This year marks the Silver Jubilee of the Academy. The anniversary slogan is “Medical Excellence for a Healthy Future”, which conveys our mission to uphold medical professionalism and nurturing young leaders for better healthcare. A series of celebratory events will be held during the year.

The Academy launched the commemorative website (http://hkam25.hkam.org.hk). Please visit the website for details of the exciting celebratory activities.

The Academy is organising the 4^th Medical Education Conference (MEC) on 5 May 2018. The theme of this year’s conference is “Cultivating Professionalism and Research in Medical Education”. The one-day Conference features plenary lectures, symposia and workshops, delivered by renowned local and overseas speakers such as Prof. Sir Terence Stephenson, Chair, General Medical Council, UK and Dr. Peter Angood, CEO and President, American Association of Physician Leadership, USA.

• Our Plenary Speakers
• Programme
• Registration
• CME Accreditation Result

The finale 25^th Anniversary Congress, with the theme “Beyond 25: New Paradigms in Healthcare”, will be held on 7-9 December 2018. The Congress will serve as an excellent platform for local and international healthcare leaders and experts to share views on medical advances, innovative technologies and challenges across different specialties. Details about the provisional programme can be found at the Congress website http://page.hkam.org.hk/25Congress. 

Register now: Register on or before 31 August 2018 at the early bird rate!

Submitting your abstract: The Congress welcomes the submission of abstracts around the main theme for oral or poster presentation on or before 15 September 2018.

For enquiries, please contact the Congress Secretariat at [email protected].

Your support and participation in the anniversary activities would make our anniversary memorable and meaningful. Please join us and be part of this auspicious occasion! For latest updates on the activities, please visit the anniversary commemorative website at http://hkam25.hkam.org.hk.

For enquiries, please contact the 25^th Anniversary Secretariat at [email protected].

The Prize for Best Original Research by Trainees of the Academy recognises excellence in research done by doctors who are having specialist training. Submission deadline for the year 2018 award is 30 June 2018 (postmark). Interested trainee doctors please download the following documents for details.

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

HKJC ILCM Upcoming Courses:

For details of the above courses, please visit ILCM website at www.hkjcilcm.hk
Enquiries: 2871 8718 or [email protected]

Course Highlights:

Comprehensive Simulation Educator Course – May 2018
The Comprehensive Simulation Educator Course (CSEC) aims to provide the essential knowledge, and develop learners’ competence, in planning a simulation-based education activity, scenario development, direction, execution and debriefing methods. This course will enable the participants to have an understanding of the basic concepts of learner-centred education. 

Different types of simulators and simulation techniques, and their respective applications will be covered to provide the participants with the resources for their teaching purposes. At the end of the course, the participants will have the basic knowledge and skill to plan and run a simulation-based training course, develop the necessary training material, direct a scenario and debrief the learners on the learning objectives. The course also intends to cultivate interest and passion in simulation-based education, and learners are provided with different methods to maintain and enhance their knowledge and skills in simulation-based education.

This 4-day course will be held on 12 – 13 and 16 - 17 May 2018.  Deadline for application is 13 April 2018.

For details and application, please kindly visit HKJC ILCM website at www.hkjcilcm.hk

Advanced Debriefing Course (ADC)
With an emphasis on debriefing skills, this course is designed to enhance and extend instructional techniques learned in the IMS Simulation Instructor Course. Using high-leverage methods from experiential learning and organizational psychology, this 4-day intensive immersion in debriefing, taught by senior faculties from Institute for Medical Simulation (IMS) / Harvard Medical School, uses extensive practice and feedback to help attendees become more reflective about their instructional practices.

The course is scheduled on 17 and 19 – 21 June 2018 (Sunday and Tuesday to Thursday) at HKJC ILCM for graduates of IMS Simulation Instructor Course (IMS Course) or ILCM Comprehensive Simulation Educator Course (CSEC).

Debriefing Skills for Simulation Instructors Course (DSSIC)
This newly developed DSSIC aims to provide the essential knowledge and skills to develop learners’ competence in debriefing methods commonly used in simulation training courses. This course is suitable for those who wish to learn more about simulation-based learning and to apply the techniques of debriefing and feedback as a tool in teaching adult learners.

