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Congratulations to Prof. Margaret Mak for winning "RS Best Paper Award 2018"

The Department of Rehabilitation Sciences is pleased to announce that that the RS BEST PAPER AWARD 2018 goes to Prof. Margaret Mak (Professor of Physiotherapy Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund Fellow in Rehabilitation Sciences, Associate Dean of Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Professor of RS) for her following publication: Output Description "Long-term effects of exercise and physical therapy in people with Parkinson disease". Nature Reviews Neurology, Vol. 13, No. 11, pp.689-703 (Oct 2017) ISSN 1759-4758(print), 1759-4766(electronic) (http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nrneurol.2017.128) Authors MAK, MKY* YU, WONG Sin Kwan Irene Shen, Xia CHUNG, Lau Ha Name of Journal Nature Reviews Neurology Impact factor 2017 19.819 Grade A/B/C (Grade A: IF = 2.2; Grade B: 2.2IF=1.4; Grade C: IF   A SCI/SSCI, non-index SCI Subject Category CLINICAL NEUROLOGY - SCIE Total Journals in Category 197 Journal Rank in Category 2   This award will continue in the coming four years during headship of Prof. Hector Tsang until 2023, hoping to encourage more staff members to produce high impact journal papers.

RS Inauguration Ceremony 2019/20

The Inauguration Ceremony 2019-2020 of Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (RS) was held on the morning of 28th August 2019, marking the beginning of a new academic life for a new cohort of students. Over 200 guests, comprising the government officials, scolarship donors, clinical educators, RS academic staff and students, attended the Ceremony. Addressing the Ceremony, Prof. Hector Tsang (Cally Kwong Mei Wan Professor in Psychosocial Health, Chair Professor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Head of RS) began his speech by extending a warm welcome to all of the newly admitted physiotherapy and occupational therapy students. He was glad to share the incredible JUPAS admission figures of this year that remain marvelous and outstanding as always, with almost 40 freshmen scoring 36 of above in their best six subjects in HKDSE. Despite of the outstanding results, he hoped that the freshmen could stay humble and never be complacent of themselves. He also advised them to expose themselves to the opportunities of learning outside Hong Kong, given the fact that RS has established numerous prestigious partners with overseas and Chinese Mainland universities on clinical placement. Prof. Tsang then presented some updates on the completion of new teaching and research facilities in the near future, which include three new teaching and research laboratories, new campus in Homantin and a new Rehabilitation Clinic. On behalf of RS, he would like to express his sincere thanks to the support of PolyU management and the HKSAR government, especially the Food and Health Bureau. We were honoured to have the presence of Dr Chui Tak-yi (Under Secretary for Food and Health of Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR) as our officiating guest and to give us a speech. Dr Chui addressed the problem of a shortage of manpower in rehabilitation sector in Hong Kong and he was glad to see the admission of elite students who decide to serve the Hong Kong community as physiotherapists and occupational therapists in the coming years. He wished the freshmen a fruitful and enjoyable university life in RS. Followed by a series of prize presentations to both the awarded teaching staff and top students, Prof. Hector Tsang made a closing remark with warm congratulations to the recently promoted staff members and a vote of thanks to all the guests who attended the Ceremony.

「服務‧學習」昆明2019年"醫院-社區康復教育論壇"

「服務‧學習」昆明2019年"醫院-社區康復教育論壇" 2019年8月24日-25日，由香港理工大學康復治療科學系及雲南省康醫學會聯合舉辦的“醫院-社區康復教育論壇”在昆明舉行，是此論壇主題為「促進基層社區康復發展與人才培養」。鄺美雲社會心理健康教授、香港理工大學康復治療科學講座教授及系主任曾永康教授發表演說，介紹了香港社區康復的演變和近年發展，並分享他對在大灣區發展社區康復的看法。 由理大康復治療科學系李曾慧平教授、鄧健聰先生和黃家強先生率領的「理大康復治療科學系社區康復重建團隊」於會上分享在雲南省魯甸縣地震後提供的社區康復工作。此項災後康復項目由五間中國內地大學一齊合作，包括首都醫科大學、昆明醫科大學、福建中醫藥大學、四川大學華西醫院和上海中醫藥大學，目的為建立一個嶄新而又可持續發展的臨床護理培訓模式，不單為培育將來康復人材而奠定基礎，更訂立了一個為殘疾人士提供服務的準則。理大康復治療科學系「服務‧學習」團隊的職業治療學生於會上滙報了過去在雲南的社區康復工作，並分享了他們的學習體驗。他們更邀來一班受惠者分享康復工作為他們帶來的轉變，令現場聽眾無不動容。 自2018年汶川地震後，理大康復治療科學系的教學團隊和學生社區服務團隊一直致力為社區康復發展而作出努力。團隊希望利用自己的專業學識和技術推廣身心健康發展和幫助社會上的殘疾人士，近年來團隊正努力地嘗試與更多不同的本地或海外醫療機構乃至工程及設計團體合作，進一步將「服務‧學習」的理念傳播開去。

