Calendar 2002–03

166 Part 5• Department Profiles andProgrammes of Studies ortho paedics, tumour an d orthopaedic onco logy, spinal injur y, orthop aedic rehabilitation, foot and ankle,and joint reconstruction surgery. Department of Paediatrics Tel.:2632 2850 Fax.:2636 0020 E-mail: paediatrics@cuhk.edu.hk Website :http://www.pae.cuhk.edu.hk The department provides a 10-week module of theoretical and bedside teaching toYear-4 medical students, which aimsat introducing the basic facts and principles about health and illness in children. Topics covered include care for the newborn; th e inf lu ence o f the p erinatal p eriod on su bsequ en t h ealth , g rowth and develo pmen t; p reventive medicine; the patter n, clinical presentatio n, and management of common childhood diseases. Staff of the department are actively engaged in clinical and epidemiological research in those same areas, which is complemented by basic animal and molecular research. Department of Pharmacology Tel.:2609 6820 Fax.:2603 5139 E-mail: pharmacology@cuhk.edu.hk Website :http://www.pharmacology.cuhk.edu.hk The department teaches the basic mechanisms of action and therapeutic uses of drugs to medical and pharmacy students. Its r esearch activ ities have a strong medicinal chemistry focu s and include the character ization of prostaglandin receptors, their second messenger systems, and the development of selective ligands; mechanisms of the action of anti-asthmatic and anti-emetic drugs; drug action on the heart using patch-clamp techniques; the roles of neuropeptides in inflammation; isolation and testing of active principles from Chinese medicinal herbs; drug metabolism and detection using monoclonal antibody assays. There are on-going projects in collaboration with bioscience departments in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, mainland China, and the UK, and with several pharmacentical companies. School of Pharmacy Tel.:2609 6860 Fax.:2603 5295 E-mail :pharmacy@cuhk.edu.hk Website :http://www.pharmacy.cuhk.edu.hk The only such school in Hong Kong, th e School of Pharmacy offers a degree programme thataims at providing quality, relevant, and comprehensive training in pharmacy and cultivating in students the highest sense of professional ethics so that they can apply the highest standards of professional care when serving the general public. Research activities centre around pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacy practice, and cover topics such as traditional Chinese medicine,