Dr. Catherine Lam, the chairman of Hong Kong Society of Child Neurology & Developmental Pediatrics, former director of Child Assessment Service, Department of Health of Hong Kong, the distinguished professor introduced by our hospital, dedicate to promote the rapid development of Child Health Care Department, enhance the clinic skills and research capacity of Child Physical and Intelligence Assessment Center.
Dr. Lam revisited our hospital on July 25th. The focus of this year is Dyslexia. Dr. Lam delivered a speech on dyslexia on the forum, thoroughly explained the pathology and clinical manifestation of dyslexia, and introduced the screening tools which are currently uses in Hong Kong for different aged children. Later after the forum, she consulted two children with dyslexia tendency, which inspired the psychologists and parents a lot. Dr. Lam also standardized the clinic flow of dyslexia, including the history taking, clinical observation, evaluation and parenting tips. With the guidance of Dr. Lam, the clinic skills in diagnosing and treating dyslexia will step into a new era.