CU NURSING 360
HIGHLIGHTS & UPDATES
Issue 27
APRIL 2023
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GRANTS & AWARDS
 
RESEARCH GRANTS
 

Our School received five new research grants in the past two months with a total amount of over HKD3.7 million.

Funding 
Source		Principal 
Investigator		Project Title
Health and 
Medical 
Research 
Fund (HMRF)		Prof. William LIEfficacy of a self-determination theory-based smoking cessation intervention plus instant messaging via mobile application for smokers with cancer: A pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Beat Drugs 
Fund		Prof. William LIPeer-led personalised support programme to help young drug abusers quit drugs through the use of instant messaging application and self-determination theory-based intervention
Knowledge 
Transfer 
Project 
Fund (KPF) 		Prof. William LIPrevention of non-communicable diseases through screening and educating individuals on health-risk behaviours in the community
Y. K. Pao 
Foundation for Nursing Excellence in Chronic Illness Care		Prof. Marques NGSocial capital for carers – Service learning and research project
Sigma Small Grants 2022Wai Man CHAN 
(PhD Year 2 student) 		Effects of visual arts-based intervention on psychosocial outcomes of community-dwelling stroke survivors: A randomised controlled trial
 
 
AWARDS & HONOURS
 
  • Prof. Aileen CHAN received the Best Poster Presentation Award at the 26th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars (EAFONS) 2023.
  • In the Knowledge Translation Awards 2022, three PhD students received the Knowledge Translation Creativity Awards, including Gold Prize – Wenqian ZHAO (Year 3) and Silver Prize – Wai Man CHAN (Year 2) and Zoe KWOK (Year 4). In addition, nine students received the Cochrane Evidence Translation Awards, including Gold Prize – Chi Kit LEE (BNurs Year 5) and Dan SHI (PhD Year 2); Silver Prize – Pui Tung LI (BNurs Year 4), Ching Yeung WONG (BNurs Year 5), Wai Man CHAN (PhD Year 2), and Tenaw Gualu MELESSE (PhD Year 3); and Bronze Prize – Siu Yin LI (DNurs Year 4), Zoe KWOK and Xiaojuan WAN (PhD Year 4).

RESEARCH CENTRES
 
COCHRANE HONG KONG

The virtual Presentation Ceremony of the Knowledge Translation Awards 2022 co-organised by Cochrane Hong Kong, Cochrane Nursing and our School was successfully held on 30 March 2023. Honourable guests at the ceremony included Dr. Gavin ADAMS (Director of Development, Cochrane), Ms. Judith DEPPE (Multi-language Programme Manager, Cochrane), Ms. Tiffany DUQUE (Senior Geographic Support Officer, Cochrane), Dr. Yuan CHI from Cochrane Campbell Global Ageing Partnership, and other experts from Cochrane Fields, Cochrane Geographic Groups, and Cochrane China Network; Prof. Philip CHIU (Associate Dean (External Affairs) of our Faculty) and other renowned scholars from local and overseas universities; as well as healthcare leaders from Department of Health, Hospital Authority and Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Charity Foundation. The event drew attendees from US, UK, Australia, Italy, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan, mainland China and Hong Kong to honour 19 awardees for their outstanding performance in proactively and innovatively promoting knowledge translation, evidence dissemination and evidence-based practice.
 
 
 

Since March, Cochrane Hong Kong has translated 13 Cochrane Reviews into Simplified Chinese and four into Traditional Chinese, which are now available in the Cochrane Library. The Simplified Chinese translations are also published on the Cochrane China Network website.

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ASIA-PACIFIC GENOMIC AND GENETIC NURSING CENTRE

The study exploring the genetic variants for the identification of individuals with autism spectrum disorder is progressing well. We have recruited 11 children with autism from nine families, and blood samples from these participants have been collected for genetic analyses.

The study involving the conduction of a systematic review on the potential use of decision aids to facilitate genetic counselling is now under revision. The revised version of the manuscript will be re-submitted for peer review. 
 
 
 

The project on brain age, conducted in collaboration with PolyU, is in good progress. Currently, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning of the brains of 111 participants has been conducted to examine differences in the brain structures of participants with different ages. The association between age and structural features of the brains is being analysed/explored.

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OUTBOUND ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Virtual Student Exchange Activities

Our School co-organised virtual exchange discussions with Yonsei University (South Korea) and National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan) on 6 and 13 March, respectively, engaging Gerontology students from our School and Nursing students from the two universities to gain global perspectives on aged care topics such as innovative end-of-life care and advance care planning.
 
College Photo Days

This year’s Lee Woo Sing College Photo Day, New Asia College Photo Day and Shaw College Photo Day were held on 17, 24 and 31 March, respectively, bringing together our graduating students and teachers to take joy-filled photos in celebration of their graduation!
 
Student Ambassador Induction Ceremony

This year’s Student Ambassador (SA) Induction Ceremony was successfully held on 18 March, with current SAs welcoming 17 new SAs from the Bachelor of Nursing and Master of Nursing Science (Pre-registration) Programmes, and sharing their enthusiasm and commitments in promoting the School, as well as the Nursing profession!
 
 
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