Past Forums
Previous forums and meetings
14 May 2019 - Global development in early detection and intervention in fighting Dementia
Louis Koo Cinema,
Hong Kong Arts Centre, Wanchai
Supported by Charles K Kao Foundation for Alzheimers' Disease & Standbyme @dementia platform
Venue sponsored by Humansa Rehabilitation & Wellness Centre, HK
Prof Rhoda Au Ph.D., MBA, Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Neurology and Epidemiology at Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Health Systems Innovation and Policy at the Questrom School of Business. Currently serves as Director of Neuropsychology at the Framingham Heart Study (FHS)
John Dwyer- Chairman and Co-Founder of UsAgainstAlzheimers. President of Global Alzheimer's Platform (GAP) Foundation
Justin Yap, Managing Director TMC Group- sharing on how philanthropy and social impact investing can serve as a catalyst for the work plan for fighting dementia
15 November 2018 - Caring for patients with dementia across the disease spectrum - experience of a memory clinic in Singapore
Louis Koo Cinema,
Hong Kong Arts Centre, Wanchai
Supported by Consul-General of the Republic of Singapore
Sponsored by private donor
Dr Mark Chan Peng Chew , Head and Senior Consultant in Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Mr Frank Leung, Occupational Therapist, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong
Dr Lee Cheung Kei (moderator), Specialist in Geriatric Medicine, Conifer Home, Hong Kong
17 April 2018 - Living with Dementia
Louis Koo Cinema,
Hong Kong Arts Centre, Wanchai
Sponsored by Netherlands Consulate General of Hong Kong and Macao SAR & ZeShan Foundation
Freek Gillisen, nurse and consultant at the Vrije Universiteit Medical Center Alzheimer Centre, Netherlands
Prof. Johan Hoorn, researcher and developer of social robotics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, currently working at the HKUST
Dr. Wai Chi Chan, Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Hong Kong and an honorary research fellow of Sau Po Centre on Ageing
13 November 2017 - Can we prevent Dementia?
Cliftons, Hutchison House, Central
Fully Sponsored by University of Exeter, UK
Prof Clive Ballard - Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the University of Exeter Medical School, and leading expert in dementia. From 2003 to 2013 he was also Director of Research for the Alzheimer’s Society and played a key role in the successful campaign to overturn a NICE decision and make anti-dementia drugs available for people with dementia. Over this period Clive published more than 200 research papers including key clinical trials focussing on the treatment of dementia with Lewy bodies, dementia in people with Down’s syndrome, vascular dementia and neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia.
Prof Linda Lam is Professor and Chairman at the Department of Psychiatry of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). She is also the past Chief Editor of the East Asian Archives of Psychiatry, and the founding President of the Chinese Dementia Research Association in 2009. Dr Lam’s main research interests have been the assessment of neurocognitive disorders, identification of risk factors and early intervention for cognitive decline in late life.
Prof Timothy Kwok is Professor, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics and School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine at CUHK
He is Director, Jockey Club Centre of Positive Ageing,
& Director, CUHK Jockey Club Centre for Osteoporosis Care and Control. He is also Honorary Consultant Geriatrician, Hospital Authority
25 April 2017 - Ageing & Dementia Care
Lecture Hall, CUHK Business School, Bank of America Tower, Central
Sponsored by Netherlands Consulate General of Hong Kong and Macao SAR & Humansa Rehabilitation & Wellness Centre
Drs. Gea Sijkpes MBA- Director & CEO of Humanitas, an innovative ageing care home in the Netherlands
Prof. Drs. Sytse Zuidema- Professor of Elderly Care Medicine and Dementia at University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), the Netherlands
Dr. Joseph Kwan, Clinical Associate Professor of Gerontology, University of Hong Kong
Dr Timothy Kwok (CUHK, JC Centre for Positive Ageing)
Ms Eleanor Kam (Humansa Rehabilitation & Wellness Centre, HK)
31 October 2016 - Care & Prevention of Dementia
British Council
3 Supreme Ct Road, Admiralty
Venue & Reception sponsored by British Council- Prof Nick Fox sponsored by UCL, UK
Prof Nick Fox (University College, London, UK) Professor of Clinical Neurology, Director of the Dementia Research Centre at UCL’s Institute of Neurology and Honorary Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
Dr Daisy Luk - specialist in psychiatry in private practice in HK. She also works as part-time associate consultant of hospital authority to provide outreach service for elderly homes.
Mr Kenny Chiu- senior training consultant of Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing which is managed by Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His PhD thesis is related to the self-perception of people with dementia and how to change the caring attitude of staff.
12 March 2016 - Dementia: The Challenge
HK Visual Arts Centre, Kennedy Road
Supported by Charles K Kao Foundation for Alzheimer's Disease
Dr David Llewellyn sponsored by University of Exeter, UK)
Dr Bernard Kong (Geriatrician Consultant, HA)
Professor Peter W.H. Lee
(BSocSc. MSocSc (Clin Psy), PhD (HK) C Psychologist (BPS), AFBPsS, JP
Dr David Llewellyn
Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Exeter Medical School. His research focuses on the risk factors, overlapping pathologies and functional consequences of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, particularly where vascular and metabolic pathways are implicated.