ICGB 2014

Organising Committees and Sub-Committees

Professor Cecilia Chan (Chairperson)
Faculty of Social Sciences and Centre on Behavioral Health
The University of Hong Kong

Professor Li Chong Chan
Centre of Humanities and Medicine
The University of Hong Kong

Dr Wai Ming Chan
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care
Queen Mary Hospital

Dr Amy Chow
Department of Social Work and Social Administration
The University of Hong Kong

Dr Alice Chong
Department of Applied Social Studies
City University of Hong Kong

Professor Samuel Ho
Department of Applied Social Studies
City University of Hong Kong

Professor Ian Holliday
Department of Politics and Public Administration
The University of Hong Kong

Dr Travis Kong
Department of Sociology
The University of Hong Kong

Mrs Helen Mung-Yee Kwok Li
Social Welfare Department

Dr Rosalie Kwong
Center for Personal Growth & Crisis Intervention
Hospital Authority

Professor Cindy Lam
Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care
The University of Hong Kong

Professor Tatia Lee
Department of Psychology
The University of Hong Kong

Ms Man Wai Leung
Hospice Nurses Association

Dr Rico Liu
Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine

Professor Tai Lok Lui
Department of Sociology, The University of Hong Kong

Mrs. Cynthia Luk
St. James’ Settlement

Professor Joyce Ma
Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Professor Esther Mok
School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Dr Cho Nam Ng
Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong

Ven. Sik Hin Hung
Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong

Dr Joey Tang
Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care

Professor Agnes Tiwari
School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong

Dr Janice Tsang
Department of Clinical Oncology
The University of Hong Kong

Dr Kitty Wu
Affiliation: Asian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

Mr Ivan Yiu
Community Service Unit, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals

Dr Amy Chow (Co-chairperson)
Department of Social Work and Social Administration
The University of Hong Kong

Professor Samuel Ho (Co-chairperson)
Department of Applied Social Studies
City University of Hong Kong

Dr Thomas Abraham
Journalism and Media Studies Centre
The University of Hong Kong

Dr Philip Beh
Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong

Dr Carmen Chan
Department of Nursing, City University of Hong Kong

Dr Celia Hoi Yan Chan
Department of Social Work and Social Administration
The University of Hong Kong

Dr Lap Ki Chan
Institute of Medicine and Health Services Education,
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

Dr Wallace Chan
Department of Social Work, City University of Hong Kong

Ms Kurtee Chu
Department of Social Work and Social Administration
The University of Hong Kong

Ms Christine Fang
Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

Dr King Wah Fu
Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong

Dr Georgios T. Halkias
Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong

Mr Andy Ho
Centre on Behavioral Health,  
Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

Ms Brenda Koo
Private Bereavement Counselor

Dr Travis Kong
Department of Sociology, The University of Hong Kong

Dr Rosalie Kwong
Center for Personal Growth & Crisis Intervention, Hospital Authority

Ms Brenda Lau
Social Welfare Department

Dr Frederick Lee
Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong

Dr Helen Liu
Department of Politics and Public Administration
The University of Hong Kong

Dr Raymond Lo
Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Shatin Hospital

Professor Esther Mok
School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Dr David Palmer
Department of Sociology, The University of Hong Kong

Dr Robert Peckham
Department of History, The University of Hong Kong

Dr Uwe Steinhoff
Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong

Ms Agnes Tin
Centre on Behavioral Health,  
Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

Dr Anthony Tong
Department of Psychiatry, United Christian Hospital

Dr Janice Tsang
Department of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong

Dr Doris Tse
Hospital Authority

Dr Chun Yan Tse
Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine

Ven Sik Hin Hung
Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong

Dr Paul Wong
Department of Social Work and Social Administration
The University of Hong Kong

Dr Kitty Wu
Asian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

Dr Dannii Yeung
Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong

Professor Paul Yip
Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong

 

Dr Alice Chong (Co-Chairperson)
Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong

Dr Janice Tsang (Co-Chairperson)
Department of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong

Ms Dorothy Wong (Co-Chairperson)
Administrative Services, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)

Professor Cecilia Chan
Faculty of Social Sciences and Centre on Behavioral Health
The University of Hong Kong

Dr Esther Chow
Department of Applied Social Studies
City University of Hong Kong

Dr Ka Pak Fung
Lazarus Hospice and Ministry Limited

Miss Kimmy Lam
Togetherness

Ms Irene Leung
The Salvation Army

Ms Perina Li
The Salvation Army

Ms Karen Ma
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals

Ms Helina Tsang
Jessie & Thomas Tam Centre
Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care

Mr Ivan Yiu
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals

Dr Nancy Yu
Department of Applied Social Studies
City University of Hong Kong

Dr Georgios Abakoumkin
University of Thessaly, Greece

Professor Michael Ashby
Palliative Care, Southern THO and Royal Hobart Hospital, Australia

Professor Carl Becker
Kokoro Research Center, Japan

Mr John Birrell
Scottish Grief and Bereavement Hub, UK

Dr Chiou Jeng-fong
Taipei Medical University, Taiwan

Professor Harvey Chochinov
Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit, Canada

Dr Kari Dyregrov
Center for Crisis Psychology, Norway

Dr Gilbert Fan
National Cancer Centre, Singapore

Dr Fang Chun Kai
Department of Psychiatry & Suicide Prevention Center, Taiwan

Professor Joyce Yen Feng
Department of Social Work, NTU, Taiwan

Professor Stephen Fleming
York University, Canada

Professor Cynthia Goh
National Cancer Centre & APHN, Singapore

Dr Linge Gowda
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, India

Dr Kathleen R. Gilbert
School of Public Health-Bloomington, USA

Mr Christopher Hall
Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement, Australia

Dr Darcy Harris
King’s University College at Western University, Canada

Professor Margaret Holloway
University of Hull, UK

Dr An Hooghe
University Hospital Leuven, Belgium

Professor Hyun Sook Kim
Korea National University of Transportation, Korea

Professor Lynette B. Joubert
University of Melbourne, Australia

Ms Deborah Kerslake
Cruse Bereavement Care, UK

Dr Kwok Oi Ling Annie
Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine, Hong Kong

Professor Lin Chia Chin
Taipei Medical University, Taiwan

Dr Yvonne Luxford 
Palliative Care Australia, Australia

Dr Ruth Malkinson
Tel-Aviv University, Israel

Dr Carlyn Messner
Education and Training, Cancer Care, USA

Professor Mario Mikulincer
School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Centre, Israel

Dr Robert A. Neimeyer
University of Memphis, USA

Professor Danai Papadatou
University of Athens, Greece

Dr Colin Murray Parkes
St Christopher's Hospice, UK

Dr Lukas Radbruch
University of Bonn, Germany

Dr Jon Reid
ADEC, USA

Dr Jose Carlos Rocha
UnIPSa, Portugal

Professor Simon Shimshon Rubin
International Center for the Study of Loss, Bereavement and Human Resilience
Israel

Dr Ruthmarijke Smeding
Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute, UK

Dr Henk Schut
Utrecht University, Netherlands

Dr Carla Sofka
Siena College, USA

Professor Margaret Stroebe-Harrold
Utrecht University, Netherlands

Dr Birgit Wagner
Medical University Leipzig, Germany

Professor Tony Walter
CDAS, UK

Dr Howard Winokuer
The Winokuer Center for Counseling and Healing, USA

Dr Andrew Young
Radiation Oncology Catholic St. Martin Hospital, Taiwan

Professor Emmanuel Zech
Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium