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
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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
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12:20pm – 12:30pm | Closing Session
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12:30pm – 1:00pm | Lunch |