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News and AnnouncementInvita㹚Őon to Extraordinary General Mee㹚Őng (EGM), 16 June2016
Academy Council has decided to hold an EGM on Thursday,16 June 2016 to admit new Fellows. The EGM will be held at7:00 p.m. at the Council Chamber, 10/F, HKAM Jockey ClubBuilding, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong.All Fellows are welcome to a鿑end.
New Sub‐special㹚Őes
Council has endorsed the recommenda㹚Őon of Educa㹚Őon Commi鿑ee torecognise the following two new sub‐special㹚Őes.
Clinical Toxicology, under the Hong Kong College ofEmergency Medicine
Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, under the Hong KongCollege of Paediatricians
CME/CPD Reminder
The current CME/CPD cycle for Academy Fellows will end on 31 December2016. All Fellows who are on the Specialist Register (SR) of the Medical Councilor Dental Council will need to fulfil the requirements of the Academy to remainon the SR. Fellows, except those exempted for CME/CPD due to re㹚Őrement, arealso required to fulfil the requirements to maintain the Academy Fellowship.Star㹚Őng from 1 January 2014, no more than 75 points can be awarded forpassive par㹚Őcipa㹚Őon in a 3‐year cycle. Fellows are reminded to make sure theywill 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 ofthe requirements.
Annual Subscrip㹚Őons
Demand notes for the 2016 subscrip㹚Őons have been sent to Fellows inDecember 2015. Fellows who have not se鿑led their subscrip㹚Őon before 30June should have received a demand note for subscrip㹚Őon and surcharge.Please se鿑le as soon as possible.
Reminder:
Academy News ‐ May 2016
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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 notreceived by the Academy within 9 months a䏼䎩er such payment falls due, despitetwo wri鿑en reminders by the Academy to pay, the member shall automa㹚Őcallyforfeit his membership.
2. It is Council's policy that late subscrip㹚Őons received by the Academy a䏼䎩er 30June will be subject to a surcharge of 5% on the subscrip㹚Őon amount.
3. For Fellows who have authorized payment via bank transfer / credit card,payments will be deducted from their bank accounts or credit cardautoma㹚Őcally.
4. Fellows aged over 70, or have reached 70 before the beginning of the nextsubscrip㹚Őon year, do not need to pay any subscrip㹚Őon and will not receive adebit note.
5. Fellows residing outside Hong Kong or have reached the age of 65 and havere㹚Őred from all remunera㹚Őve prac㹚Őce/job/business must submit wri鿑enapplica㹚Őons for reduced rates before 31 December if they wish to enjoy thereduced rates next year. For details, please visith鿑p://www.hkam.org.hk/fellows_area/reduced_rate.pdf
Visit to WHO China Office & NHFPC in Beijing and Shanghai EastHospital, 5 ‐ 8 April 2016
President led a 5‐member delega㹚Őon joining the experts from World HealthOrganiza㹚Őon (WHO) Emergency Medical Teams for a visit to the WHO ChinaOffice and Na㹚Őonal Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) in Beijingand a visit to the Shanghai East Hospital. The aim of this visit was to explore thepossible collabora㹚Őon between the Academy's Hong Kong Jockey Club DisasterPreparedness and Response Ins㹚Őtute (HKJC DPRI) and the WHO on the capacitybuilding for Emergency Medical Teams in China. With the mee㹚Őngs and visits,the Academy delega㹚Őon has built up closer networks with its counterparts inWHO and Mainland China. We are expec㹚Őng to engage more collabora㹚Őveini㹚Őa㹚Őves among relevant par㹚Őes in future.
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Council Dinner, 14 April 2016
The Academy Council organized Council Dinner on 14 April 2016 to furtherenhance collabora㹚Őon among medical professionals, industry experts and theAcademy. President extended our hearᑅŐelt thanks and apprecia㹚Őon to thosecommi鿑ee members who assist in different commi鿑ees of the Academy,namely Dr. Philip Wu, Chairman of the Academy's Finance and InvestmentCommi鿑ee; Mr. Francis Ka, member of the Academy's Finance and InvestmentCommi鿑ee and Mr. Jacob Tse, Honorary Legal Advisor of the Academy. Mr.Wing‐wah Tsang, Vice‐President (Regula㹚Őons) of the Hong Kong Academy ofNursing Limited; Ms. Iris Chang, President of the Hong Kong Academy ofPharmacy also a鿑ended the dinner. The Academy's Council Members and ourinvited guests spent a nice evening together.
