The Chief Secretary for Administration
I am delighted to welcome all the participants to the 7th Pan-Pacific Conference on Rehabilitation (PPCR). New advances in rehabilitation sciences are transforming the lives of patients every day.
The PPCR, together with the Graduate Student Conference in Rehabilitation Sciences, is an ideal opportunity for exprerts in the field to keep abreast of the latest trends and exchange ideas about exciting new developments.
Since its launch 1998, the PPCR has become one the most respected confrence of its kind in our region. With a diverse programme of lectures, workshops and scientific sessions I have no doubt this year's Conference will be a great success.
The theme this year: "Mind, Brain and Body", will raise public awareness about mind-body interaction and related research that benefits everyone.
I also take this opportunity to congratulate the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians for organising this conference and for their commitment to the advancement of rehabilitation therapy.
Have a fruitful conference and a memorable stay in Hong Kong.
Henry Tang
Chief Secretary for Administraion
April 2010
Secretary for Labour and Welare
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 7th Pan-Pacific Conference on Rehabilitation (PPCR) in Hong Kong.
Rehabilitation is the process of restoration of skills by a person who has had an illness or injury so as to regain maximum self-sufficiency, with a view to ensuring that patients and persons with disabilities can live independently and integrate fully into society.
The PPCR, launched since 1998, is a valuable platform for experts in a wide range of disciplines to exchange ideas about the latest development and experience in rehabilitation sciences.
With “Mind, Brain and Body” as its theme this year, the 7th Conference aims to achieve a deeper understanding of mind-body interactions in rehabilitation. This approach also breaks new ground in encouraging holistic, cross-disciplinary collaboration for the advancement of knowledge and skills to transform the lives of patients and care-givers alike.
I firmly believe that exchanges resulting from this conference will inspire us to keep our rehabilitation research abreast with the changing needs of the community and service users.
I would like to congratulate the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians on jointly organising this important event.
Finally, I wish the conference every success and all overseas delegates an enjoyable stay in Hong Kong.
Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, GBS, JP
Secretary for Labour and Welfare
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
The President of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
It gives me great pleasure to contribute this message to The Seventh Pan-Pacific Conference on Rehabilitation (PPCR), co-organised by the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians.
Inaugurated in 1998, the Conference is an iconic, biannual, international activity. It has provided a platform for scientific exchange and has facilitated collaboration among healthcare professionals, researchers and administrators in the field of rehabilitation sciences. Themed “Mind, Brain and Body”, the Conference this year will cover a spectrum of topics ranging from Mind-Body Interaction and Rehabilitation, and Sports Performance, to Traditional Chinese Medicine and Therapy, and Translational Research in Mind-Brain-Body.
PolyU, the sole provider of tertiary education in occupational therapy and physiotherapy in Hong Kong, has played a significant role in training professional allied health practitioners over the years. Besides nurturing talents, the University staff have also applied their expertise to other meaningful causes. In recent years, PolyU experts in various disciplines, including rehabilitation, physiotherapy, sports therapy, optometry, health technology and nursing, have rendered their assistance and services to athletes from all over the world participating in major international competitions, including the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games and the Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games. PolyU also fosters research and innovation through collaboration, international exchange and conferences.
I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the PPCR organising committee for its commendable efforts in staging this important event. I wish all participants a fruitful and enlightening experience at the Conference.
Timothy W. Tong, Ph.D.
President
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
February 2010
The Chairperson of the Organizing Committee
On behalf of the organizing committee for the 7th Pan Pacific Conference on Rehabilitation (PPCR), I would like to express my warmest invitation for you to join this conference to be held at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University on 23 and 24 October 2010. The theme for this conference is "Mind, Brain and Body" which addresses cutting edge knowledge and clinical practice in this area as applied to various health and rehabilitation professions including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, medicine, TCM, psychology, nursing, and social work.
The 7th PPCR is jointly organized by the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians. To ensure that the conference will have input from countries in the Pan Pacific region, we have invited a number of overseas collaborators to be our supporting organizers. These include the WHO Collaboration Centre for Rehabilitation, Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Therapy, National Taiwan University, Singapore General Hospital, and the University of Santo Tomas in Philippines. In addition, we have the Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association, Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association, Hong Kong College of Physiotherapy, Sin-Hua Chinese Medicine Promotion Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Association of Rehabilitation Medicine, Centre on Behavioural Health, University of Hong Kong, and the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, to serve as our local supporting organizers.
The organizing committee has figured out an attractive programme with distinguished keynote speakers, including Dr Victor Sierpina, the University of Texas Medical Branch, Dr Peter Wayne, Harvard Medical School, and Dr Leeanne Carey, LaTrobe University, Australia. The conference will offer a combination of plenary lectures, symposium, and scientific sessions on a diverse range of topics covering ‘Health and Wellness’, ‘East Meets West’, ‘Sports Performance’, ‘Mind-body Interaction’, and ‘Basic and Translational Research’.
The First Pan-Pacific Conference on Rehabilitation was launched in 1998. It has become one of the most respected and well received conferences on rehabilitation sciences in the Asia-Pacific region. We hope that you will respond positively to our sincere invitation and come to the conference to share with and learn from your peers. I believe that this conference will be a great platform for enhancing the regional and international collaborations on promoting healthy living and rehabilitation.
I looking forward to seeing you at the 7th PPCR and I am confident that this conference will be a fruitful and unforgettable experience for all participants.
Dr Hector Tsang, PhD
Chairman of Organizing Committee for 7th PPCR
November 2009
The President of the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians
In 2009, life expectancy of man in Hong Kong at birth is 79.8 and woman is 86.1. Man in Hong Kong has the longest life expectancy in the world while woman ranks second after Japan. When compare to decades ago, people may die from heart attacks, cancers and accidents. Hong Kong people nowadays live longer with chronic diseases and injuries as well as their complications. Physical disabilities, psychological and social problems arise from all kinds of diseases resulting in long-term suffering to patients, their families and the society.
Rehabilitation is the process of restoration of skills by a person who has had an illness or injury so as to regain maximum self-sufficiency and function in a normal or as near normal manner as possible. It is also one of the teachings in Family Medicine. Family physicians amongst the medical professional in Hong Kong play an important role in disease (primary, secondary and tertiary) prevention and health promotion. Most often we are the point of first contact when people get sick and we continue to take care of them as the natural course of diseases progress.
I hope that you will join and enrich this international occasion and I am looking forward to welcoming you at the Conference.
Dr Gene WW Tsoi
President
The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians
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