On 4 October 2025, the Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) co-organised Hong Kong Arthritis Day 2025 with the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of The University of Hong Kong. The event attracted over 300 participants, including senior citizens, healthcare professionals and academics.
Ir Prof. ZHENG Yongping, Director of RISA and Jockey Club Smart Ageing Hub, Henry G. Leong Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering, remarked that the event demonstrated PolyU’s robust healthcare expertise. He believed that the occasion not only strengthened the University’s capacity to address care needs in ageing societies but also laid a solid foundation for its preparations to establish the city’s third medical school.
Prof. WEN Chunyi, Management Committee Member of RISA and Associate Professor of BME, emphasised that knee degeneration has become a major health challenge driven by ageing population. He highlighted that the promotion of primary healthcare and early prevention would help reduce the medical burden on society.
At the exhibition, RISA proudly showcased two innovations on sarcopenia screening, which are Sarcopenia assessment kit for sarcopenia assessment based on AI using Ultrasound Subcutaneous fat measurement for sarcopenia-related muscles respectively. The exhibition received enthusiastic support from elderly visitors.
Online coverage:
HK01 - https://polyu.me/4hfYGFH (Chinese only)
Orange News- https://polyu.me/4mUhGud (Chinese only)
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