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📢 Publication AnnouncementWe are pleased to announce that Professor Esther Chan’s team's from HKU’s Department of Pharma...
13/08/2026

📢 Publication Announcement
We are pleased to announce that Professor Esther Chan’s team's from HKU’s Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy has published, "Real-World Effectiveness and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Mitral Stenosis: A Target Trial Emulation," in Annals of Internal Medicine — a leading peer-reviewed medical journal distributed to over 163,000 American College of Physicians members and read by clinicians and researchers worldwide. Professor Rainer from the Department of Emergency Medicine was honoured to collaborate in the project and to play a part in its success.

This study employs a target trial emulation framework to generate real-world evidence on anticoagulation strategies for patients with atrial fibrillation and coexisting mitral stenosis, addressing a critical gap in current clinical evidence where randomised trial data remain limited.
The findings contribute meaningfully to informed clinical decision-making and patient safety in cardiovascular medicine.

🔗 Access the article: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-04740

We congratulate Prof. Chan, Prof. Rainer and all the authors on this significant achievement.

23/06/2026

This week I have been in Hong Kong representing Outreach Rescue ® at the three day International Symposium on Emergency Response and Aeromedical Services. A major part of the visit was the signing of an MoU between Outreach Rescue and the Hong Kong SAR Government. We already have a 12 year relation...

23/06/2026

Austrian innovation goes Asia - shaping the future of air rescue beyond borders. NoxAvis Tech Solutions was honoured to participate in the inaugural International Symposium on Emergency Response and Aeromedical Services ( ) in Hong Kong, hosted by the Government Flying Service Hong Kong. The s...

Professor Abraham Wai, Clinical Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine, has been awarded Fellowship through Distincti...
16/06/2026

Professor Abraham Wai, Clinical Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine, has been awarded Fellowship through Distinction from the Faculty of Public Health, UK, in recognition of his work in public health service and research. This honour highlights our department’s growing role in linking emergency care with population health and service improvement.

Over the past years, Professor Wai has helped build an evidence base that informs how health systems prepare for surges, protect vulnerable groups, and redesign emergency services. His research and collaborations have brought our department into closer partnership with colleagues across hospitals, universities, and the wider community.

We are delighted to celebrate this milestone with him. It reflects not only his dedication, but also the shared efforts of our team to improve care at the bedside and at the system level.

The 50th Hong Kong Sevens Tournament was held from 17 – 19 April 2026, Hong Kong hosted the first leg of the three round...
27/04/2026

The 50th Hong Kong Sevens Tournament was held from 17 – 19 April 2026, Hong Kong hosted the first leg of the three round Rugby Sevens World Championship. The University of Hong Kong’s Department of Emergency Medicine and Gleneagles Hospital were well represented. Professor Timothy Rainer was the Tournament Medical Director and Match Day Doctor providing Head Injury Assessment (HIA) services at the Pitchside and in the HIA room. Professor Arthur Cheung was the Event Doctor of the Medical Team providing immediate medical care for players in the medical room. Apart from the common injuries like facial laceration, rib or shoulder contusion and knee sprain, there was significant trauma like fracture dislocation of anklesrequiring urgent transportation to designated hospital for operation.

The Hong Kong Sevens International Sports Medicine Conference was held on 14th and 15th April 2026 in the Kai Tak Sports...
23/04/2026

The Hong Kong Sevens International Sports Medicine Conference was held on 14th and 15th April 2026 in the Kai Tak Sports Park. Professor Timothy Rainer was the moderator on the track: INJURY MANAGEMENT: RETURN-TO-PLAY & PERFORMANCE. The conference also covered hot topics in sports, e.g. female athlete health and performance; brain health for athletes. Several workshops provided interactive discussions on female health in sports, head injury assessment and hands-on sessions for sports taping.

Sim Wars 2026 Final Round Briefing
17/04/2026

Sim Wars 2026 Final Round Briefing


We are delighted that the CCCH9057: Shaping Health in China Lunchtime Seminar was a great success, with around 200 parti...
26/03/2026

We are delighted that the CCCH9057: Shaping Health in China Lunchtime Seminar was a great success, with around 200 participants joining us both in person and online. Through the insightful sharing and engaging discussion, the audience gained valuable perspectives on China’s 15th Five-Year Plan and its implications for the Greater Bay Area and Hong Kong.

Our sincere thanks to Mr. Gordon Lam, Deputy to the National People’s Congress, for his inspiring talk; to Dr. Jack Tsao, Associate Director and Senior Lecturer of the HKU Common Core Office, for his support and presence; and to Professor Abraham Wai for moderating and hosting the seminar. Thank you all for joining us!

We are pleased to invite you to the CCCH9057: Shaping Health in China Lunchtime Seminar, hosted by Professor Abraham Wai...
19/03/2026

We are pleased to invite you to the CCCH9057: Shaping Health in China Lunchtime Seminar, hosted by Professor Abraham Wai, on 25 March (Wednesday), 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm at MB167, 1/F, Main Building, HKU. It is our distinct honour to welcome Mr. Gordon Lam, Deputy to the National People’s Congress, who will deliver a talk on “China’s 15th Five-Year Plan: Social Development Strategies and Impact on the Greater Bay Area and Hong Kong.” We warmly welcome you to join us for this special occasion. Scan the QR code and join us!

Real-world data (RWD) research extends well beyond simple retrospective analyses. Traditional designs—cohort, case–contr...
28/01/2026

Real-world data (RWD) research extends well beyond simple retrospective analyses. Traditional designs—cohort, case–control, and cross-sectional studies—remain central, but now sit alongside pragmatic clinical trials (PCTs) and single-arm studies, broadening how we generate evidence in routine care.

Cohort studies track how exposures influence outcomes over time; case–control studies are suited to rare outcomes; cross-sectional studies offer a snapshot of disease patterns.

PCTs evaluate interventions under everyday clinical conditions, providing more generalisable evidence. Single-arm studies, often used in oncology, compare new treatments with historical controls when randomisation is not feasible.

Across all designs, appropriate choice, methodological rigour, and ethical conduct are essential.

很多醫生一談及真實世界資料（RWD）研究，往往將其等同於「回顧分析」或一般「觀察研究」。其實，RWD之研究設計遠較此為豐富多樣。當前主流固然仍以觀察研究為核心，如隊列研究、病例對照研究與橫斷面研究，但隨著方法學的發展，實用臨床試驗（pragmatic clinical trial, PCT）與單臂試驗（single arm trial）亦逐漸納入RWD的範疇。

在觀察研究中，若探討某種藥物的長期療效，隊列研究為首選，最能清楚呈現由「因」至「果」的過程；若研究對象為罕見疾病，或研究的結果已然發生（如特定不良反應），則病例對照研究更為有效；至於橫斷面研究則宛如一張「快照」，適於描繪疾病在某一特定時間的發病率與特徵。

實用臨床試驗，雖仍屬試驗，卻更貼近實際日常臨床情況，納入標準更為廣泛，干預措施亦極具彈性，因此所得的數據更具有「真實」說服力。此外，在腫瘤等特定領域，對於缺乏有效治療手段的疾病，則可採用單臂試驗，不設對照組，僅觀察試驗組療效，並可以外部歷史數據作為對照（External Control）。

至於應選擇那種設計，關鍵在於研究問題的研究題材以及手中數據基礎是否足以支撐；理想的研究設計，必須在現有數據的下，最大可能貼近事實真相，同時嚴格遵守科學原則與倫理規範。

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