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HKU weekly notice (from August 3 to August 9, 2013)

02 Aug 2013

 

Religion and Clinical Practice: The Experience of Two Hong Kong Social Workers in Urban South India
Missionaries in developing countries have always been associated with evangelism and charity. What alternatives do they have when they are at the same time practicing social workers? How do Chinese social workers respond to the needs of individuals and communities in urban South India? What can we learn about ourselves and purpose of life when we get involved in cross-cultural work? This sharing session will highlight the diverse and significant role of two HK-trained social workers in family counseling and oncology social work in Christian settings in a South Indian city. Reflections on integration issues and intervention models will also be discussed.

Date:       Monday August 5, 2013  
Time:       3pm to 4:30pm    
Venue:    Room 1101, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
Speaker:
- Tommy Liang, Honorary Director, Family Research and Training Institute, Urban India Ministries
- Bless Yu, Oncology Counselor, Bangalore Baptist Hospital
Moderator:  Professor Cecilia Chan, Head, Department of Social Work and Social Administration

For enquiries, please contact Mr Alan Tang at alantsl@hku.hk / tel: 3917 1260

HKU Faculty of Dentistry promotes school teacher training in Dental Emergencies
Appropriate emergency action by teachers could help save permanent teeth that are accidentally knocked out at school by falls and collisions. However, very few teachers have the necessary know-how, and Hong Kong has shown a serious lack of relevant teacher-training in the past decade, according to research done by the Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong.

As a first step in remedying the situation, a team of staff and students from the HKU Faculty of Dentistry has been running workshops for primary and secondary school teachers on how to handle dental traumas. The Anglican (Hong Kong) Primary Schools Council and the Hong Kong Council for Educational Administration were external collaborators for this “HKU Student Knowledge Exchange Project”.

Media representatives are invited to a Media Briefing for this HKU Student Knowledge Exchange Project, “Management of Jaw, Face, and Dental Trauma – Educational Campaign for Primary and Secondary School Teachers”

Date:      7 August 2013 (Wednesday)
Time:      11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Venue:   Lecture Theatre 2, G/F, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
Medium: Cantonese

Speakers will include the following: Student Leader Ms Tiffany CL Chan; Project Mentors Dr Mike YY Leung (Clinical Assistant Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), Prof Lim K Cheung (Chair Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), and Prof Gary SP Cheung (Clinical Professor of Endodontics); and a representative of one of the external collaborators, Mr Chang-keung Tse (Chief Administrator of the Anglican (Hong Kong) Primary Schools Council).

Also to be discussed will be two relevant research articles by two of the Project Mentors, which inspired this HKU Student Knowledge Exchange Project.

A study co-authored by Prof Gary SP Cheung in the journal Dental Traumatology in 2001 was the first to highlight the need for local teacher-training on dental trauma.                                                                                

The situation has not improved much in the past decade, according to research co-authored by Prof Lim K Cheung in the October 2012 issue of the Hong Kong Medical Journal.

Even during the Student Knowledge Exchange Project, Ms Tiffany CL Chan noticed that some teachers do not know how to protect a knocked-out tooth or a broken tooth crown. “Some think a knocked-out tooth is useless, but if it is protected well in liquid such as physiological saline or skimmed milk, and if a dentist is consulted straight away, it may be saved,” she says. “Moreover, some teachers are not aware it is not good to wrap the tooth in paper tissue or to touch the root. These actions may wipe off or damage cells and affect reinsertion into the gum.”

Dr Mike YY Leung was very satisfied with the Faculty project, which was funded by the HKU Knowledge Exchange Fund. “Our training course gave the school teachers practical information, and afterwards they felt more prepared to handle dental trauma,” he says. “I am also happy that our dental students can apply what they have learnt to help more people.”

Media contact:
Mr Oi-sing Au, Communications and Development Officer, Knowledge Exchange Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Tel: 2859 0454; E-mail: singau@hku.hk

For more information about the HKU Faculty of Dentistry, please visit http://facdent.hku.hk; Facebook page: www.facebook.com/facdent

Exquisite Craftsmanship: Exhibition of the Japanese Cloisonné Enamels and Embroideries of the Meiji Period from the Collections of the Ise Foundation
The University Museum and Art Gallery will present an exhibition of 56 cloisonné enamels and 16 embroidered textiles from the collections of the Ise Foundation in Tokyo, Japan, starting from 6 July to 1 September 2013. These treasures are executed in sophisticated techniques and exemplary of the high skill and exquisite craftsmanship for which the Meiji Period (1868–1912) is celebrated.

Enamelled objects (shippo) were made on the orders of the Imperial Household or for merchants who supplied local and overseas markets. Japanese manufacturers participated in regularly organized international expositions and World Fairs in Europe and America, where they displayed an array of artistic creativity and technical virtuosity. Among which the Nagoya Cloisonné Company won a first prize at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873.

Like the shippo wares, Japanese embroidered textiles were first produced during the Nara period (710-794) and became known for their technical innovation. They testify to artistic exchanges between Japan and the West in the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries.

Details of the exhibition:
Date: July 6 to September 1, 2013
Venue: University Museum and Art Gallery, HKU
Please visit www.hkumag.hku.hk or call 2241-5500

Opening hours of the Museum:
Monday to Saturday 9:30 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Closed on public holiday
Admission is free. All are welcome.

For media enquiries, please contact Communications and Public Affairs Office:
Assistant Director (Media) Ms Trinni Choy, tel: 2859 2606 email: pychoy@hku.hk, or
Manager (Media) Ms Rhea Leung, tel: 2857 8555 / 9022 7446 email: rhea.leung@hku.hk.