Newsletter No. 290

第二九零期　二零零七年一月四日 No. 290 4 January 2007 1 第二九零期　二零零七年一月四日 No. 290 4 January 2007 大 學上月邀請兩位英美著名學者蒞校訪問，並主持 公開講座。講題分別為醫學研究人員如何提供資 訊和中國的政經發展。 偉倫講座 英國考科藍中心創立人 Iain Chalmers 爵士以偉倫訪問教 授身分，於十二月八日在威爾斯親王醫院公共衛生學院 大樓逸夫講學堂主講「醫學研究人員怎樣才能為病人與 臨床醫生有效提供所需資訊？」 Iain Chalmers 爵士是循證醫學的推動者，亦是 James Lind Initiative 的負責人，該運動旨在促進公眾及專業 人士認識治療方案必須被恰當證明有明顯效用，並就 此進行研究。他亦是治療方案系統測試網上資訊站 The James Lind Library（ www.jameslindlibrary.org ） 的主編。 Chalmers 爵士一九九二年於英國創立世界第一個考科藍 中心，現已發展為全球性的非盈利學術組織—考科藍協 作網。 Chalmers 爵士指出，對病人及臨床醫生來說，醫療措施 的成效是最重要，但醫學研究人員郤沒有針對這問題進 行足夠的研究，致令醫學研究和病人與臨床醫生需要的 錯配。研究人員在開展新研究計劃前，往往沒有系統評 價以往的研究；又不會發表他們不滿意的研究結果；發 表新研究結果時亦不會同時指出這項研究如何可與其他 相關研究結果對某個特定問題有所貢獻。面對這樣的情 況，病人與臨床醫生又怎能信賴醫學研究人員會為他們 提供所需的可靠、相關及有用資訊？ 中國經濟與民主發展 美國史丹福大學胡佛研究所資深研究學者 Henry Rowen 教授於十二月四日在利黃瑤璧樓一號演講廳主持講座， 談中國經濟發展與民主進程的關係。 Rowen 教授指出中國法治制度、傳媒運作和鄉村選舉 均出現重要轉變，而要回應這些轉變，應在制度上作改 動，步向民主。他解釋，經濟改革增加人口流動，農村 人口可以到城市工作，地方領導由選舉產生，而人民 也更多機會在法律程序中有律師代表，加上訊息日漸流 通，中國會有制度上的轉變。 他認為中國的經濟發展雖面對阻礙，仍可保持高增長， 但會逐步放緩。隨著中國教育水平提升及經濟發展，人 民收入增加，預計中國民主還會發展。他預測，中國到 二零二五年時將會實現民主。 Rowen 教授是國際安全、經濟發展和亞洲政治經濟專 家，一九四九年麻省理工工業管理畢業，一九五五年獲 牛津大學頒授經濟學碩士學位。一九八一至八三年出任 美國國家情報委員會主席，在一九八九至一九九一年任 美國國防部國際安全事務助理部長。他亦曾任美國智庫 RAND Corporation 總裁及美國預算局助理局長。 二零零四至零五年，Rowen 教授獲委任為美國總統關注 大殺傷力武器情報委員會成員。Rowen 教授目前致力於 研究全球創新與企業家精神的中心、發展中國家經濟增 長的前景，以及亞洲的政治和經濟變化。 Medical Expert Calls for More Attention to Research Needs of Patients and Clinicians Sir Iain Chalmers, a strong advocate of evidence- based medicine and coordinator of the James Lind Initiative, which promotes public and professional acknowledgement of uncertainties about the effects of treatments and research to address them, presented a Wei Lun Lecture entitled ‘How Can the Research Community Serve the Information Needs of Patients and Clinicians More Effectively?’ on 8 December 2006 at the School of Public Health Building, Prince of Wales Hospital. Sir Iain edits The James Lind Library, a web-based resource containing material about fair tests of medical treatments. He was director of the UK Cochrane Centre between 1992 and 2002. In his lecture, Sir Iain explained the research community has inadequately addressed questions about the effects of treatments patients and clinicians think are important, so there is a mismatch between what patients and clinicians want to be researched and what research actually gets done. In addition, researchers often fail to assess systematically what is already known before embarking on new research, fail to publish research results they do not like, and fail to report the results of new research in ways that make clear what the new study has contributed to the sum total of relevant research addressing a particular question. US Defence Specialist on Political Consequences of China’s Economic Development Prof. Henry S. Rowen, senior fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, delivered a lecture entitled ‘The Inevitable Political Consequences of the Economic Development of China’ on 4 December at the University. Prof. Rowenwas theAssistant Secretary of Defence for International Security Affairs in the US Department of Defence from 1989 to 1991. He was chairman of the National Intelligence Council from 1981 to 1983, served as president of the RAND Corporation from 1968 to 1972. From 2004–05, he was a member of the Presidential Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction. He is currently doing research on regions of innovation and entrepreneurship in Greater China and on economic and political topics in Asia. In his lecture, Prof. Rowen discussed the connection between development and democracy and how development leads to freedoms in China. He believes that the Chinese economy, despite obstacles, is likely to stay on a high but gradually declining growth path. By 2015, China should edge into the ‘partly free’ group of countries and be in the ‘free group’ by 2025. He believes the prospect for peace is good, including for reconciliation between Taiwan and the mainland, but cautioned against the arousal of strong nationalist sentiments. 其他消息 Other News Items 以下消息詳情，請上網閱覽： Details of the following news items are available at www.cuhk.edu.hk/iso/newslter/ ■ 中大再有四位教授獲 IEEE 院士銜 數目為本地大 學之冠 CUHK Continues to Top Ranking as Four More Professors Are Named IEEE Fellow ■ 中大呂榮聰教授獲美國科學促進學會推選為院士 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Honours CUHK Scientist ■ 中大會計學生學界比賽奪魁 CUHK Accounting Students Win Retirement Plan Competition ■ 中大計量金融學學生大學投資分析比賽稱王 CUHK Quantitative Finance Team Win University Investment Research Competition ■ 新亞書院佛山市老年幹部大學晚霞風采書畫展 ■ 中大與國家語委續簽普通話水平測試合作協議 ■ 第六屆網路和無線地理資訊系統國際研討會 ■ 基督教研究中心揭幕典禮暨專題研討 英美學者主持醫學及政經講座 Medical and Political Lectures Sir Iain Chalmers Prof. Henry S. Rowen