May 2009

Human Swine Influenza

The following are guidelines of Hospital Authority on Human Swine Influenza:

• HA Guidelines for Triage and Management of Human Swine Influenza

• Appendix 1_GOPC and A&E Triage for Human Swine Influenza Infection

• Appendix 2_Two Stages of Designated Hospitals for the Management of Confirmed

• Appendix 3_Guidance for Laboratory Diagnosis of Influenza A H1N1 in HA Hospitals

• Appendix 4_HA Recommendations on Infection Control for Human Swine Influenza (HSI)

• Appendix 5_Interim Guidance on Antiviral Treatment and Chemoprophylaxis for Human

• Appendix 6_Information for the use of antiviral drugs

The Central Health Education Unit of Department of Health has prepared a poster and a leaflet to enhance public awareness and knowledge of the Human Swine Influenza. The soft copy of the leaflet and poster can be downloaded from:

Leaflet:

• http://www.chp.gov.hk/files/her/Human_Swine_Influenza_pamplet_eng.pdf

• http://www.chp.gov.hk/files/her/Human_Swine_Influenza_pamplet_cht.pdf

Bilingual poster:

• http://www.chp.gov.hk/files/her/Human_Swine_Influenza_poster.pdf

If Fellows wish to have hard copies, please contact Central Health Education Unit, Department of Health at 2572 1476 or fill in the request form.

The most updated information of Human Swine Influenza can be obtained from the CHP Website : http://www.chp.gov.hk/view_content.asp?lang=en&info_id=16615

Symposium on Postgraduate Training

The recent Doctor Work Reform implemented by the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong has brought up the issue whether the reduction in work hours of doctors would have impact on quality of training. Before finding this out, the Academy will need to develop and validate a competency assessment framework, which is contingent upon defining the outcomes of training. The work hour reduction also prompts the Academy to think about how best to train a specialist in the limited time available, and whether curriculum revisions would be necessary in due course. In this context, the Academy has decided to organise a Workshop bringing these issues up for discussion and invited overseas experts in medical education of specialists to participate so that the Academy can take reference from international developments on the scientific approach to training of specialist doctors. This workshop is for representatives from Academy Colleges, Hospital Authority, Health & Food Bureau, the two medical schools, Medical Council and Dental Council only. In order to also allow Fellows to know more about the international trend of postgraduate medical training, the Academy will hold a symposium on the subject, which is open to all Fellows. This symposium will be arranged as a session of the WONCA Asia-Pacific Regional Conference hosted by Hong Kong College of Family Physicians (HKCFP). It is free of charge for Fellows but registration is required. Please download the registraton form here.

Date and Time: 5 June 2009 (Friday) 15:30 – 17:00

Venue: Theatre II, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Programme:

2009 Annual Subscriptions

Demand notes for the 2009 subscriptions have been sent out to Fellows from either the Academy or their College. Fellows are urged to settle their subscription as soon as possible before 30 June 2009 if they have not yet done so. (Note: 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.)

Extraordinary General Meeting – 18 June 2009

Council has decided to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on 18 June 2009 (Thurs) to admit new Fellows. The EGM will be held at 7:30 pm at the Council Chamber, 10/F HKAM Jockey Club Building, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong. All Fellows are welcome to attend.

New Academy Platinum Card

As mentioned in previous news, a new Academy Platinum Card will be launched with Dah Sing Bank in June. Besides perpetual annual fee waiver and HK$300 free spending credit as the welcome gift, Fellows using the card for Academy annual subscription payment and selected retail transactions in the Academy can enjoy double bonus points and discounts. For details, please refer to the promotion materials that will be sent to Fellows shortly.

Drug Forum

The Forum was held on 18 April 2009 and well attended by over 60 Fellows and allied health professionals, with some fruitful discussion at the end of the Forum. The Academy would like to thank the speakers and Fellows who have taken time to join the Forum. The Academy would also like to thank Hong Kong Association of the Parmaceutical Industry for arranging Mr. K. Ito to fly from Japan to speak on Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) at the Forum.

Prof. KY Yuen	Dr. SY Ha
Dr. WL Cheung	Mr. William Chui
Dr. Gloria Tam	Mr. K. Ito

43rd Singapore-Malaysia Congress of Medicine

The Academy has been invited to hold a parallel session during the 43rd Singapore-Malaysia Congress of Medicine on 8 August 2009. The theme of the Congress is "Reducing Mortality and Morbidity in the Next Decade". The delegation from Hong Kong this time will include 3 speakers: Prof. Raymond Liang, Prof. L.K. Hung, and Prof. Tony Chung. Their topics are "Hepatitis B reactivation following chemotherapy", "Parenteral nutrition for debilitated patients", and "Cancer screening in women" respectively.

Congress website (http://www.43smcm.com/)

Fellows' Contact Information

If Fellows have recently changed their contact details, please inform the Academy. The Secretariat would only send letters or notifications to Fellows using the contact information in the record that was provided by the Fellows themselves. Fellows can make use of the iCMECPD to change their correspondence address or personal details. If you have any queries or have forgotten the password, please submit your message to us via the iCMECPD website.

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 Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting Humanitarian Challenges in Public Health Humanitarian crises of wars, natural disasters, famines…all pose great challenges to the public health goal of protecting and improving the health and wellbeing of the populations. Measures promptly applied in the emergency phase and for the longer term re-building of infrastructures requires the well planned, coordinated and comprehensive mixture of skills and knowledge supported by organisational, financial and human resources. Working together with the local communities to empower the affected populations for short and long term recovery remains a challenge to the public health professionals Date : 14 June 2009 (Sunday) Time : 10 am – 4:30 pm Venue : Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Cub Building, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road Speakers : Dr Henk Bekedam Director, Division of Health Sector Development at World Health Organization West Pacific Regional Office Prof Ma Xiao Professor and Dean, West China School of Public Health, The 4th University Hospital, West China Medical Center, Sichuan University Dr Li Yuan-feng Medical Superintendent, the Sichuan Provincial Peoples' Hospital Dr Law Sheung Wai Chief Medical Consultant, the “STANDTALL” Project Dr Mok Chiu Yau Principal Medical & Health Officer, Department of Health, the Government of HKSAR Dr Au Yiu Kai Consultant in charge, Department of Surgery, Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital, the Hospital Authority Dr Fan Ning President, the Medecin’s San Frontieres Hong Kong Dr Emily Chan Associate Professor, the School of Public Health, the Chinese University of Hong Kong For details and registration, please visit : http://www.hkccm.org.hk/whatsnew.html

Scientific Symposium on Emergency Medicine New Concept, New Model Cum 2nd Hong Kong-Shenzhen Emergency Medicine Conference Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine, Hong Kong Society of Emergency Medicine and Surgery and Hong Kong Emergency Nurses Association invite you to join the Scientific Symposium on Emergency Medicine on September 25-26, 2009 and 2nd Hong Kong – Shenzhen Emergency Medicine Conference on September 24-25, 2009 at Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. For more information and registration, please visit www.ssem.hk.

Hong Kong Medical Journal April 2009 issue is now available on the Journal’s website <http://www.hkmj.org>. Highlights of this issue include:

EDITORIAL

• Thinking BIG!

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• Meteorological factors and aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in Hong Kong

• Laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a five-year review

Online CME/CPD

Quizzes from the Hong Kong Medical Journal and 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.

Upcoming Conference(s) / Symposium(s)