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 : 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 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 Fund 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 WMA, 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 Fund 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 |
| 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: | Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2010-11 |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Outstanding Young Researcher Award |
| Start Date: | 12/2011 |
| 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 |
| Completion Date: | 04/2017 |
| 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 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2016 |
| 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 |
| Completion Date: | 02/2017 |
| Project Title: | Real-time estimation of the severity of influenza viruses |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ, Wu JTK, Lau EHY, Wu P, Ip DKM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 03/2015 |
| Project Title: | Association between basal leukocyte transcriptome profile and symptom development & disease severity after influenza virus infection in humans |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ, Lee MY, Ip DKM, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 04/2015 |
| Project Title: | Modelling the Spread and Impact of Antimicrobial Resistence in the Western Pacific Region |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ, Wu P |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | World Health Organization (WHO) - General Award |
| Start Date: | 07/2015 |
| Project Title: | Influenza Epidemiology and Control in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Croucher Senior Research Fellowships in Natural Sciences, Technology and Medicine |
| Start Date: | 01/2016 |
| Project Title: | Research Output Prize (Faculty of Medicine) |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ, Wu JTK, Wu P, Lau EHY, Ni MY, Leung GM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Output Prize (in Faculty) |
| Start Date: | 02/2016 |
| Project Title: | Risk assessment of aerosol generating procedures with influenza virus |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ, Hui KMC, Li Y, Yen H |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS Proposals |
| Start Date: | 07/2016 |
| Completion Date: | 11/2016 |
| Project Title: | Research on the Epidemiology, Vaccine Effectiveness and Treatment of Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ, Tam YH, Xu C, Leung NHL, Doak SA, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases |
| Start Date: | 08/2016 |
| Project Title: | Determinants of seasonal influenza vaccination and preferences for future vaccination programmes among hospital-based healthcare workers in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Cowling BJ, Liao Q, Tam YH |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 06/2017 |
| 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: | Longitudinal study of psychosocial needs and distress of Chinese women with advanced breast cancer |
| Investigator(s): | Fielding R, Lam WWT, Tsang WHJ, 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: | 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: | 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 |
| Completion Date: | 02/2017 |
| Project Title: | Diet after diagnosis: a qualitative study to explore the dietary choices made by newly diagnosed breast cancer patients |
| Investigator(s): | Fielding R, Lam WWT, Tin SPP |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 05/2015 |
| Project Title: | 18th International Psycho Oncology Society Congress.; Evidence for, and need to prevent residual symptoms in cancer – a core secondary prevention function in cancer care. |
| Investigator(s): | Fielding R |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 10/2016 |
| Completion Date: | 10/2016 |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | A cross-sectional survey on passive drinking and forced drinking in Hong Kong adolescents |
| Investigator(s): | Ho DSY, Wang MP, Lam TH |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 05/2015 |
| Project Title: | Sugar-sweetened beverage intake in Hong Kong primary school children: prevalence, risk factors and prospective effects on weight change |
| Investigator(s): | Ho DSY, Wang MP, Chen J, Lam TH |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Fund for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2016 |
| Project Title: | School-based survey on smoking among students 2016/17 |
| Investigator(s): | Ho DSY, Wang MP, Lam TH |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Food and Health Bureau - General Award |
| Start Date: | 07/2016 |
| Project Title: | Evaluation Study on School Interactive Education Theatre Programme 2016-17 |
| Investigator(s): | Ho DSY, Wang MP |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 09/2016 |
| Project Title: | Focus Group Study on Perceptions of Tobacco Packaging among Children and Youths |
| Investigator(s): | Ho DSY, Wang MP, Chen J |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 12/2016 |
| Project Title: | Changing social norms around smoking: A cluster randomized controlled trial to address tobacco use among adolescents in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Ho DSY, Lam TH, Wang MP, Jiang N |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2017 |
