Expertise at Chang Gung System

Liao, Kuo-Chen , M.D.
Institution: Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Position: Attending Physician
Department: Division of General Internal Medicine & Geriatrics
Address: No.5, Fusing St., Gueishan Township, Taoyuan County 333, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Tel: +886-3-3281200 Fax: +886-3-3289410
E-mail: kuochenliao@yahoo.com.tw

Focus of Interest:
  • Medicine, General & Internal Medicine
  • Geriatrics Medicine


Employment Records:
2006/7-Present Attending Physician , Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, CGMH, Taiwan
2005/7- 2006/6 Chief Resident in General Internal Medicine, CGMH, Taiwan
2004/7- 2005/6 Fellow in Geriatric Medicine, National Health Research Institute (NHRI) ( A joint Geriatric Fellowship program at National Taiwan University Hospital and CGMH )
2001/7- 2004/6 Resident in Internal Medicine, CGMH, Taiwan

Education:
Post-Graduate Education：(2013- ) currently studying MA Educational Psychology-Health Professions Education stream. McGill University, Montreal, Canada
1992/8-1999/6, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Honor and Awards:
1. "A Delirium Intervention and Prevention Quality Improvement Project", Liao KC, et al. accepted as a poster displayed at ISQua 2011.Hong Kong.
2. “Using the mini-CEX Data to Evaluate the Effectiveness of an Internal Medicine Residency Program”. Liao KC, et al. accepted as a poster displayed at AMEE 2012, Lyon, France.

Selected Publications:
  1. Development and Implementation of a mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (mini-CEX) Program to Assess the Clinical Competencies of Internal Medicine Residents: From Faculty Development to Curriculum Evaluation. Kuo-Chen Liao*, Shou-Jin Pu, Maw-Sen Liu, Chih-Wei Yang, Han-Pin Kuo BMC Medical Education 2013, 13:31 (26 February 2013)( SCI ; IF=1.409 ; Education/Scientific Disciplines 7/34 )
  2. Association Between the Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components with Falls in Community-Dwelling older adults. Journal of Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. Kuo-Chen Liao*, Shou-Jin Pu, Chung-Hao Lin, Hong-Jyun Chang, Ying-Jen Chen, and Maw-Sen Liu. 2012 December ; 10(6): 447-451.     ( SCI ; IF=1.625 ; Medicine, Research& Experimental  87/121 )
  3. Associated factors for falls among the community-dwelling older people assessed by annual geriatric health examinations. Lin CH*, Liao KC, Pu SJ, Chen YC, Liu MS PLoS One. 2011 Apr 19;6 (4):e18976. ( SCI ; IF=3.730 ; Multidisciplinary Sciences 43/56 )
  4. Associations between Body Mass Index and Serum Levels of C-Reactive Protein. Kao TW, Lu IS, Liao KC, Lai HY, Loh CH, Kuo HK*. S Afr Med J. 2009 May;99(5):326-30 ( SCI ; IF=1.325 ; Medicine 62/133 )
  5. The Experiences of Implementation of General Internal Medicine Training Center at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Liao KC, Liu MS, Cheng HS, Pu SJ, et al. 一般醫學內科訓練示範中心：長庚醫院經驗, 廖國臣,劉茂森,鄭惠信,蒲秀瑾,李承鴻,陳明如,林宗豪,方基存,葉森洲, 醫學教育, 卷期:11:3 2007.09

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Board Certification/Professional Affiliations:
Board Certified in Geriatric Medicine, Taiwan
Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Taiwan