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 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.

Halnan Lecture

David Todd Oration

Post Congress Workshop

Register for the Congress and Workshop now!

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

To celebrate our 25^th anniversary, the Academy is collaborating with the Radio Television Hong Kong to produce a 20-episode series of programmes providing information related to different specialties.  The Academy and its Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Innovative Learning Centre for Medicine, together with the 15 specialty Colleges, will participate in this special series.

More episodes: http://hkam25.hkam.org.hk/rthk-page

Due to the significant damage caused by the typhoon Mangkhut at the golf courses of the Hong Kong Golf Club, the HKAM and Medical Alumni Golf Tournament 2018 has been cancelled.

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 Academy is in collaboration with the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health to organise the “Support to enact a total ban on e-cigarettes and other new tobacco products” Signatory Campaign. We would like to gather public support to urge the Government to impose a total ban on e-cigarettes and Heat-Not-Burn tobacco products to safeguard public health. Fellows are invited to show your support on the online signatory platform (www.smokefree.hk/support) and also spread this message to families, friends and colleagues.

Besides, Fellows are also encouraged to submit your opinions to the Government through the website of Policy Address public consultation at https://www.policyaddress.gov.hk/consultation18/eng/share.php

The Academy and the College have lost contact with the following Fellow and need your assistance in locating him.  If you happen to know his whereabouts, please contact the Academy Secretariat by telephone (852) 2871 8888, fax (852) 2505 5577 or email [email protected], or ask the Fellow concerned to contact us directly.

Name: CHOW, Wun Chung Stephen
College: Ophthalmologists

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:

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 1-2 December 2018. The primary audience is healthcare professionals who would like to start simulation-based teaching in their field.

For more details of the course, please visit here.

Advanced Simulation Training in Mechanical Ventilation (ASTiM2)
HKJC ILCM has newly developed the ASTiM, in collaboration with Hong Kong Society of Critical Care Medicine (HKSCCM) and Hong Kong College of Critical Care Nursing (HKCCCN), aiming at enhancing knowledge and skills in “Advanced Mechanical Ventilation” through interactive learning activities and hands on simulation training workshops with advanced respiratory ventilator.

ASTiM is a one-day course and two identical courses will be held at HKJC ILCM on 20-21 November 2018. The primary audience is healthcare professionals taking care of patients requiring mechanical ventilation; while those not in this specialty are also welcomed.

Enrolment is accepted by submitting your registration form and cheque to us by 19 October 2018 (Friday).

Applications may need to go through a selection process.

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

Comprehensive Simulation Educator Course (CSEC)
The 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.

The next batch of this 4-day course will be held on 23-24 and 30-31 March 2019.

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

Upcoming Webinars on “Introduction to Hospital Business Continuity” & “Business Continuity Case Study: NHS Ransom Ware Incident”

Two upcoming webinars will be live streaming during the Advanced Disaster Response Course (ADRC) conducted with its course registrants.

Dr. Katherine Henderson currently serves as a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and the Clinical Lead (Service Lead) of the Emergency Department at St. Thomas’ Hospital, UK

The webinar are available on HKJCDPRI’s Facebook Page!

1. Disaster Response and Rehabilitation in the Rural Setting

China, one of the countries most severely afflicted by natural disasters, has suffered huge loss in human lives and economic terms from various sorts of natural disasters over the years. The impact by natural disasters in rural areas is disproportionately high as nearly half of the Chinese populations live in rural areas. There are two foci of the Course: disaster response and rehabilitation in the rural setting. The first focus covers the knowledge and skills, in basic and advanced level, essential for disaster response. The second one is on the rehabilitative care for victims in a natural disaster.

To enroll in this e-learning course, please visit the website: http://www.hkjcdpri.org.hk/disaster-response-and-rehabilitation-rural-setting

For any enquiries about this course, please contact Mr. Abel Lau at [email protected] or (852) 3917-9409.

2. Chemical Disasters

Chemical agents, being at the core of modern industrial systems, has attained a very serious concern for disaster management within government and community. Chemicals such as chlorine, which were used during World War I as chemical weapons—is also key ingredient in numerous commercial products. Appropriate use of chemicals will be beneficial while misuse will bring disasters. This course will provide learners with an overview of issues in relation to chemical disasters due to industrial accidents, terrorism and war attack.