| Project Title: | Study on smoking-related trends and overall effects of COSH Education Theatre Programme in Hong Kong Primary School Students |
| Investigator(s): | Ho DSY, Wang MP, Lam TH |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award |
| Start Date: | 04/2017 |
| 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: | The effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Ip DKM, Cowling BJ, Tam YH, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 03/2015 |
| Project Title: | Effect of host genetic polymorphism on transmission of influenza virus infection in a household setting |
| Investigator(s): | Ip DKM, Cherny SS, Cowling BJ |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 09/2015 |
| Project Title: | A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of Fever Suppression by Antipyretics on Influenza |
| Investigator(s): | Ip DKM, Cowling BJ, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 03/2016 |
| Project Title: | Development and evaluation of a smartphone apps-based school absenteeism reporting system for infectious disease surveillance among local schools in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Ip DKM, Cowling BJ, Lau EHY |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 04/2016 |
| Project Title: | Fight the Flu: Health promotion in Primary Schools and Kindergartens in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Ip DKM, Cowling BJ, Tam YH, Lau EHY, Wong YT, So HC, Au CYJ |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health Care and Promotion Fund - Research Grant Projects |
| Start Date: | 06/2016 |
| Project Title: | Options IX for the Control of Influenza Conference; Preliminary findings from a randomized controlled trial of the effect of fever suppression by antipyretics on medically attended influenza virus infections/Workplace Productivity Losses related to Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections among Health Care Workers in Hong Kong/Development and Evaluation of an Electronic School Absenteeism System for Influenza‐Like‐ Illness Surveillance in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Ip DKM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 08/2016 |
| Completion Date: | 08/2016 |
| 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: | Faculty Development Fund of Faculty of Medicine |
| Start Date: | 07/2010 |
| 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: | 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 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2017 |
| 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: | Faculty Development Fund of Faculty of Medicine |
| Start Date: | 07/2010 |
| 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: | 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 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2017 |
| 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 |
| 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: | 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: | Efficacy of a short-bout handgrip exercise intervention for smoking cessation: a pilot randomized controlled trial |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH, Cheung YTD, Wang MP, Li WHC |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Community Services |
| Start Date: | 05/2016 |
| Project Title: | Community–based Mental Wellness Project for Adolescents and Adults |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH, Ho DSY, Wang MP |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Commissioned Research on Mental Health Policy and Services |
| Start Date: | 02/2017 |
| Project Title: | Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 23rd Annual Meeting; Pattern of health Apps use and associated sociodemographic factors in Hong Kong smokers - findings of FAMILY Project |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 03/2017 |
| Completion Date: | 03/2017 |
| Project Title: | FAMILY: A Jockey Club Initiative for a Harmonious Society - Family 3Hs Public Engagement and Promotion Campaign |
| Investigator(s): | Lam TH |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust - General Award |
| Start Date: | 03/2017 |
| 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 WHJ, 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 WHJ |
| Department: | Community Medicine |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Cancer Fund - General Award |
| Start Date: | 06/2010 |
| Project Title: | Supportive care needs in cancer patients |
| Investigator(s): | Lam WWT, Fielding R, Tsang WHJ, 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: | 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: | The role of cognitive bias in relation to persistent distress among women diagnosed with breast cancer |
| Investigator(s): | Lam WWT, Fielding R, Lee TMC, Tsang WHJ, Yoon SW |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2015 |
| Completion Date: | 12/2016 |
| Project Title: | Developing and testing a decision aid to support Chinese parents’ HPV vaccination decision-making for adolescent girls: a randomised controlled trial |
| Investigator(s): | Lam WWT, Fielding R, Liao Q |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 07/2015 |
| Project Title: | Pregnant women’s health information needs and information seeking behaviour and their influence on postpartum adjustment in Hong Kong: a longitudinal study |
| Investigator(s): | Lam WWT, Tarrant AM, Liao Q, Fielding R, Yoon SW |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 09/2015 |
| Project Title: | The role of metacognition and cognitive attentional syndrome on fear of cancer recurrence: a longitudinal study |
