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Prof. Claire Chenwen ZHONG

鍾陳雯教授

PhD (CUHK), MMed (SYSU), BMed (SYSU)

Research Assistant Professor

Email: chenwenzhong@cuhk.edu.hk

 

ORCID: 0000-0001-8079-3634

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Academic Appointments

  • Sept 2023- Current: Cochrane membership; The Cochrane Collaboration

  • Jan 2023- Current: Youth Editorial Board; Chinese General Practice Journal

  • Feb 2023- Current: ISPOR membership; The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

Biography

Prof. ZHONG, Chenwen (Claire) is currently a Research Assistant Professor at the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). She is also a member of the Cochrane Collaboration, The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research, and Youth Editorial Board of Chinese General Practice Journal. Prof. Zhong obtained her Bachelor and Master degree in Medicine from Sun Yat-sen University, and PhD in Public Health (2022) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Prof. Zhong received an Ernst Mach Grant - Eurasia-Pacific Uninet for supporting her visits to Medical University of Vienna in 2022. She was also awarded Reaching Out Awards by Education Bureau of Hong Kong SAR Government and Best research Paper Award by Hong Kong College of Family Physicians. She has been extensively trained in big-data analysis, evidence-based medicine, primary care research, guideline development, and implementation science. Building on this strong foundation, Prof. Zhong's future research agenda will focus on three key areas within primary care: i) the prediction of non-communicable disease especially cancer risk, including drug-drug comparison analysis, big data analysis, and machine learning; ii) the development and implementation of evidence-based, locally adaptable primary care guidelines, particularly for cancer prevention and chronic disease management; ii) the integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with conventional medical practices in primary care. Prof. Zhong has been actively involved in securing research funding and currently serves as Principal Investigator on Chinese Medicine Development Fund project and Co-Investigator on four others, with a total funding exceeding HK$5 million. She has published research articles in esteemed international peer-reviewed academic journals as the first or corresponding author. She has been actively participating in oral and poster presentations and reviewing for international peer-reviewed academic journals, including the prestigious Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, International Journal of Surgery, and Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Research Interests

  • Non-Communicable Disease Prevention

    • drug-drug comparison analysis, big data analysis, and machine learning

  • Primary Care Research

    • Development of evidence-based and local-adaptable innovations or guidelines

    • Assessment of primary care quality and development of evaluation scales

  • Implementation science

    • Assessment of implementation determinants of vaccine uptake and cancer screening

    • Evaluation of the implementation of reference frameworks in primary care

  • Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

    • Methodological quality assessment for different study designs on TCM

    • Exploration of TCM theories, including syndrome differentiation in modern TCM research

    • Assessment of the effectiveness and safety of TCM

Recent Funded Research Projects 

  • PI. Chinese Medicine Development Fund. Assessing the Performance on Registration, Risk of Bias, and Reporting Quality of Randomized Trials on Acupuncture: A Cross-sectional Study.

  • Co-Investigator. National Natural Science Foundation of China. Construction and Evaluation of a Sustainable Resistance Exercise Intervention Model for Frail Older Adults Based on Peer Volunteers.

  • Co-Investigator. Chinese Medicine Development Fund. Identifying Priorities and Developing Theoretically-informed Strategies for Integrating Chinese Medicine in Paediatric Palliative Care: A Multi-stakeholder Analysis.

  • Co-Investigator. Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Construction and Evaluation of Complex Intervention Strategies for Community-Dwelling Frail Older Adults Based on Multi-stage Optimization Strategies.

  • Co-Investigator. CUHK Direct Grant. Lung Cancer Attributable to Air Pollution in the WHO Western Pacific Region.

Selected Publications

  1. Zhong, C., Huang, J., Li, L., Luo, Z., Liang, C., Zhou, M., Hu, N., & Kuang, L. Relationship between patient-perceived quality of primary care and self-reported hospital utilisation in China: A cross-sectional study. European Journal of General Practice, 2024, 30(1), 2308740.

  2. Zhong C., Wong C., Hung, C. T., Yeoh, E. K., Wong, E.L. & Chung, V. C. Contextualizing evidence-based nurse-led interventions for reducing 30-day hospital readmissions using GRADE Evidence to Decision Framework: A Delphi study. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 2023, 20 (4), 315-329.

  3. Zhong, C., Wong, C. H., Hung, C. T., Yeoh, E. K., Wong, E. L., & Chung, V. C. Adapting evidence-informed peri-discharge complex interventions in reducing 30-day hospital readmissions for heart failure and COPD. Health Policy and Technology, 2023, 100804.

  4. Zhong, C., Zhao, J., Wong, C. H., Wu, I. X., Mao, C., Yeung, J. W., & Chung, V. C., Methodological quality of systematic reviews on treatments for Alzheimer’s disease: a cross-sectional study. Alzheimers Research & Therapy. 2022. 14 (1), 1-12.

  5. Zhong C., Wong C., Cheung K., Yeoh, E. K., Hung, C. T., Yip, B. H., Wong, E.L., Wong, S. Y. & Chung, V. C. Effectiveness of Peri-Discharge Complex Interventions for Reducing 30-Day Readmissions among COPD Patients: Overview of Systematic Reviews and Network Meta-Analysis, International journal of integrated care, 2022, 22(1).

  6. Zhong, C., Huang, J., Li, L., Luo, Z., Liang, C., Zhou, M., & Kuang, L. Development and Validation of a Rapid Assessment Version of the Assessment Survey of Primary Care in China. Frontiers in public health, 2022, 10.

  7. Zhong, C., Zhou, M., Luo, Z., Liang C., Li, Li., & Kuang L. Association between doctor-patient familiarity and patient-centred care during general practitioner's consultations: a direct observational study in Chinese primary care practice. BMC Family Practice. 2021, 22, 107.

  8. Zhong C., Wong C., Cheung K., Yeoh, E. K., Hung, C. T., Yip, B. H., Wong, E.L., Wong, S. Y. & Chung, V. C. Peri-discharge complex interventions for reducing 30-day hospital readmissions among heart failure patients: overview of systematic reviews and network meta-analysis, Perspectives in Public Health, 2020.

  9. Zhong C, Luo Z, Liang C, Zhou, M., & Kuang L. An overview of general practitioner consultations in China: a direct observational study. Family Practice, 2020.

  10. Zhong, C., Kuang, L., Li, L. et al. Equity in patient experiences of primary care in community health centers using primary care assessment tool: a comparison of rural-to-urban migrants and urban locals in Guangdong, China. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2018, 17: 51.

Last Updated: 7 October 2024

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