Programme -
Scientific Symposium

25 Oct 2026 (Sunday), Ballroom, Level 7, Cordis Hotel

Programme Detail
Time
Topic
Speaker
08:00-08:40
08:00-08:40
BREAKFAST
(CME/CNE/CDE Registration and Exhibition)
08:40-08:45
Opening Remarks
Ting Fan LEUNG
Chairman of Organising Committee
CU Allergy Week 2026
PLENARY LECTURE 1
Chairperson: Ting Fan LEUNG, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Charity Foundation Professor of Paediatrics,
Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
08:45-09:30
Current Management of Pediatric Food Allergy
Amanda L. COX
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Serena and John Liew Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY
USA
PLENARY SESSION 1 – Hot Topics in Skin Allergies
Chairpersons: Ting Fan LEUNG, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Charity Foundation Professor of Paediatrics,
Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and
Christine WAI, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
09:30-09:55
Update on Advanced Therapies for Chronic Urticaria
Ting Fan LEUNG
Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Charity Foundation Professor of Paediatrics
Department of Paediatrics
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
HONG KONG
09:55-10:20
Risk and Protective Factors for Early-onset Eczema: Insights from a Local Birth Cohort
Lin ZHANG
Associate Professor
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
HONG KONG
10:20-10:45
Integrative Western-Chinese Medicine Approach for Childhood Eczema
Ellis Kam Lun HON
School of Medicine, HKU of Science and Technology Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
10:45-11:05
Coffee Break (Exhibition)
PLENARY SESSION 2 – What’s New in Food Allergy?
Chairpersons: Crystal LAM, Associate Consultant, Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital and Gilbert CHUA, Consultant, Allergy Center, Union Hospital
11:05-11:30
Oral Immunotherapy for Fish Allergy
Agnes Sze Yin LEUNG
Assistant Professor
Department of Paediatrics
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
HONG KONG
11:30-11:55
Nanomaterials for Allergy Treatment
Christine Yee Yan WAI
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Paediatrics
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
HONG KONG
11:55-12:20
Basophil Activation Test in Food Allergy Diagnosis
Sindy Kam Yan TANG
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
USA
12:20-13:00
LUNCH
(CME/CNE/CDE Registration and Exhibition)
SPONSORED LECTURE
Chairperson: Pamela LEE, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
13:00-13:30
AAF, EHF, and PHF, Made Ridiculously Easy (sponsored by Danone-Nutricia)
Ellis Kam Lun HON
School of Medicine, HKU of Science and Technology Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
PLENARY LECTURE 2
Chairperson: Christine WAI, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
13:30-14:15
Artificial Intelligence for Allergy and Immunology in Clinical Practice
Christopher CHANG
Chief, Division of Immunology, Allergy and Pediatric Rheumatology
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and Memorial Healthcare System
Hollywood, FL
USA
PLENARY SESSION 3 – Advances in Airway Allergies
Chairperson: Wai Hung CHAN, Associate Consultant, Department of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
14:15-14:40
Wheezing or Asthma? Objective Assessment and Personalised Management in Preschool Children
Ka Ka SIU
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
The University of Hong Kong
HONG KONG
14:40-15:05
Management of Allergic Rhinitis: An ENT Perspective
David Chun Man YEUNG
Clinical Professional Consultant
Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
HONG KONG
15:05-15:25
Coffee Break (Exhibition)
PLENARY SESSION 4 – Hot Topics in Allergy
Chairpersons: Polly HO, Associate Consultant, Department of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
15:25-15:50
Management of Penicillin and Cephalosporin Allergy
Jane Chi Yan WONG
Associate Consultant
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Department of Medicine
Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong
15:50-16:15
Prevention of RSV Infection and Its Impact on Childhood Wheezing Disease
Mike Yat Wah KWAN
Immediate Past President and Executive Board Member, Asian Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (ASPID)
PLENARY LECTURE 3
Chairperson: James Wesley CHENG, Associate Consultant, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, United Christian Hospital
16:15-17:00
Primary Prevention of Atopic Dermatitis
Carsten FLOHR
Chair in Dermatology and Population Health Science
St. John’s Institute of Dermatology King’s College London
United Kingdom
17:00-17:05
Closing Remarks
Christine Yee Yan WAI
Honorary Secretary of Organising Committee
CU Allergy Week 2026

This programme is not final as there may be changes in speakers and their topics.

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