Collaboration with Ministry of Health on Specialist Registration in Mainland

On 13 July 2007, Vice Minister of Health, Prof Huang Jie-fu and representatives from Ministry of Health had a working meeting with Hong Kong advisors on the Preparatory Committee, and representatives from Colleges of Dental Surgeons, Ophthalmologists, Orthopaedic Surgeons, and Paediatricians.  The meeting agreed on a working schedule for launching the pilot scheme in September.  Meanwhile, the four Hong Kong Colleges will discuss with the piloting hospitals about giving training to grandfathers who will probably be trainers for future specialists in mainland.  Representatives from the 4 piloting hospitals will visit the Academy in August.

HKAM participating in 41st Singapore-Malaysia Congress of Medicine

Election of Council Members

The term of office of the 5 elected/co-opted Council member will expire at the conclusion of this year’s annual general meeting.  Election process started and nomination forms were sent to all Fellow in July.  Nominations must be delivered to the Academy before 5 p.m. on 7 September 2007.  Results will be announced at the AGM to be held in December 2007.

Awards

Dr. Lilian Leong, President of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science by the University of Aberdeen on 5 July 2007.

Dr. Donald Li, Past President of Hong Kong College of Family Physicians, was elected the WONCA President of the Asia Pacific Region at the annual meeting of the WONCA World Conference held in Singapore on 20 July 2007

Prof. Tony Chung, President of Hong Kong College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, Dr. John Ling, President of College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong, and Prof. Louis Low, President of Hong Kong College of Paediatricians, were awarded Fellowship of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore on 19 July 2007, during the 41st Singapore-Malaysia Congress of Medicine.

Hong Kong Red Cross: China Relief 2007 – Emergency Appeal III

Hong Kong Red Cross is appealing for donations for the recent disaster due to continuing torrential rains causing overflow of many rivers and streams in south China. Fellows who would like to make donations can find more information from the website below:

http://www.redcross.org.hk/home.cfm?Mid=1845&FMid=8&SMid=1076&popup=0&langid=1

CME/CPD Reminder

The current CME/CPD cycle for Academy Fellows will end on 31 December 2007.   All Fellows who are on the Specialist Register (SR) of the Medical Council or Dental Council will need to fulfill the requirements of the Academy to remain on the SR.  Fellows, except those exempted for CME/CPD due to retirement, are also required to fulfill the requirements to maintain the Academy Fellowship.   Fellows are reminded to make sure they will obtain the required number of CME/CPD points before the end of this year, and to catch up if the points they have obtained so far fall short of the requirements greatly.  

Hong Kong Medical Journal June 2007 issue is now available on the Journal’s website <http://www.hkmj.org>. Highlights of this issue include:

CASE REPORTS

Hong Kong College of Community Medicine - Annual Scientific Meeting

Hong Kong College of Community Medicine will organise an Annual Scientific Meeting "Keeping Healthy, Opportunities of Ageing" on 8 September 2007 (Saturday) at Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building.  Please click the following link for detailed information.

First Announcement

Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine - Scientific Symposium on Emergency Medicine

Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine will organise a Scientific Symposium on Emergency Medicine "Innovations and Technologies in Emergency Medicine" on 17-18 October 2007 (Wednesday & Thursday) at Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building. Please click the following link for detailed information.

http://www.ssem.hk

2nd Joint Scientific Meeting of The Royal College of Radiologists & Hong Kong College of Radiologists and 15th Annual Scientific Meeting of HKCR, 27-28 October 2007

The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists will jointly organise the 2nd Joint Scientific Meeting of The Royal College of Radiologists & Hong Kong College of Radiologists and 15th Annual Scientific Meeting of HKCR on 27-28 October 2007(Saturday & Sunday) at Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building. 

Please click the following links for detailed information.

• Programme details 

• Registration form 

• Abstract form

Please find below the welcome message from the College.

• Welcome message

Online CME/CPD

Quizzes from the following Colleges are currently available at iCMECPD website for Fellows to study online for CME/CPD:

Contributed by CUHK, a total of  32 videos of Advances in Medicine 2007 including a diverse set of high interest topics covered by experts and specialists from a wide spectrum of disciplines have been recently uploaded onto CME without Quiz of CMe-Learning. Academy Fellows can view the renowned speakers' presentations online by logging onto the iCMECPD website to now.

Please visit the CMe-Learning of iCMECPD website (www.icmecpd.hk) for the latest CME/CPD materials.

Activate iCMECPD Account

Fellows who want to check their CME profile MUST activate their iCMECPD account first. Please go to <http://www.icmecpd.hk> and click CMe-Learning or Member's Area, then click For newcomers, please click HERE to activate your account NOW!!

Please click here for details

Upcoming Conference(s) / Symposium(s)