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Society Celebrate its 35 Anniversary this year.
Last year was an exciting year for the Society as the International Society of Nephrology
World Congress of Nephrology was held successfully in Hong Kong which was hosted by the
Hong Kong Society of Nephrology (HKSN). The financial account from the Congress was
healthy and will be reported in the Annual General Meeting 2014. WCN 2013 was a success
and HK Tourism Board has used that to showcase HK as a medical knowledge hub. The Travel
Grant support of the young Chinese nephrologists, which was made possible by the Society
Senior Advisor Prof Richard YU, has also been reported in the Society Journal: ISN moments
238 young Chinese nephrologists supported to learn from the World Congress of
Nephrology 2013. Vote of thanks again to appreciate all the Society Members, Prof Philip LI,
Chair and the Local Organizing Committee: Dr K S CHOI, Dr Samuel FUNG, Dr CB LEUNG, Dr
WK LO, Dr SL LUI, Dr S K MAK, Prof Sydney TANG, Prof CC SZETO, Dr Matthew TONG, Dr
Andrew WONG & Dr Alex YU.
For the past 35 years, the Society has grown from strength to strength as a major partner in
the development of clinical care & service of renal patients in Hong Kong. It has been
attributed to the dedications and devotions of the whole renal community with
nephrologists & renal nurses working passionately with the Hospital Authority, Renal
Centers & industrial partners in bringing about remarkable achievements. Appreciations go
to all the active full and associate members of the Society for their tremendous support in
the renal development in Hong Kong.
Academic Meetings and Activities
Inter‐hospital MeetingsThere were 16 meetings organized this year which took place in Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The function was coordinated by Dr Sunny WONG and Dr KS CHOI. All HA renal units participated; and there were guest presentations from the Macau Society of Nephrology and Hong Kong Paediatric Nephrology Society.
Lists of Other Academic Meetings The Society hosted twelve scientific meetings as follows this year:
3 Dec 2013 Use of mTOR Inhibitors to Fulfill Unmet Needs in Renal Transplantation
Prof Franco CITTERIO
9 Dec 2013 Hyperuricaemia and Gout: From Clinical Studies to Clinical Practices
Prof Andrew WHELTON
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16‐17 August 2014
Hong Kong Renal Nutrition Workshop and Forum 2014
co‐organized with Hong Kong Kidney Foundation
Prof Joel D. KOPPLEProf T. Alp IKIZLERDr Maria CHANDr Siu‐Fai LUIDr Samuel FUNGMs Wendy MAMs Sandra LOMs Cherry LAWMs Hazel CHOIMs Eva HO
Lists of Other Academic Meetings (Cont.)
11‐12 Jan 2014
Renal Commissioned Training: Acute Kidney Injury Dr A LEWINGTONDr L CHAWLADr WW YANDr KC CHANDr HP SHUMProf CC SZETODr LM HAUMs Helen SHIAODr SO SODr KC HAUDr MF LAW
1‐2 March 2014
4 t h A s i a P a c i f i c C o l l o q u i u m o n O r g a n Transplantation
co‐organized with Hong Kong Society of Transplantation
Prof Jeremy CHAPMANProf Philip J.O'CONNELLProf Stephen LYNCHProf Robert M. MERIONDr Graeme R. RUSS
1 March 2014
Asia Pacific Forum on Solid Organ Transplantation Dr Malcolm BROWNProf Kyu Ha HUHDr Dinesh KHULLARProf Kwang‐Woong LEEDr Shuo‐Meng WANGProf Xiaodong ZHANG
6 June 2014 A New Paradigm to Understand and Treat Diabetic Nephropathy
Dr Ted WU
3 April 2014 New Clinical Guidelines on Hypertension and Diabetes: the Implications for Pharmacological Treatment
Prof George BAKRIS
17 June 2014 Optimizing management of CKD‐MBD in Vitamin D failure patients
Prof Ali K. ABU‐ALFA
19 June 2014 Evolving Diagnosis and Management Strategies for atypical HUS
Dr David MUDGE
26 June 2014 LDL‐Apheresis and Lipid Management Prof Peter LANSBERG
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Lists of Other Academic Meetings (Cont.)
