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November 2004
Children Art Course at the Academy Lounge
 Children
art course will be organized at the Academy Lounge. The class is for kids
aged 4 to 9. According to previous
experience, interest classes for kids are usually fully booked very soon.
Please register your place as quick as possible. Please click below for
details.
e-Knowledge
Gateway (eKG) at the Academy Library
The
Academy has made arrangement with the Hospital Authority to extend its exclusive
electronic Knowledge Gateway (eKG) to Academy Fellows at the Academy Library.
Fellows can access the eKG free-of-charge via Internet at the Leung Kau
Kui Medical Library of the Academy starting 11 November 2004.
The service will be initially provided for 1 year, until 10 November
2005.
Fellows who wish to log onto eKG at home or in their office could apply
to HA for an individual account.
Please click below for application details.
Academy
Policy on Reduced Subscription Rates
Fellows are requested to note that reduced rates (retired, overseas)
will be effective from the next subscription year after submission of an
application. Eligible Fellows
should therefore submit their applications before 31 December 2004 if they wish
to enjoy the reduced rates in year 2005.
Details of the policy can be found in the Fellows Area of the Academy
website.
Sychronisation
of CME Cycles
As reported previously, Council has decided that all
Fellows would start their CME cycle afresh on 1 January 2005.
All existing cycles will end on 31 December 2004.
Fellows are reminded to make sure they can obtain the necessary CME
points before the existing cycles end. Please
consult your College should you have any query.
MOU Signing Ceremony
The
Academy signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Health of
the Macau SAR Government on 8 October 2004 in Macau.
Through
the Memorandum, the Academy of Medicine will at the invitation of the Macau
Department of Health assist in the assessment of specialists in Macau in the
public medical services. The
Memorandum also offers the doctors and dentists access to the Membership and
Learning Management System (MLMS) of the Academy.
Dr. Koi Kuok Ieng, Director of Department of Health represented the
Macau SAR Government, and Dr. C.H. Leong, President of Hong Kong Academy of
Medicine represented the Academy at the signing ceremony witnessed by Dr. Chui
Sai On, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Macau SAR Government.
 
11th
Annual General Meeting
The 11th AGM of the Academy will be
held on 17 December 2004 at 5:30 pm at the Lim Por Yen Lecture Theatre.
The David Todd Oration, Fellowship conferment ceremony and presentations of the
Best Original Research by Trainees competition will be held on the same day.
Prof. Rosie Young has kindly agreed to be this year’s orator for the
David Todd Oration, she will speak on “A reflection on SARS – one year
on”.
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