DSSIC is a two-day course and will be held at ILCM on 21-22 July 2018 (Saturday and Sunday). The primary audience would be healthcare professionals who would like to start simulation-based teaching in their field.

Deadline for application is 22 June 2018.

For more details of the course, please visit here.

A FREE and new HKU Public Health Course ‘Infectious Outbreaks and Disasters’ (30 Apr - 6 Aug 2018) is now open for application!

A FREE and new Public Health Course, CMED6232 ‘Infectious Outbreaks and Disasters, organised by the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of HKU and supported by HKJCDPRI is now open for application.

From the outbreak of plague in the early 20^th century in Manchuria to the most recent outbreak of Zika virus disease in South America, infectious outbreaks have claimed millions of lives and posed a major problem to the global healthcare system. This course is designed to provide students an overview of infectious outbreaks and disasters so that they can appraise the relationship between the two and critically analyze and propose strategic interventions in response to an infectious disease disaster from the public health perspective.

Click here to learn more about the courses and the application method. The deadline of application is 20 April 2018.

Please direct any enquiries to HKU School of Public Health Master of Public Health (MPH) Office at [email protected] or (852) 3917 9140.

Three FREE Short Summer Courses on Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Topics now open for enrollment!

Three FREE Short Summer Courses on disaster and medical humanitarian topics are now open for enrollment. The courses are organised by the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care (JCSPHPC), and Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC) in collaboration with the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI). The course is for anyone who is interested in learning more about Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response, and is open to people from all backgrounds and disciplines.

1. Disaster and Humanitarian Crisis (19-22 June 2018)
2. Research Methodology For Disaster And Medical Humanitarian Response (23 June, 3-4 July 2018)
3. Global Health Perspectives Of Humanitarian Crisis & Human Security (5-7, 9 July 2018)

Venue: JC School of Public Health & Primary Care, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin

Click here to learn more about the courses and the application method. The deadline of application is 30 April 2018.

Please direct any enquiries to Dr. Tony Yung (Senior Lecturer, CUHK) at [email protected] / (852) 2252 8468 / www.ccouc.org

Demand notes for the 2018 subscriptions have been sent to Fellows in January 2018. Please settle the payment as soon
as possible.

Reminders:

1. All payments must be received by the Academy before 30 September.
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 authorised 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.hkam.org.hk/fellows_area/reduced_rate.pdf.

To facilitate more efficient payment procedures, the Academy has launched the credit card online payment service in mid-January 2018. Now, Fellows can save time and settle HKAM Fellowship annual subscriptions conveniently and quickly through online payment on the iCMECPD website.

What are the benefits?

• Save time and postage cost
• Settle annual subscription anytime, anywhere by using computer or mobile device
• Ensure your subscription can be settled on-time without delay
• Payment history and e-receipt are available anytime
• Go paperless to help the environment and reduce paperwork

How to get started?

Fellows can log into iCMECPD (https://www.icmecpd.hk/) and choose “Annual Subscription” under “Fellow’s Area” of the main menu to settle the payment.

Click HERE to read quick user guide

A new function "e-Receipt" on the iCMECPD website is now available.  Fellows who have settled the payment for 2018 subscription can login to iCMECPD (User's Corner > Receipt for Annual Subscription) to view and print their Annual Subscription receipts online. To reduce environmental impact, Fellows can indicate their preference in the debit note on whether to receive official receipt by post while settling the payment by cheque or Dah Sing HKAM Platinum Card.

Please note that the CME/CPD Principles & Guidelines for the cycle 2017-19 will remain unchanged, i.e. no more than 75 points can be awarded for passive participation in a 3-year cycle. Fellows are strongly advised to maintain a balanced CME/CPD profile with a mix of different activities, in order to capture the full benefit of different types of CME/CPD activities.

The document, Principles & Guidelines 2017-19, is available online here on the Academy website.

(Note: Individual Colleges will have their own set of guidelines based on what have been agreed at the Academy level. There may be specific rules or requirements that the Colleges determine to be relevant for their specialties.)

