{"id":121284,"date":"2021-12-12T13:13:06","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T05:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/?post_type=press&p=121284"},"modified":"2021-12-12T13:23:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T05:23:59","slug":"professor-raymond-tong-scoops-two-awards-at-the-oscars-of-asia-pacifics-eldercare-industry","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/press\/professor-raymond-tong-scoops-two-awards-at-the-oscars-of-asia-pacifics-eldercare-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Raymond Tong scoops two awards at \u201cthe Oscars\u201d of Asia Pacific’s eldercare industry"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-121284","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"title_alt":"","sub_title_alt":"","press_date":"20211212","keep":false,"details":"

Professor Raymond Tong<\/strong>, Chairman of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and inventor of the exoskeleton robotic hand for stroke rehabilitation \u201cHand of Hope\u201d, has been honoured with the \u201cGlobal Ageing Influencers 2021\u201d award at the 9th Asia Pacific Eldercare Innovation Awards Ceremony<\/a> held by the Ageing Asia in Singapore, in recognition of his outstanding achievements in rehabilitation innovations, programmes and services that advance the standard of living for older adults on a global scale.<\/p>\r\n

Professor Tong is the only winner of the \u201cGlobal Ageing Influencers 2021\u201d from Hong Kong. The other 9 awardees are from Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Thailand, Indonesia and mainland China. On the same occasion, the \u201cHOPE 4 Care\u201d programme led by Professor Tong\u2019s biomedical engineering research team and the Faculty of Medicine, CUHK, took home the \u201cBest Rehabilitation Programme\u201d award.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI am most thankful and humbled to be recognised as one of the \u2018Global Ageing Influencers 2021\u2019 with some of the world\u2019s most prominent professionals and scholars in the field of ageing,\u2019 said Professor Tong. \u201cTalented minds and the innovative solutions that emerged from interdisciplinary and cross-boundary collaborations are required to tackle the global challenge of ageing population. Through \u2018HOPE 4 Care\u2019, which runs on a partnership between CUHK research teams and dozens of community centres in Hong Kong, we demonstrated how novel rehabilitation equipment and technology can be beneficial in supporting and accelerating the recovery of stroke patients. This programme is particularly impactful amid the global pandemic since patients can receive guided training at home. The effort by each of my team members and partnering organisations has affected the life of many patients in the best possible way and I sincerely appreciate their work.\u201d.<\/p>\r\n

The \u201cHand of Hope\u201d mechanical robotic hand rehabilitation system, developed in 2012, can detect and amplify signals that the brain is sending to patients\u2019 hand muscles and pass the information to the robotic hand. This enables patients to learn again the correct way of using the brain to control their hand functions. The \u201cHand of Hope\u201d was the first Hong Kong-based innovation to receive the Grand Prix Award at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. Making use of the latest 3D silicone printing technology, a new version of the soft robotic hand was later developed, providing stroke patients with a tailor-made, less bulky but comfortable and affordable device for the rehabilitation process.<\/p>\r\n

The \u201cHand of Hope\u201d forms part of CUHK\u2019s \u201cHope 4 Care\u201d programme, which is a joint initiative from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the CUHK Faculty of Medicine focused on combining software and robotic technologies with clinical expertise to enhance rehabilitation outcomes for stroke patients. The programme is generously funded with support from The Hong Kong Jockey Club. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n

About the Asia Pacific Eldercare Innovation Awards<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Launched in 2013, the Asia Pacific Eldercare Innovation Awards, the first of its kind in the Asia Pacific, was created by Ageing Asia to provide an annual recognition to individuals and organisations in Asia Pacific regions that demonstrate eldercare innovation to change the way seniors age. Previous awardees of the \u201cGlobal Ageing Influencers\u201d include Dr LAM Ching-choi, non-official member of the Executive Council of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Chairman of the Elderly Commission, Hong Kong.<\/p>","show_as_achievement":true,"achievement_category":["staff"],"show_as_clarification":false,"show_as_announcement":false,"photos":[{"photo":121285,"caption":"The \u201cHOPE 4 Care\u201d programme delivers four innovations invented by Professor Tong\u2019s team for stroke rehabilitation: the \u201cHand of Hope\u201d (upper left), the exoskeleton ankle robot (upper right), the interactive functional electrical stimulation cycling system (lower right) , and the AR Rehab Training System (lower left).\r\nThe AR Rehab Training System for stroke rehabilitation utilises state-of-the-art augmented reality and depth sensors for 3D body tracking, with customised software specially designed for a virtual interactive rehabilitation environment. Therapists can design, through the system, training plans for individuals and monitor their body movements to provide real-time posture guidance. Professor Tong\u2019s team created an \u201cAR home\u201d version with the support of the Innovation and Technology Commission, allowing patients to have guided training at home during the pandemic."},{"photo":121006,"caption":"35 community centers and units associated with 23 different organisations have joined the \u201cHOPE 4 Care\u201d programme."},{"photo":121286,"caption":"Professor Raymond Tong."}],"attachments":null,"video_source":"","video_file":"","add_play_button":false,"video_caption":"","show_migration":false,"original_id":0,"photos_original":null,"attachments_original":null},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/121284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/121284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":121289,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/121284\/revisions\/121289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}