JMC Talk
Opportunities and Challenges for Health Communication

In conversation with Dr. Joseph KY Tsang, infectious disease specialist

Date: September 7, 2021
Time: 4:30pm-5.30pm
Venue: Hong Kong Shue Yan University Research Complex RLG208

Guest: Dr. Joseph KY Tsang

Language: Cantonese
Registration required for non-journalism students to join the live webinar session 
(All journalism students will obtain the webinar link via Moodle)

Dr. Joseph KY Tsang

Dr. Joseph Kay-Yan Tsang received his medical degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 1998. He started his Internal Medicine training in the United Christian Hospital where he greatly participated in the clinical management of SARS victims from the Amoy Garden in 2003. He holds the fellowship in Internal Medicine and obtained specialist qualification in Infectious Disease in 2006.

From 2007-2008, Dr. Tsang had the opportunity to serve in both the Infection Control Branch and Surveillance Epidemiology Branch of the Centre for Health Protection, HKSAR. From 2008-2015, he was simultaneously served as an Associate Consultant in the Department of Medicine and Geriatrics of Princess Margaret Hospital and Hospital Authority Infectious Diseases Centre where it was the designated centre for the clinical management of 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu pandemics and 2013-2014 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and Ebola imported cases.

Dr. Tsang has been practicing as a private infectious disease specialist / HIV physician since 2015. In 2020, he was appointed to be the Co-chairperson, Advisory Committee on Communicable Disease, Hong Kong Medical Association. In 2021, he was elected as the council member of Hong Kong Medical Association.

Enquiries:
Please contact Mr. Joshua BUT 

Organized by:
Department of Journalism and Communication
Hong Kong Shue Yan University

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