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.