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International Scholar Talk on Practice Research – Not just does it work? But for whom? RCT and CDM meet and have a baby together was hosted on 26 March 2024. Prof. Eric CHUI, Head of APSS, gave a warm welcome to Prof. Irwin EPSTEIN, Professor Emeritus of City University of New York, marking the commencement of the talk. Prof. EPSTEIN shared his discussion on the birth of a new clinical research paradigm parented by Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) and Clinical Data-Mining (CDM). He pointed out that the two research approaches can be recursively combined. In a CDM study, Dr Herman LO, Associate Professor of APSS, discussed his study on 600 adults to assess the impact of Group Cognitive Behavior Therapy (GCBT) on mild to moderate emotional symptoms. Prof. NG Siu Man, Professor of The University of Hong Kong, shared his researches and offered a proof of the concept exemplar of the practice-research benefits of combining RCT and CDM methodologies. The talk concluded with a Q&A session, attracting more than 80 attendees.