Election of Council Members

The term of office of the 5 elected Council members will expire at the conclusion of this year's annual general meeting. An election process has started in July. Eight nominations were received by the nomination deadline (one candidate has subsequently withdrawn). Postal ballot will be conducted in October. Fellows who wish to vote should return the voting form by the specified date. Results will be announced at the AGM to be held in December 2011.

Golf Tournament

The HKAM Golf Tournament 2011 has been scheduled for 30 November 2011 (Wednesday). The tournament will be held at The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course - East Course. Please click the link below for event and registration details.

• Registration Form

Collaboration on Reciprocal Facilities between the Academy and Royal Society of Medicine

The Academy and RSM signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) since 2007 for reciprocal use of facilities by Fellows and members of the two organisations. Under this MOU, RSM will allow HKAM Fellows to use the accommodation facilities (Chandos House http://www.chandoshouse.co.uk/ only), restaurants, bars and lounges of the RSM when they travel to London . The services will be provided to HKAM Fellows on pay-on-use basis by the user.Fellows who wish to use the facilities of RSM can contact the Academy at [email protected]. The Academy will provide a letter of introduction for authentication of Fellowship status at reservation for facilities.

RSM would also like to extend its membership to the Academy Fellows. With support from the Academy, the RSM President Professor Parveen Kumar is now providing a special joining offer for the Academy Fellows. HKAM Fellows will not have to pay a joining fee (only the annual membership subscription). Fellows who are interested in being members of RSM please check out more details here www.rsmmembership.org and use code (HKAM11) or send your enquiry mentioning you are a Fellow of the HKAM to [email protected].

The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists will jointly organise the 4th Joint Scientific Meeting of The Royal College of Radiologists & Hong Kong College of Radiologists and 19th Annual Scientific Meeting of HKCR on 29-30 October 2011 (Saturday & Sunday) at Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building.

Please click the following links for detailed information.

• Announcement (Side A, Side B)
• Scientific Programme
• Registration Form

Please visit HKCR website for updated meeting programme and information: http://www.hkcr.org

The Family Medicine and Primary Care Symposium: "Enhancing Quality Primary Care through Research and Evidence in Hong Kong" will be held on 26-27 November 2011. It is organised by HKU's Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care (FMPC), with Hong Kong College of Family Physicians as one of the collaborating organizations. (Note: The College is entitled 30 complimentary registrations for its members to attend the Symposium. Since the quota is limited, registration will be required first come first served. To secure the complimentary seat, members of the College must fill up the registration form with name and membership ID as well.)

For registration, please visit: http://www.fmpc.hku.hk/healthevent/111126.htm. For enquiry, please contact Ms. Agnes Pau (E-mail: [email protected]; Tel.: 2553 4514)

Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting and Fellowship Conferment Ceremony, 27 November 2011

Annual Scientific Meeting
Theme: Global Public Health Challenges
Date: 27 November 2011 (Sunday)
Time: 9 am - 4pm Venue : Pao Yue Kong Auditorium, G/F., HKAM Jockey Club Building, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen

Keynote speakers:
Prof Lindsey Davies, President, UK Faculty of Public Health, UK
Prof Chen Junshi, Senior Research Professor, National Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety, PRC
Mr KM Cheng, Senior Physicist- in- charge, Radiation Health Unit, Department of Health, HKSAR

For program and registration please visit :
http://www.hkccm.org.hk/Conferences-HKCCM.php

Fellowship Conferment Ceremony
Date: 27 November 2011 (Sunday)
Time: 5pm - 6:30 pm
Venue: Run Run Shaw Hall, 1/F., HKAM Jockey Club Building, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen

For program please visit : http://www.hkccm.org.hk/HKCCM/doc/conferences/fcc_27_nov_2011.pdf

23rd Annual Scientific Meeting
Hong Kong Ophthalmological Symposium 2011, 10-12 December 2011

The College of Ophthalmologists of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Ophthalmological Society will be holding the 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting Hong Kong Ophthalmological Symposium 2011 on 10 - 12 December 2011.

Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

Contact:
Tel: 2761 9128
Website: http://www.hkos.org.hk/asm.shtml

Announcements of Pharmaceuticals Registration Section

Please note the following announcements of the Pharmaceuticals Registration Section of Department of Health:

• Oral Ketoconazole: safety information regarding severe liver toxicity
• US FDA Drug Safety Communication: Reclast (zoledronic acid) - new contraindication and updated warning on kidney impairment
• FDA Drug Safety Communication: drug labels for the Tumor Necrosis Factor - alpha (TNFa) blockers now include warning about infection with Legionella and Listeria bacteria
• Product safety alerts announced by the Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
• FDA Drug Safety Communication: Zofran (Ondansetron - Risk of Abornmal Heart Rhythms
• European Medicines Agency recommends restricting use of Multaq
• MHRA: Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) and Risk of Heart Problems