Dr. Kevin Kei Ching HUNG (洪矶正医生) 

MBChB, MPH, EMDM, MRCSEd, FHKCEM, FHKAM (Emergency Medicine) 
Honorary Emergency Medicine Specialist, Collaborating Centre for Oxford Unisversity and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response

 
  
Biography 

Dr. Hung graduated in the Faculty of Medicine, CUHK in 2004 and started his training in Emergency Medicine in the Prince of Wales Hospital, one of the two university teaching hospitals in Hong Kong. He had completed 6 years of training in emergency medicine and obtained his membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCSEd). He holds two master degrees in the fields of public health (CUHK) and disaster medicine (Europe).

Dr. Hung participated in various needs assessment and evaluation trips in rural settings post disaster mainly in China and also in Bhutan with the Public Health Humanitarian Initiative in CUHK. He participated also as a volunteer doctor in the emergency medical relief phase after the Sichuan, China earthquake in 2008.

Apart from the research interest in disaster and humanitarian crisis and rural and ethnic minority health, Prof Hung has published articles on the areas of aviation and transportation medicine. He studied more than 4000 cases of in-flight medical emergencies over 5 years in Hong Kong, and looked at the predictors of outcomes like in-flight deaths and medical diversions.   
Teaching Modules 
  • Remote and Rural Health
  • PBHT 5802 Disaster and Humanitarian Crisis
Research interests 
  • Disaster and Humanitarian Crisis
  • Aviation and Transportation Medicine
  • Rural and Ethnic Minority Health
  • Health needs assessment and evaluation methodologies 
Selected Publications
  • Chan EYY, Hung KKC, Cai Y. Technological disasters in China. European Journal of Emergency Medicine (Accepted in 2010) – In press
  • Hung KKC, Graham CA, Yim WT, Yam SFE, Cheung NK, Rainer TH. Management of suspected deep venous thrombosis in an emergency medicine ward in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine 2011;18(1)13-9
  • Hung KKC, Chan YY, Cocks RA, Ong R, Rainer TH, Graham CA. Predictors of diversions and deaths for in-flight medical emergencies in commercial aviation. Arch Intern Med 2010;170(15):1401-1402
  • Hung KKC, Cheung SK, Rainer TH, Graham CA. International EMS systems: China. Resuscitation 2009;80:732–735
  • Hung KKC, Graham CA. Best evidence topic report. Use of pericardiocentesis for patients with cardiac tamponade in penetrating chest trauma. Emerg Med J 2009;26(2):119-20
  • Hung KKC, Graham CA. Best evidence topic report. Serum lactate as a marker for mortality in patients presenting to the emergency department with trauma. Emerg Med J 2009;26(2):118-9