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Seminar on Management of Infectious Diseases in Immunocompromised Hosts


Topic Seminar on Management of Infectious Diseases in Immunocompromised Hosts
Course Type Hybrid mode (Physical & Webinar)
Content

To update knowledge on the Management of Infectious Diseases in Immunocompromised Hosts

Poster

Date 5 February 2026 - 6 February 2026
Venue Lecture Theatre, G/F, Centre for Health Protection, 147C Argyle Street, Kowloon
Organizer Co-organised by Infectious Disease Control Training Centre, Hospital Authority / Infection Control Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health and Chief Infection Control Officer Office, Hospital Authority
Target Group Healthcare professionals in Hospital Authority, Department of Health and private settings
Speakers

Day 1

Session 1  HIV: National and Overseas Perspectives

Time

Topic

Speaker

Video

09:00 - 09:05

Welcome Address

Dr Edmond MA

Consultant-in-charge, Infectious Disease Control Training Centre, Hospital Authority/ Head, Infection Control Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, HKSAR, China

 

09:05 - 09:50

National Free ART Program outcomes and Challenge

Prof Fujie ZHANG

Director of AIDS Clinical and Research Centre, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

 

09:50 - 10:35

The HIV Epidemic in Thailand: Trends, Challenges, and Control Strategies

Prof Opass PUTCHAROEN, M.D.

Director of the Emerging Infectious Diseases Clinical Center at the Thai Red Cross; Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand

 

10:35 - 10:50

Discussion Session

 

 

10:50 - 11:00

Break

 

 

Session 2  HIV and Co-Infections

Time

Topic

Speaker

Video

11:00 - 11:45

Opportunistic infections and complications in advanced HIV

 

Dr Chiaw-Yee CHOY

Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

 

11:45 - 12:30

Living well with HIV

Dr Chiaw-Yee CHOY

Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

 

12:30 - 12:45

Discussion Session

 

 

12:45 - 14:00

Lunch Break

 

 

Session 3  Maternal and Paediatric HIV Infection

Time

Topic

Speaker

Video

14:00 - 14:45

Closing the gaps on prevention of mother-to-child transmission

Prof Diana GIBB

Scientific Programme Leader, MRC Clinical Trials Unit at University College London, UK

 

14:45 - 15:30

Paediatric HIV infection: antiretroviral treatment, management and long-term care

Prof Diana GIBB

Scientific Programme Leader, MRC Clinical Trials Unit at University College London, UK

 

15:30 - 15:45

Discussion Session

 

 

15:45 - 16:00

Break

 

 

Session 4  HIV: Local Perspective

Time

Topic

Speaker

Video

16:00 - 16:30

Local HIV epidemiology, testing, and management challenges

Dr Heather TO

Senior Medical & Health Officer (Special Preventive Programme), Public Health Services Branch, Department of Health, HKSAR, China

 

16:30 - 17:00

PMTCT of HIV: How well are we doing ?

Dr Ruby KWONG

Associate Consultant, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hospital Authority, HKSAR, China

 

17:00 - 17:30

 

TB-HIV co-infection: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management

Dr Daphne LAU

Associate Consultant (Medicine & Geriatrics), Princess Margaret Hospital, Hospital Authority, HKSAR, China

 

17:30 - 17:45

Discussion Session

 

 

 

Day 2

Session 1  Primary Immunodeficiency – Mechanisms and Infection Susceptibility

Time

Topic

Speaker

Video

09:00 - 09:45

Genetic mechanisms underlying susceptibility to infection

Dr Steven M. HOLLAND, M.D. 

Scientific Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, USA

[Via Webinar]

 

09:45 - 10:30

Approach to an adult with recurrent infections

Dr Elaine AU

Head/Consultant, Division of Clinical Immunology, Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hospital Authority, HKSAR, China

 

10:30 - 10:45

Discussion Session

 

 

10:45 - 11:00

Break

 

 

Session 2  Paediatric Primary Immunodeficiency

Time

Topic

Speaker

Video

11:00 - 11:45

How to recognise inborn errors of immunity

Prof Yu-Lung LAU, B.B.S., J.P.

Chair Professor of Paediatrics, Doris Zimmern Professor in Community Child Health, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China

 

11:45 - 12:30

Clinical management of paediatric primary immunodeficiency

Dr Melanie WONG

Allergist, Immunologist and Immunopathologist, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia

 

12:30 - 12:45

Discussion Session

 

 

12:45 - 14:00

Lunch Break

 

 

Session 3  Advanced Management in Primary Immunodeficiency

Time

Topic

Speaker

Video

14:00 - 14:45

Emerging therapies in primary immunodeficiency

Dr Melanie WONG

Allergist, Immunologist and Immunopathologist, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia

 

14:45 - 15:30

Long-term outcomes in primary immunodeficiency

Dr Melanie WONG

Allergist, Immunologist and Immunopathologist, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia

 

15:30 - 15:45

Discussion Session

 

 

15:45 - 16:00

Break

 

 

Session 4  Antimicrobial Resistance and Diagnostic Innovations

Time

Topic

Speaker

Video
16:00 - 16:30

AMR in immunocompromised hosts: Local perspective

Dr Sally WONG

Consultant (Clinical Microbiology and Infection), Department of Pathology, and Infection Control officer, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hospital Authority, HKSAR, China

 

16:30 - 17:15

Metagenomic sequencing and RNA host profiling for diagnosis of infections in immunocompromised hosts

Prof Charles CHIU, M.D.

Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases; Director, UCSF Clinical Microbiology Laboratory; Director, UCSF Lyme Disease Clinical Trials Center; Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator, USA

[Via Webinar]

 

17:15 - 17:30

Discussion Session

 

 

 

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Published at 2026-01-15
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