June 2013

Extraordinary General Meeting - 13 June 2013 Council has decided to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on 13 June 2013 (Thu) to admit new Fellows. The EGM will be held at 7:30 pm at the Council Chamber, 10/F HKAM Jockey Club Building, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong. All Fellows are welcome to attend.

Annual Subscriptions

Demand notes for the 2013 subscriptions have been sent to Fellows. Please settle your subscription as soon as possible.

Reminder:

1. All payments must be received by the Academy before 30 September 2013. According to Bylaw 6.4:

If a member's fee or any other moneys due by a member to the Academy is not received by the Academy within 9 months after such payment falls due, despite two written reminders by the Academy to pay, the member shall automatically forfeit his membership.

2. It is Council's policy that late subscriptions received by the Academy after 30 June will be subject to a surcharge of 5% on the subscription amount.
3. For Fellows who have authorized payment via bank transfer / credit card, payments will be deducted from their bank accounts or credit card automatically.
4. Fellows aged over 70, or have reached 70 before the beginning of the next subscription year, do not need to pay any subscription and will not receive a debit note.
5. Fellows residing outside Hong Kong or have reached the age of 65 and have retired from all remunerative practice/job/business must submit written applications for reduced rates before 31 December if they wish to enjoy the reduced rates next year. For details, please visit http://www.icmecpd.hk/whatsnew/FellowDocument/Reduced_Rate.pdf

List of Fellows who are interested in acting as expert witness

The Academy has been approached from time to time by the Police and other government departments, Medical Council, Dental Council, as well as legal firms, for assistance in identifying Fellows who could be expert witness. In this regard, the Academy has invited Fellows who are interested in being expert witness to submit information to the Secretariat in 2010. A List was compiled and has been made available to many enquirers upon formal request since then. The role of the Academy is co-ordinator, and Fellows selected to assist in particular cases would be contacted directly by the parties concerned. The Academy will not be involved in any of those cases.

Fellows who wish to have their names added to this List may now complete and return the reply form to the Academy before 30 June 2013. (Note: Those included in the List should be able to conduct themselves fairly and professionally, and be able to produce an impartial expert report of adequate quality.)

• Reply Form

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 2013 award is 31 July 2013 (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

Press Release in Response to Recent Discussions about BRCA gene mutation

In response to recent discussions and general interest on the topic, the Academy issued a Press Release on 28 May 2013 to give the public more information about BRCA gene mutation and the relevant screening, which should be done under doctor’s referral. Please click on the following for the content (ENG, CHI).

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons - 82nd Annual Scientific Congress, 6-10 May 2013, New Zealand

Dr. Donald Li attended the 82nd Annual Scientific Congress in Auckland on 6 - 10 May 2013. Dr. Li, accompanied by Dr. H.T. Luk (President, College of Surgeons of Hong Kong), presented a souvenir to the President of the Royal College, Prof. Michael Hollands, on behalf of the Academy.

Primary Care Symposium, 11 May 2013

The "Primary Care Symposium", organised by the Primary Care Office of the Department of Health and co-organised by the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians, was held on 11 May 2013. Dr. Donald Li was key note speaker at the Primary Case Symposium. His speech was entitled "Role of family doctors in the healthcare system - now and future".

Dining Room on 2/F will re-open on 10 June 2013

Renovation and maintenance works in the kitchens and Dining Room of the HKAM Building have been completed according to schedule. The Dining Room on 2/F will re-open on 10 June 2013 (Monday) with a new look.

The operating hours of the Dining Room will be:

Monday to Friday: 12:00 noon - 8:00pm
Saturday: 12:00 noon - 3:00pm
Sunday: closed

Renovation Notice

Due to renovation, the Academy Lounge will be closed from June to August 2013, there will be no service during the period. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

HKAM 20th Anniversary The Academy is celebrating its 20th anniversary this 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 HKSAR Chief Executive, Mr. CY Leung, has accepted to be the Guest of Honour for the Opening. The scientific programme is being worked out and would be published in due course. Please visit the 20th Anniversary Congress website for updated information: http://www.hkam.org.hk/20anniv

2nd AMM-AMS-HKAM Tripartite Congress / 47th Singapore-Malaysia Congress of Medicine

The 2nd AMM-AMS-HKAM Tripartite Congress and 47th SMCM will be held in Singapore on 23-24 August 2013. The three Academies in Hong Kong (HKAM), Malaysia (AMM) and Singapore (AMS) agreed to have tripartite congress in every three years starting from 2010. The first tripartite congress was hosted by HKAM and successfully held in Hong Kong in 2010. The theme of the 2nd Tripartite Congress, to be hosted by AMS, will be "The New Reality in Medicine - Caring for Patients with Multiple Co-Morbidites" For details of the congress, please visit the congress website at http://www.smcm-ams.com/index.html.