OTSA Elite Occupational Therapist Taster Programme (EOTTP) 2019

Members of Occupational Therapy Student Ambassador (OTSA) has been striving their best to organize various activities for Occupational Therapy (OT) students to broaden their horizons and for the general public to promote OT profession. With secondary school students being one of the major targets of promotion, they organised Elite Occupational Therapist Taster Programme (EOTTP). With the enormous support from the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (RS), EOTTP was successfully held on 6 July 2019 at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Over 100 aspiring participants from more than 40 top secondary schools in Hong Kong have joined on this special occasion. After the opening speech given by Dr Andy Cheng (Associate Professor of RS), a kick-off ceremony was done to announce the commencement of the activity. In order to give the participants an overview of OT beforehand, we have invited Mr Tony Wong (Clinical Associate of RS) to have a brief sharing about OT and PolyU OT Programme. After the sharing, the participants were divided into small groups led by OT students and began their one-day experience as an Occupational Therapist. In order to provide a thorough view on the roles and expertise of Occupational Therapists, we have prepared laboratory tours and hands-on experience for the participants. By visiting the teaching classrooms, participants could develop basic understanding about home modification, remedial activities and some common musculoskeletal disorders. On the other hand, we have introduced several OT concepts and models, including 8 areas of occupation and Person-Environment-Occupation Model. With these concepts, participants were encouraged to think as an Occupational Therapist and work on some simple case analysis. It is hoped that the secondary school students could develop a clear picture of OT through this one-day programme. Although EOTTP is the last event organised by OTSA in the academic year 2018-2019, OTSA would continue to promote our profession through different activities in the future.

Physiotherapy Summer Programme 2019

PolyU Summer Programme 2019 – Physiotherapy (PT) was successfully held on 27 June 2019 with over 80 secondary five students from top local secondary schools. The programme aims to enhance the understanding of anatomy for physiotherapy practice. Dr Billy So, Assistant Professor (PT), welcomed the participants and introduced the content of the programme. In order to let the participants to warm up and get to know each other, current PT students from Physiotherapy Students’ Society (PSS) led the ice-breaking activities after the opening speech. After the ice-breaking activities, participants were divided into 4 groups to take turns to attend different mini-lecture sessions, which were: "Anatomy and Physiology of cardiorespiratory system" by Dr Alex Cheung (Research Assistant Professor, PT);  "Functional Anatomy in Lower Limb" by Dr Billy So (Assistant Professor, PT); "Human Anatomy: Facilities and Learning experience" by Dr Stanley Winser (Assistant Professor, PT); and "Fundamental neuroscience research using animal models" by Dr Sonata Yau (Assistant Professor, PT) respectively. The participants enjoyed the mini-lecture sessions since they can experience the mock class of PT programmge. At the end of the programme, Dr Billy So shared the information about admission requirements, course content and career perspective of PT programme.

Occupational Therapy Student Ambassador (OTSA) Young Professional Exchange Program 2019

In the Young Professional Exchange Program, our group of 30 occupational therapy students went to Chiang Mai and Bangkok in Thailand for a week to learn about the practice of OT there. We visited the facilities in the Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences in CMU, the Industrial Rehabilitation Northern Centre, the Rajanagarindra Institute of Child Development, and the Christian Care Foundation for Children with Disabilities. An overall observation is that Chiang Mai has larger physical space for practice, and thus allows a more immersive experience for rehab patients. For example, the Rajanagarindra Institute of Child Development is a large building shaped like a gigantic piano, in which children can receive therapy in well-decorated sensory integration and relaxation rooms, and start vocational training in the simulated settings. Furthermore, the cultural factor of rehabilitation methods is also prominent in their practice. The Industrial Rehabilitation Northern Centre includes the production of silkscreen painting, glass etching and Lanna art as part of vocational rehab. Lanna is a type of three-dimensional art only found in Northern Thailand, where one uses hammer and nails to sculpt an image that protrudes out of a silver or aluminum sheet. It makes us wonder what local art forms can be used therapeutically back home. We also paid a visit to the Elephant Conservation Center located in Lampang to learn about Elephant-Assisted Therapy for children with Autism and Down Syndrome. All the fun aside, we also experienced the abstract feeling of human-animal bond that is used in animal-assisted therapy - the sense of calmness and wonder that is intrinsic in humans is a magical feeling. Knowing that enthusiastic practitioners are making the best of this natural marvel in OT practice, we leave Thailand a little more knowledgeable and a immensely more inspired.

