February 2009

Dining Facilities

The Dining Room on 2/F of the Academy Building has been temporarily closed since December 2008 for renovation works. It will resume normal services on 9 February 2009 (Monday). The Academy Lounge on 3/F has already re-opened on 1 February after the Chinese New Year.

The opening hours for the Lounge are: Monday to Saturday 12:00 – 21:00, Sunday & Public Holiday 09:00 – 21:00.

HKAM Credit Card

The Academy will issue a new co-branded credit card with Dah Sing Bank in April or May. Details will be announced in due course.

2009 Annual Subscriptions

Demand notes for the 2009 subscriptions have been sent out to Fellows from either the Academy or their College. Please be reminded that it is Council's policy that subscriptions received by the Academy after 30 June will be subject to a surcharge of 5% on the subscription amount. Please settle your subscription as soon as possible.

Wonca Asia-Pacific Regional Conference 2009 - Building Bridges The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians invites you to join the Wonca Asia-Pacific Regional Conference 2009 - Building Bridges. The conference will be held on 4-7 Jun 2009 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. For more information and registration, please visit www.wonca2009.org.

Hong Kong College of Pathologists - Topical Update The College of Pathologists has released a new issue of Topical Update. Its title is "Antimicrobial Resistance – The Challenge Ahead" by Prof. Margaret IP. Interested Fellows please click the link below to view the document. Topical Update

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

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• Prevalence of infections in residential care homes for the elderly in Hong Kong

• 1700 Victims of intimate partner violence: characteristics and clinical outcomes

MEDICAL PRACTICE

• Conservative management of placenta praevia with accreta

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.

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/. As a member of a HIMSS AsiaPac09 Supporting Organisation, HKAM Fellows are eligible for a 10% discount off regular conference fees [Discount Code: APAC10]

Upcoming Conference(s) / Symposium(s)