1 Sept 2014 Optimizing CKD‐MBD Management in Different Patient Types
Prof Daniel COYNE
Prescriptions in CRRT and dose
HA Renal Commissioned Training 2013/14 The Commissioned Training 2013/14 was held on 11‐12 January 2014 at the PYNEH and HAHO. The theme was on “Acute Kidney Injury” organized by the Central Renal Committee, Hospital Authority. Co‐Organizer was Hong Kong Society of Nephrology, the supporting organizations were Hong Kong Kidney Foundation and Hong Kong Society of Critical Care Medicine. The welcoming Address was delivered by Dr WL CHEUNG, Director (Cluster Services), Hospital Authority.
Scientific program included Saturday afternoon Critical Care Nephrology & Nursing Work Shop and Sunday full day Symposium:
Dr WW YANPrescriptions in CRRT and dose
Dr KC CHANBasic Principles of CRRT 1
Dr HP SHUMBasic Principles of CRRT 2
Dr A LEWINGTONRaising Awareness of AKI : UK Perspective
Dr L CHAWLACKD after AKI & AKI in CKD
Prof CC SZETOUpdate on the Pathophysiology of AKI
Dr LM HAUCRRT in AKI : the Principles
Dr WW YANCRRT in AKI: the Controversies
Ms Helen SHIAONutritional Support in AKI
Dr SO SOAKI in ICU : is there an epidemic
Dr KC HAUCrush Syndrome & Drug‐induced Kidney Injury
Dr MF LAWHaemato‐Nephrology
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HKSN Research Grants
his year we are pleased to have Prof Lakhmir S CHAWLA (USA) and Dr Andrew TLEWINGTON (UK) as our external reviewers, Dr CC CHOW (Hong Kong) and Dr SF CHEUNG (Hong Kong) as our local reviewers. Dr HL TANG is the coordinator of the
Research Grants. The following applications are successful in obtaining the grants: Clinical research: 3; Basic science research: 3. Total number of awards: 6.
The project by Dr WANG Yee Moon, Angela titled “Validating a 'novel serum calcification
propensity test' for vascular/valvular calcification and adverse clinical outcomes prediction
in a prospective chronic kidney disease cohort” has been judged as the best project and
was awarded the HKSN/HKKF Award.
Richard Yu Endowment Fund
Richard Yu Endowment Fund was set up in 2006 with a generous donation from Professor Richard Yu to recognize high caliber clinicians and scientists to promote international experience sharing, and to support meaningful research in renal medicine.
We are honored to have Prof. Yasuhiko TOMINO, Immediate Past President of the Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology and Professor of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan receiving the Richard Yu Endowment Fund Award Lecture this year.
Project Title Principle Investigator Unit
Validating a 'novel serum calcification propensity test' for vascular/valvular calcif ication and adverse c l in ica l outcomes predict ion in a prospective chronic kidney disease cohort
Dr. WANG Yee Moon, Angela
Queen Mary Hospital
Patient derived urine stem cells as a novel therapeutic strategy for diabetic nephropathy
Dr. WU Hao Jia University of Hong Kong
Prospective randomized controlled trial on evaluating the impact of clinical pharmacy service in the management of Chinese peritoneal dialysis patients in an outpatient setting
Dr. TAM Chun Hay United Christian Hospital
Long non‐coding RNA (lncRNA) in the urinary sediment of patients with chronic kidney disease
Dr. SZETO Cheuk Chun Princes of Wales Hospital
Exploring the role of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in podocyte cytoskeleton regulation
Dr LIU Yang University of Hong Kong
Deriving clinical prediction rules of continuous rapid glomerular filtration rate deterioration among Chinese with Type II diabetes mellitus
Mr CHAN Kam Wa University of Hong Kong
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Chan Woon Cheung Memorial Fund
This memorial fund was set up in 2006 in remembrance of the late Dr Chan Woon Cheung, an
academic pathologist, for his contribution to the education, training and research in Renal
Pathology, through a generous donation from a foundation previously held in trust by
Professor Richard YU and Dr the Hon CH LEONG.
