Admission of Fellows

A total of 106 new Fellows were admitted at the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on 21 June 2012.

MPS-HKAM Award for Patient Safety

Nature of the Award
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.

Who is Eligible for the Award?
Medical practitioners registered in Hong Kong, who submit papers on any of the following topics, are eligible for the Award:

• Patient safety
• Risk reduction
• Quality and professional standards
• Medical ethics

Presentation of the Award
The Award (a plaque and a cheque of HK$20,000) will be presented to the winning author. Application will open and close on dates to be announced by the Academy each year. The Winner of the Award will be notified 2 weeks prior to the presentation ceremony.

Application will open from 15 June 2012 and close on 15 August 2012.
Please obtain details HERE.

Election of Officers

The term of office of the existing Officers will expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting in December this year. An election of new Officers will be conducted soon within Council in accordance with procedures stipulated in the Regulations. The results will be announced at the AGM.

Prize for Best Original Research by Trainees

The Prize for Best Original Research by Trainees of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine recognizes excellence in research done by doctors who are in specialist training. Submission deadline for the year 2012 award is 31 July 2012 (postmark). Interested trainee doctors can download the following documents (PDF and MS Word format) for reference and use.

• Information for Prize for Best Original Research by Trainee
• Abstract Form (PDF, Word)
• Sample Abstract

Advanced & Difficult Airway Management Workshops for doctors (ADAM-D)

The Institute of Clinical Simulation of the Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists will organize Advanced & Difficult Airway Management Workshops for doctors (ADAM-D) at the North District Hospital on 30 Jun 2012, 29 Sep 2012 and 29 Dec 2012 respectively. The workshop aims at providing the participants with knowledge and skill in managing difficult airways. The target participants are emergency physicians, intensive care physicians, 1st year anaesthetic trainees, medical physicians, pediatricians, ENT surgeons & general surgeons who are responsible for the acute airway management of their patients. Interested colleagues can click on the following for more details, or contact the Manager, Ms Yvonne Chiu, at 26838307.

• Poster
• Program

HK College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2012 - "Occupational Health For ALL: From Prevention to Rehabilitation"

The Hong Kong College of Community Medicine will hold its annual scientific meeting on 15 September 2012 at the Academy. Details are as follows:-

Date: 15 September 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 9 am - 5 pm
Venue: Pao Yue Kong Auditorium, G/F.,HKAM Jockey Club Building
Website: www.hkccm.org.hk
Contact: 28718844, 28718745
Email: [email protected]

RCSEdin / CSHK Conjoint Scientific Congress 2012 "Surgical Outcomes and Clinical Auditing"

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong will hold their conjoint scientific congress in Hong Kong. Details are as follows:

Date: 22-23 September 2012
Venue: Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road
Website: www.cshk.org/csc2012
Contact: Miss Jasmine Kwong 2871 8825
Email: [email protected]

20th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, 27-28 October 2012

Hong Kong College of Radiologists will organise the 20th Annual Scientific Meeting on 27-28 October 2012 (Saturday & Sunday) at Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building.

Please click the following links for detailed information.

• First Announcement (Side A, Side B)
• Registration Form
• Abstract Form

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

Hong Kong College of Pathologists - Topical Update

The College of Pathologists has released a new issue of Topical Update. Its title is Virtual Electron Microscopy - update after one year of routine use by Dr. King Chung Lee. Interested Fellows please click the link below to view the document.

Topical Update

46th Malaysia-Singapore Congress of Medicine

The 46th Malaysia-Singapore Congress of Medicine, participated by the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, will be held on 12-14 July 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. For details of the conference, please visit the conference website at: http://mscm.acadmed.my/:

• Announcement
• Registration Form
• Hotel Booking Form

HKIIC2012: 中醫老年醫學 Chinese Medicine in Geriatrics

The Hospital Authority and the Hong Kong Association for Integration of Chinese-Western Medicine (HKAIM) are jointly organising the Hong Kong International Integrative Medicine Conference 2012. The conference will be on "Chinese Medicine in Geriatrics" and the primary aim of the conference is to promote the scientific prescription of Chinese medicinal herbs in the elderly with common chronic illnesses, and to foster collaborative research in the many related clinical and pre-clinical areas.

Date: 7-8 July 2012
Venue: Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong
Website: http://www.hacmk.org.hk/hkiic.nsf
Leaflet (Side A, Side B)

5th NESA International Surgical Conference

The New European Surgical Academy (NESA) will hold the USP NESA Innovation Days 2012 in Palma de Mallorca (Spain) on 13-15 September 2012 in cooperation with the USP Hospital Palmaplanas, the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS), the International Academy for Laser Medicine and Surgery (IALMS) and the Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Quebec (AOGQ). The subject of the conference is Innovations in Surgery and Telesurgery. For details, please visit the conference website at: www.uspnesadays.com.

Multi-disciplinary Conference and Exhibition on Child Health

Date: 17-19th Aug 2012
Venue: The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, Aberdeen

These would be the highlights for the 50th Anniversary Celebration on Child Health. Both the Conference and Banquet will be held at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine at Wong Chuk Hang. The Multi-disciplinary Conference will be staged in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) which will be represented by its President Elect and other guest speakers. The Programme will be a comprehensive review on various hot topics on child health. A number of renowned guest speakers including the President of APPA, international and local experts have been invited to speak at the Conference.

Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2871 8897
Fax: 2871 8898
Website: www.medicine.org.hk/hkps/

17th FIGIJ World Congress on Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

The 17th FIGIJ World Congress on Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (17th FIGIJ World Congress on PAG) will be held on 15-17 March 2013 at the Postgraduate Education Center of Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The theme of this Congress is Discovering more in PAG. The Academy is one of the supporting organizations. Details of the Congress can be found at http://pag.obg.cuhk.edu.hk/congress

• Flyer

Announcements of Drug Office, Drug Registration and Import / Export Control Division

Please note the following announcements of the Drug Office of Department of Health:

• Health Canada: Xegva (denosumab) - Risk of severe symptomatic hypocalcemia, including fatal cases
• Health Canada: Theoretical Risk of Thrombotic Events with Intravenous HepaGam B [Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (Human) Injection]
• EMA: Advice on treating patients with nosocomial pneumonia with Doribax
• EMA: Recommendations on the restriction use of tolperisone medicines
• EMA: Recommendations on the restriction use of trimetazidine-containing medicines
• FDA Cefepime and risk of seizure in patients not receiving dosage adjustments for kidney impairment