HKU Department of Psychiatry

Research Grand Round on 28 November 2024
Date: 28 November 2024 (Thursday)

Time: 4:00 – 5:00pm

Speaker: Professor SHAM Pak Chung (Chair Professor in Psychiatric Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, SClinMed, HKU)

Chairperson: Professor CHAN Kit Wa, Sherry (Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, SClinMed, HKU)

Topic: Polygenic risk scores: recent developments and future applications

Registration link:
https://hku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ucuirrDkiGNcfSX4nVxAvJ6fXT8i5eiGu

Deadline for Registration: 28 November 2024 noon
(Zoom link of the seminar will be automatically sent to registered email address after registration.)

Research Grand Round on 22 November 2024
Date: 22 November 2024 (Friday)

Time: 4:00 – 5:00pm

Speaker: Professor CHAN Chor Kiu Raymond (Distinguished Professor of Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience, the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Chairperson: Professor LUI Sai Yu, Simon (Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, SClinMed, HKU)

Topic: Negative Symptoms Assessment for Schizophrenia: Theoretical Models and Clinical Implications

Registration link:
https://hku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrdOuprTsqHtJOUPQhGeZtpvAyJ6sAGsPy

Deadline for Registration: 22 November 2024 noon
(Zoom link of the seminar will be automatically sent to registered email address after registration.)

【Borderline Personality Disorder: Diagnostic and Treatment Consideration】

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health diagnosis that is often misunderstood and highly stigmatized. The diagnosis is characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and behavior, which can affect interactions with others.

This workshop, titled "Borderline Personality Disorder: Diagnostic and Treatment Consideration", aims to enhance understanding of the nature and symptoms of BPD. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), an evidence-based treatment model for BPD, and its underpinning theoretical principles will also be introduced and discussed. Our objective is to empower mental health professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to support women with BPD, enhancing therapeutic outcomes, and ultimately improving their quality of life.

Date: 1 February 2024 (Thursday)
Time: 10:00am - 12:30pm
Speaker : Ms. Jacobi Shing, Clinical Psychologist in Accredited Register (Department of Health, HKSAR),
Department of Psychiatry, HKU
Language: Cantonese, supplemented with English
Fee: Free (HK$450 fee is being waived by HKJC Charities Trust)
Register Here: https://bit.ly/3OabWye (Deadline: 30 January 2024 noon)

【Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Anxiety Disorder: Clinical Presentation and Implications on Psychological Treatment】
Historically, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) classified both Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) as anxiety disorders. However, in 2013, the DSM’s fifth edition redefined their classification, separating them into distinct chapters.
This workshop provides an overview of OCD and GAD (i.e., causes, presenting symptoms and treatment), and highlights the differences between the two mental disorders, aiming to equip mental health professionals with accurate knowledge for their clinical work.

Date: 27 November 2023 (Monday)
Time: 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Speaker: Dr. Agatha Wong, Accredited Clinical Psychologist, Department of Health, HKU
Format: Online via Zoom
Language: Cantonese, supplemented with English
Fee: Free (HK$450 fee is being waived by HKJC Charities Trust)
Register Here: https://bit.ly/3MwubwU (Deadline: 24 Nov 2023 noon)

【Comparison of Depression and Bipolar Disorder from Clinical Perspective】

Bipolar disorder is often confused with depression because it can include depressive episodes. This workshop provides an overview of depression and bipolar disorder (i.e., causes, presenting symptoms, treatment), and highlights the differences between the two mental disorders, aiming to equip mental health professionals with accurate knowledge for their clinical work.

Date: 10 October 2023 (Tuesday)
Time: 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Speaker: Professor Michael T.H. Wong, Hon. Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, HKU
Format: Online via Zoom
Language: Cantonese, supplemented with English
Fee: Free (HK$450 fee is being waived by HKJC Charities Trust)
Register Here: https://bit.ly/48e01HS (Deadline: 9 October 2023 noon)

【Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Women with At-Risk Mental State: Introduction & Skills Training Workshop】

"At-risk Mental State” (ARMS) refers to a preclinical state that people have mild psychotic symptoms temporarily. Early intervention can prevent people from developing psychotic disorders. Our team has developed a low-intensity online intervention for women with ARMS based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The workshop aims to introduce our low intensity online intervention and to equip mental health professionals with knowledge and skills in conducting LiCBT.

