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News & EventsDr. Calvin Chi Kong YIPAssociate Professor (Occupational Therapy)Office: Room 2201C, 22/F, Cheung Chin Lan Hong Building, 98,Shantung Street, Mongkok, Hong KongTel: (852) 3468 6780Email: [email protected]BiographyDr. Calvin Yip is currently the Associate Professor of the School of Medical and Health Sciences at Tung Wah College. Before joining Tung Wah College in 2016, he was the Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.Dr. Calvin Yip is a registered Occupational Therapist in Hong Kong and provided Occupational Therapy services in various hospitals of the Hospital Authority for more than ten years. He then joined the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University as Clinical Associate. During that period, he was the person-in-charge of the OT Department of the Red Cross Deyang Rehabilitation Centre and played an active role in the establishment of the OT Department in Wenchuan People Hospital, Sichuan, China. Dr Yip left the services of PolyU and found the CY Functional Recovery Services to provide high quality rehabilitation services to those in need until he rejoined the academic field in 2013 as Assistant Professor.Dr. Yip has extensive clinical experience in physical rehabilitation. He is experienced in occupational therapy in the areas of orthopedic, medical, neurological, pulmonary and geriatric rehabilitation. His research interests focus on cognitive and geriatric rehabilitation. He and Prof. David Man from PolyU originated a computerized cognitive assessment system which demonstrated his expertise in cognitive rehabilitation, and this has been published in various international indexed journals and presented in international conferences.Dr. Yip’s research interest including physical and cognitive rehabilitation, especially focus on the cognitive assessment development and rehabilitation of dysphagia. He also interested in the application of artificial neural network modeling in rehabilitation.Academic and Professional qualificationsBSc, MSc, PhD,Registered Occupational Therapist Part I (Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Board)Basic Life Support for Health Care Provider (American Heart Association)Calibrated AMPS rater (AMPS Project)EPIC Lift Capacity Certified Evaluator (Employment Potential Improvement Corporation)ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist (American College of Sports Medicine)Registered Hypnotherapist (American Board of Hypnotherapy)Beckman Oral Motor Assessment and InterventionBeckman Oral Motor Orofacial deep tissue releaseDorn method and Breuss MassageBowen Therapy Proficiency and Advance levelCranio-sacral therapy level I, IIVisceral Manipulation level I, III, IVVitaStim Therapy CertificationMember of Hong Kong Occupational Therapy AssociationAuthor IdentificationsORCID iD : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5393-6609Education:Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityMaster of Science in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong KongBachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityTeaching AreasOCC2007 Introduction to Health Service ManagementOCC3011 OT in Traumatology – Evidence based practiceOCC3002 Enabling Occupation – Health Care IIOCC3010 Applied Research Methodology in Rehabilitation ScienceOCC4001 Capstone Projects SupervisionResearch InterestCognitive rehabilitationRehabilitation of dysphagiaPhysical rehabilitationPsychometric development and quantitative researchApplication of artificial neural network in rehabilitationPublication (selected)- 赵达燊, 叶志刚, 叶智斌, 陈浩云, 尹蔷惠, 李文涛, 郭志谦, 黄颕思, 使用功能性近红外光谱技术(fNIRS)评估健康年轻成年人在正念音乐疗法的不同阶段的大脑功能连结[J]. 国际临床研究杂志, 2025; 9: (3) : 1-15.
- Yip, C. C. K., Wong, W. W. S., Cheng, C. P. W., & Chiu, A. T. S. (2024). The Hong Kong version of Montreal Cognitive Assessment for the Visually Impaired (HKMoCA-VI): Proposed cut-off and cognitive functioning survey of visually impaired elderly in residential homes. PloS one, 19(6), e0305426. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305426
- Leung, W., Lam, S. C., Ng, F., Yip, C. C. K., & Chan, C. K. (2024). Effectiveness of chatbot-based interventions on mental well-being of the general population in Asia: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ health & care informatics, 31(1), e101148. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjhci-2024-101148
- Chan, S. H. W., Cheung, M. Y. C., Chiu, A. T. S., Leung, M. H. T., Kuo, M. C. C., Yip, D. Y. C., Hui, C. C. Y., Kam, S. W. I., Yeung, K., Mui, D. S. P., Wang, S. M., & Yip, C. C. K. (2023). Clinical effectiveness of mindfulness-based music therapy on improving emotional regulation in blind older women: A randomized controlled trial. Integrative medicine research, 12(4), 100993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2023.100993.
- Lim, H. J., Lai, D. K., So, B. P., Yip, C. C., Cheung, D. S. K., Cheung, J. C., & Wong, D. W. (2023). A Comprehensive Assessment Protocol for Swallowing (CAPS): Paving the Way towards Computer-Aided Dysphagia Screening. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(4), 2998. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042998.
- So, B.P.H., Lee, T.T.C., Liu, L., Yip, C.C.K., Lim, H.J.L., Lam, W.K, Wong, D.W.C., Cheung, D.S.K., Cheung, J.C.W. (2023). Swallow Detection with Acoustics and Accelerometric-based Wearable Technology: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 170. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010170.
Funded Projects (Selected)Prevalence of Flexible Pes Planus (Flexible Flat Foot) in Hong Kong Children between Age 5 to 10 and its Effect on their Gross Motor Performance and Occupation Performance. Funded by Block Grant, Start-up Fund for New Recruits, PolyU.Mobile cognitive-health project for the older adults- a pilot project. Funded by Institute of Active Aging, IAA, PolyU.Efficacy of biofeedback-controlled game-based swallowing training (BGBST) in stroke survivors. Funded by Faculty Development Scheme (FDS) UGC/FDS17/M03/20
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