To enroll in this e-learning course, please visit the website: http://www.hkjcdpri.org.hk/d07-1chemical-disasters

For any enquiries about this course, please contact [email protected] or (852) 2871-8857.

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:

CME   Review Article
Systemic lupus erythematosus: what should family physicians know in 2018? Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex multi-systemic autoimmune disease with considerable clinical and immunological heterogeneity. Family physicians should be aware of SLE and involved in education, counselling, psychological support, management of mild disease, and recognition of the need for referral to other specialists for more serious disease and complications. This review provides family physicians with the latest classification criteria for SLE, recommendations on SLE-related health issues, and pharmacological therapies for SLE. Hong Kong Med J 2018;24:501–11 | Epub 28 Sep 2018	Image: HKMJ; CC BY-SA 4.0
Review Article
Alzheimer’s disease: insights for risk evaluation and prevention in the Chinese population and the need for a comprehensive programme in Hong Kong/China September was World Alzheimer’s Month, which aims to raise awareness of dementia. In the near future, China is expected to be see a large increase in the number of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This timely review looks at several aspects of AD care in Hong Kong, finding that primary care and AD-related support for at-risk individuals, patients, and caregivers are inadequate. The authors recommend a joint effort from the medical community, government, universities, non-governmental organisations/charities, and industry to initiate development of a long-term programme for AD. Hong Kong Med J 2018;24:492–500 | Epub 20 Sep 2018	Image: https://www.worldalzmonth.org/; ©ADI
Original Article
Depression and anxiety among university students in Hong Kong Worrying increases in the numbers of students who died by suicide in recent years has led to widespread concern. The number of reported suicides among those aged 15 to 24 years has tragically increased year on year from 52 in 2014, to 68 in 2015 and 75 in 2016. This study investigating the underlying rates of depression and anxiety found that up to 68.5% of university students in Hong Kong report some degree of depression and 54.4% report some degree of anxiety. Hong Kong Med J 2018;24:466–72 | Epub 24 Sep 2018
Review Article
Measles: a disease often forgotten but not gone Despite ample evidence of the safety and effectiveness of the measles vaccine, unvaccinated individuals continue to be a source of measles outbreaks in developed countries; a problem exacerbated by vaccine negligence or refusal. For example, in the United States, the annual incidence of measles was 0.08 per million in 2001, but in 2015 this number was 25 times higher, at 2.06 per million. This review recommends universal childhood immunisation and vaccination of all susceptible individuals to prevent such outbreaks, and ultimately to eliminate measles. Hong Kong Med J 2018;24:512–20 | Epub 24 Sep 2018	Image: Unknown; CC BY-NC 3.0
Doctor for Society
The secret to disease-free living: a wholefood plant-based diet. An interview with Dr Irene Lo Dr Irene Lai-oi Lo has been a vegan for 20 years. Her life as a hepatobiliary surgeon at Queen Elizabeth Hospital is fuelled by uncooked greens and cruelty-free wholefood. She embodies the discipline and compassion of a plant-based philosophy, and a year ago she published her first book《我醫我素，健康素食小百科》. She strives to share her choice of lifestyle with her patients, and she is encouraging the wider audience in Hong Kong to do the same. Hong Kong Med J 2018 Aug;24(4):432–3	Image: HKMJ; CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

This year, 26 distinguished young Fellows nominated by their respective Colleges attended the dinner hosted by the Academy Council. Their outstanding achievements in professional career, examinations or active involvement in the Academy’s affairs were recognised. We were honoured by the presence of the Academy’s Honorary Fellow Prof. Rosie Young and our Past President, Prof. Raymond Liang. Prof. Young and Prof. Liang delivered inspiring messages about the health impacts of climate change and training programme respectively. Members of the Young Fellows Chapter 2018-19 also joined this occasion. 

Conjoint Fellowship Conferment Ceremony of the Hong Kong College of Community Medicine and Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators, 8 September 2018
RCSEd/CSHK Conjoint Diploma Conferment Ceremony, 15 September 2018 
Vice-President (Education and Examinations) Prof. Gilberto Leung attended the ceremonies as a platform guest and shared the happiness with the newly admitted College Fellows whose outstanding achievements were recognised. 

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.

