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7 March 2026 (Saturday)
Venue: Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, PolyU 

Time

Programme

8:30am – 9:00am

Registration

 

9:00am – 9:10am

Opening Speech by Prof. David SHUM
Dean of Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

 

9:10am – 9:20am

Opening Speech by Prof. Janelle YORKE
Director, FHSS Clinical Trials Unit; and Head of School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

 

9:20am – 10:00am

Keynote Presentation 1
Involving Patients and Communities in Research: Establishing the Conditions for Impact

Dr Kristin LIABO
Associate Professor
Department of Health and Community Sciences
University of Exeter, United Kingdom

10:00am – 10:40am

Keynote Presentation 2
Patients as Research Partners: Lessons from the Australian Experience

Dr Georgia TOBIANO
Senior Research Fellow
Griffith University, Australia

10:40am – 11:00am

Q&A Session

Dr Kristin LIABO 
Dr Georgia TOBIANO

11:00am – 11:20am

Tea Break

11:20am – 11:35am

Experience Sharing 1
Science belongs to everyone - a case of a citizen’s science panel, University of Turku

Dr Tella LANTTA
Associate Professor
Department of Nursing Science
University of Turku, Finland

11:35am – 11:50am

Experience Sharing 2
PPIE experience in Hong Kong and the GBA

Prof. Yan LI
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR

11:50am – 12:20pm

Panel Discussion

Moderator:
Prof. Janelle YORKE (Director, FHSS Clinical Trials Unit; and Head of School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

Panelist:

  • Dr Kristin LIABO (Keynote Speaker)
  • Dr Georgia TOBIANO (Keynote Speaker)
  • Patient Representatives

12:20pm – 12:30pm

Closing Session

12:30pm – 1:00pm

Lunch