Results of the Postal Ballot - Amendments to Bylaws (2012) The balloting exercise closed on 31 October 2012 and all ballot papers received were counted by the Auditor on 9 November 2012. Out of the 6,191 ballot papers posted by the Academy, 1,262 were returned before the closing date and 14 of these papers were determined by the auditor as invalid. The voting results are as follows:

In accordance with the HKAM Ordinance section 13(3), not less than 1/5 of entitled Fellows have voted and the majority has voted in favour of the resolutions. The Council of the Academy therefore announces that the amendments to Bylaws as proposed have been passed by the postal ballot. The amended Bylaws can be downloaded from the Academy website at http://www.hkam.org.hk/general/bylaws.pdf

The Academy Council would like to thank all the Fellows who have returned their ballots, making it possible for the Academy to successfully amend and update its bylaws.

Merry Christmas

The Academy wishes all Fellows a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. The Academy Secretariat will be closed at 1:00pm on 21 December 2012 (Winter Solstice) and 24 December 2012 (Christmas Eve).

The Academy Lounge on 3/F will be closed at 1:00 pm on 24 December 2012 for a function.

HKAM 20th Anniversary

It will be the Academy's 20th Anniversary next year. A 20th Anniversary Congress will be held on 8-10 December 2013 to celebrate the occasion. The theme will be "Manpower needs in medicine: moving with the times" The Organising Committee, chaired by the Vice-President (General Affairs), is working on the programme for the celebration.

Please visit the 20th Anniversary Congress website for updated information: http://www.hkam.org.hk/20anniv

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.

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9th CT Coronary Angiography Teaching Course 2013 - Intermediate and Advanced Level, 30-31 March 2013

Hong Kong College of Radiologists will organise the 9th CT Coronary Angiography Teaching Course 2013 - Intermediate and Advanced Level on 30-31 March 2013 (Saturday & Sunday) at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Chai Wan, Hong Kong SAR.

Please click the following links for detailed information.

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Please visit the following website for registration and updated information: http://www.cardiaccttc.com.sg/

The 3rd IDKD (An Interactive Course in Diagnostic Imaging) Intensive Course in Hong Kong, 9-12 May 2013

The 3rd IDKD Intensive Course in Hong Kong will be held on 9-12 May 2013 at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Hong Kong College of Radiologists (HKCR) is honoured to co-organize this event, together with The University of Hong Kong.

Registrations are accepted online at www.idkd.org starting 1 November 2012

Please click the following links for detailed information.

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Please refer to the website at www.idkd.org for updated meeting programme and information.

Lymphoma Conference, 6-7 April 2013, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine

Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (HKS&H) will co-host the Lymphoma Conference with University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on 6-7 April 2013 at Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. The conference will provide timely topics that cover monoclonal antibody therapy and other novel agents, PET/CT imaging, FISH and molecular testing, FNA, chromosome analysis, evaluation of splenomegaly, immunodeficiency related lymphoma and multiparametric immmunophenotyping. Lymphoma Conference will appeal to a broad range of medical professionals including physicians, pediatricians, pathologists, radiologists, scientists and technologists in Hong Kong and Mainland China. For more details, please contact secretariat at email: [email protected] or telephone: 2871 8896.

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

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Announcements from the Drug Office, Drug Registration and Import / Export Control Division

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

• FDA: Risks of thrombosis and hemolysis potentially related to the administration of intravenous, subcutaneous and intramuscular human immune globulin products
• European Medicines Agency recommends new advice to surgeons on safer use of fibrin sealants Evicel and Quixil
• WHO: Important information about out of specification results related to potency for Tuberculin 2TU