第184场兴泉全球健康系列讲坛

内容概要

The heart and brain are so closely connected that when one is diseased, the other one is also at risk. Patients with heart failure whose hearts are underperforming, starving the brain, of oxygen- and nutrient-rich blood and consequently leading to cognitive problems. However, such cognitive problems are overlooked. The 2016 European Society of Cardiology guidelines have highlighted the importance of customized management for cognitively-impaired heart failure patients. But data on such information among Asian heart failure populations is scant. Hence we are developing a translational clinical research program on heart-brain connection to address cognitive impairment (CI) in this population.

讲者简介

Dr. Catherine Dong Yanhong
Assistant Professor, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
BN, Grad Dip Psy, MHSci (BehSci), MAppSci, MClinNeuropsy, PhD (Med), Registered Psychologist, RN, FAAN

Dr. Dong is the first Nurse Clinician Scientist fully funded by Singapore National Medical Research Council (NMRC) for cutting edge clinical research program “Heart-Brain Connection”. She has cross disciplinary educational and clinical background in Nursing and Clinical Neuropsychology. Her research expertise includes neurocognition, behavioural change, and heart-brain connection. Her translational research has been well recognized by talent awards (e.g., NMRC Singapore and Endeavour Award Australia), large quantum funding (SGD > 2 million grant as PI), high impact journals (e.g., European Journal of Heart Failure). She has published more than 50 papers (mostly with Impact Factor ≥5) and is a Fellow of American Academy of Nursing (FAAN).   She is an invited reviewer for Tier 1 journals and international grants. The translational impact of Dr. Dong’s research includes novel neurocognitive services, contribution to textbook, clinical guideline and treatment manuals.