July 2013
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Admission of Fellows - 13 June 2013 A total of 131 new Fellows were admitted at the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on 13 June 2013. |
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CME/CPD Reminder
The current CME/CPD cycle for Academy Fellows will end on 31 December 2013. All Fellows who are on the Specialist Register (SR) of the Medical Council or Dental Council will need to fulfil the requirements of the Academy to remain on the SR. Fellows, except those exempted for CME/CPD due to retirement, are also required to fulfil the requirements to maintain the Academy Fellowship. Starting from 1 January 2008, no more than 75 points can be awarded for passive participation in a 3-year cycle. Fellows are reminded to make sure they will obtain the required number of CME/CPD points before the end of this year, and to catch up if the points they have obtained so far falls behind greatly of the requirements.
Annual Subscriptions
Demand notes for the 2013 subscriptions have been sent to Fellows. Please settle your subscription as soon as possible.
Reminder:
- All payments must be received by the Academy before 30 September 2013. According to Bylaw 6.4:
- 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.
- For Fellows who have authorized payment via bank transfer / credit card, payments will be deducted from their bank accounts or credit card automatically.
- 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.
- 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
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.
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MPS-HKAM Excellence in Patient Safety Award Nature of the Award Who is Eligible for the Award?
Presentation of the Award Application will open on 15 June 2013 and close on 15 August 2013. |
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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. |
WONCA World Conference 2013
The 20th World Conference of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA ) was held in Prague on 25 - 29 June 2013. Dr. Donald Li was invited to attend the opening ceremony and conference in his capacity as President of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. Dr. Li was also invited to a dinner hosted by the Czech Republic's Minister of Health, in honor of WHO Director-General, Dr. Margaret Chan, who was keynote speaker and Guest of Honor of the conference.
During the preceding meetings of the WONCA World Council and World Executive Committee, Dr. Li was elected a Member-at-Large and Honorary Treasurer of the WONCA World Executive Committee. It was a competitive election with 7 candidates for 3 positions; Dr. Li won his post with high number of votes.
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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.
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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
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Advanced Difficult Airway Management (ADAM-D) - Workshop for Doctors 2013, 13 July 2013 and 21 December 2013 The Institute of Clinical Simulation and the Hong Kong College of Anaesthesthesiologists are jointly organising the Advanced Difficult Airway Management - Workshop for Doctors 2013, to be held 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. |
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Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 28 September 2013 Theme: Medical Leadership and Management - Global Outlook and Local Landscape Keynote Speakers: 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 |
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5th Joint Scientific Meeting of The Royal College of Radiologists & Hong Kong College of Radiologists and 21st Annual Scientific Meeting of HKCR, 2-3 November 2013 The Royal College of Radiologists and Hong Kong College of Radiologists will jointly organise the 5th Joint Scientific Meeting of The Royal College of Radiologists & Hong Kong College of Radiologists and 21st Annual Scientific Meeting of HKCR on 2-3 November 2013 (Saturday & Sunday) at Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building. Please click the following links for detailed information. Please visit HKCR website for updated meeting programme and information: http://www.hkcr.org |
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9th Winfocus World Congress, 6-9 November 2013 The Winfocus and Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine will jointly organise the 9th Winfocus World Congress on Ultrasound in Emergency & Critical Care on 6-9 November 2013 at Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. Please click the following links for detailed information. Please refer to the website at www.winfocus.org/world/hongkong2013 |
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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. Please refer to the website at http://www.jfim.fr or www.hkcr.org for updated meeting programme and information. |
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Hong Kong Ophthalmological Symposium 2013, 14-15 December 2013 The Hong Kong Ophthalmological Symposium 2013 (ASM2013), organized by the College of Ophthalmologists of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Ophthalmological Society, will be held from 14th -15th December 2013 at The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The theme for the meeting is "Cataract and Refractive Surgery". This will be a two-day comprehensive scientific programme covering advances in Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Professor José Luis Güell from Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain will be our Featured Speaker. Please visit website at http://www.hkos.org.hk/asm.shtml for more details. |
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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: |
Hong Kong Medical Journal June 2013 issue is now available on the Journal's website <http://www.hkmj.org>. Highlights of this issue include:
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
- Aspirin desensitisation for Chinese patients with coronary artery disease
- Dysmenorrhoea among Hong Kong university students: prevalence, impact, and management
CASE REPORT
Online CME/CPD
Quizzes from the following Colleges are currently available at iCMECPD website for Fellows to study online for CME/CPD:
HKAM/College |
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Deadline for Submission of Answer |
| Hong Kong Medical Journal | Prevalence of abnormal Papanicolaou smears in female sex workers in Hong Kong | 31 Jul 2013 |
| Hong Kong Medical Journal | Aspirin desensitisation for Chinese patients with coronary artery disease | 31 Jul 2013 |
| Paediatricians | Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics Vol. 18 No.2 Apr 2013 | 15 Jul 2013 |
| Pathologists | Online CME/CPD for Self-Study 2013 (Anatomical Pathology) - EGFR mutation testing in lung cancer: a review of available methods and their use for analysis of tumour tissue and cytology samples | 31 Aug 2013 |
| Radiologists | Quizzes from Hong Kong Journal of Radiology (HKJR) | 21 Aug 2013 |
| Radiologists | HKCR Case of July 2013 | 31 Jul 2013 |
Please visit the CMe-Learning of iCMECPD website (www.icmecpd.hk) for the latest CME/CPD materials.
Upcoming Conferences / Symposia / Courses
| Date | Conference(s) / Symposium(s) / Course(s) | Organiser(s) |
12 Jul 2013 |
Continuing Medical Education Programme Theme: Health and Disorders in Newborns and Infants |
The Hong Kong Paediatric Society Registration: |
16 Jul 2013 |
Do Discrimination and Inequality exist in Child Health in Hong Kong |
The Hong Kong Paediatric Society / Hong Kong Paediatric Foundation Registration: |
23 Jul 2013 |
Medical Teleconference Programme |
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital & Stanford University School of Medicine |
22-26 Jul 2013 |
Croucher Summer Course |
JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Enquiries: |
31 Jul - 2 Aug 2013 |
HIMSS AsiaPac13 Greater China eHealth Forum |
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Asia Pacific Contact: |
28-31 Aug 2013 |
NESA Days 2013 |
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS)
NESA members can use the following coupon code: MIS13NESA. The deadline for early bird registration discount ($80 discount) is 28 June 2013. Registration: |
31 Aug - 01 Sep 2013 Closing date for application: 31 Jul 2013 |
Update on Diabetes Management |
KK Leung Diabetes Centre, Queen Mary Hospital and the Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, The University of Hong Kong Contact: |
14-15 Nov 2013 |
20th Hong Kong International Cancer Congress Theme: New Horizons in Cancer Care |
Centre for Cancer Research and Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Website: http://www.hkicc.org |