The 10th Conference on Health Care of the Chinese in North America
| Host: | Association of Chinese Community Physicians, San Francisco Chinese American Physicians Society, East Bay, Oakland Chinese Community Health Care Association, San Francisco Chinese Hospital Association, San Francisco Chinese Hospital Medical Staff, San Francisco |
| Date: | June 30 – July 1, 2000 (Friday/Saturday) |
| Location: | San Francisco, CA |
| Conference Committee: | Gregory Fung, MD (Chairman), David Der, MD, and Edward Y.C. Chan, MD |
| Administrative Committee: | George Ma, MD (Chair), Huo Chen, MD, T.G. Chow, MD, and Hin-Chiu Hung, MD |
Morning Session 1
- Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) – Hong Kong Experience
Margaret FC Chan, MD, JP (Hong Kong)
Director of Health, Department of Health, Hong Kong - Traditional Chinese Medicine – Basic Concepts, Clinical Applications and Scientific Basis
Ka Kit Hui, MD, FACP (Los Angeles)
Director, Center for East-West Medicine & Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, School of Medicine
Abstract Session I – Breast Cancer/PAP Smear Screening
- Can Women Get Pregnant After Being Treated for Breast Cancer?
Pearl W. Yee, MD, FACOG,(San Francisco) - Should Women Take Estrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT) After Breast Cancer?
Pearl W. Yee, MD, FACOG,(San Francisco) - Breast Cancer Screening Among Chinese-American Women
Shin-Ping Tu, MD, MPH, Gregory Hislop, MD, MSc, Y Yasui, PhD, A Kuniyuki, MS, JC Jackson, MD, MPH, MA, V Taylor, MD, MPH (Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC) - Clinical Experience with TC-99M Sestamibi Breast Scan in the Detection of Malignant Breast Lesions
Tsui-Chun Kathy Yip, MD, Tak Lau, MD (Toronoto, Ontario) - Cancer Control Intervention with PAP Screening in North American Chinese Women: The Vancouver Experience
TG Hislop, VM Taylor, C Jackson, SP Tu, CZ Teh, A Lai, Y Yasui, A Kuniyuki (Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC)
Abstract Session II – Neurology/Psycho-Social
- Clinical Characteristics of Stroke Among Chinese Patients
Sunhoo Foo, MD, Jing Fang, MD, Jiann-Shing Jeng, MD, Ping-Keung Yip, MD, Michael H. Alderman, MD, (New York and Taiwan) - Domestic Violence Education: Creating an Innovative Community-Based Model
May Tam, (San Francisco) - Depression Among Chinese-Speaking Patients in Primary Care
Elaine SK Choi, MD, YM Cecilia Wan, MEd, MS, LK George Hsu, MD, David Alder, MD (Boston) - Integration of East-West Medicine for Pain Management in Frail Elderly
Fusheng Wang, MD, Catherine Eng, MD (San Francisco) - Epidemiology of Cerebrovascular Disease Among Chinese-Canadians: A Ten Years Retrospective Study
Joseph Y. Chu, MD, FRCPC, FACP, Arthur Chung, Jason K. Chu (Toronto, Canada) - Domestic Violence in Asians – Perception is Not Always Reality
Edmund Tsoi, MD, Kevin Man, MD, May Tam, John Umekubo, MD (San Francisco)
Abstract Session III – Healthy Heart/Cancer Support
- Heart Disease Self Management and Exercise Program in Chinese
Lei-Chun Fung, MPH, MSW, Jennie Woo, PHN, MPH (San Francisco) - A Healthy Eating Campaign in the San Francisco Chinese Community
Catherine Wong, RD, MPH, Grace Lam, BS (San Francisco) - The Healthy and Delicious Diet
Catherine Wong, RD, MPH, Martin Yan, MS (San Francisco) - Chinese Women’s Cancer Support Group Quilt: To Nuture Self Is To Create New Life
Lei-Chun Fung, MPH, MSW, Jennie Woo, PHN, MPH (San Francisco) - Cancer Attitude Survey Among Chinese in San Francisco
Angela Sun, MPH, Evaon C. Wong-Kim, PhD, LCSW (San Francisco and Hawaii)
Abstract Session IV – Ophthalmology
- Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy Following Cataract Extraction in Chinese Patients
L. Eric Leung, MD, Everett Ai, MD (San Francisco) - Incidence of Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Eye Examinations and Risk Factors for Diabetic Retinopathy in a Population of Chinese-American HMO Enrollees
Loh-Shan B. Leung, AB, Edward Chow, MD, L. Eric Leung, MD (San Francisco) - Latest Advances in Ophthalmology and Issues Primarily Related to the Chinese
Wayne Fung, MD (San Francisco)
Abstract Session V – General Medicine
- The Petite Asian Woman: Is Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Safe?
