September 2010
First AMM-AMS-HKAM Tripartite Congress
12-14 November 2010, Hong Kong
The First Tripartite Congress of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, and Academy of Medicine, Singapore will be held from 12-14 November 2010 in Hong Kong. This will also be the 44th Malaysia-Singapore Congress of Medicine. The theme of the Congress is “Benefits and Risks of Recent Medical Advances”. This tripartite congress will be an opportunity for networking that enables Fellows and members of the three Academies to share their knowledge and experience with their peers in the region, and to make contacts that may lead to future collaborations.
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Please register as soon as possible! Congress website: www.tripartitecongress.org |
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Golf Tournament In conjunction with the 1st AMM-AMS-HKAM Tripartite Congress, an Inter Academy and Medical Alumni Golf Tournament will be held on 10 November 2010 at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course - East Course. Please click the link below for event and registration details. |
Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians and the Medical Protection Society are jointly organising a Symposium on Medico-legal Alert "Dollars & Sense: The Law and Ethics of Medical Charges and Professional Fees". The Symposium is chaired by Dr. Leon Tong and Dr. Solomon T. L. Yeung of the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians.
Topics and Speakers:
| 1. | The MCHK Perspective: Ethical Principles of Professional Fees |
| Dr. Tse Hung Hing Chairman, Ethics Committee, The Medical Council of Hong Kong Past President of The Hong Kong Medical Association |
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| 2. | The Legal Perspective: Kickbacks and Overcharging |
| Mr. Chris Howse Solicitor, Head of Medico-legal Dept., Richards Butler in Association with Reed Smith LLP |
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| 3. | A Medical Professional’s Perspective |
| Dr. Li Kwok Tung, Donald Vice-President (General Affairs) of Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, Past President of the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians, WONCA Asia Pacific Regional President |
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| 4. | The MPS Perspective: Are There Boundaries? |
| Dr. Teoh Ming Keng Head of Medical Services Asia, Medical Protection Society |
| Date | : | 19 Sep 2010 |
| Time | : | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Lectures & Discussion |
| Venue | : | The Ballroom, Level 7, Langham Place Hotel, 555 Shanghai Street, Mongkok, Kowloon |
CME/CPD Accreditation:
College/Programme |
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AN CM DS EM FP OP OS OT PD PA PH PS RA SU MCHK CME |
3 3 3 Pending 3 1.5 3 1.5 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 |
Non-ana Cat. C Cat. 4.4 Passive Cat. C Cat. 2.2 Cat. E Passive OT IP Cat. B Passive Passive |
Registration is first come first served. Please go to the following link for enrolment:
For requirement of enrolment form or any enquiry, please contact the HKCFP secretariat, Ms Winniea Lee at 2528 6618.
Communicating right when things go wrong
The Academy and Medical Protection Society (MPS) jointly invite you to this seminar. Clinicians occasionally encounter situations when management outcome is suboptimal and clients are unhappy. Due to a multitude of factors, communication is often difficult especially when involving debatable issues during the technical management process. Yet this is the occasion where communication has to be right.
The General CPD Subcommittee has invited several prominent speakers to share views and experience on communication when clinical management outcomes are less favourable. This seminar delivers messages on how to manage medical mishaps from the MPS perspective and about open disclosure from the medico-legal perspectives. An experienced colleague also shares her vast experience with disclosing adversity.
The seminar is free of charge.
Date and Time: 15 September 2010 (Wednesday) 18:30 - 20:30
Venue: Pao Yue Kong Auditorium, HKAM Jockey Club Building, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Programme:
| 18:00 | Registration (Refreshments will be served) |
| 18:30-20:30 | Opening Managing medical mishaps Breaking bad news well Open disclosure and apology: a legal perspective Q&A |
CME/CPD Accreditation:
College/Programme |
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AN CM DS EM FP OG OP OS OT PD PA PH PS RA SU MCHK CME |
2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 |
Non-ana Cat. C Cat. 5.2 Non O&G Passive Cat. C Cat. 2.2 Cat. A Passive OT IP Cat. B Passive Passive |
The deadline is now extended again. Interested Fellows please download the registration form from the Academy website and return it to us by fax (2505 5577) or by email ([email protected]) on or before 10 September 2010. [Registration Enquiry: Ms Lorraine Shiu Tel: 2871 8888; Email: [email protected]]
CME/CPD Reminder
The current CME/CPD cycle for Academy Fellows will end on 31 December 2010. All Fellows who are on the Specialist Register (SR) of the Medical Council or Dental Council will need to fulfil the requirements of the Academy to remain on the SR. Fellows, except those exempted for CME/CPD due to retirement, are also required to fulfil the requirements to maintain the Academy Fellowship. Starting from 1 January 2008, no more than 75 points can be awarded for passive participation in a 3-year cycle. 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 falls behind greatly of the requirements.
New CMECPD Guidelines
A revised set of CMECPD Guidelines has been approved and will become effective from the next cycle. Major changes are in Section 6, in which Fellows are strongly advised to maintain a balanced CMECPD profile with a mix of different activities, including 5 points in a cycle from activities in category 6.11 (Quality Assurance, Audits and Activities for Improvement of Patient/Medical Care) in order to capture the full benefit of different types of CMECPD activities. Fellows can download the new guidelines from the following link.
Visit to the Simulation Training Centre of the First Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-sen University
Representatives of the Academy Education Committee and several Colleges visited the simulation training centre of the First Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou on 9 August 2010. During the half-day visit, the representatives of Hong Kong and Guangzhou shared views and experience on using simulation for training.
