y., McDowell I.W., Leung G.M. and Lam T.H., A cluster analysis of patterns of objectively measured physical activity in Hong Kong, Public Health Nutrition. 2013, 16(8): 1436-44. |
| Researcher : Zhang W |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Cowling B.J., Liu B., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Moderate alcohol use and cardiovascular disease from mendelian randomization, PLoS One. 2013, 8(7): e68054. |