April 11, 2018

Community Seminar: Anxiety problems in students across the spectrum from the mild to the severe end (Updated)

Community Seminar supported by two organizations.

Date: 11 May 2018 (Friday)
Time: 7:00–9:00pm (Refreshment would be served before seminar)
Venue: Multi-function Room, D Ground, QEH



Anxious feelings, worries and fears are common among children and adolescents. Many are manage to get through and cope well. Some however, become overwhelmed by these fearful or dreadful feelings or they may get stuck on their worrying thoughts. Eventually they feel distressed or their daily functioning (e.g. going to school, playing, making friends, falling asleep ...) may become impaired. Milder anxiety problems can be dealt with in the community setting by trained youth workers. The moderate and severe cases often require more intensive and sometimes multi-disciplinary professional help.

This seminar aims at giving the participants a perspective of the whole spectrum of child and adolescent anxiety problems from the mild to the severe end which may affect our students causing personal distress or functional impairment. Case examples will be used to illustrate the broad range of evidence-based interventions in different tiers ranging from mass screening, community management, psychological intervention and pharmacological treatment.


Chairman: Dr. Tang Chun Pan (Consultant, Kwai Chung Hospital)

(1) Overview of Anxiety Disorders
  • by Dr. Kwan Hoi Shuen (Associate Consultant, Kwai Chung Hospital)
(2) Managing anxiety problems in the community
  • by Ms. Lee Mun Yee (Assistant Social Work Officer, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Community Support Project)
(3) Psychological intervention for Anxiety Disorders
  • by Mr. Chow Ho Ting, Danny (Clinical Psychologist, Kwai Chung Hospital)
(4) A case of intractable Anxiety Disorder
  • by Dr. Kwan Hoi Shuen (Associate Consultant, Kwai Chung Hospital)
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Enrollment:
žOpen to all. Members of HKSAH are given priority.
žSend email to enrol.hksah@gmail.com giving your Name, Profession, Department and Institution, as well as your preferred contact email address.
  • CME, CPE, CPN pending.
Supporting Organization: 


香港兒科護士學會
Hong Kong Paediatric Nurses Association
香港社會服務聯會
Hong Kong Council of Social Service