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Chinese Canadian Medical Society (Ontario) Federation of Chinese American & Chinese Canadian Medical Societies 14th Conference on Health Care of the Chinese in North America Conference Proceedings Emerging Health Issues Among North American Chinese September 27-28, 2008 89 Chestnut St. Toronto, Ontario, Canada 14th Conference on Health Care of the Chinese in North America Emerging Health Issues Among North American Chinese Conference Proceedings Hosted by Chinese Canadian Medical Society (Ontario) September 27 - 28, 2008 89 Chestnut Conference Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada Accreditation This program meets the accreditation criteria of The College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been accredited for up to 12.5 Mainpro-M1 credits. This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, approved by the University of Toronto for 12.5 credits. The Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, designates this educational activity for a maximum of 12.5 Category 1 credits toward The American Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award. The Sunday Satellite Symposium is an additional 1-hour accredited educational event, as a regular CCMS (Ontario) CME. 14th Conference on Health Care of the Chinese in North America 1 STEERING COMMITTEE Conference Chair: Dr. Kenneth Fung Scientific Committee Chair: Dr. Rose Kung & Dr. Yvonne Yau Dr. Pak-Cheung Chan Dr. Peter Chang Dr. Alice Cheng Dr. Michael Cheng Dr. Ming-Tat Cheung Dr. John Chiu Ms. Yvonne Chiu Dr. Chi-Ming Chow Dr. Joseph Chu Dr. Michael Ho Dr. Nancy Ho Ms. Susan Hu Dr. David Lam Dr. Hank Lee Dr. Vansen Lee Dr. Eric Leong Mrs. Ellen Mak-Tam Dr. Gordon Moe Dr. Ken Ng Dr. Ying Seid Mr. Elliot Tse Dr. Amy Wong Dr. Cynthia Wong Mr. Tony Wong Dr. Dennis Woo Mrs. Betty Wu-Lawrence Ms. Helen Zhong 14th Conference on Health Care of the Chinese in North America 2 FACULTY Dr. David Bonovich Dr. Peter Chang San Francisco General Hospital, University of California Hong Fook Mental Health Foundation Dr. Alice Cheng Dr. Michael Cheng Credit Valley Hospital, University of Toronto Mon Sheong Long Term Care Facility Dr. Chi-Ming Chow Dr. Joseph Chu St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto University Health Network, William Osler Health Centre, University of Toronto Dr. Carlo De Angelis Dr. Qingping Feng Odette Cancer Centre, University of Toronto University of Western Ontario Dr. Sun-Hoo Foo Dr. Kenneth Fung NYU Medical Center, New York University University Health Network, University of Toronto Dr. Vinti Goel Dr. Jenny Heathcote Senior Scientist, CV Technologies Inc. University Health Network, University of Toronto Dr. Fred Hui Dr. Rose Kung University of Toronto Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto Dr. Raymond Lam Dr. David Lau UBC Hospital, University of British Columbia Foothills Medical Centre, University of Alberta Dr. James Liao Dr. Edward Lin Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Rouge Valley Health System - Centenary Dr. Peter Lin Dr. Barbara Liu Canadian Heart Research Centre Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto Dr. Peter Liu Dr. Anna Lok University Health Network, University of Toronto A. Alfred Taubman Health Care Ctr, University of Michigan Ms. Susan Maddock Dr. Gordon Moe Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto Dr. Frank J. Molnar Dr. Mark Rapoport The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto Dr. Lap Chee Tsui Dr. Yee C. Ung Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Hong Kong Odette Cancer Centre, University of Toronto Dr. Tao Wang Dr. Candice Wong Scadding Court Community Health Centre Institute for Health and Aging, University of California Dr. David K.H. Wong Dr. Shun Wong University Health Network, University of Toronto Odette Cancer Centre, University of Toronto Mrs. Betty Wu-Lawrence Dr. Yvonne Yau Chinese Canadian Nursing Association Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto Dr. Albert Yeung Dr. Linqi Zhang Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Chinese Academy of Med Sciences, Peking Union Med School, Tsinghua University 14th Conference on Health Care of the Chinese in North America 3 About the Conference Conference History This conference was founded in 1982 by the Chinese Hospital Medical Staff in San Francisco. The conference brought together a number of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian medical societies, as well as many North American and international physicians interested in health problems of the Chinese in North America. During this time, the Federation of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian Medical Societies (FCMS) was established to oversee the continuing development of the Conference on a biennial basis. Conference Objectives 1. For physicians, basic scientists and other health professionals to meet and discuss common and related health problems of the Chinese in North America. 