November 2011
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MPS-HKAM Award for Patient Safety The MPS-HKAM Award for Patient Safety is jointly organized by the Medical Protection Society and the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (HKAM). The objective of the Award is to encourage medical professionals to promote on the subject of patient safety and risk reduction. Nine submissions have been received for this year’s award. The Panel of Judges has decided that the winner be Dr. Alexander Chiu, whose paper is "Root Cause Analysis Improves Patient Safety: A descriptive study of Root Cause Analysis Framework applied to clinical incident investigation in a University Affiliated Hospital". Dr. Chiu will present his winning paper at a seminar on 2 December 2011 (see item below) |
Improving Patient Safety The Academy and Medical Protection Society (MPS) jointly organize this seminar on 2 December. It is free of charge. Interested Fellows please download and submit the registration form to the Academy by 25 November 2011. Date and Time Venue Programme
CME/CPD Accreditation
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David Todd Oration
This year's David Todd Oration will be held on 16 December 2011, in conjunction with the Fellowship Conferment ceremony and AGM. The Academy is honoured to have Prof. Dennis Lo, FRS, Li Ka Shing Professor of Medicine & Professor of Chemical Pathology of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, to be speaker. His oration topic is "Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis: from dream to reality".
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Expert Witness Training Course
The Academy of Experts (AoE) will run several Expert Witness Training Courses in Hong Kong in November. The HKAM Council has agreed to be supporting organization for this course. Interested Fellows can download the Course Information and Registration Form here.
All registration should be sent directly to the organiser at fax: 3010 1269 (HK number). For enquiry, please email directly to the Academy of Experts at [email protected]
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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 Fifth Congress of the Asian Society Against Dementia- Action, Strategies and Developments, 5-6 November 2011
The Fifth Congress of the Asian Society Against Dementia, jointly organised by Asian Society Against Dementia, The Chinese Dementia Research Association and The Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists, is going to be held on 5-6 November 2011 at Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. For more details, please visit http://asad2011.org.hk/.
Family Medicine and Primary Care Symposium: "Enhancing Quality Primary Care through Research and Evidence in Hong Kong", 26-27 November 2011
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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. 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) |
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Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting and Fellowship Conferment Ceremony, 27 November 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting Keynote speakers: For program and registration please visit : Fellowship Conferment Ceremony For program please visit : http://www.hkccm.org.hk/HKCCM/doc/conferences/fcc_27_nov_2011.pdf |
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20th Anniversary Scientific Meeting cum HM Lui Memorial Fund 10th Anniversary Symposium, 10 December 2011 The Hong Kong College of Paediatricians is celebrating its 20th Anniversary on 10th Decemeber, 2011 (Saturday). This will be a very busy day with a whole-day Annual Scientific Meeting with the theme, Recent Advances in Paediatrics. There are eminent speakers from overseas, Mainland and local, including HM Lui Memorial Fund scholars. In the evening are the Annual General Meeting, Fellows Conferment and Members Admission ceremonies, to be followed by the grand 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner. The College is very grateful that the events will be graced by our honorable guests from the HK Academy of Medicine and Sister Colleges, and other statutory and professional bodies. It is promised to be a spectacular and specially memorable day for us and all our guests. Please go to http://www.paediatrician.org.hk/councilnews.htm#education for details of the Scientific Meeting and http://www.paediatrician.org.hk/edu/20ASM10HMLMF_reg.pdf for registration. |
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23rd Annual Scientific Meeting 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: |
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Announcements of Pharmaceuticals Registration Section Please note the following announcements of the Pharmaceuticals Registration Section of Department of Health:
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The AOGIN 2012 will be held at University of Hong Kong on 13-15 July 2012. Theme of the conference is “Combat against Cervical Cancer - Challenges in Asia Oceania. The Academy is one of the supporting organizations. For more details, please visit the conference website at: http://www.aogin2012hk.org/index.htm
Hong Kong Medical Journal October 2011 issue is now available on the Journal's website <http://www.hkmj.org>. Highlights of this issue include:
EDITORIAL
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
- Faecal occult blood screening: knowledge, attitudes, and practice in four Hong Kong primary care clinics
- Colorectal cancer surgery of octogenarians in Hong Kong: who will survive?
