Keynote Speakers [In alphabetical order of family name]
Prof. Rebecca IVERS is the Head of the School of Population Health at Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Australia. She leads a global research programme focusing on the prevention and management of injury. Her work has a strong focus on equity, implementation, sustainability, and capacity development. She is currently Chair of the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia.
Dr Rob LAWSON is a family doctor in Scotland. He serves as Chairman of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine, President of the European Lifestyle Medicine Council, Vice President of the Mediterranean Lifestyle Medicine Institute and is a member of the Executive Committee of the World LM Organisation. He has led his NHS team to the highest awards for quality (2003-2013) and founded a charity in 1991 providing weekly activity and support in venues around the county of East Lothian for people living with long term conditions including heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, stroke, lung disease and frailty.
Dr PANG Fei Chau is the Commissioner for Primary Healthcare at the Primary Healthcare Commission, Health Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, China. He is a highly experienced health service executive and has been the Head of Human Resources at the Hospital Authority, providing strategic advice and leadership to the human resources function of over 40 public hospitals. He is currently the President of the Hong Kong College of Community Medicine.
Prof. Leiyu SHI is the Director and Co-founder of the Johns Hopkins Primary Care Policy Centre, and a Professor of Health Policy and Health Services Research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA. His research focuses on primary care, health disparities, and vulnerable populations. Thomson Reuters named him as among the top-cited and most influential scientists in the world in a decade in the area of social science general.
Prof. Sabrina WONG is the Science Lead for the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovation Network at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Her research examines the organisation and delivery of health care services within the context of primary health care. She is a recognised leader in research involving patient-reported quality of care.
Prof. Xifeng WU is the Dean of the School of Public Health and Vice President of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. She is also the Director of the National Institute for Data Science in Health and Medicine at Zhejiang University. Her research field is public health and preventive medicine, with a focus on the precise prediction, warning, prevention, management, and treatment of cancer and other major chronic diseases.
Prof. Paul YIP is the Chair Professor of Population Health at the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, and the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Hong Kong. Prof. YIP has received numerous awards and recognitions for his significant contributions to the field of suicide and suicide prevention. He is dedicated to identifying and developing best practices for promoting community well-being. He is currently the Director of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention at the University of Hong Kong.