BeHealth 2 Conference 2016

About the conference

BeHealth 2, organized by the Hong Kong Society of Behavioral Health (HKSBH), will be held in Hong Kong on November 13, 2016. This conference aims to bring together academics, health practitioners, and stakeholders in a wide range of fields and disciplines relevant to behavioral health. The Conference will be a good opportunity to discuss important issues in implementation science and life-course perspectives from adolescents to elderly.

As an expert and an important stakeholder in behavioral health, you are cordially invited to join us as we address “Behavioral Interventions: Evidence, Practice, and Life-course Perspectives” as the conference theme. This theme will be approached from many angles through keynotes, invited speakers, a roundtable session, and poster presentations.

Date: November 13, 2016 (9:30am to 5:30pm)

Venue: Yasumoto International Academic Park (YIA) LT5, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin

Themes:

• • Implementation Science: From Evidence to Practice (morning session)

  • Life Course Perspectives and Issues (afternoon session)

  • Round Table Discussion- Mental health promotion - upstream prevention of adolescent suicide (afternoon session)

Speakers:

Keynote speakers

• • Prof. Brian OLDENBURG, University of Melbourne, Australia

  • Dr. Judith MACKAY, Vital Strategies; Asian Consultancy on Tobacco Control, Hong Kong

Invited speakers/panel members:

• • Dr. Qijin CHENG, Hong Kong JC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, HKU, Hong Kong

  • Dr. Yuen-wan CHOI, Breakthrough Ltd.; Youth Global Network Ltd., Hong Kong

  • Prof. Helene FUNG, Department of Psychology, CUHK, Hong Kong

  • Prof. Sylvia KWOK, Department of Applied Social Science, CityU, Hong Kong

  • Prof. Timothy KWOK, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, CUHK, Hong Kong

  • Mr. Chun Hung LAU, Headmaster, Lok Sin Tong Yu Kan Hing Secondary School, Hong Kong

  • Prof. Joseph LAU, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK, Hong Kong

  • Ms. Lilian LAW, Executive Director, Boys and Girls Clubs Assocation, Hong Kong

  • Prof. Steven NGAI, Department of Social Work, CUHK, Hong Kong

  • Prof. Yiu Tung SUEN, Gender Studies Programme, CUHK, Hong Kong

  • Prof. Yun Kwok WING, Department of Psychiatry, CUHK, Hong Kong

  • Prof. Martin WONG, JC Bowel Cancer Education Centre, CUHK, Hong Kong

  • Prof. Stephen WONG, Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, CUHK, Hong Kong

  • Prof. Paul YIP, Hong Kong JC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, HKU, Hong Kong

Registration and fee

Please click to register. Conference registration is required for those who are presenting their poster presentation.

Registration fee