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23 Sep 2025 (Tuesday)

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9:00 – 9:15AM

Welcome Speech
Prof David SC HUI, S.H. Ho Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, CUHK, Hong Kong, China

I Emerging Infections

Chair:

Dr Owen TY TSANG, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China
Prof Chris KP MOK, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

9:15 – 9:45AM

Hong Kong Set to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis: Dismantle Barriers for Final Push

Dr Edwin LK TSUI

9:45 – 10:15AM

Advances in Antiviral Therapy for Influenza and COVID-19

Prof Bin CAO

10:15 – 10:45AM

Optimal Influenza Vaccination Strategies Accounting for Repeat Vaccination Effects

Prof Ben COWLING

10:45 – 11:10AM

Tea Break

II Strategies for Control of Infectious Diseases

Chair:

Dr CK LEE, Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Hong Kong, China
Dr Thomas HF TSANG, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, Hong Kong, China

11:10AM – 11:40AM

Global Pathways to Elimination of Tropical Diseases: A Journey Through Science and Strategy

Prof Moses J BOCKARIE

11:40AM – 12:10PM

One Health for Pandemic Prevention in Complex Social-Ecological Systems

Prof Dirk PFEIFFER

12:10 – 12:40PM

Combatting Challenges in Dengue Control in Non-endemic Settings through Digital Surveillance and Artificial Intelligence

Prof Chwan-Chuen KING

12:40 – 1:40PM

Lunch

III Advances in Infectious Diseases Treatment

Chair:

Dr Wyman WM HUI, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong, China
Dr Grace CY LUI, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

1:40 – 2:10PM

Advances in Shortening TB Treatment

Prof Nick PATON

2:10 – 2:40PM

Long-acting Antiretrovirals as the Game-changer?

Dr Onyema OGBUAGU

2:40 – 3:10PM

Beyond Carbapenems: Emerging Strategies for Resistant Gram-negative Infections

Dr Timothy CM LI

3:10 – 3:30PM

Tea Break

IV HIV/STI

Chair:

Dr Wilson LAM, Chiron Medical, Hong Kong, China
Dr Rita WY NG, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

3:30 – 4:00PM

Diagnostics of Syphilis: New Laboratory Perspectives (Cancelled)

Prof Heping ZHENG

4:00 – 4:30PM

Digital Interventions for Promoting HIV Testing

Dr Donald TH KWAN

4:30 – 5:00PM

ICVAX-boosted CD8 T Cells are Necessary for Virological Control of HIV-1 Infection in Patients on cART

Prof Zhiwei CHEN

5:00 – 5:30PM

Artificial Intelligence for HIV/STI Interventions

Prof Lei ZHANG

V Closing
5:30 – 5:40PM 14	Presentation from Postgraduate Student Exchange Session Finalist
5:40 – 5:45PM	Closing Remarks Prof Shui Shan LEE, S.H. Ho Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, CUHK, Hong Kong, China

Professional Accreditations

CME/CNE points