Hosted by the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care (JCSPHPC) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), the “SPHPC Thematic Research Seminar Series – Digital Revolution of Osteoarthritis Care” will take place on 14 November 2025 (Friday).
Dr. Chunyi Wen, Associate Professor of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, will talk about how artificial intelligence is transforming osteoarthritis management by enabling precision phenotyping and prognostication.
Dr. Wen will share his team’s efforts to integrate computer vision with kinematic gait analysis for community-based screening of early knee osteoarthritis, and their use of advanced deep learning models to automate the quantitative assessment of structural degeneration in medical imaging. The integrated approach advances personalised interventions and evidence-based management strategies to delay or prevent end-stage joint failure.
The seminar will be held in person and moderated by Dr. Regina Sit, Associate Professor (Clinical) of JCSPHPC.
Registration will close at noon on 13 November 2025 (Thursday).
Please refer to the details below:
| Date & Time | 14 November 2025 (Friday) 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
| Venue | KCTCRC 1/F, School of Public Health Building Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin |
| Mode | In-person |
| Topic | Digital Revolution of Osteoarthritis Care |
| Speaker | Dr. Chunyi Wen Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Learn more about Dr. Wen) |
| Moderator | Dr. Regina Sit Associate Professor (Clinical) Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Seminar Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming osteoarthritis (OA) management by enabling precision phenotyping and prognostication. Dr. Chunyi Wen will present his team’s efforts to integrate computer vision with conventional kinematic gait analysis for community-based screening of early knee OA, allowing them to detect subtle biomechanical changes that predict disease progression.
Simultaneously, Dr. Wen’s team employs advanced deep learning models to automate the quantitative assessment of structural degeneration in radiographs, CT, and MRI, providing precise measurements of cartilage morphology, osteophyte formation, and subchondral bone pathology. This comprehensive, multimodal AI framework supports early detection of pre-radiographic OA, risk stratification of rapid progressors, and objective therapeutic monitoring.
By converting complex imaging and biomechanical data into actionable clinical insights, Dr. Wen’s approach advances personalised interventions and evidence-based management strategies to delay or prevent end-stage joint failure.
About the Speaker
Dr. Chunyi Wen serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, leveraging engineering innovations to combat osteoarthritis. He also serves as the associate editor of Osteoarthritis and Cartilage and on the Board of Directors of Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI).
Dr. Wen and his team discover the role of TGF-beta, endothelin, and insulin-like growth factor as the key regulators in the bone-cartilage functional unit and osteoarthritis pathogenesis. Under the auspices of the Research Grants Council, Innovation and Technology Fund, and Health and Medical Research Fund, Dr. Wen’s current research centres on vascular aetiology of osteoarthritis.
Dr. Wen’s body of research and educational work has been recognised with multiple local and international awards, including the TechConnect Global Innovation Award 2021 (U.S.A.) and the Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards 2022 (U.S.A.).
About the Moderator
Dr. Regina Sit is an Associate Professor (Clinical) at the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is a clinician-scientist whose work focuses on chronic musculoskeletal pain in primary care. Currently, Dr. Sit serves as the Director of the “CUHK-Jockey Club Confront Pain with Ease Project”, leading an interdisciplinary team for chronic pain management in primary care.
Dr. Sit is a Certified Interventional Pain Sonologist by the World Institute of Pain. Her contributions to osteoarthritis research resulted in her appointment to the Lancet Commissioner on Osteoarthritis in August 2020 as a content expert speaking for primary care physicians in the Asia region. Dr. Sit has a strong publication track record, and her studies have been published in top-tier Primary care journals, Pain journals and Orthopaedic journals, such as Annals of Family Medicine, British Journal of General Practice, Pain, and Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.