• First Announcement
• Programme for "Advancing Together in Clinical Dentistry" on 24 August 2013

The 26th Fellowship Conferment Ceremony
of the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians and
The 24th Dr. Sun Yat Sen Oration

The College of Family Physicians is holding "The 26th Fellowship Conferment Ceremony and the 24th Dr. Sun Yat Sen Oration" on 15th June 2013 (Saturday) at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building.

The successful candidates of Conjoint Examination would be conferred Fellowships, and the successful candidates of Diploma in Family Medicine and the Exit Examination would be granted certificates. In this very important occasion, Professor Joseph J.Y. Sung, Vice-Chancellor and President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, would deliver the 24th Dr. Sun Yat Sen Oration to the audience.

All College Fellows, members and their spouses are cordially invited to attend the Conferment Ceremony and the Oration. More details of the Conferment are available at the College website http://www.hkcfp.org.hk.

• Announcement

Update Series on Child Health 2013, 29 June, 20 July, 27 July, 10 August 2013 The Hong Kong Paediatric Society and Hong Kong College of Paediatricians have jointly organised the Update Series on Child Health 2013 on 29 June, 20 July, 27 July and 10 August 2013 at School Hall, Jordan Valley St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Kowloon Bay. For enquiries or more details, please click on links below. Programme Venue Form

Advanced Difficult Airway Management (ADAM-D) - Workshop for Doctors 2013, 13 July 2013 and 21 December 2013 The Institute of Clinical Simulation, The Hong Kong College of Anaesthesthesiologists have organised the Advanced Difficult Airway Management - Workshop for Doctors 2013 on 13 July, 21 December 2013 at The Institute of Clinical Simulation, 3/F, North District Hospital. Application form can be downloaded from HKCA website: www.hkca.edu.hk. For enquiries, please contact ICS at 2683 8307.

Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 28 September 2013 Theme: Medical Leadership and Management - Global Outlook and Local Landscape Date: 28 September 2013 (Saturday) Time: 9am - 4 pm Venue: Pao Yue Kong Auditorium, HKAM Jockey Club Building, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road, HK Keynote Speakers: Dr Roger Boyd, Chair, Steering Committee, World Federation of Medical Managers Prof John Clark, Senior Fellow, The King's Fund, U.K. Registration is now open! Submission of abstracts for free paper presentation and poster presentation are also welcome! Please visit the link below to view the program and download the registration form and abstract form: http://www.hkccm.org.hk/index.php?route=news/news/get_list&category_id=91

12th Edition of Journées Francophones d'Imagerie Médicale (JFIM), Hong Kong, 8-10 November 2013 The 12th Edition of Journées Francophones d’Imagerie Médicale (JFIM) will be held on 8-10 November 2013 at Kowloon Shangri-la, Hong Kong. Hong Kong College of Radiologists (HKCR) is honoured to co-organize this event with JFIM, under the aegis of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) and the French Society of Radiology (SFR). Deadline for Early Bird Registration: on or before 6 September 2013 Please click the following links for detailed information. The Poster Registration Form Programme Please refer to the website at http://www.jfim.fr or www.hkcr.org for updated meeting programme and information.

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: Safety alerts on Samsca (Tolvaptan) announced by US FDA and on Carbamazepine announced by Singapore HSA De-registration of Pharmaceutical Products containing the combination of Corticosteroid and Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Safety alerts on Medroxyprogesterone, Levothyroxine and Rivaroxaban announced by Singapore HSA Valproate Anti-Seizure Products: Contraindicated for Pregnant Women for Prevention of Migraine Headaches The Risk of Potentially Fatal Cardiac Arrhythmias with Azithromycin Magnesium Sulfate - Recommendation against Prolonged Use in Pre-term Labor

Hong Kong Medical Journal June 2013 issue is now available on the Journal's website <http://www.hkmj.org>. Highlights of this issue include:

EDITORIAL

• Triage in accident and emergency departments and possible outlets for patients with less-than-urgent medical problems

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• Validation of the Hong Kong Accident and Emergency Triage Guidelines
• Prevalence of abnormal Papanicolaou smears in female sex workers in Hong Kong

Online CME/CPD

Quizzes from the following Colleges are currently available at iCMECPD website for Fellows to study online for CME/CPD:

Please visit the CMe-Learning of iCMECPD website (www.icmecpd.hk) for the latest CME/CPD materials.

Upcoming Conferences / Symposia / Courses