29/03/2012

Prof. Lau Yun-wong James (1st left), Professor of Surgery and Head, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery; Prof. Chan Ka-leung Francis (2nd left), Head, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, and Director, Institute of Digestive Disease; Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung (2nd right), Vice-Chancellor and Mok Hing Yiu Professor of Medicine; Prof. Chiu Wai-yan Philip (1st right), Professor, Division of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, receive their award certificates from Mr. Li Lu (middle).

Prof. Francis Chan - Second-Class award of the 2011 Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award (Science and Technology)

Award Presentation Ceremony of MOE Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards 2011
Second-class award in technology advancement

Prof. Chan Ka-leung Francis, Head, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, and Director, Institute of Digestive Disease; Prof. Lau Yun-wong James, Professor of Surgery and Head, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery; Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, Vice-Chancellor and Mok Hing Yiu Professor of Medicine; Prof. Chiu Wai-yan Philip, Professor, Division of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery

About the Project: Innovations and Technological Advancement in Preventing Peptic Ulcer Bleeding

After a decade of clinical research, the Institute of Digestive Disease at CUHK has revolutionized the management of bleeding peptic ulcers and changed clinical practice worldwide. Innovative treatment solutions include: the use of profound acid suppression with high dose proton pump inhibitors after endoscopic therapy; novel endoscopic treatment for hemostasis of bleeding ulcers as well as trans-arterial embolization to prevent peptic ulcer re-bleeding among high risk patients; and new strategies for preventing re-bleeding among NSAID and aspirin users. These groundbreaking solutions have become new international standards of treatment for bleeding peptic ulcers and the research results were published widely in a number of high impact journals, including New England Journal of Medicineand Lancet, and cited over 1,700 times.

[Original source: Press Release on 29 March 2012, CUHK Communication and Public Relations Office Website http://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press_detail.php?id=1281]