Academic Staff
Dr Derek YAU
Assistant Professor
PhD (CUHK), MScMed(Pain Mgt) (USYD), PDD(Acup) (HKBU), BScPT (PolyU)
- ST538a
- +852 2766 5396
- derek-kw.yau@polyu.edu.hk
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Dr Derek Yau was trained in physiotherapy at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a registered physiotherapist and clinical exercise physiologist with extensive clinical experience covering various specialities which included orthopaedics, medical, cardiopulmonary, surgical, neurological, paediatric, and hospice care. Throughout his professional career, he worked in various specialties at different settings, ranging from critical care units to community rehabilitation services. He is particularly interested in treating musculoskeletal conditions, utilising exercise therapy, and managing patients suffering from chronic pain.
He then further obtained his MSc in Medicine (Pain Management) from the University of Sydney and PhD in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. During his PhD study, he was awarded several scholarships because of his academic and research excellence. Before joining RS, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and led a few research projects on multimodal prehabilitation interventions for frail patients undergoing major surgery. His research interests include exercise therapy, frailty management, perioperative management and pain management. His aspiration is to develop as a clinician-scientist and as an enlightening tutor of the primers in the future.
Apart from the appointment as the Assistant Professor at the department, he is also appointed as the Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and elected as the Executive committee member of the Hong Kong Physiotherapists’ Union.
Education and Academic Qualifications
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Doctor of Philosophy in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Master of Science in Medicine (Pain Management), The University of Sydney
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Professional Development Diploma in Acupuncture for Physiotherapists, Hong Kong Baptist University
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Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy (First class honours), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Professional Qualifications
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Registered Physiotherapist (Hong Kong Physiotherapists Board)
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ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist (American College of Sports Medicine)
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ACSM Exercise is Medicine® Credential Level 3 (American College of Sports Medicine)
Research Interests
Research Output
- Yau DKW, Griffith JF, Underwood MJ, Joynt GM, Lee A. (2024). Preoperative rectus femoris muscle ultrasound, its relationship with frailty scores, and the ability to predict recovery after cardiac surgery: a prospective cohort study. Perioperative Medicine, 13(1):45. doi: 10.1186/s13741-024-00401-y.
- Cheung HHT, Yau DKW, Chiu LCS, Wong MKH, Yeung SSY, Underwood MJ, Wong RGL, Joynt GM, Lee A. (2023). Effect of prehabilitation-related DIETary protein intake on Quality of Recovery after elective cardiac surgery (DIETQoR) study: protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 13(7):e069528. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069528.
- Wong SSY, Cheung HHT, Ng FF, Yau DKW, Wong MKH, Lau VNM, Leung WW, Mak TWC, Lee A. (2022). Effect of a patient education video and prehabilitation on the quality of preoperative person-centred coordinated care experience: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 12(9):e063583. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063583.
- Yau DKW, Underwood MJ, Joynt GM, Lee A. (2021). Effect of preparative rehabilitation on recovery after cardiac surgery: a systematic review. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 64(2):101391. doi: 10.1016/j.rehab.2020.03.014.
- Lee A, Yau DKW, Ng FF, Underwood MJ, Joynt GM. (2021). Relative survival in adults with new delirium, cerebrovascular events or both after cardiac surgery: a prospective cohort study. European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 38(5):558-60. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001241.
- Yau DKW, Wong MKH, Wong WT, Gin T, Underwood MJ, Joynt GM, Lee A. (2019). PREhabilitation for improving QUality of recovery after ELective cardiac surgery (PREQUEL) study: protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 9(5):e027974. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027974.
(For details about citations arising from my publications and links to online versions of some of the publications, refer to: https://publons.com/researcher/1496958)
- Yau DKW, Underwood M, Joynt G, Lee A. (2023). What are the major determinants for frailty level in patients awaiting cardiac surgery?. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 51(Suppl 3), 8-9.
**Selected as one of the Prize Abstracts**
- Yau KWD, Underwood M, Joynt G, Lee A. (2021). Exercise prehabilitation (PREQUEL) for patients undergoing cardiac surgery: preliminary results. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 133(Suppl 2), 1485-6.
- Yau KW, Underwood MJ, Joynt GM, Lee A. (2020). Determinants of exercise intensity achieved during exercise prehabilitation program for patients awaiting cardiac surgery. Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology, 28(2), 96.
- Yau DKW, Underwood MJ, Joynt GM, Lee A. (2020). What demographic factors influence participation in a randomised controlled trial on prehabilitation for cardiac surgery?. Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology, 28(1), 19.
- Lee A, Yau D, Ng F, Underwood M, Joynt G. (2020). Relative durvival in adults with new delirium, cerebrovascular events or both after cardiac surgery. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 48(Suppl 1), 23.
- Yau DKW, Underwood MJ, Joynt GM, Lee A. (2020). Preoperative exercise program for patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a systematic review. Journal of International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 3(Suppl 2), 1086.
