Summit on Child Health and the Environment 2014

Presentations at the Summit
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11 Oct 2014 (Day 1)

Keynote Lecture (1) 1. Children's Unique Vulnerability to Environmental Hazards   Prof. Ruth A. ETZEL         Seminar 1: Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Conjunction with Environmental Hazards 1. Exposure to Environmental Pollutants during Pregnancy and Newborn Development in Shanghai   Prof. Jun Jim ZHANG 2. Prenatal Environmental Exposure and Neurodevelopment of Infants   Prof. Pau Chung CHEN 3. Effects of Heavy Metal Exposure on Neurodevelopment of Infants   Prof. Simon H.S. LAM         Lunch Symposium (I) Sanofi 1. Japanese Encephalitis and Prevention in Asia: the Unmet Needs   Dr. Li-Min HUANG         Lunch Symposium (II) Friesland 1. Long Term Health Consequences of Early Nutrition*   Dr. Frits A.J. MUSKIET         Symposium 1 Tobacco and Impact of Second-hand Smoke on Children's Health 1. Children's Health: The Impact of Tobacco Smoking, Second and Third Hand Smoke   Prof. Judith MACKAY 2. Tobacco Campaign in Hong Kong   Prof. Sophia S.C. CHAN 3. Territory-wide Study on Smoking Exposure in Adolescents and Children   Dr. Daniel S.Y. HO 4. Epigenetics and Health Risks with Tobacco Exposure*   Dr. Brian H.Y. CHUNG 5. Hong Kong Legislation on Tobacco Control   Dr. Patrick C.S. LO         Symposium 2 Air pollution & Respiratory Disease 1. Global Scene of Air Pollution   Prof. Ruth A. ETZEL 2. Phthalate and Organophosphate Triesters In House Dust and their Associations with Asthma and Allergies   Dr. Reiko KISHI 3. Air Pollution and Respiratory Health: Local Studies and Implications for Prevention   Prof. Tze Wai WONG 4. Pneumococcal Disease and Prevention in Hong Kong   Prof. Margaret IP 5. Epidemiology of Respiratory Diseases for Children in Hong Kong*   Dr. So Lun LEE

12 Oct 2014 (Day 2)

Birth Cohort and Environmental Health in Asia 1. Introduction of the BiCCA (Birth Cohort Consortium of Asia)   Prof. Ruth A. ETZEL 2. The Shanghai Birth Cohort   Prof. Jun Jim ZHANG 3. Taiwan Birth Panel Study on Children's Environmental Health / Birth Cohort Consortium of Asia   Prof. Pau Chung CHEN 4. Twelve Years of Progress in the Hokkaido Birth Cohort Study on Environment and Children's Health: Focused on Dioxins and PFCs   Prof. Reiko KISHI 5. Birth Cohort and Environmental Health in Hong Kong   Dr. Mary SCHOOLING         Lunch Symposium (III) GSK 1. A New Chapter on Cervical Cancer Prevention*   Dr. Ting Fan LEUNG         Lunch Symposium (IV) Danone 1. Perinatal Nutrition on Intestinal Immune System Modulation: Does This Predict Future Health?*   Prof. Mimi TANG         Keynote Lecture (2) 1. Environmental Health Indicators for Children   Prof. Zongyi DING         Symposium 3 Food Safety and Healthy Eating 1. Food Safety for Children in Hong Kong   Dr. Samuel T.K. YEUNG 2. Food Safety, Food Authentication, and Children's Health   Prof. Hoi Shan KWAN 3. Healthy Eating for Children in the 21st Century   Prof. Zongyi DING 4. Promotion of Breastfeeding - Practical Measures and Environmental Hazards*   Dr. Xihong LIU         Symposium 4 Environmental Pollutants and Child Health 1. Sources, Fates, Effects and Health Risk Assessments of Major Food Contaminants (DDT, PBDE and Hg), With Emphasis on Pearl River Delta   Prof. Ming Hung WONG 2. Health Effects of Electronic Media for Children in Hong Kong   Dr. Thomas W.H. CHUNG 3. Urban Forms in Hong Kong and Their Acoustical Environment   Mr. Maurice YEUNG 4. Public Concern for Excessive External Lighting*   Dr. Albert W.L. CHAU

13 Oct 2014 (Day 3)

Keynote Lecture (3) 1. Role of Paediatricians and Child Health Professionals to Ensure Healthy Environment for Children   Dr. Chok Wan CHAN         Seminar 2: Environmental Health Advocacy 1. WHO and Global Initiatives on Environmental Health Advocacy   Prof. Ruth A. ETZEL 2. Children's Rights and Equal Opportunities   Dr. York Y.N. CHOW 3. Environmental Protection and Public Health in Hong Kong   Ms. Christine K.W. LOH         Lunch Symposium (V) The "Nurturing Environment" for Children 1. Family Environment   Prof. Daniel T.L. SHEK 2. The Family and the School   Prof. Cynthia LEUNG 3. Healthy School Environment   Prof. Albert LEE 4. Play & Play Environments - an Integral Part of Happy and Healthy Childhood   Ms. Kathy K.H. WONG 5. Peer Environment*   Kids Dream         Seminar 3: Environmental Health Initiatives 1. Exposure to Air Pollution and the Impact to Health   Prof. Peter BRIMBLECOMBE 2. Water Quality and Control of Water Pollution in Hong Kong   Prof. Kin Chung HO

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