Research opportunities

Programme Admission Code: ANS

1. MPhil in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

The programme is research-oriented. It involves a prescribed series of seminars, workshops,

guided studies and a research project.

2. PhD in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

The programme is research-oriented. It involves a prescribed series of seminars, workshops,

guided studies and a series of research investigations.

Topics for postgraduate study in anaesthesia and intensive care include pharmacokinetic and

pharmacodynamic studies in general anaesthetic drugs, sedatives, and antibiotics (with a focus

on the effects sepsis, organ failure and organ support in ICU patients); traditional Chinese

medicine; cardiovascular monitoring; quantitative ultrasonography in regional anaesthesia;

perioperative health service evaluation; fast-track cardiac anaesthesia; molecular mechanisms

of pain; pedagogical evaluation; intensive care outcomes (with a focus on Delirium in ICU

patients); and systematic reviews and meta-analyses. We maintain a close collaboration with

the School of Biomedical Science for basic science research projects. Highlighted areas in

Table 1 show ongoing active research within the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive

Care. 

Table 1. Areas of postgraduate research opportunities in the Department of Anaesthesia and

Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.