Research Workshops

School of Nursing and Health Sciences Exergaming Research Centre for Healthy Aging Research Workshops
The Exergaming Research Centre (ERC) for Healthy Aging has organised a series of workshops to provide guidance and training opportunities to early- and mid-career researchers to enhance research skills and capacity, nurturing future scholars in the field of exergaming, scientific evaluation and implementation science. A key aspect is to learn from our experienced researchers to learn about leading real-world research, from projection conception, putting together research proposals to their planning and execution. The focus of this series involves a mix of theoretical considerations for running clinical and community-based trials and observational studies, and practical aspects of using non-invasive tools to obtain physiological measurements. Hands-on opportunities will be available to learn about the practical aspects of ultrasound and functional near-infrared spectroscopy.

List of Research Workshops

Date
Topic
Speaker
5 May 2026
An Optical Window into Mental Disorders Using fNIRS and the Verbal Fluency Test
Dr Michael Yeung
The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK)
8 January 2026
Shear Wave Elastography: A Research Tool for Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
Dr Timothy YAM Tsz-ting
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU)
6 January 2026
A Systematic Review of the Application of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to the Study of Cerebral Hemodynamics in Healthy Aging
Dr Michael YEUNG
The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK)
18 November 2025
MSK Ultrasound Workshop: Part II
Dr Timothy YAM Tsz-ting
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU)

Dr Alex CHAN
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and Ultrasound Guided Dry Needling
Faculty of Martinoli Ultrasound (Hong Kong)
28 October 2025
Moving Research Forward: Implementation Science for Exergaming
Dr Catherine M. CAPIO
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU)
22 October 2025
fNIRS Analysis
Dr Jörg Schnackenberg
NIRx Medical Technologies
16 September 2025
MSK Ultrasound Workshop: Part I
Dr Timothy YAM Tsz-ting
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU)

Dr Alex CHAN
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and Ultrasound Guided Dry Needling
Faculty of Martinoli Ultrasound (Hong Kong)
21 – 22 August 2025
fNIRS Applications (2-Day Workshop)
Dr Jörg Schnackenberg
NIRx Medical Technologies
19 August 2025
Conducting Randomised Controlled Trials: A Nursing Perspective
Dr Agnes LAI Yuen-kwan
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU)
17 July 2025
Fundamentals of Ultrasound Scanning
Dr Timothy YAM Tsz-ting
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU)

Dr Alex CHAN
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and Ultrasound Guided Dry Needling
Faculty of Martinoli Ultrasound (Hong Kong)
12-13 June 2025
Introduction to fNIRS: Principles and Applications (2-Day Workshop)
Dr Jörg Schnackenberg
NIRx Medical Technologies
25 April 2025
Evidence Synthesis Using Meta-Analysis
Dr Daniel LIU Xianliang
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU)
2 February 2025
Fundamentals and Theory of Ultrasound Scanning
GE Healthcare
Month/Year
Topic
Speaker
February 2025
Fundamentals and Theory of Ultrasound Scanning
GE Healthcare
April 2025
Evidence Synthesis Using Meta-Analysis
Dr Daniel LIU Xianliang (HKMU)
June 2025
Introduction to fNIRS: Principles and Applications (2-Day Workshop)
Dr Jörg Schnackenberg (NIRx Medical Technologies)
July 2025
Fundamentals of Ultrasound Scanning
Dr Timothy YAM Tsz-ting (HKMU) and
Dr Alex CHAN (Faculty of Martinoli Ultrasound)
August 2025
Conducting Randomised Controlled Trials: A Nursing Perspective
Dr Agnes LAI Yuen-kwan (HKMU)
fNIRS Applications (2-Day Workshop)
Dr Jörg Schnackenberg (NIRx Medical Technologies)
September 2025
MSK Ultrasound Workshop: Part I
Dr Timothy YAM Tsz-ting (HKMU) and
Dr Alex CHAN (Faculty of Martinoli Ultrasound)
October 2025
fNIRS Analysis
Dr Jörg Schnackenberg (NIRx Medical Technologies)
Moving Research Forward: Implementation Science for Exergaming
Dr Catherine M. CAPIO (HKMU)
November 2025
MSK Ultrasound Workshop: Part II
Dr Timothy YAM Tsz-ting (HKMU) and
Dr Alex CHAN (Faculty of Martinoli Ultrasound)
January 2026
Shear Wave Elastography: A Research Tool for Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
Dr Timothy YAM Tsz-ting (HKMU)
A Systematic Review of the Application of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to the Study of Cerebral Hemodynamics in Healthy Aging
Dr Michael YEUNG (The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK))
May 2026
An Optical Window into Mental Disorders Using fNIRS and the Verbal Fluency Test
Dr Michael YEUNG (The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK))