30th Annual Fellowship Conferment Ceremony and 2023 David Todd Oration
11 . 12 . 2023
30th Annual Fellowship Conferment Ceremony and 2023 David Todd Oration
The 30th Annual Fellowship Conferment Ceremony and 2023 David Todd Oration were held at the Run Run Shaw Hall, Academy Building on 8 December 2023.
30th Annual Fellowship Conferment Ceremony
During the Conferment Ceremony, a total of 304 new Academy Fellows were admitted. Click here for the full list of the newly admitted Academy Fellows.
Appreciation and Recognition
Plaques of Appreciation
Plaques of Appreciation were presented to several Ex-Council Members in recognition of their services and contributions to the Academy Council.
| Ex-Council Member | Capacity and Term of Office |
|---|---|
| Dr. Wilson Li | Ex Officio Member (December 2020 to December 2022) |
| Dr. Chun-key Law | Ex Officio Member (September 2008 to September 2023) |
| Dr. Alexander Chak-lam Chan* | Ex Officio Member (November 2021 to November 2023) |
| Dr. Victor Tang | Elected Council Member (December 2017 to December 2023) |
*Dr. Alexander Chak-lam Chan was unable to join and a plaque was sent to him after the Ceremony
Presentation of Awards
Writing and Research Awards
Prizes for Best Original Paper Award (BOPA), Best Original Research by Young Fellows (BORYF) and Best Original Research by Trainees (BORT) were also presented in the Conferment Ceremony.
Best Original Paper Award
| Awardee (Academy College) | Paper Title |
|---|---|
| Dr. Genevieve Po-Gee Fung and her co-authors (Paediatricians) | Neonatal mortality in singleton pregnancies: a 20-year retrospective study from a tertiary perinatal unit in Hong Kong |
| Dr. Carol Chi-Hei Kwok and her co-authors (Radiologists) | Effects of primary granulocyte-colony stimulating factor prophylaxis on neutropenic toxicity and chemotherapy dose delivery in Chinese patients with breast cancer who received adjuvant docetaxel plus cyclophosphamide chemotherapy: a retrospective cohort study |
Prize for Best Original Research by Young Fellows
| Medal | Awardee (Academy College) | Research Title |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Dr. Chiang Chi-leung and his team (Radiologists) | Sequential transarterial chemoembolisation and stereotactic body radiotherapy followed by immunotherapy as conversion therapy for patients with locally advanced, unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (START-FIT): a single-arm, phase 2 trial |
| Silver | Dr. Molly Siu-ching Li and her team (Physicians)* | Testing for EGFR variants in pleural and pericardial effusion cell-free DNA in patients with non-small cell lung cancer |
| Bronze | Dr. Jason Pui-yin Cheung ad his team (Orthopaedic Surgeons) | The utility of a novel proximal femur maturity index for staging skeletal growth in patients with idiopathic scoliosis |
*Dr. Molly Siu-ching Li was unable to join and a medal was sent to her after the Ceremony
Prize for Best Original Research by Trainees
| Medal | Name (Academy College) | Research Title |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Dr. Rex Wan-hin Hui (Physician) | Recurr-NET, a multiphasic deep-learning model, is superior to microvascular invasion in predicting hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after curative surgery. Results from internal validation and external testing |
| Silver | Dr. Wing-kit Lam (Pathologist) | A novel early eluting peak in high-performance liquid chromatography as a more sensitive and specific marker for diagnosis of α-thalassaemia trait in Chinese population |
| Bronze | Dr. Aurora Ka-yue Tam (Otorhinolaryngologist) | Randomized controlled trial of functional outcomes and cost-effectiveness of awake transnasal laser-assisted surgery versus microlaryngeal surgery for benign laryngeal lesions |
2023 David Todd Oration
The Academy invited its Immediate Past President Prof. Chak-sing Lau, Dean of Medicine, Chair and Daniel CK Yu Professor in Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine at The University of Hong Kong, as the Orator to deliver an enlightening speech titled ’Narrative Rheumatology’.
Click here to download the photos of the events held on 8 December 2023. The link will expire on 12 April 2024.