The Academy sometimes gets error messages when sending messages to Fellows' registered emails, which may be caused by full mailboxes, invalid addresses, etc. A valid email address is an essential detail for Fellows to gain access to iCMECPD account and view the CME/CPD profile. In order to help us maintain an up-to-date database, please keep us informed whenever there are changes to your email address, mailing address or contact number by logging into your account of iCMECPD (http://www.icmecpd.hk). Please also be reminded to keep your registered emails active by ensuring there is sufficient mailbox capacity.

To further enhance the online services for CME/CPD, the Academy has developed a mobile application for capturing attendance - iCMECPD App. It is now available at Apple's App Store and Google's Play. Fellows may download the App by scanning the respective QR code below (or search "icmecpd" from App Store/Google Play) and install it in their smartphone with operating system in iOS (8.0 or above) or Android (4.3 or above).

Starting from 2017, Fellows may capture their attendance by using the App to scan the QR code for CME/CPD activities held by the Academy/Colleges at the HKAM Jockey Club Building. The Academy has started liaising with organisers on pilot runs of the App for their activities to be held so that they will gradually use this paperless online accreditation application and attendance capture process from 2017 onward. In addition, briefing sessions will be conducted for organisers to further promote the App and the system.

iCMECPD App

Latest articles available at www.hkmj.org:

Original Article
Outcomes and morbidities of patients who survive haemoglobin Bart’s hydrops fetalis syndrome: 20-year retrospective review In the first local report of all known survivors of haemoglobin Bart’s hydrops fetalis syndrome, a once-considered fatal disease, Wilson YK Chan et al systematically review antenatal care, counselling, and diagnosis; perinatal and long-term treatments; and short- and long-term complications. By studying records from eight public-hospital paediatric haematology units, the authors identified nine locally born patients who survived the syndrome, two of whom underwent stem-cell transplantation and have become transfusion-independent. Hong Kong Med J 2018;24 Epub 6 Apr 2018
Original Article
Endobronchial valve for treatment of persistent air leak complicating spontaneous pneumothorax Patients underdoing chest-tube drainage for spontaneous pneumothorax may experience persistent air leakage but may not opt or be able to have remedial surgery. However, the alternative—fitting an endobronchial one-way valve—has a low success rate, according to WC Wu et al. The researchers report that only about a fifth (22%) of cases of air leakage treated with an endobronchial valve had “unequivocal success” among 37 patients in an 8-year period. They then analyse which factors were associated with treatment success and failure. Hong Kong Med J 2018;24:Epub 4 Apr 2018	Image: HKAM Press
Original Article
Bacteriology and risk factors associated with periprosthetic joint infection after primary total knee arthroplasty: retrospective study of 2543 cases In the past two decades of primary elective surgery for total knee replacement in Hong Kong, the occurrence of infection around the artificial knee after surgery has been low, according to a retrospective study by KT Siu et al. The incidence of periprosthetic joint infection was 1.34% (34/2543), and rheumatoid arthritis was the only consistent factor identified in the series to be significantly associated with joint infection. Hong Kong Med J 2018;24:Epub 29 Mar 2018
Original Article
Intra-operative periarticular multimodal injection in total knee arthroplasty: a local hospital experience in Hong Kong Pain management after total knee replacement for knee osteoarthritis is more effective if an extra injection step is added during the operation, Jason CH Fan has found after reviewing patient records of a local hospital between 2005 and 2012. From June 2009, injections of a drug cocktail (including levobupivacaine, morphine, and adrenaline) around the joint were added to the routine intra-operative procedure. Compared with patients before that date, patients receiving the extra injections used significantly less patient-controlled analgesia morphine in the first 36 hours after surgery. Hong Kong Med J 2018;24:Epub 14 Mar 2018	Image: HKAM Press
Original Article
Genetic basis of channelopathies and cardiomyopathies in Hong Kong Chinese patients: a 10-year regional laboratory experience In the first case series of cardiac genetics in Hong Kong, a team led by Chloe M Mak report the discovery of new variants of common genes linked to inherited heart disease. The team identified 26 mutations for channelopathies and cardiomyopathies among 28 unrelated Hong Kong Chinese patients between January 2006 and December 2015. Six of the mutations represent novel variants. However, the authors caution that “genetic counselling requires professional expertise with relevant experience in both clinical medicine and molecular genetics”. Hong Kong Med J 2018;24:Epub 2 Mar 2018
Original Article
Outcomes of a pharmacist-led medication review programme for hospitalised elderly patients Having clinical pharmacists perform standard checking procedures can enhance the safety and quality of prescriptions for elderly in-patients, report Patrick KC Chiu et al. After implementing a pharmacist-led medication review programme in a geriatric unit of a local hospital from December 2013 to September 2014, the research team found a significant reduction in the use of inappropriate medications among hospitalised elderly patients, as well as in all-cause unscheduled readmissions within 1 month of hospital discharge. Hong Kong Med J 2018;24:Epub 9 Feb 2018

