LKS FACULTY OF MEDICINE THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRICS AND ADOLESCENT MEDICINE
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH
CARDIORESPIRATORY HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE
25 April 2015 (Saturday)
0830-0900
Registration
Theme I: Respiratory Health and Diseases
Dr SL Lee
0930-1000
Promotion of respiratory child health – a local
perspective
Smoke, pollution and respiratory allergies
1000-1030
1030-1040
1040-1100
1100-1130
Molecular mechanism of allergy
Q&A
Tea Break
Epidemiologic risk factors for allergy
Dr CY Chong
1130-1200
Evidence-based practice respiratory allergies in children Dr C Chau
1200-1230
Evidence-based update management of common
respiratory diseases in children
0900-0930
1230-1240
1240-1330
Dr SL Lee
Dr HK Ho
Dr C Chau
Q&A
Lunch Break
Theme II: Paediatric Cardiovascular Health and Diseases
1330-1400
1400-1430
1430-1440
1440-1500
1500-1530
1530-1600
1600-1610
Approach to palpitation in children and common
paediatric cardiac arrhythmias
Exercise recommendation for patients with
cardiopulmonary problems
Q&A
Tea Break
Treadmill exercise testing in children: Indications and
interpretation
Approach to chest pain and syncope in children
Q&A
Dr TC Yung
Dr TC Yung
Dr KS Lun
Dr KS Lun
LKS FACULTY OF MEDICINE THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRICS AND ADOLESCENT MEDICINE
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH
CARDIORESPIRATORY HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE
26 April 2015 (Sunday)
0830-0900
Registration
Theme III: Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Childhood (I)
0900-0930
Cardiovascular risk factors in the young
Professor YF Cheung
0930-1000
Social determinants of cardiorespiratory health
Dr CB Chow
1000-1030
Childhood obesity and public health approach to tackle
obesity epidemic
Q&A
Tea Break
Should lipid screening be routinely performed in
children?
Approach to children with lipid abnormalities
Dr P Ip
1030-1040
1040-1100
1100-1130
1130-1200
1200-1210
1210-1300
Dr E Man
Dr E Man
Q&A
Lunch Break
Theme IV: Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Childhood (II)
1300-1330
1330-1400
1400-1440
1440-1520
Blood pressure measurement and interpretation in
children
Approach to paediatric hypertension
Dr S Chim
Identification of paediatric patients with increased
cardiovascular risk
Updates on medical management of paediatric
cardiovascular diseases
Professor YF Cheung
1520-1530
1530-1550
Q&A
Tea Break
1550-1620
Quiz
Dr S Chim
Professor YF Cheung