Date & Time: 19 October 2023 (Thursday) 09:30-12:30 & 14:30-17:30
Instructor: Dr. Leung Chung Ming, Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, HKU
Prerequisites: Mental health care professionals (e.g., social workers, psychologists, counselors, etc) who have joined at least one professional training workshop of JCWow
Medium: Cantonese, supplemented with English
Format: Online (Zoom)
Fee: HK$200
Register Here: https://bit.ly/3PzO1cw (Deadline: 16 October 2023 (Monday)

COME & JOIN us!!!!!
Tsuen Kwai Tsing Youth Mental Health 3rd District Seminar on Schooling Difficulties

Aims:
To raise awareness on schooling difficulties and promote early intervention strategies for supporting these young individuals

Organisers:
The University of Hong Kong and LevelMind@JC-Caritas(Kwai Tsing)

Brief Introduction:
In recent years, the prevalence of schooling difficulties among youths has become a growing concern for school personnel and helping professionals. Many youths with mental distress or disorders encounter barriers such as school refusal or phobia, hindering their educational progress. To prevent social isolation and facilitate their re-engagement with society, it is crucial for these individuals to receive transitional care that focuses on enhancing their self-regulation on mental health and rebuilding trust and security within themselves, their families, and society.

The two-day program will incorporate with some essential elements, such as youth co-creation and a narrative practice-oriented approach. We will share insights from a documentation study on effectively supporting youths facing these challenges, along with preliminary findings from the program evaluation conducted by The University of Hong Kong.

This seminar provides a valuable platform for various stakeholders to learn from each other and exchange ideas. We sincerely hope that you will be able to attend and contribute to this important discussion.

Program Details:
Date: 6-7 October 2023
Venue: LevelMind@JC - Caritas (Kwai Tsing) - Unit 01, 14/F, Tower 1, Magnet Place,
77-81 Container Port Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories
***Zoom session will also be provided. Successful registrants will receive the Zoom link via email.

Please register for the seminar by clicking on the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11wrlzcOKUpLfZt6HdfIKkvTzDx1zaW8C9NA4s5iwuys/viewform?ts=64f5ca6b&edit_requested=true
(If you have any specific expectations or challenges related to your work in supporting youths with schooling difficulties, please feel free to share them in the registration form.)

Program Schedule:

(1) Supporting Youth with Schooling Difficulties in Narrative Practise: Day Engagement Program Service Evaluation and Practice Wisdom Sharing
Date: 6 October 2023
Time: 2:30-5:30pm
Speakers:
Dr Suen Yi-Nam, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, HKU
Ms Melissa Chiu, Clinical Consultant, LevelMind@JC - Caritas (Kwai Tsing & Tsuen Wan)
Ms Jerica Leung, Project In-charge, LevelMind@JC - Caritas (Kwai Tsing)
Mr Chiu Yuk, Social Worker, LevelMind@JC - Caritas (Kwai Tsing)

(2) Find "I"sland Exhibition: Understanding Youth with Schooling Difficulties
Date: 7 October 2023
Time: 2:00-5:00pm
Facilitators:
Ms Kiki Li, Social Worker, LevelMind@JC - Caritas (Kwai Tsing)
Ms Tramy Cheung, Social Worker, LevelMind@JC - Caritas (Kwai Tsing)

(3) Another ME: Being an Outsider Witness of the Youth with Schooling Difficulties
Date: 7 October 2023
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Speaker: Mr Ip Kim Ching, Clinical Psychologist

We look forward to your participation in the Tsuen Kwai Tsing Youth Mental Health 3rd District Seminar!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐡-𝐌𝐚𝐤 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 organized by Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong

Speaker:
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐬
President, Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes (AMH)

Biography: https://internal.psychiatry.hku.hk/.../Prof%20Norman...

Topic:
𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞: 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬

Abstract:
A brief review of current socioeconomic trends affecting medicine and society in general will be followed by a reminder of current tasks before mental health workers. Many of these will remain among the responsibilities of mental health workers who will, in addition to accept other tasks such as primary prevention of mental disorders, the promotion of mental health understood as the elevation of mental health higher on the scales of values of individuals and societies, the management of comorbidity of mental and physical disorders, and the action against the dehumanization of an ever more fragmented medicine. The changes in the manner of selection of candidates for health care professions and in the education of health workers necessary to deal with the previous and new tasks of medicine will be described in the final part of the talk.

Date:
𝟑𝟎 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑, 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲

Time:
𝟔:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦 – 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
𝟔:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦 – 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

Venue:
𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦, 𝟏/𝐅, 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 & 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐜𝐞 𝐘𝐮 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐋𝐊𝐒 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

Dress code:
Business attire

Accreditation:
The Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists - 1.5 CME point awarded. For other Colleges, please refer tohttps://internal.psychiatry.hku.hk/tmp/CME%20awarded.pdf

Registration:
https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?guest=Y...

We look forward to receiving your registration submission. Should you have any questions, please contact us via email at [email protected].