4 December 2024 (Wednesday) pm - Opening Session
Registration
Welcome and Introduction
Lion Dance Performance
Welcoming Message
Officiating Guest Speech
Opening Ceremony
Group Photo Taking with Symposium Speakers
Prof. P.M. Yap Memorial Lecture
The Youth Mental Health Crisis: Megatrends and Solutions
Prof. Patrick McGorry
Professor of Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Australia
Tea Break
Presentation of The 3rd Dr. Lo Wai-hoi Memorial Fund Award
Dr. Lo Wai-hoi Memorial Lecture
Public Mental Health: Challenges and Solutions
Prof. Dinesh Bhugra, CBE
Professor Emeritus, Mental Health & Cultural Diversity, IoPPN, Kings College, London
4 December 2024 (Wednesday) pm - Youth Mental Health
Plenary Session (I)
1 ) | Youth Mental Health in Singapore - How the Healthcare and Social Service Sector Can Work Together to Serve Clients Better |
Adj. Assoc. Prof. Lee Cheng, JP Clinical Director, Office of Population Health, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore |
2 ) | Epidemiology and Recent Development of Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services in Hong Kong |
Prof. Hung Se-fong, BBS Professor (Hon), Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
3 ) | Wellness First School Project and Student Mental Health |
Prof. Paul Yip Siu-fai Director, HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong |
4 ) | Youth Mental Health in the Community and the Digital World |
Dr. Chan Kai-tai Clinical Professional Consultant, Associate Professor in Practice of Psychiatry(By Courtesy), Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Panel Discussion
5 December 2024 (Thursday) am - Adult Mental Health
Registration
Mr. T.P. Khoo Memorial Lecture
Harnessing Lived Experience as a Recovery Resource
Prof. Mike Slade
Professor of Mental Health Recovery and Social Inclusion, University of Nottingham, UK
Plenary Session (II)
1 ) | Community-based Peer Support Service for People Suffered from Severe Mental Illness in Chinese Mainland |
Prof. Ma Ning Director, Department of Public Mental Health, Peking University Institute of Mental Health/Sixth Hospital, China |
2 ) | COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health: Challenges and Progress |
Prof. Xiang Yu-tao Professor and Head, Department of Public Health and Medicinal Administration, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, China |
Tea Break and Performance
3 ) | Psychological Flexibility and Prevention in Adult Mental Health |
Dr. Anthony Tong Kwok-kwun Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong |
4 ) | Mental Health Literacy and Mental Health First Aid in Hong Kong |
Mr. Dan Yu Kin-sun Chief Officer (Service), The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong |
Panel Discussion
5 December 2024 (Thursday) pm - Mental Health of Old Age
Dr. Gerald Choa Memorial Lecture
Prevention of Mental Illness and Dementia as We Age - Towards a Meaningful Aged Care
Prof. Nicola Lautenschlager
Professor of Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Melbourne, Australia
Plenary Session (III)
1 ) | Digital Mental Health for Older People |
Prof. Sally Chan Wai-chi President, Tung Wah College |
2 ) | Hong Kong - Vigilance and Memory Test: Paving for Personalized Recommendation in Cognitive Decline Prevention |
Dr. Ada Fung Wai-tung Associate Professor, Smart Society Lab, Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University |
Tea Break and Performance
3 ) | A Social Capital Approach to Promoting Positive Aging and Mental Wellness among Older People: Lessons Learned from the JC JoyAge, GrandMove, and Timebank Projects |
Prof. Terry Lum Yat-sang Henry G Leong Professor in Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong |
4 ) | Developing Basic Health Care & Good Mental Health among Older People in Hong Kong |
Dr. Lam Ching-choi, SBS, JP Chairman, Advisory Committee on Mental Health |
Panel Discussion
6 December 2024 (Friday) am - Mental Wellness in Caregiving
Registration
Plenary Session (IV)
1 ) | What Do You Mean? A Pilot Study of Carer Metaphor Stigma Scale (CMSS) |
Prof. Marcus Chiu Yu-lung Honorary Senior Research Associate, School of Health Sciences, Bangor University, UK |
Tea Break and Performance
2 ) | Carer Support Sharing - Heart to Heart Talks |
Family Carers |
3 ) | Carer Support Strategies - an Old Timer Interactive Platform |
Former Leaders of Mental Health Social Service in Hong Kong Ms. Ophelia Chan Chiu-ling, BBS Former Assistant Director of Social Welfare Department, Rehabilitation & Medical Social Services Branch Ms. Chan Sau-kam Former Assistant CEO of Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service Dr. Joyce Chang Sau-han, JP Former Director of Social Work Services Division, Caritas Hong Kong Ms. Kimmy Ho Wai-kuen Former Director of The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong Ms. Deborah Wan Lai-yau, BBS, JP Former CEO of New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association |
Closing Ceremony