We are pleased to have Prof. Kwok Yung YUEN, Henry Fok Professor in Infectious Diseases,
Chair of Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Director, State Key Laboratory of
Emerging Infectious Diseases University of Hong Kong receiving the Chan Woon Cheung
Memorial Fund Award Lecture this award in 2014.
Patient Related ActivitiesthAs the first kick‐off celebration of 35 Anniversary of the Society this year, a musical
appreciation event for renal patients was organized with Actors'Family, musical art
performance “1941 Girl”on Saturday, 18 Jan 2014 at Lyric Theatre, the HK Academy of
Performing Arts, Wanchai on promoting rehabilitation for renal patient. The Guest of Honor
was Dr KO Wing Man, Secretary for Food and Health, HKSAR. The event was well attended by
participants including renal patients, donor families and invited guests.
Renal Patients' Gateball Competition
The Renal Patients' Gateball Competition, jointly organized by the Society, the Hong Kong
Gateball Association and the Leisure & Cultural Services Department was held in Kowloon
Park Indoor Sports Centre on Sunday 8 June 2014. The event remained very popular and
participated by 21 teams with 171 participants (23 teams with 186 participants 2013) with
patients' relatives, health care workers and industrial partners. Gateball Team from Macau
Renal Patients' Association and the Hong Kong Transplant Sports Association also
participated in the competition. Dr KL CHUNG was our officiating guest. He joined our
Council members to have a friendly match with our sponsors. All participants had an
enjoyable afternoon. Dr Sunny WONG was the organizer of the event.
th A HKSN 35 Anniversary CD (����35�������) with
selected songs from “A good man from Sichuan”, “The Passage
Beyond” and “1941 Girl” was compiled to coincide with the musical
art performance as rehabilitation of patients and celebration of
the HKSN 35th anniversary service to Hong Kong and was
distributed to renal patients and members of the Society.
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Results of Gateball Competition 2014:
Public Education
World Kidney DayThe event for World Kidney Day (WKD) 2014 was held on Sunday, 9 March 2014 at Kowloon
Park, Kowloon. The theme for 2014 was on “Chronic Kidney Disease and Aging” with aim
to raise awareness of CKD and Aging with improved prevention and treatment of this major
kidney disease.
The preparation of the Second Hong Kong Transplant and Dialysis Games 2014
The event is organized by Hong Kong Transplant Sports Association and co‐organized by the
Hong Kong Society of Nephrology, Hong Kong Society of Transplantation and Agency for
Volunteer Service will be held on 8‐9 Nov 2014 at the Tseung Kwan O (TKO) Swimming Pool,
Stadium and Sports Ground. This will be a 2‐day event with ball games, track and field
matches as well as swimming competitions. Drs KF CHAU, Samuel KS FUNG, KS CHOI, Bonnie
KWAN, and WL CHAK are in the organizing committee. The Society sponsored subsidy to
renal transplant or dialysis patients from public sector that require additional Exercise
Tolerance Test for physical fitness assessment before their competitive games. Training nd
sessions were organized to promote exercise rehabilitation and prepare participants for 2
Hong Kong Transplant and Dialysis Games in TKO Sports Ground.
Champion United Christian Hospital Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Open Division Senior Division
st1 runner‐up Princess Margaret Hospital Queen Mary Hospital
nd2 runner‐up Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole
HospitalPamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
rd3 runner‐up Tung Wah Hospital Tuen Mun Hospital
Champion Hong Kong Transplant Sports Association
Hong Kong Macau Gateball Competition
st1 runner‐up Macau Team
nd2 runner‐up Hong Kong Team
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HKSN and HKKF co‐organized the event with the program including Health Survey, Exhibition
and Blood Pressure Taking held at public estates in the territory with medical & nursing
students recruited from CUHK, HKU and the HK Polytechnic University.