Alexander G. Yap, MD, Richard E. Shaw, PhD (San Francisco) - Prospective Multicenter Trial of Transurethral Needle Ablation (TUNA) of the Prostate Using Minimal Anesthesia
Raymond Fay, MD, Steve Kaplan, MD, Barry Stein, MD, Muta Issa, MD, Ralph Benson, MD (San Francisco, New York, Providence, Atlanta, and Nashville) - Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsies (FNAB) of the Thyroid in Chinese Patients
Lisa Tai, MD, Kin-kee Pun, MD, Daniel Sudilovsky, MD (San Francisco) - Comparison of Normal Ranges for Pulse Dynamic Hemodynamic Parameters Between US and Chinese Population
Chee Shawn Shieh, MD, JJ Tsai, BS, AS Ng, BS, BL Tang, BS, TJ Brinton, MD, SS Chio, PhD (San Diego) - Unusual Radiographic Manifestations of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Fred B. Hom, MD, Kenneth D. Chan, MD, Gifford S. Leoung, MD (San Francisco)
Panel 1 – Incorporating TCM Into Practice
- Challenges to Mainstreaming Traditional Chinese Medicine for the 21st Century
Alex Feng, PhD, OMD, Lac, Chief Acupuncturist, Sunset Health Services
Panel 2 – Cultural Competency in Caring for Chinese/Asian Patients
- What is Cultural Competency: A National Mantra
Edward Chow, MD, Executive Director, Chinese Community Health Care Association & Medical Director, Chinese Community Health Plan
Panel 3 – Spectrum of Rheumatologic Diseases in the Chinese Population
- Survey of the Prevalence and Treatment of Rheumatological Diseases in 300 Chinese Patients
Michael Chan, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine (San Francisco) - Chiropractic Approach to Back Pain and Arthritis
Kenneth So, DC, Chiropractor, Latch & So Chiropractic Offices (San Francisco) - Merging Eastern and Western Physical Therapy Treatment Techniques in the Management of Patients with Arthritis
Dorothy Chung, RPT, Physical Therapist, Chinatown Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation (San Francisco)
Panel 4 – Alzheimer’s Disease and the Chinese Population
- Alzheimer’s Disease: Overview
Donna L. Masterman, MD, Associate Professor and Director, University of California Los Angeles Alzheimer’s Disease Center Clinical Drug Trials Program (Los Angeles) - Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia in Chinese Patients
Tiffany T. Chow, MD, Director, University of California Los Angeles Frontotemporal Dementia Clinic, Reed Neurological Research Center (Los Angeles) - Community Resources
Mariann DiMinno, RN, MA, Clinical Nurse IV & Research Coordinator, Parkinson’s Disease Clinic and Research Center, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco (San Francisco)
Panel 5 – Chinese Children with Disabilities
- Working with Chinese Children with Disabilities: Overview
Peter Ng, MD, Pediatrician, Chinatown Public Health Center (San Francisco) - Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Shirley Chu, LCSW, Psychiatric Social Workers, Chinatown Child Development Center (San Francisco) - Autistic Children: A Parent’s Perspective
Anna Wang, Parent Coordinator, Friends of Children with Special Needs (San Francisco) - Working with Chinese Families with Disabled Children – The Asian Community Mental Health Services Experience
Ricky Kot, MSW, Director, Developmental Disability Services, Asian Community Mental Health Services (Oakland) - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Syndrome: The Chinatown Child Development Center Experience
Christina KM Liu, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Chinatown Child Development Center, Gordon Juan, MD, Medical Director & Senior Physician Specialist, Chinatown Child Development Center (San Francisco) - Chinese Parent Disability Support Groups
Joyce Chang, Chairperson, Association for Chinese Families of the Disabled - Computer Project for Children with Disabilities
Nancy Lim-Yee, MA, MSW, Mental Health Therapist, Chinatown Child Development Center
Afternoon Session 1 – Treating Patients in an Integrated CAMS Clinic Setting: The Northern California Experience
- Bridging Conventional & Complementary Medicine: The Experience at California Pacific Medical Center
William B. Stewart, MD, Medical Director, Institute for Health and Healing, California Pacific Medical Center (San Francisco) - True Integration: Having All the Pieces
Kenneth Barnes, MD, Medical Director, Integrative Center for Culture & Healing, St. Luke’s Hospital, San Francisco (San Francisco)
Chinese Hospital Annual Award Lecture
- Integrating the Best of Chinese and Western Medicine – A New Paradigm for Health Promotion and Patient Care
Ka Kit Hui, MD, FACP, Director, Center for East-West Medicine & Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, School of Medicine (Los Angeles)
Morning Session 2
- The Role of Culture and Tradition in the Care of the Chinese OB Patient
M. Ming Quan, MD, Instructor, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, University of San Francisco, School of Medicine
Panel 6 – Women’s Health Issues
- Herbal Therapy for Women
Victoria Rand, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco (San Francisco)
Panel 7 – Erectile Dysfunction and Prostatism
Panel 8 – Pediatric Issues in Chinese Patients
- Hepatitis B – Recent Advances Tuberculosis – Treatment and Prevention
Catherine U. Kyong-Ponce, MD, Consultant in Pediatric Infectious Disease, California Pacific Medical Center (San Francisco)
Panel 9 – Ocular Diseases in Chinese Patients
- Laser Vision Correction for Myopia in Patients of Chinese Descent
David G. Hwang, MD, FACS, Professor & Vice-Chief, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco Co-Director, UCSF Vision Correction Center (San Francisco) - Retina Disease Among Asians: Is There A Difference?
Everett Ai, MD, Chief of Retina Services, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco (San Francisco) - The Challenge of Mature Cataracts in the Third World
David F. Chang, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco (San Francisco)
Panel 10 – Psychosocial Issues in the Chinese Population
- Domestic Violence in Asian & Pacific Islander (API) Communities
Sue Chan, MD, Medical Director, Asian Health Services, Oakland (Oakland)
Panel 11 – Nursing Care of the Chinese Patient
- Intensive Caring: Use of TCM in Health Care Settings
Bett Martinez, MEd, Executive Director, The Possible Society of California Principal, The Wellbeing Group (San Francisco) - Home Health Care Issues
Nancy Chang, RN, Director, Clinical Services, Asian Network (San Francisco)