October 2008

HKAM 15th Anniversary Congress 15-16 November 2008

The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine turns 15 this year. To celebrate this special occasion, the Academy has organised a 15^th Anniversary Congress with participation of the Academies of Medicine of Malaysia and Singapore. The Honourable Donald TSANG, Chief Executive of HKSAR, has agreed to be the Guest of Honour at the Opening on 15 November 2008. Prof. CHEN Zhu, Minister of Health of PRC, will speak at the Halnan Lecture immediately after the Opening. Please register for the congress before 15 October to enjoy discounted registration fee, if you have not yet done so.

• Registration Form
• Programme-at-a-Glance
• HKAM 15th Anniversary Congress website

Golf Tournament The HKAM Golf Tournament 2008 has been scheduled for 3 December 2008 (Wednesday). The tournament will be held at Leadbetter Course (Dongguan Course), Mission Hills Golf Club. Please click the link below for event and registration details. • Registration Form

HKAM Manhattan Platinum Credit Card

The agreement for the captioned co-branded credit card will expire in January 2009. The Academy has decided not to renew the existing agreement, and is now looking for a new partner. Fellows will be updated on the progress.

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 2008 if they wish to enjoy the reduced rates in year 2009. Details of the policy can be found in the Fellows Area of the Academy website.

2008 Annual General Meeting

The Academy’s AGM will be held on 19 December 2008 (Friday) with the Fellowship Conferment Ceremony and David Todd Oration. Mrs. Rita FAN has been invited to speak at the oration. More details will follow in coming months.

CME/CPD for Specialist Registration

Fellows are reminded that Specialist Registration (SR) is maintained by MCHK/DCHK. The Academy’s duty is only to make reports to MCHK/DCHK on compliance of CME/CPD for the purpose of SR. While the Academy can grant exemption to Fellows retired from active practice, this is for the purpose of Fellowship only. The MRO and DRO stipulate that CME is a must for the SR. The Academy will cease to record CME/CPD for a Fellow upon his/her resignation or approval of CME exemption, and shall inform the MCHK/DCHK once his/her name has been removed from the Academy’s register. Fellows who wish to resign his Fellowship or apply for CME/CPD exemption should consider voluntary resignation from the SR with MCHK/DCHK directly, if their names are on the SR. The Academy cannot do this on behalf of Fellows.

Hong Kong College of Pathologists - Topical Update The College of Pathologists has released a new issue of Topical Update. Its title is "Immunogenetics: MHC and non-MHC" by Dr. Janette KWOK. Interested Fellows please click the link below to view the document. Topical Update

1st Joint International Conference of The Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists and The Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK) The Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists and the Royal College of Psychiatrists cordially invite you to join the 1st Joint International Conference, Advancing Psychiatric Care in the Emerging World: East meets West. The conference will be held on 13-15 Dec 2008 at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building. For more information and registration, please visit www.psychconference.org.hk.

16th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, 1-2 November 2008 Hong Kong College of Radiologists will organise the 16th Annual Scientific Meeting on 1-2 November 2008 (Saturday & Sunday) at Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building. Please click the following links for detailed information. • Welcome Message • Poster • Scientific Programme • Second Announcement, part 1, part 2, part 3 & part 4 • Registration Form • Abstract Form Please visit HKCR website for updated meeting programme and information: http://www.hkcr.org

The Ninth Ho Hung Chiu Lecture Hong Kong College of Radiologists is pleased to announce that the 9th Ho Hung Chiu Lecture entitled “Snapshots of our Medical Schools and Medical Education” will be delivered by Professor Fok Tai Fai, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong at Run Run Shaw Hall, First Floor, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building, on 1st November 2008 (Saturday), at 7:00 p.m. It will be a memorable and educational evening for all. Do come to participate in this auspicious event. Please click the following links for detailed information. • Welcome Message • Poster Please visit HKCR website for updated meeting programme and information: http://www.hkcr.org

Hong Kong Medical Journal August 2008 issue is now available on the Journal's website <http://www.hkmj.org>. Highlights of this issue include:

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• Overprotection and the psychological states of cerebral palsy patients and their caretakers in Hong Kong: a preliminary report

• Characteristics of false-negative ThinPrep cervical smears in women with high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions

MEDICAL PRACTICE

• Minimally invasive surgery in orthopaedics. Small is beautiful?

Online CME/CPD

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

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

Update on Recent Melamine-tainted Milk/Milk Products Incidents and Its Regulation

The Centre for Food Safety would like to invite Fellows to join their communication network Food Safety Electronic Information Delivery System (FSEIDS).
Interested Fellows please fill out the enrolment form and send it back to the Centre. Please click below for more details.

• Letter from CFS to doctors dated 24 September 2008
• Letter from CFS to doctors dated 19 September 2008
• Enrolment Form

PATH BUILDERS – Help pave the way for a positive generation

To tackle drug abuse and other youth problems, the Government has taken series of measures and launched anti-drug campaigns. The Task Force on Youth Drug Abuse and Narcotics Division of the Security Bureau are appealing to companies and organizations to support them by reaching out to those who have so far not been exposed to drugs or are at risk, showing them hope, cheering them up, giving them opportunities and strengthening their resistance to adversity and temptations.

The Academy is being invited to participate in the “Path Builders” programme, e.g. by inviting its Fellows to become mentors, or to give talks at schools. Fellows who are interested in being mentor or speakers at school talks please complete the enclosed form and fax/mail it back to the Academy. The Academy will then liaise with the Narcotics Division for follow-up actions. Fellows who wish to have more detailed information about this programme can visit the website of Narcotics Division, Security Bureau at www.nd.gov.hk/Path_Builders/en/home/index.html

• Reply Form

3rd Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the International Association for Suicide Prevention, October 31 – November 3, 2008 Deadline of registration at regular conference rate has been extended to October 17. Limited seats for local students and local delegates are available, please register online at https://www.fo-d.com/iasp2008/ immediately. For enquiry on conference registration, please contact conference secretariat at [email protected] Further information on programme and speakers can be found at: http://csrp.hku.hk/iasp2008/

The Croucher Foundation

The Foundation is inviting applications to Fellowships and Scholarships in its annual competitive exercise, tenable from the 2009-10 academic year. Such awards are only available to permanent residents of Hong Kong intending to pursue research in the natural sciences, technology and medicine. For more information of the scholarship, please visit the Foundation’s website at www.croucher.org.hk

New European Surgical Academy (NESA) Meeting in Naples

The NESA meeting titled "Natural Orifice Surgery and other innovations" will take place in Naples, Italy, on 21-22 November 2008. This meeting will enable surgeons from various disciplines to update themselves with innovative surgical ideas. Some of them, such as Transdouglas Abdominal Surgery, the modified Thyroidectomy, and recent developments in Ductuscopy and Neuropelveology, are presented for the first time. NESA was founded by leading surgeons from various disciplines in order to optimize and standardize surgical procedures according to evidence-based facts. The NESA also deals with the development and construction of surgical equipment, which will allow performing operations with less risks and complications. For further information on the meeting, please visit the website: www.nesanaples2008.com 

HIMSS AsiaPac 2009 Conference & Exhibition

The HIMSS AsiaPac 2009 will be held on 24-27 February 2009 in Kuala Lumpur. The Academy has agreed to be one of the Supporting Organisations of this conference. For more details of the conference, please visit their website http://www.himssasiapac.org/

Upcoming Conference(s) / Symposium(s)