HKUMed is coming to Barcelona for ESMO Congress 2024 on 13-17 Sept! Join our Tea Reception on 15 Sept and visit booth S323 to learn about our 140 for 140 recruitment campaign. For the reception: hkumed.hk/49f01c Book a consultation: hkumed.hk/h0j #ESMO24

New study! 🎉 We found that #IPE programs can significantly improve healthcare students' collaboration skills & interprofessional identity. 🙌 Honored to work with amazing co-authors on this important research! bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Join us for Symposium 2024 held by the State Key Laboratory of Liver Research (HKU) on 26 October. Alongside prominent speakers, HKUMed experts will share details of their research and clinical developments relating to liver disease. Register now: hkumed.hk/3ac

Congratulations to Professor Anskar Leung on his new book​​: Haematology and the Asian Patient, 51 Clinical Cases. The clinical encounters described in this book will help students and trainees in their examination preparation and clinical encounters. hkumed.hk/jh5

Regular muscle-strengthening activities are beneficial to physical and mental health - it prevents osteoporosis and reduces anxiety. We can train at gyms or do bodyweight exercises. Let’s prioritise muscle strengthening for our better well-being! 🌍Source: orientaldaily.on.cc/content/news/o…

“We are one big family so do let us know what you would like us to do and we will try our very best to look after you,” Professor CS Lau, Dean of Medicine told new undergraduates at the Faculty Academic Induction Day. For more: hkumed.hk/iyx

Are you curious about a career at HKUMed? Clinician-scientist Professor Aya El Helali says she has found a youthful and vibrant community at HKUMed which is quick to support innovative thinking and ideas. Take a look at our latest job postings: hkumed.hk/610

“It used to be that the teacher would recruit students for a project they had in mind. But quite frequently now, it’s the other way around,” said Prof Gary Lau, Director of Education Technology and Students in Medical and Health Sciences Education. hkumed.hk/3jz

Our Lead Scientist Ben Cowling & his team recently published a paper to retrospectively forecast influenza activity during 2020 & assess the impact of COVID-19 public health social measures on influenza activity & hospital admissions in HK. lnkd.in/ge9HP6s7 HKU Medicine

Ethos July-August 2024 Newsletter is out now! Check it out for discussions on the ICU night shift experience, fundraising campaign visuals, and commercial surrogacy, etc. 🌟🌟🌟 Read it at: us21.campaign-archive.com/?u=b0ea55a797d… HKU-Medical Ethics & Humanities Unit (MEHU) HKU Medicine The University of Hong Kong

HKUMed is coming to Barcelona for ESMO Congress 2024 on 13-17 Sept! Join our Tea Reception on 15 Sept and visit booth S323 to learn about our 140 for 140 recruitment campaign. For the reception: hkumed.hk/49f01c Book a consultation: hkumed.hk/h0j #ESMO24

Our study provides valuable insights on maternity care experiences of South Asian women in Hong Kong. Published @womenandbirth Nitya Janet Wong PhD, RN, FHKCHSE, FCHSM, FAAN HKU Nursing HKU Medicine sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Thanks to a generous donation from the Li Ka Shing Foundation LiKaShing Foundation, HKUMed has become the first institution in Asia to receive a medical device that uses ultrasound to destroy tumours. Learn how the device will be used to treat liver cancers: hkumed.hk/ni6

Building on more than 10 years of research, a team led by Professor Tu Wenwei found that tiny particles secreted by immune cells offer a promising pathway to an off-the-shelf cancer vaccine. For more: hkumed.hk/pnf

“We want to be able to give you time to think, give you time to enjoy yourself… to carry on your hobbies, to be able to socialise with your friends, to go home to meet your parents,” Professor CS Lau, Dean of Medicine, told new medical students as he welcomed them to HKUMed.

Researchers from HKU Public Health, HKU Nursing, Duke-NUS Medical School and University of British Columbia found that an increase in Hong Kong’s statutory paid maternity leave to 14 weeks from 10 weeks resulted in a 22% decrease in postnatal depression. For more: hkumed.hk/4y9

Our modern habits of sitting or standing for long periods can lead to varicose veins. So what treatments are available? We turned to Professor Jacky Tam from the Department of Surgery to learn about the surgery options and exercises to help the condition.