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Professor Wan, Yuk Fai Eric 尹旭輝

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Assistant Professor

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Professor Wan, Yuk Fai Eric 尹旭輝

Title:
Assistant Professor

Short Biography:

Dr. Eric Wan is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, and the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy of The University of Hong Kong. He obtained his degree of B.Sc. in Computing Mathematics with First Class Honour from the City University of Hong Kong and M.Sc. in Statistics with Distinction from the University of Nottingham in UK. Following the completion of his Ph.D. in family medicine and medical statistics from the University of Hong Kong, he worked as a medical statistician in the University of Oxford. He was also a Chartered Statistician (CStat) from the Royal Statistical Society, a Professional Statistician (PStat®) from the American Statistical Association, and a Chartered Scientist (CSci) from the Science Council (UK).

Eric is an experienced epidemiologist and medical statistician in health and health service research, and published several papers in international journals. Currently, he is continuing to pursue his interest in medication safety, pharmacoepidemiology, epidemiology, public health and health intervention/service using big data cohort.

Professional Qualifications
YearAwarding InstitutionQualification
The University of Hong KongPhD
The University of NottinghamM.Sc. in Statistics
The City University of Hong KongB.Sc. in Computing Mathematics
The Royal Statistical SocietyCStat
The American Statistical AssociationPStat®
The Science Council of UKCSci
Honours, Awards & Prizes
AwardeesAward DateHonours / Awards / PrizesCategory
2017-11-01Best Poster Award: WONCA
Research Achievement
DONG, Weinan
TANG, Ho Man
Bedford, LE
2022-03-01The HKCFP Best Research Award 2021. Project title ' Non‐laboratory‐based Risk Assessment Model for Case Detection of Diabetes Mellitus and Pre‐diabetes in Primary Care '.: Journal of Diabetes Investigation
ISSN: 2040-1116 ; eISSN: 2040-1124
Research Achievement
Wang, Y
Chung, PPW
Fung, WT
2020-06-01HKCFP Best Research Award 2019 for the paper " Relative importance, healthy life-year lost and population attributable risk of modifiable risk factors on cardiovascular disease in a 10-year Diabetes Cohort.: Hong Kong College of Family Physicians (HKCFP)
Research Achievement
Chan, KS
Wang, Y
Fung, WT
2020-09-01Best Research Paper Award for "Is chronic kidney disease equally important as cardiovascular disease in 3 million adults? A 10-year retrospective cohort study.": Hong Kong Primary Care Conference 2020
Research Achievement
Tang, HM
2019-06-01Best Poster Presentation Award 1st Prize for "Impact of lifestyle on Allostatic Load of the Hong Kong Population": 7th Asia Pacific Primary Care Research Conference
Research Achievement
Chan, KH
Jiao, F
Chan, KC
2019-08-01Outstanding Research Output Award for "5-year effectiveness of the multi-disciplinary Risk Assessment and Management Programme for primary care patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (RAMP-DM) on DM-related complications and health service utilization - A population-based and propensity-matched cohort study": LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU
Research Achievement
2017-12-01HKCFP Award for Best Research 2016: Hong Kong College of Family Physicians (HKCFP)
Research Achievement
Chan, KH
Jiao, F
2018-10-01Distinguished Research Making Family Medicine Shine Award and Best Contribution to Family Medicine Award, for paper: “E.Y.F. Wan, C.S.C. Fung, F.F. Jiao, E.Y.T. Yu*, W.Y.Chin, D.Y.T. Fong, C.K.H. Wong, A.K.C. Chan, K.H.Y. Chan, R.L.P. Kwok, C.L.K. Lam. 5-year effectiveness of the Multi-disciplinary Risk Assessment and Management Programme for primary care patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus‎ (RAMP-DM) on DM-related complications and health service utilizations – A Population-based and Propensity-matched Cohort Study. Diabetes Care. 2018; 41:49-59: WONCA World Conference 2018
Research Achievement
Chan, KH
2017-12-01Merit Award: Asian Medical Education Association (AMEA)
Research Achievement
Tang, HM
2021-07-01Best Oral Presentation Award for the paper titled "Estimated lifetime cost-effectiveness of the Risk Assessment and Management Programme for primary care patients with Hypertension (RAMP-HT)": Hong Kong Primary Care Conference 2021
Research Achievement
LIU, Sze Nga
Yeung, CHN
2021-07-01Outstanding Poster Presentation Award for the paper titled "Relationship between perceived stress, health-related quality of life and physiological dysregulations among Hong Kong parents from low-income families": Hong Kong Primary Care Conference 2021
Research Achievement
LIU, Sze Nga
Yeung, CHN
2021-06-01HKCFP Best Research Award 2020 For the paper titled "Parental depression mediates the relationship between parental stress and child health among low-income families": Hong Kong College of Family Physicians
Research Achievement
Peng, K
Huang, L
TONG, X.
SIU, C.W.D.
2024-02-21LKS Faculty of Medicine Research Output Award 2023
Research Achievement
Fung, N
2023-06-30LKS Faculty Knowledge Exchange (KE) Award 2023
Others
Liu, SNK
WONG, Cho Ting
Tang, HW
2023-06-25The Hong Kong College Of Family Physicians Outstanding Poster Presentation Award
Research Achievement
Liu, SNK
Yeung, CHN
2021-07-01Outstanding Poster Award for "Relationship between parental stress, health-related quality of life and physiological dysregulation among Hong Kong parents from low-income families": Hong Kong College of Family Physicians
Research Achievement
Chao, VKD
Tsui, WSW
Chan, KC
Tang, HM
Liu, SNK
Chan, KH
2019-06-01The HKCFP Best Research Award 2018 for "5-year effectiveness of the multi-disciplinary Risk Assessment and Management Programme for primary care patients with hypertension (RAMP-HT) on HT-related complications and health service utilization - A population-based matched cohort study": The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians
Research Achievement
Chan, TY
2014-11-01Distinguished Paper Award: North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG)
Research Achievement
Tang, HM
2019-12-01Full Research Paper Competition – Best Research Paper Award for "Burden of chronic kidney and cardiovascular diseases on life expectancy and health service utilization - A cohort study of Hong Kong Chinese hypertensive patients": 4th AMM-AMS-HKAM Tripartite Congress cum 53rd Singapore-Malaysia Congress of Medicine & Hong Kong Primary Care Conference 2019
Research Achievement
Professional Societies
Term PeriodPositionProfessional Societies
01/2015-12/2019Chartered ScientistThe Science Council (UK)
01/2015-PresentChartered StatisticianThe Royal Statistical Society
01/2019-PresentMemberNeurological and Mental Health Global Epidemiology Network
06/2019-PresentAffiliate MemberHong Kong College of Family Physicians
01/2016-PresentAccredited Professional StatisticianThe American Statistical Association
01/2024-PresentTreasurerInstitute of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine
10/2021-PresentMemberInstitute of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine
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