| Investigator(s): | Lam WWT, Fielding R, Fong DYT, Foo CC, Law WL, Tsang WHJ, Kwong A |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2016 |
| Project Title: | 2015-2017 Documenting Plan - related symptoms in Chinese Cancer Patients: Hong Kong, Beijing, Tianjin and Taipei |
| Investigator(s): | Lam WWT |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong Kong Cancer Fund - General Award |
| Start Date: | 03/2016 |
| Project Title: | International Psycho-oncology World Congress; The meanings of living with advanced breast cancer: women resilient to distress vs. women with chronic distress |
| Investigator(s): | Lam WWT |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 10/2016 |
| Completion Date: | 10/2016 |
| 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: | 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 |
| Completion Date: | 11/2016 |
| Project Title: | Transmission dynamics of hand, foot and mouth disease in children and its implications for school-based control strategies |
| Investigator(s): | Lau EHY |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Early Career Scheme (ECS) |
| Start Date: | 01/2015 |
| Project Title: | Optimizing avian influenza surveillance strategy in live poultry market setting |
| Investigator(s): | Lau EHY, Cowling BJ, Wu JTK, Leung CYH, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 05/2015 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2017 |
| Project Title: | 2016 International Society for Disease Surveillance Annual Conference; Identifying Key Transmission Route of Avian Influenza A(H9N2) in Live Poultry Markets |
| Investigator(s): | Lau EHY |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 12/2016 |
| Completion Date: | 12/2016 |
| 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 |
| Project Title: | Preventing breast cancer in Hong Kong Chinese women through personalised risk stratification and characterisation: an epidemiologic modelling study and the development of a biorepository of cases and controls |
| Investigator(s): | Leung GM, Kwong A, Wong OL, Lam WWT, Khoo US |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Commissioned Study on Risk of Breast Cancer in Hong Kong |
| Start Date: | 10/2015 |
| Project Title: | Evaluating the health and health care impact of Hong Kong’s pilot colorectal cancer screening programme |
| Investigator(s): | Leung GM, Law WL, Leung WK |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Commissioned Study on Evaluation of Government's Colorectal Cancer Screening Pilot Programme |
| Start Date: | 12/2015 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lam T.Y., Zhou B., Wang J., CHAI Y., Shen Y., Chen X., MA C., Hong W., Chen Y., Zhang Y., Duan L., Chen P., Jiang J., Zhang Y., Li L., Poon L.M.L., Webby R.J., Smith D.K., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M., Holmes E.C., Guan Y. and Zhu H., Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2015-2016, The University of Hong Kong. 2016. |
| 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 Fund 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 |
| 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 Fund 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 |
| 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 Fund 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 |
| Researcher : Ng TW |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Ng T.W., Tam Y.H., So H.C., Fung R.O.P., Chu K.W., Fang J., Ip D.K.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., The effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine in Hong Kong, Options IX for the Control of Influenza, Chicago, 2016. |
| Researcher : Seto WH |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Leung N.H.L., Chan K.H., Chu K.W., Fang J., Fung R.O.P., So H.C., Seto W.H., Ip D.K.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Diagnostic performance of the Sofia Analyzer in outpatient clinics., Options for the Control of Influenza IX, Chicago, USA, Aug 24-28, 2016. . 2016. |
| 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 Fund for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 02/2004 |
| 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: | 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: | 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 |
| Completion Date: | 11/2016 |
| Project Title: | Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2013-14 |
| Investigator(s): | Wu JTK |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Outstanding Young Researcher Award |
| Start Date: | 12/2014 |
| Project Title: | Comparative Analysis of Hemagglutination Inhibition and Microneutralization Titers Generated using Matched Serum and EDTA-Plasma Samples from Blood Donors in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Wu JTK, Peiris JSM |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS Proposals |
| Start Date: | 07/2016 |
| Completion Date: | 11/2016 |
| Project Title: | Vaccinology for Public Health and Clinical Practice in the 21st Century |
| Investigator(s): | Wu JTK |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Croucher Summer Courses |
| Start Date: | 07/2016 |
| Project Title: | Options IX for The Control of Influenza ; Cost-effectiveness of live poultry import screening against avian influenza A(H7N9) for preventing human infections in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Wu JTK |
| Department: | School of Public Health |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 08/2016 |
| Completion Date: | 08/2016 |