HKU Public Health

30/09/2026

Health Technology Assessment Hub ( ) recently co-organised a forum with Our Hong Kong Foundation ( ), titled "Future-Proofing Healthcare: Balancing Innovation, Cost and Accessibility".

The forum brought together stakeholders from government, academia, and the healthcare industry. Through cross-sector dialogue, the event explored new directions for value assessment and resource optimisation in local healthcare innovation, advancing Hong Kong’s healthcare system towards high-quality, accessible, and sustainable development. 🚀

💡 Key highlights:
✅ Welcoming remarks by Mr Raymond Wu (Health Bureau), Professor Manuel Espinoza ( ), and Dr Jane Lee ( ) underscored Hong Kong's vision to become a medical innovation hub. They stressed that securing the future of healthcare requires transparent, evidence-based HTA frameworks to balance rapid medical progress with public resource sustainability ⚖️.

✅ The forum featured two panel discussions—"Making Smart, Fair Choices About New Medical Innovations" and "Cancer & Rare Diseases: Getting Breakthrough Treatments to the People Who Need Them Most"—where international experts, clinicians, scholars, and patient advocates exchanged key insights on healthcare policy and equitable patient access.

Thank you to all speakers, guests, and the venue sponsor for advancing this critical conversation! 🙌

🔗 Read the full event recap: https://bit.ly/4zrZFLl

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24/09/2026

🥮 Happy Mid-Autumn Festival from ! 🌕

May the radiance of the full moon bring you and your loved ones joy, good health, and cherished moments together. ✨

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21/09/2026

It’s this Wednesday! Looking forward to the upcoming “Future-Proofing Healthcare: Balancing Innovation, Cost and Accessibility” Symposium, co-hosted by and .

The symposium will feature panel discussions with senior government officials and academia, focusing on “Making Smart, Fair Choices About New Medical Innovations” and “Cancer & Rare Diseases: Getting Breakthrough Treatments to the People Who Need Them".

🗓 Date: 23 September 2026 (Wednesday)
🕒 Time: 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Venue: Auditorium, 4/F, Sun Hung Kai Centre (30 Harbour Road, Wan Chai)

Secure your spot and join the conversation:
🔗 Details: https://bit.ly/3Sngkz9
🔗 Registration: https://bit.ly/4xOGry3

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18/09/2026

is pleased to share alumni career journeys and insights! ✨

A huge thank you to our six incredible alumni speakers for joining us during Orientation Week! 🎉

From research and healthcare to government, entrepreneurship, academia, and higher education, our alumni shared inspiring stories, career journeys, and valuable advice with current students, incoming students, and fellow alumni.

💡The key takeaway? There is no single pathway after an . Public health knowledge, skills, and values can be applied across a wide range of settings to create meaningful and lasting impact.

Thank you for giving back to the community and inspiring the next generation of public health leaders. 💙

One MPH. Many Pathways. Lasting Public Health Impact.

16/09/2026

Professor Dennis Ip was recently featured on RTHK 香港電台's 新聞特寫. In the interview, he introduced the newly launched "HKU Health Companion Programme for Smokers", funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. The project aims to recruit 15,000 participants, including long-term smokers and former smokers who quit within the past decade, to track health outcomes and help improve early lung cancer detection strategies in Hong Kong. 🫁🩺🤝

Listen to the full version: 👉
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/news-programmes/this-episode.htm?cmsid=89&episode_id=1126223&livetime=20260909000000

香港大學吸煙人士健康同行計劃 HKU Health Companion Programme for Smokers

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香港首任行政長官董建華逝世，享年89歲。董建華辦公室指，董建華為人剛正不阿、胸懷家國、鞠躬盡瘁，他的高風亮節的精神，將永垂不朽，長存心中。

14/09/2026

We are thrilled to welcome new RPg students to the family! 🌐🤝

At Orientation Day, students received valuable insights into the programme and inspiring advice from our School Interim Director, Professor Hui-Ling Yen, and Professor Ben Cowling, the Chairman of Departmental Research Postgraduate Committee (DRPC).