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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| Hong Kong Medical Journal | Colorectal cancer surgery of octogenarians in Hong Kong: who will survive? | 30 Nov 2011 |
| Hong Kong Medical Journal | Menstrual disorders in a Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology Clinic: patient presentations and longitudinal outcomes | 30 Nov 2011 |
| Paediatricians | Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics Vol. 16 No.4 Oct 2011 | 15 Jan 2012 |
| Otorhinolaryngologists | Salvage Surgery for Neck Residue or Recurrence of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A 10-Year Experience | 31 Jul 2012 |
| Pathologists | The Hong Kong College of Pathologists - Online CME/CPD for Self-Study 2011 (Immunology) - Autoimmunity in primary immune deficiencies: taking lessons from our patients | 31 Dec 2011 |
| Radiologists | Quizzes from Hong Kong Journal of Radiology (HKJR) | 13 Nov 2011 |
| Radiologists | HKCR Case of Nov 2011 | 30 Nov 2011 |
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) |
3-4 Nov 2011 |
Asian Intensive Care: Collaboration Conference |
The Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care of the Chinese University of Hong Kong |
8 Nov 2011 |
Medical Teleconference Programme - Topics in Neonatology |
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital & Stanford University School of Medicine |
9-12 Nov 2011 |
5th Asian Epilepsy Surgery Congress cum Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society |
Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society Venue: Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Contact: |
10 Nov 2011 (Deadline for registration and submission of poster abstract: 8 Oct 2011) |
International Symposium on Food and Health - from Measurement Science to Quality and Safety |
The Government Laboratory Contact: |
14-15 Nov 2011 |
3rd Asia Pacific Conference on Public Health |
Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, College Of Public Health Medicine |
24-27 Nov 2011 |
8th Echo Hong Kong Theme: Live & Acute Cardiac Imaging |
Ruttonjee Hospital Contact: |
25-26 Nov 2011 |
2011 Annual Scientific Meeting and Pre-conference Workshop |
Hong Kong Association of Rehabilitation Medicine Venue: Lecture Theatre, Hospital Authority Head Office and HK Polytechnic University Contact: |
26-27 Nov 2011 (Closing date for application: 31 Oct 2011) |
Update on Diabetes Management (A Certificate Course for Clinicians) |
KK Leung Diabetes Centre, Queen Mary Hospital and the Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, The University of Hong Kong Time: 12:45 - 17:45 (Sat) / 08:45 - 15:30 (Sun) Venue: Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, The University of Hong Kong Website: http://www.hku.hk/medicine/udm.htm |
9 Dec 2011 (Registration deadline: 22 Nov 2011)
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Frontiers in Biomedical Research, HKU 2011 |
LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Time: 8:45 am - 5:50 pm Venue: Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, William MW Mong Block, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Enquiries: |
19-21 Dec 2011
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3rd International Endolaparoscopic Surgery Symposium |
Minimal Access Surgery Training Centre, Hong Kong Society for Coloproctology and Hong Kong Society of Minimal Access Surgery Venue: HKEC Training Centre for Healthcare Management and Clinical Technology Location: Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital 3 Lok Man Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong Contact: |
14 Jan 2012 |
Hong Kong Surgical Forum - Winter 2012 Theme: Vascular Surgery |
Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital & Hong Kong Chapter of American College of Surgeons Venue: Underground Lecture Theatre, New Clinical Building, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Registration & Enquiry |
11 Feb - 2 Jun 2012 (Application Date: 1 Sep - 31 Dec 2011) |
4 Certificates Courses in Mental Health |
The Department of Psychiatry, CUHK Contact Information: |
24-26 Feb 2012 |
International Congress of Cardiology 2012 (ICC) |
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong(CUHK) Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center Website: http://www.icc-hongkong.com/ |