2. To establish a database of the incidence of disease patterns among the Chinese in North America. 3. To establish comparative data on health problems of Chinese in North America related to cultural assimilation. 4. To encourage clinical and/or basic research in health problems affecting the Chinese in North America. 5. To publish proceedings of the Conference as a means of expanding access to resources on these health problems. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS Association of Chinese American Physicians (New York) Association of Chinese Community Physicians (San Francisco) Chinese American Medical Association of Southern California Chinese American Medical Society (New York) Chinese American Physicians Society, East Bay (Oakland) Chinese Community Health Care Association (San Francisco) Chinese Hospital Medical Staff (San Francisco) Philippine Chinese American Medical Association (New York) 14th Conference on Health Care of the Chinese in North America 4 Outstanding Achievement Awards The Outstanding Achievement Award is presented by the Federation of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian Medical Society to persons who have contributed extraordinarily to the growth and ongoing success of the International Conference on Health Problems Related to the Chinese in North America. Previous recipients of the Outstanding Achievement Award have been: Kenneth D. Chan, M.D., San Francisco Huo Chen, M.D., Los Angeles Lillian Chen, M.D., New York City David T. W. Chiu, M.D., New York City John H. C. Chiu, M.D., North York, Ontario Edward Chow, M.D., San Francisco Gordon L. Fung, M.D., San Francisco Gregory Fung, M.D., San Francisco Harry Lee, M.D. San Francisco Stuart Quan, M.D., New York City Collin P. Quock, M.D., San Francisco Hsueh-hwa Wang, M.D., New York City 14th Conference on Health Care of the Chinese in North America 5 14th Conference on Health Care of the Chinese in North America “Emerging Health Issues Among North American Chinese” September 27-28, 2008 Toronto, Canada Conference Chairperson Dr. Kenneth Fung September 27, 2008 Scientific Program Chairs Dr. Rose Kung Dr. Yvonne Yau Dear Colleagues and Honored Guests: Steering Committee th Dr. Pak-Cheung Chan It is our greatest honor to welcome you to the 14 Conference on Health Care of the Dr. Peter Chang Chinese in North America. Dr. Alice Cheng Dr. Michael Cheng Dr. Ming-Tat Cheung We, the Chinese Canadian Medical Society (Ontario), are most pleased to be the host Dr. John Chiu Mrs. Yvonne Chiu of this distinguished, biennial international conference for the Federation of Chinese Dr. Chi-Ming Chow American and Chinese Canadian Medical Societies (FCMS). Started over a quarter of Dr. Joseph Y. Chu a century ago, the conference embodies a pioneering vision that is still very much Dr. Michael Ho Dr. Nancy Ho relevant today - to advance the quality of health care for the Chinese in North Ms. Susan Hu America. Dr. David Lam Dr. Hank Lee Dr. Vansen Lee For this conference, we have chosen the theme “Emerging Health Issues Among North Dr. Eric Leong Mrs. Ellen Mak-Tam American Chinese.” With a special focus on metabolic syndrome, we have also Dr. Gordon Moe included a broad spectrum of current hot topics in other fields, such as hepatitis, HIV, Dr. Ken Ng psychiatric disorders, cancer, geriatric medicine, and complementary medicine. We Dr. Ying Seid Mr. Elliot Tse are grateful to our illustrious faculty, all outstanding giants in their own fields of Dr. Amy Wong expertise, who will share with us the latest innovations in clinical practice and Dr. Cynthia Wong Mr. Tony Wong research. Most importantly, we anticipate that your active participation will enrich Dr. Dennis Woo this conference immensely and collectively advance our ability to provide care for our Mrs. Betty Wu-Lawrence patients. We are also pleased to bring you additional scientific programming on organ Ms. Helen Zhong transplant, in collaboration with our partner, the Federation of Chinese Canadian Chinese Canadian Medical Society (Ontario) Professionals (Ontario). Toronto, Ontario Association of Chinese As many of us are privileged to be bicultural health care providers, we have a unique American Physicians capacity to provide linguistically concordant and culturally competent care to our Brooklyn, New York Chinese patients. The FCMS conference further focuses our attention on the unique Association of Chinese Community Physicians health care needs of our patients. Ultimately, discoveries and understanding