A conference, jointly organised by the Academy, Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong and The University of Chicago Medicine, was held on 24 March 2018. Vice-President (Education and Examinations) Prof. Gilberto Leung and distinguished speakers from overseas and Hong Kong discussed the future of transplantation with a focus on the ethical issues across Western and Chinese cultures. The conference was conducted in an interactive case-based format and attracted around 50 participants.

President Prof. C.S. Lau attended the Sun Yat-sen International Forum on Medical Education co-organised by The First Affiliated Hospital of the Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), Zhongshan School of Medicine of SYSU and Guangdong Medical Doctor Association in Guangzhou. He delivered a presentation on “Trainer development: Asian perspectives” and moderated a session on medical education in Greater Bay Area. Prof. Lau also joined a meeting with representatives from Guangdong, Macao and Hong Kong to discuss possible collaborations on specialist training.

Spring Receptions
President Prof. C.S. Lau attended spring receptions hosted separately by the Hospital Authority and Hong Kong Alliance of Patients’ Organization Limited on 2 March 2018 and 10 March 2018 to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Online reservation is available now! You can scan the QR code or visit https://www.hkamonline.hk/yumcha to book a table and enjoy our vast range of Cantonese dim sum at the Academy.

A wide range of well-designed, quality Academy gifts and accessories are available at the Academy Lounge. You may also place an order by completing and returning an order form to the Secretariat.

• Order Form

The Academy Lounge is a nicely decorated place with cosy atmosphere ideal for social occasions. The Lounge offers a menu of gourmet appetizers and drink specials, as well as BBQ menus.

Enjoy fresh Spring air and BBQ buffet at the Academy Fellows’ Garden!  Our chefs will grill hearty meats and seafood skewers at our outdoor BBQ counter in the Fellows’ Garden. The indoor buffet stations will feature a tasty assortment of starters and main courses. A wide selection of luscious desserts will be prepared to complete the feast.

Menu

Present your valid HKAM Fellowship card to enjoy 18% off semi-buffet lunch, buffet / a la carte dinner and holiday brunch. The offers are valid until 31 December 2018. Please click here for details.

The 8^th IDKD Intensive Course in Hong Kong will be held on 15-17 June 2018 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. The Hong Kong College of Radiologists is honoured to co-organise this event, together with The University of Hong Kong.

Registrations are accepted online at www.idkd.org

Please click the following links for detailed information.

• Invitation Letter
• Announcement
• Registration (Early Bird Registration until 13 May 2018)

The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians will host the 8^th Hong Kong Primary Care Conference on 23-24 June 2018 (Sat-Sun) at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club building.  The theme of this year’s conference is “Family Physician – Nexus of the New Era of Primary Care”.  For details about the conference, please visit http://www.hkcfp.org.hk/pages_4_1103.html or contact Ms. Windy Lau at 2871 8899 or [email protected].

• Announcement
• Registration

The Hong Kong College of Radiologists (HKCR) will be organising the 2018 AIRP Course in Hong Kong with the American Institute for Radiologic Pathology (AIRP) on 30 June – 2 July 2018 (Saturday to Monday) at Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building.

Subspecialty Focus
Musculoskeletal Radiology
Breast Imaging
Women’s Imaging

Please click the following links for detailed information.

• Announcement
• Registration (Early Bird Registration until 30 April 2018)

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

• Clarithromycin (Biaxin): FDA Drug Safety Communication - Potential increased risk of heart problems or death in patients with heart disease

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