At the WKD@2014 Sunday, the Guest of Honor is Dr. KO Wing Man and there were drama,
survey results' presentation, group dancing & singing and patients' talent show which were
all themed in promoting kidney health and aging.News media promotion for the WKD and health education included Newspaper health
column, RTHK, Metro, DBC radio, TVB, NOW TV health talk, Roadshow and 10 Newspaper
supplement on Thursday, 13 March, World Kidney Day. The Chinese web version of the WKD
is translated and hosted at the HKSN Web. The theme for March 2015 WKD will focus on “Kidney Health for All”.
Renal Cooking Competition
The Renal Cooking event jointly organized with HKKF is held at Tao Heung, CWP Building,
Shatin on Sat, 20 July 2014. Invited Guests include Dr. WM KO, Mr. WP CHUNG (Chairman of
Tao Heung), Dr. Alexander CHIU (HAHO), Dr. Winnie AU (DH) and Ms. Porky CHEUNG (DH
Dietitian). The event is well supported by Renal Patient Group, AHNH, CMC, HKKF, PMH,
PWH, PYNEH and TWH.
Renal Case Book
The Renal Case Book was named “�����” published in collaboration with Hong Kong
Kidney Foundation (HKKF) is a vivid collection of renal patients' stories with positive
examples of active daily living while having end stage renal failure. The launching
ceremony was held at Commercial Press Book Store, TST on Sun, 8 June 2014 with Guest of
Honor, Dr CH LEONG and Prof. Richard YU.
Hong Kong Renal Nutrition Workshop and Forum 2014
Hong Kong Renal Nutrition Workshop and Forum 2014 jointly organized with HKKF,
supported by Hospital Authority, HK Dietitians Association and HK Association of Renal
Nurses, co‐sponsored by International Federation of Kidney Foundations was held on 16‐17
August 2014. Overseas speakers include Prof. Joel D. KOPPLE, Prof. T. Alp IKIZLER and Dr.
Maria CHAN. Renal Nutrition Workshop was held at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Nutrition
Forum at Royal Plaza Hotel, Mongkok.
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Lions Educational Lecture
The LKEC Health Exhibition 2014: Diabetes and Your Kidney Health Exhibition and Seminar
2014 were held in YMCA, Tsimshatsui on 13 April, 2014 with the lectures delivered by Dr. CC
CHOW and Dr. MF LAM.
FMSHK Certificate Course in Renal Medicine
To promote and update renal education to health professional, the FMSHK Renal Certificate
Course this year commenced on Friday evenings from 6 September – 18 October 2013. It
comprised of 6 sessions with 12 lectures by 12 speakers We are grateful to the organizer, Dr
David YONG and the following members as the course speakers, Dr Bonnie KWAN, Dr CK
WONG, Dr HW CHAN, Dr KY LO, Dr KC HAU, Dr Terence YIP, Dr KM CHOW, Dr Elaine TL HO, Dr
MF LAM, Dr KH CHU, Dr Sunny WONG and Dr. William LEE. The registrations have over 90
with doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. The Certificate Course on Renal
Medicine 2014 for Medical & Health Professionals will be jointly organized by the Society
and Federation of Medical Societies of Hong Kong to be held on 5 November, 19 November
to 17 December 2014. Lectures will be delivered by 12 fellow speakers in 6 sessions
Continuous Nursing Education Provider
CNE provider application to the Nursing Council for the term 2013‐2016 has been prepared
by CNE subcommittee: Dr CY YUNG, Ms Irene KONG, Ms Bonnie TAM and Ms YL TANG. The
Society has been approved as CNE provider for 2013 ‐2016.
Publications
Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology
Professor CC SZETO is Chief Editor. Professor Sydney CW TANG is Deputy Editor and Drs John YH CHAN, Simon CY CHEUNG, SK MAK and Desmond YH YAP are Associate Editors. Manuscripts can be submitted online through Elsevier's Editorial System (EES).
Renal Nursing Course
The Society continues to collaborate with the Institute of Advanced Nursing Studies (IANS),
Hong Kong Kidney Foundation and Hong Kong Association of Renal Nurses with the Hong
Kong Renal Nursing Course 2013‐14. Dr YL CHENG represented the Society in the organizing
committee. Graduation Ceremony of IANS was held on 8 April 2014 and HKSN Chairman was
invited to attend. PRCC 2014/15 will be coordinated by Dr HL TANG.