The Academy offers a wide range of venues suitable for meetings, conferences and your special occasions of different scales. Onsite logistical and technical support, event planning as well as catering services are also available. Please click here for details or enquiry.

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.

Fellows can now get free birthday desserts for organising lunch or dinner parties at the Academy Lounge. Each Fellow would be entitled to this offer once during his / her birthday month every year.

Chinese menu: Chinese birthday buns for up to 6 tables of 10-12 guests each

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.

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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 Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine (HKCEM) will be organising the Advanced Disaster Response Course (ADRC) on 20 October and 24 November 2018.

The ADRC is organised for the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI). Distinguished overseas speakers from the UK and New Zealand will share on the topics of Disaster Leadership, Community Engagement and Business Continuity in Disaster

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• Poster

Hong Kong College of Radiologists will organise the 26^th Annual Scientific Meeting on 17-18 November 2018 (Saturday & Sunday) at Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building.

HIGHLIGHTS
Artificial Intelligence
Head and Neck Malignancies
Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Multidisciplinary Symposium: Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Please click the following links for detailed information.

• First Announcement
• Online Registration

Please visit HKCR website for updated meeting programme and information: https://www.hkcr.org/news.php/events_list/cid,0/nid,107

The Second Lilian Leong Oration, 17 November 2018

The Second Lilian Leong Oration titled “Oncologic Imaging – Paving the Road to Precision” will be delivered by Prof. Hedvig Hricak, M.D., Ph.D., Dr.h.c., Chairman, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, U.S.A., at Run Run Shaw Hall, First Floor, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building, on 17 November 2018 (Saturday), at 7:00 p.m.

It will be a memorable and educational evening for all. Do come to participate in this auspicious event.

Please click the following link for detailed information.

• Invitation Card

Organised by the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists, the HKCPsych International Mental Health Congress will be held on 14-16 December 2018 (Friday – Sunday) at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building. The theme of this Congress is “Changes and Opportunities beyond 25 Years”.

The congress aims to provide a platform for medical practitioners and other allied health professionals from the Asian regions and other parts of the world to share the latest advances and challenges in the field of mental health care.

• Pamphlet
• Poster
• Programme
• Registration

Pre-congress Workshop on Advanced Leadership and Management Skills

The Pre-congress workshops of the 2018 HKCPsych International Mental Health Congress will be held on 13 December 2018 (Thursday) at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building. The topic is on Advanced Leadership and Management Skills.

This one-day workshop will be conducted by Professor Dinesh Bhugra, President-Elect of the British Medical Association. The workshop is suitable for doctors at their mid- or advanced career who are taking leadership roles in their respective medical or related field.

• Pamphlet

Post-Congress Workshop on Psychotherapy with the Tavistock  and  Portman NHS Foundation Trust, UK

The Post-congress workshops of the 2018 HKCPsych International Mental Health Congress will be held on 16 December 2018 (Sunday) at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building.  The topic is Psychotherapy with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

• Pamphlet

For details about the workshops and main congress, please visit http://www.psy2018.hk/ or Congress Secretariat at (852) 2559 9973 or via email to info@psy2018.hk.

The Academy of Experts (AoE) will run several Expert Witness training courses in Hong Kong in November 2018. The Academy is a supporting organisation for the courses. Fellows can enjoy special rates. Please click here for further details. All the registrations should be sent directly to the organiser by fax at (852) 3010 1269. For enquiry, please contact AoE directly at [email protected].

The annual practicing certificates of doctors for the year 2018 will expire on 31 December 2018. Fellows are reminded to make timely application to the Medical Council of Hong Kong for renewal of their annual practicing certificates for the year 2019 if they will be practicing beyond the said expiry date.

The Department of Health has embarked on a new round of Health Manpower Survey on registered doctors. The result will be used for health manpower planning and training. All registered doctors will receive a questionnaire together with a letter for renewal of practising certificate in Q3 to Q4 of 2018. Please return the completed questionnaire by 31 December 2018. For more information, please visit: www.dh.gov.hk/hms.html

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

• General Information of Biosimilar Products
• Nusinersen (Spinraza▼): reports of communicating hydrocephalus; discuss symptoms with patients and carers and investigate urgently
• Fluoroquinolone and quinolone antibiotics: PRAC recommends restrictions on use

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