Eleven Research Projects Received Grants

Decision Rule for Pneumonia in Hong Kong (HK$30,000)
Sponsor: Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine Research Fund
Principal investigator: Prof. Man Shin-yan (Accident & Emergency Medicine Academic Unit)

Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Oral Paracetamol and Ibuprofen for Treating Pain after Soft Tissue Limb Injuries: Double-blind, Randomized Controlled Trial (HK$70,000)
Sponsor: Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine Research Fund
Principal investigator: Prof. Colin A. Graham (Accident & Emergency Medicine Academic Unit)

Examinations of Inter-Relationships between Chronic Hepatitis B Viral Infection and Genotypes Pathways on Cardiovascular and Renal Complications in Hong Kong Type 2 Diabetic Patients Using Novel Structural Equation Models ($398,160)
Sponsor: Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases
Principal investigator: Prof. Lee Sik-yum (Department of Statistics)

Characterisation of Sexual Networks of MSM Preceding HIV Infection ($274,518)
Sponsor: AIDS Trust Fund
Principal investigator: Prof. Lee Shui-shan (Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health)

Enhancing the Social Communication Skills of Students with High Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome ($719,300)
Sponsor: Quality Education Fund
Principal investigator: Prof. Lee Yuet-sheung Kathy (Department of Surgery)

Accessing MSM through Social Network—the Application of Respondent-Driven Sampling Method to Compare Characteristics and Service Needs of MSM Who Are and Are Not Venue-Based ($207,878)
Sponsor: AIDS Trust Fund
Principal investigator: Prof. Lau Tak-fai Joseph (Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health)

Cross-Border HIV Related Behaviors among MSM from Hong Kong and the Male Sex Workers Serving Hong Kong MSM Clients ($208,826)
Sponsor: AIDS Trust Fund
Principal investigator: Prof. Lau Tak-fai Joseph (Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health)

Behavioural Surveillance Surveys of the Male Clients of Female Sex Workers (FSW) Population in Hong Kong ($206,500)
Sponsor: AIDS Trust Fund
Principal investigator: Prof. Lau Tak-fai Joseph (Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health)

The Effectiveness of a Structured Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Programme at Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ($100,000)
Sponsor: The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians Research Fellowship 2007
Principal investigator: Prof. Fung Siu-cheung (Department of Community and Family Medicine)

Female Entertainers in Macau: Health Behavior Assessment, Education and Prevention (HK$206,832)
Sponsor: Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Bureau, Macau SAR
Principal investigator: Prof. Choi Yuk-ping Susanne (Department of Sociology) A Study on the Current Practice of Physicians Treating

Hepatitis in Asia Pacific Region (HK$32,000)
Sponsor: Unrestricted Grant from SOL Limited (Hong Kong Branch)
Principal investigator: Prof. Sung Jao-yiu (Department of Medicine and Therapeutics)