A warm thank you to our speakers and staff. We look forward to supporting our new PhD and MPhil students as they begin their research journeys with us! 🎉

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11/09/2026

is pleased to invite you to attend a seminar co-hosted by HKU JCICC - 香港大學賽馬會癌症綜合關護中心 and the Collaboratory to Advance Person-Centred Serious Illness Care ( ), titled "The Human Crisis in Life-Threatening and Advanced Cancer: Global Perspectives and Solutions". The seminar will be delivered by Professor Gary Rodin (University of Toronto) and Dr Christian Ntizimira (African Center for Research on End-of-Life Care).

Professor Rodin will present "Psychotherapy of Life-Threatening and Advanced Cancer: From Evidence to Global Dissemination", examining research and clinical gaps alongside global initiatives to expand evidence-based psychological care. Dr Ntizimira will present "The Human Crisis in Advanced Cancer: Socio-Cultural Realities, African Contexts, and Ubuntu Informed Solutions", exploring how advanced cancer extends beyond physical illness and highlighting human-centred, Ubuntu-informed care to address emotional, social, cultural, and spiritual suffering.

📅 Date: September 24, 2026 (Thursday)
⏰ Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
📍 Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, 1/F, 3 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam
💻 Format: In-person only
🔗 Registration: https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bkYCCPyPpEcjqT4
📧 Enquiries: [email protected]

10/09/2026

【媒體報導】由港大公共衞生學院臨床實務教授葉啟明教授領導的
「香港大學吸煙人士健康同行計劃 HKU Health Companion Programme for Smokers」，致力填補本地肺癌篩查數據缺口。計劃旨在招募15,000名50至79歲、吸煙量達20「包年」或以上的最高風險族群，進行為期10年的健康跟進。葉教授指出，透過結合低劑量電腦掃描（LDCT）與人工智能（AI）協助分析肺結節屬性，期望透過項目為政府制定本地肺癌篩查政策提供關鍵數據，以達到及早發現、降低死亡率的目標，實踐預防勝於治療。

【In the Media】Professor Dennis Ip, Clinical Professor of Practice, is leading the "HKU Health Companion Programme for Smokers" to address the gap in local lung cancer screening data. The project aims to recruit 15,000 highest-risk individuals aged 50 to 79 with a smoking history of 20 pack-years or more, and to follow up with them over10 years. Professor Ip points out that by combining low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) with artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse pulmonary nodules, the team expects to provide critical data for formulating local screening policies, ultimately achieving early detection, reducing mortality, and promoting prevention over treatment.

此計劃由香港賽馬會慈善信託基金捐助，並由香港大學公共衞生學院及香港大學內科學系聯合主辦，聯同六個非政府組織合作推行。Funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the programme is jointly organised by the School of Public Health and the HKU Department of Medicine at The University of Hong Kong, in collaboration with six community NGO partners.

🔗原文網址Original source: https://shorturl.at/29yav
📖計劃詳情Programme details: https://www.hcps.hku.hk/

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08/09/2026

is pleased to invite you to attend a seminar hosted by HKU JCICC - 香港大學賽馬會癌症綜合關護中心, titled "Cancer Survivorship at a Crossroads: What have we learned and where next?" The seminar will be delivered by Professor Michael Jefford, Consultant Medical Oncologist and Director of the Australian Cancer Survivorship Centre at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Professorial Fellow at the The University of Melbourne.

Professor Jefford will explore the evolving landscape of cancer survivorship care, drawing on key findings from the SCORE randomised controlled trial on shared oncology and GP follow-up for colorectal cancer survivors. Reflecting on two decades of progress since the landmark report “From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition”, he will share implementation lessons and discuss what is needed to advance survivorship care into the future.

📅 Date: September 23, 2026 (Wednesday)
⏰ Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
📍 Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, 1/F, 3 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam
💻 Format: In-person only
🔗 Registration: https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bkYCCPyPpEcjqT4
📧 Enquiries: [email protected]

07/09/2026

A huge welcome to our new BASc(GHD) and MPH cohorts! 🎓✨

From programme inductions and insights shared by our leadership and teaching teams, to a tour of our Medical Campus at Sassoon Road—our new undergraduate and postgraduate students have officially begun their journeys at . 💡🌍

A heartfelt thank you to all the teachers, staff, alumni, and students who made these orientation events so memorable. We are thrilled to welcome this bright new corhort as they take their first steps toward making a lasting impact on global and public health! 🎉

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