Ms Vera Lam

Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Specialist Occupational Therapist in Psychiatry
Outstanding Young Teacher Award, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (2024/25)

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Ms Vera Lam is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), specialising in psychiatric occupational therapy with over 15 years of clinical experience in public hospitals. Her expertise spans general and community psychiatry, psychogeriatrics, substance abuse, and cognitive assessment and rehabilitation. Prior to joining PolyU, she served as OT service team leader at a Common Mental Disorder Clinic and a Substance Abuse Clinic, and led a research project funded by the Beat Drugs Fund Association, Narcotics Division, Security Bureau, HKSAR Government. Ms Lam is actively involved in promoting recovery-oriented mental health services, serving as an executive member of the Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association and the Hong Kong Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. She received the Outstanding Young Teacher Award from the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences in 2024/25, and is currently a PhD student in Translational Neurosciences at PolyU.