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Newsletters
Two issues of the newsletter were published since the last Annual Scientific Meeting to keep
our members informed of the activities of the Society prepared by Dr KS Choi and Dr Samuel
FUNG. They are uploaded and accessible from our Society Web.
Chinese American Society of Nephrology (CASN)Invitation was received from the President of the CASN to ask members of the Society to join
as International Membership. http://www.casn-online.org/
APSNThe Society continues to support all members to receive their official publication,
Nephrology Journal. Prof Philip LI is the President Elect and Prof Sydney TANG is the Hon
Treasurer of APSN. The Society would like to congratulate Professor TM CHAN in receiving
the Oshima Award at APCN 2014 in Tokyo.
ISPDThe Society would like to congratulate Professor Philip LI taking up the Presidency of the
International of Peritoneal Dialysis at the 2014 meeting in September at Madrid, Spain. This
is the second time the International of Peritoneal Dialysis has another president from Hong
Kong.
National & International Relationships
Chinese Society of Nephrology Annual Scientific MeetingAnnual Congress of the Chinese Society of Nephrology (CSN) was held in Fujian, Fuzhou and
attended by 5 delegates representing the Society from 17 to 18 October 2013. Dr Samuel
Fung and Prof Sydney Tang delivered presentations in the CSN. This year there will be 6
delegates representating the Society to attend the CSN annual scientific meeting 2014 in Xi'an,
from 17‐18 October 2014
International Society of Nephrology (ISN) Corporate MembershipFull members of the ISN are entitled to access the Journal and on line educational material,
reduced registration fee for World Congress of Nephrology 2016 and Meetings. The Society,
with the help of Professor Philip LI, has negotiated with ISN for reduced corporate rate and
complimentary to active full members. 82% of the full members have joined and benefited
the 2013‐2014 ISN Corporate Membership.
The Society is pleased to announce that annual subscription of ISN Corporate Membership
for the coming year 2014‐2015 is endorsed by the Council.
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Full members who have registered last year will be renewed automatically without
interruption unless indicated otherwise. New ISN corporate membership applicants can
submit the ISN HKSN application form on or before the 12 October, 2014 either to the
Membership counter at the ASM, by e mail to [email protected]; by post to Dr Vincent
CC CHOW, c/o Department of Medicine, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok
Man Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong.
MembershipCurrent number of full members is 175 and associate members 653 (total 828).Any member who has not subscribed to the membership fees for three consecutive years
will be removed from the membership list and need to re‐apply to rejoin. Do send in your
u p d ate e m a i l a d d re s s a n d / o r co r re s p o n d i n g a d d re s s to D r C C C H OW at
SponsorshipFor 2014, there were 77 sponsorships with no application for Young Nephrology Investigator
Scholarships (YNIS), for members to attend various overseas academic meetings. Members
are reminded to follow the strict rules and guidelines for these sponsorships as delineated
on our website and promulgated at the Inter‐hospital Meeting. Correspondence please
address to Dr Y L CHENG at [email protected].
Society Home PageThe Society home page http://www.hksn.org is now refreshed with a new look and
maintained under the expertise of Drs. C B LEUNG, Anthony HAU and Bonnie KWAN.
Educational presentations are being collected for members at the education corner.
ISN‐HKSN Fellowship The ISN HKSN Fellowship will be promoted in the Society's website with link to the ISN and
advertised in the Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology. A fellow Dr. Jieli Huang from Tongji
Hospital, Shanghai, is currently in training in Hong Kong at Queen Mary Hospital.
Society Blast MailCommunications to full and associate members are enhanced with e mailing on
announcement of lectures, society news or nephrology related material electronically and
environmentally friendly. Members may subscribe or unsubscribe by notifying membership
at the following link [email protected]
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ly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the council members for their support
and hard work to make all these events possible.
Dr Samuel KS FUNGChairmanHong Kong Society of Nephrology
It has indeed been my honour and pleasure serving all of you as Chairman in the past two th
year as well as celebrating this year the 35 Anniversary of the Society with a number of
activities before handing over to my successor a flourishing and thriving society.
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