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Hong Kong College of Pathologists - Topical Update The College of Pathologists has released a new issue of Topical Update. Its title is Molecular Autopsy of Unexplained Sudden Death by Dr. Poon, WM. Interested Fellows please click the link below to view the document. |
Joint RACMA-HKCCM International Conference 2010 - Healthcare Reforms in Comparative Health Systems
4-6 September 2010, Hong Kong
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The HKCCM international conference "Healthcare Reforms in Comparative Health Systems" will be held from 4th - 6th September 2010 in Hong Kong. This conference is jointly organized by the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators and the Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. Congress website: http://www.medcom.com.hk/racma-hkccm/ |
  
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Scientific Symposium on Emergency Medicine
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18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists
30-31 October 2010, Hong Kong
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Hong Kong College of Radiologists will organise the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting on 30-31 October 2010 (Saturday & Sunday) at Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building. Please click the following links for detailed information.
Please visit HKCR website for updated meeting programme and information: http://www.hkcr.org |
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2010 Joint Congress on Implant Dentistry The College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong and the European Association for Osseointegration, represented by the Global Council for Osseointegration, will host the 2010 Joint Congress on Implant Dentistry from November 3 - 5, 2010 at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building, Hong Kong, the first ever Dental Implant meeting in the Asian Pacific region. Enquiry: |
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The Second Joint International Conference of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists and the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK)
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HIMSS AsiaPac 2010 - Korea
The HIMSS AsiaPac 2010 Korea will be held on 26-28 October 2010 in Daegu, Korea. 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/congress10/index.aspx
Hong Kong Medical Journal August 2010 issue is now available on the Journal's website <http://www.hkmj.org>. Highlights of this issue include:
EDITORIAL
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
- Prevalence of drugged drivers among non-fatal driver casualties presenting to a trauma centre in Hong Kong
- Fetoscopic laser photocoagulation in the management of twin-twin transfusion syndrome: local experience from Hong Kong
Online CME/CPD
Quizzes from the following Colleges are currently available at iCMECPD website for Fellows to study online for CME/CPD:
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Deadline for Submission of Answer |
| Hong Kong Medical Journal | Prevalence of drugged drivers among non-fatal driver casualties presenting to a trauma centre in Hong Kong | 30 Sep 2010 |
| Hong Kong Medical Journal | Phaeochromocytoma in the Hong Kong Chinese population | 30 Sep 2010 |
| Otorhinolaryngologists | Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ at Oropharyngeal and Hypopharyngeal Mucosal Sites | 31 Dec 2010 |
| Paediatricians | Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics Vol. 15 No. 3 July 2010 | 30 Sep 2010 |
| Pathologists | The Hong Kong College of Pathologists - Online CME/CPD for Self-Study (Oct 2009) (Anatomical Pathology) Quiz 1 | 30 Sep 2010 |
| Pathologists | The Hong Kong College of Pathologists - Online CME/CPD for Self-Study (Oct 2009) (Anatomical Pathology) Quiz 2 | 30 Sep 2010 |
| Pathologists | The Hong Kong College of Pathologists - Online CME/CPD for Self-study (Forensic Pathology) Quiz 1 | 31 Dec 2010 |
| Pathologists | The Hong Kong College of Pathologists - Online CME/CPD for Self-study (Forensic Pathology) Quiz 2 | 31 Dec 2010 |
| Radiologists | HKCR Case of September 2010 | 30 Sep 2010 |
| Radiologists | Quizzes from Journal of Hong Kong College of Radiologists | 6 Oct 2010 |
Please visit the CMe-Learning of iCMECPD website (www.icmecpd.hk) for the latest CME/CPD materials.
Upcoming Conference(s) / Symposium(s)
| Date | Conference(s) / Symposium(s) | Organiser(s) |
4 & 11 Sep 2010 |
Advanced Certificate Course in Mental Health for Doctors |
The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) of Castle Peak Hospital Details: |
1-6 Sep 2010 |
CUHK Sleep 2010 - Comprehensive Workshop on Clinical Polysomnography and Update Course on Sleep Medicine |
Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Enquiry: |
11 Sep 2010 |
Health Research Symposium 2010: "Improving health and recognising excellence" |
Food and Health Bureau, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Abstract Form Enquiry: |
1-2 Oct 2010 |
12th Hong Kong Diabetes & Cardiovascular Risk Factors-East Meets West Symposium |
Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity (HKIDO), Enquiry: |
15 Oct 2010 |
Distinguished Lecture on Surgery in the 21st Century: Chopsticks, Chips and Prometheus |
Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong Enquiry: |
29-31 Oct 2010 |
6th Asia Pacific Congress in Maternal Fetal Medicine |
Shanghai 1st Maternity and Infant Hospital of Tongji University Enquiry: |
3-5 Nov 2010 |
17th Hong Kong International Cancer Congress Theme: Advances in Technology and New Perspectives in Cancer |
Centre for Cancer Research and Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medcine of the University of Hong Kong Venue: Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. Email: [email protected] Contact: Congress Secretariat, 17th HKICC, 2/F William MW Mong Block, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
22-23 Nov 2010 |
Annual Scientific Meeting of the Institut Pasteur Network |
HKU-Pasteur Research Centre Enquiry: |
24-26 Nov 2010 |
The 2nd Clinical Trial Magnifier Conference (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia) |
Clinical Trials Centre (CTC), The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China Clinical Research Centre (CRC), Ministry of Health, Malaysia Registration Form : www.ctmconference.com/2010 |
14-16 Jan 2011 |
Hong Kong International Acupuncture Conference |
Hospital Authority Enquiry: |