理大與香港大學深圳醫院簽訂合作備忘錄

理大與香港大學深圳醫院簽訂合作備忘錄 2019年5月31日，香港理工大學 （理大） 與香港大學深圳醫院 （港大深圳醫院）於港大深圳醫院簽訂合作備忘錄（備忘錄）。 備忘錄由理大康復治療科學系與港大深圳醫院所簽訂，目的為促進粵港澳大灣區康復治療技術和培訓，並加強雙方的交流合作。備忘錄主要就以下五項範疇上制定合作事宜，包括︰（一）人才交流培訓（二）醫療技術支援 （三）康復治療學生培訓合作（四）培訓老師安排（五）臨床科研合作。 曾永康教授（理大康復治療科學系—鄺美雲社會心理健康教授, 教授及系主任）及盧寵茂教授（港大深圳醫院院長）在現場超過100位理大康復治療科學系同事和港大深圳醫院醫護團隊的見證下，簽署備忘錄。 期望簽署備忘錄後，理大與港大深圳醫院將會有更多臨床工作及教學的交流活動，以切實提升雙方醫療技術水準和專業技術人員的業務素質。

5th Elite Alumni Seminar

The 5th Elite Alumni Seminar was successfully held on 22th May 2019. Over 100 guests including government officials, senior management from PolyU, staff, alumni, students and friends gathered at the Regal Kowloon Hotel to join the Seminar. We were so pleased to have Ir Prof. Ben Young (Vice President (Student Affairs) of PolyU) delivering his welcome speech, Dr Choi Yuk Lin (Under Secretary for Education of Education Bureau, HKSAR) and Mr Wong Kwok Hing (Deputy Commissioner of Correctional Services Department, HKSAR) as our guest speakers. Dr Choi Yuk-lin is a parent of a graduate from Physiotherapy Programme. She is a veteran education practitioner, having worked in the education field for over 30 years. She shared the story of her son’s study at PolyU and being a physiotherapist after graduated. Mr Wong Kwok Hing graduated from the Occupational Therapy (OT) programme and is now Deputy Commissioner of Correctional Services Department, HKSAR. He shared the works doing by Correctional Services Department (CSD) in order to create rehabilitation opportunities for persons in custody and promoting law-abiding and inclusive values through community education. At the end of the 5th Elite Alumni Seminar, Prof. Hector Tsang delivered vote of thanks. Prof. Tsang expressed his warmest appreciation to Dr Choi and Mr Wong for the sharing, and looked forward to the next Elite Alumni Seminar in the coming future.  Please click here for more photos.

PolyU Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Wisconsin-Madison

理大與威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校簽訂合作備忘錄 2019年5月22日，香港理工大學 （理大） 與威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校 （威斯康辛大學）於理大簽訂合作備忘錄（備忘錄）。 備忘錄由理大康復治療科學系與威斯康辛大學教育學院轄下的康復心理學及特殊教育學系所簽訂，目的為在公平及互惠的基礎下，促進雙方於學術及教育上的交流和合作。曾永康教授（理大康復治療科學系—鄺美雲社會心理健康教授, 教授及系主任） 及 Dr Timothy Tansey（威斯康辛大學教育學院康復心理學及特殊教育系—副講座教授及副教授）在超過30位同事和理大國際事務處總監Dr Alison Lloyd的見證下，簽署備忘錄。 期望簽署備忘錄後，理大與威斯康辛大學將會有更多的交流，以及更多的合作研究項目和成果。

黃宇樂博士榮獲SOSORT 2019年度論文獎

黃宇樂博士榮獲SOSORT 2019年度論文獎 理大康復治療科學系助理教授（物理治療）黃宇樂博士領導來自三個不同國家的六個機構的研究人員所組成的研究小組發表題為「青少年特發性脊柱側彎患者的脊柱畸形與肺功能有關嗎？系統評價和薈萃分析」的研究論文，該研究論文於第14屆國際SOSORT 會議上榮獲「SOSORT 2019年度論文獎」。 脊柱側彎矯形和康復治療協會（SOSORT）是一個非盈利組織。 SOSORT的目標是促進脊柱側彎和其他脊柱畸形的最佳管理、早期發現、預防、護理及教育，並鼓勵跨學科團隊的合作，包括科學家、醫療和保健專業人員、患者及其家人。 SOSORT論文獎是由2008年雅典會議開始的傳統，SOSORT論文獎頒發給SOSORT年會中提交的兩份最佳研究論文。