Dr. Emma Parry a NIHR Clinical Lecturer in primary care and practising GP gave an overview of her research work spanning osteoarthritis (OA) flares to addressing systemic health inequalities and end-of-life care. Early foundational work characterised OA flares and described their natural history via case-crossover and qualitative studies. The focus then shifted to discussion of findings from a large epidemiological programme looking at musculoskeletal (MSK) outcomes through the MIDAS project, which demonstrated that care often fails to close the widening gap between the most and least deprived populations. Further investigation revealed that individual social determinants of health, such as financial strain and transport barriers, predict chronic pain better than broad area-level deprivation, prompting efforts to screen for social needs in UK clinical practice. Finally, this data-driven approach was applied to end-of-life care by integrating digital tools with clinical judgment to improve palliative care registration and reduce acute hospital utilisation.

Grateful to World Cancer Research Fund International @wcrfint for featuring our recent study on chronotype, circulating proteins, and breast cancer risk. wcrf.org/about-us/news-and-b…

With our study now published in @CommsMedicine, happy to revisit an earlier Oriental Daily News on why morning chronotype may be linked to lower breast cancer risk, and why this matters for people with irregular schedules. orientaldaily.on.cc/content/… med.hku.hk/zh-hk/media/knowl…

A pleasure to welcome @DrHelenCroker and Anna Germon from @WCRFInt to @HKUMed. As one of the first #INSPIRE Research Challenge recipients, I shared how the award supported research leadership, international collaboration, team development and impact beyond publication.

October Star Highlights🌟What a milestone month! 🎂Happy Birthday to our October Star! 🚀The CDCC press conference was a massive success! Huge thanks to our team members who put in great effort to make it happen! 💪Grateful for all the hard work and dedication. Let's keep the momentum going! 🎉

September Star Highlights A month full of joy and achievements! 💍 Congratulations to our team member on getting married! Wishing you both a lifetime of love and happiness. 🎂 Happy Birthday to our September celebrants! 🏆 Congratulations to our student on receiving the YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship, a well-deserved recognition of excellence. 🏮 Wishing everyone a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival filled with happiness, reunion, and mooncakes!

[Beyond the Office Visit: The Future of Primary Care] On August 13th, Harvard Associate Professor, Dr. Ishani Ganguli (@IshaniG ), visited our department to share her insights and research on primary care in the United States. She presented the recent trends and barriers to primary care visits, as well as discussed ways to improve the quality and use of primary care among patients. In particular, Dr. Ganguli highlighted the benefits of practical innovations, such as adopting online appointment systems and telemedicine, as a means of improving primary care access both in the United States and beyond. Thank you, Dr. Ganguli for sharing such a thoughtful presentation! #HKUFMPC #FamilyMedicine #HKUMed #PrimaryCare

🎉Congratulations to Mr. Ramon Shuochi WEI, shorturl.at/wQOaP (Year 4 Ph.D. candidate, supervised by Prof. William Wong) for receiving the YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship for the academic year 2025/26! 🎓 About the scholarship: The "Y S and Christabel Lung Fund" was then set up as a perpetual endowment to support scholarships in the Faculty of Engineering and the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine. The scholarship shall be awarded to the research postgraduate students with outstanding academic performance and research achievements. 👏This honor recognizes Ramon's academic excellence and sustained dedication to interdisciplinary research. #HKU #HKUMed #HKUFMPC #ResearchExcellence #ScholarshipAward

How often do patients stay on GAS without clear indications? It happens naturally in complex care, inspiring my new @KIReports paper. We found GAS initiation links to higher peritonitis & mortality risks in PD. kireports.org/article/S2468-…

Our @Age_and_Ageing paper found that lowering BP of <130/80 mmHg in old and very old patients was associated with better #cardiovascular and #mortality outcomes without increased adverse events, suggesting a lower BP target may be safe for older patients. academic.oup.com/ageing/arti…

Our target trial emulation analysis on @NatureComms provides evidence for a BP target of <130/80 mmHg in clinical guidelines for the treatment of adult HT patients in primary care, with a lower risk of HT-related #complications and all-cause #mortality. nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

Our interrupted time series analysis on @JournalofNeph illustrates the indirect effect of the #COVID-19 on Chronic Kidney Disease #CKD patients in Hong Kong, as delayed #CVD diagnoses and increased #mortality rate were seen among non-COVID CKD patients. academic.oup.com/joneph/arti…

Our @amjmed paper confirms the substantial economic burden of smoking to Hong Kong despite its low #smoking prevalence. Healthcare costs for women and middle-aged smokers are disproportionately higher, and targeted #cessation programs can be a solution. amjmed.com/article/S0002-934…

Our paper on @BMCMedicine provides an updated and comprehensive estimate of the #mortality and #morbidity burden associated with #smoking, using a 1.6 million cohort in Hong Kong. link.springer.com/article/10…

From #HongKong #Chronic Disease Co-Care Pilot Scheme #CDCC participants, our team found that #smoking, physical inactivity, and lower educational level were significant associated factors for #preDM, Type 2 #diabetes #T2DM, and #hypertension #HT. rs.yiigle.com/cmaid/1662048

In our #multinational study in @JInternMed, #statin initiation may be associated with increased risk of incident #MyastheniaGravis #MG during the first 6–12 months, with a greater magnitude of risk elevation for higher intensity of statin therapy. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

We found in the early phase of the #Chronic Disease Co-Care #CDCC Pilot Scheme, #glycemic, #bloodpressure, #lipid, and #BMI indicators improved among #PreDM, #T2DM and #HT patients, with particularly pronounced effects in males and those younger than 65. rs.yiigle.com/cmaid/1607600

Our publication at Chinese Journal of General Practitioners introduces #HongKong #Chronic Disease Co-Care Pilot Scheme #CDCC, which can achieve better health outcomes by early #screening and #intervention while lowering overall medical #expenditure. rs.yiigle.com/cmaid/1607598

Happy to share our study on global Clostridioides difficile infection treatment trends in International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. Use of fidaxomicin and oral vancomycin is rising globally, but access remains unequal across regions and incomes. 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

The team: @VincentKCYan @BlaisJoseph Dr. JM Gamble of University of Waterloo @Esther_CSMPRHKU @Prof_IanWong @hkumed @UWPharmacy @HKU_FMPC @HkuPharm @CSMPR_HKUPharm #HKU #HKUMed #FMPC #PrimaryCare #HKUPharm #CSMPR #DM #diabetes #TargetTrialEmulation