Prof Ian Wong

I'm very pleased to receive @hkumed Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award for my two Target Trial Emulation studies. Statin in old & very old adults: acpjournals.org/doi/abs/10.732… Remdesivir & nirmatrelvir–ritonavir for adults hospitalised with COVID-19 thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

Our multidisciplinary team has conducted a series of studies demonstrating that #statins can lower #CVD risk without increasing the incidence of major #adverse events, including in several populations historically excluded from #RCTs. Press release: hku.hk/press/press-re…

New TIMESPAN study in BMC Medicine: Adults with ADHD discontinue antihypertensives more often, but ADHD meds improve adherence. 📈💊 👉 Full paper: link.springer.com/article/10.118… 🩷 Congrats to all who contributed! #adultADHD #Hypertension

Our study in @eClinicalMed covering a follow-up period of over 10 years found that #statin therapy in chronic #kidney disease #CKD patients was associated with a small yet significant decrease in all-cause #mortality and a modest #reno-protective effect. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The team: @Boyuan_WANG_hku Dr Emily Tse @ChuiCeline @CindyLan897569 @hkumed @HKU_FMPC @HkuPharm @CSMPR_HKUPharm @hku_son #HKU #HKUMed #FMPC #PrimaryCare #HKUPharm #CSMPR #diabetes #T2DM #lipid #CVD #cardiocascular #TargetTrialEmulation

Our paper on @BMCMedicine provides an updated and comprehensive estimate of the #mortality and #morbidity burden associated with #smoking, using a 1.6 million cohort in Hong Kong. link.springer.com/article/10.118…

Our publication at Chinese Journal of General Practitioners introduces #HongKong #Chronic Disease Co-Care Pilot Scheme #CDCC, which can achieve better health outcomes by early #screening and #intervention while lowering overall medical #expenditure. rs.yiigle.com/cmaid/1607598

In our #multinational study in @JInternMed, #statin initiation may be associated with increased risk of incident #MyastheniaGravis #MG during the first 6–12 months, with a greater magnitude of risk elevation for higher intensity of statin therapy. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jo…

Proud to share PhD student @clairewei0830's excellent IMRD study on glaucoma risks from topiramate in UK primary care - elevated risks identified in women and those living with epilepsy, not migraine! Published open-access in @EpilepsiaJourn onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ep…

Our @AnnalsofIM paper found that #statins initiation associates with reductions of all-cause #mortality & #CVD in #T2DM adults, including low-risk groups. Results suggest statins initiation in T2DM adults even when short-term predicted CVD #risk is low. acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/AN…

Happy to share our study on global Clostridioides difficile infection treatment trends in International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. Use of fidaxomicin and oral vancomycin is rising globally, but access remains unequal across regions and incomes. 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Delighted to share our latest study led by my PhD student @clairewei0830 examining the potential anticancer effect of valproate in bipolar disorder - our findings do not support this hypothesis despite promising signals from prvious preclinical studies bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Thanks to my wonderful team members @HkuPharm @Aston_Pharmacy @School_Pharmacy for publishing so many great studies.

Our new study is out! We looked at anaemia treatments (ESAs) and fracture risk in CKD patients. Prolonged ESA use seems linked to a higher risk of osteoporotic fractures. This suggests we need to optimise treatment to balance benefits vs. risk. Full text: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Happy to share our study on Pneumococcal disease epidemiology on International Journal of Infectious Diseases: Children and adolescents had an elevated risk of gaining antimicrobial resistance, suggesting more measures to reduce S. pneumoniae infections ijidonline.com/article/S1201-…

Our multinational database study in @eClinicalMed compared antihypertensive prescribing trends in Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Sweden, and Australia, providing evidence on the use of blood pressure-lowering drugs before and after a diagnosis of dementia. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@kfranco_c Thanks for your input my friend

With the implementation of the guidelines, pharmacists could continue to work with other healthcare professionals to advocate the primary health care in Hong Kong. My honour to be part of the task group for guideline formulation.

Another international study led by out HKU team

Our new meta-analysis in Hypertension Research confirms Sacubitril/Valsartan effectively reduces both office and out-of-office blood pressure. This was a fantastic international collaboration with our colleagues at Chulalongkorn University. nature.com/articles/s4144…

Major milestone of HK Pharmacy Profession Primary Healthcare Commission announces Community Drug Formulary mechanism and Guidelines of Practice for Community Pharmacy to pave way for launch of Community Pharmacy Programme next year (with photo) info.gov.hk/gia/general/20…