Academy delega㹚Őon visi㹚Őng Boston, 28 April ‐ 1 May 2016
A 8‐member delega㹚Őon led by the President visited Boston recently and metwith different par㹚Őes, including the Center for Medical Simula㹚Őon (CMS),Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, and Brigham and Women'sHospital (BWH). With different mee㹚Őngs held, further collabora㹚Őon betweenthe Academy and CMS was discussed, the project status of the ResearchAgreement between the Academy and the Harvard School of Public Health wasreviewed with the way forward agreed, and the possible collabora㹚Őon withBWH was iden㹚Őfied. Apart from mee㹚Őngs and visits, the delega㹚Őon also visitedthe STRATUS Center for Medical Simula㹚Őon of BWH, and a鿑ended a simula㹚Őondrill at Harold Parker State Forest arranged by the Harvard HumanitarianIni㹚Őa㹚Őve.
50th Malaysia‐Singapore Congress of Medicine & 3rd AMM‐AMS‐HKAM Tripar㹚Őte Congress, 19 ‐ 21 August 2016
The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM) is celebra㹚Őng
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its golden jubilee this year. A series of programmes havebeen planned to mark this auspicious occasion, including50th Malaysia‐Singapore Congress of Medicine and 3rdAMM‐AMS‐HKAM Tripar㹚Őte Congress in conjunc㹚Őon with the1st Emergency Medicine Annual Scien㹚Őfic (EMAS) Mee㹚Őng.The main theme of these events, which will be held in KualaLumpur, is "A Mul㹚Ő‐disciplinary Approach in Strengtheningthe Chain of Survival". Online registra㹚Őon is available atwww.50anniversaryamm2016.org. Fellows can enjoy specialrates. Please click here for further details.
Prize for Best Original Research by Trainees
The Prize for Best Original Research by Trainees of the HongKong Academy of Medicine recognizes excellence in researchdone by doctors who are in specialist training. Submissiondeadline for the year 2016 award is 30 June 2016 (postmark).Interested trainee doctors can download the followingdocuments (PDF and MS Word format) for reference and use.
Informa㹚Őon for Prize for Best Original Research byTraineeAbstract Form (PDF, Word)Sample Abstract
Events a鿑ended by the President and OfficersWorld Health Day 2016 Diabetes, 7 April 2016
The Academy is one of the suppor㹚Őng organisa㹚Őons to the Department ofHealth's World Health Day 2016 Publicity and Public Educa㹚Őon Campaign, whichaims to promote the awareness of diabetes and healthy lifestyle. Prof. Igna㹚ŐusYu, the Academy's Editor, a鿑ended a press conference held on 7 April 2016. Hejoined other guests for a 5‐minute physical ac㹚Ővity led by Dr. Constance Chan,Director of Health and other department's officials to demonstrate to the publicthe importance of regular physical ac㹚Ővity in preven㹚Őng diabetes.
To 㹚Őe in with the Campaign, the Department of Health has produced someposters on the preven㹚Őon of diabetes for wide dissemina㹚Őon of the healthmessages. The poster and other relevant health educa㹚Őon can be obtained byapplying online at h鿑ps://www.cheu.gov.hk/eform/No㹚Őce.aspx?lang=en&preselect=WHD20160316. For details about the World Health Day2016, please visith鿑p://www.chp.gov.hk/redirect/html/b5/chp0134_html_b5.html.
50th Anniversary Recep㹚Őon of Hong Kong Doctors Union(HKDU), 13 April 2016
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President joined the recep㹚Őon incommenda㹚Őon of the 50th Anniversary of theHKDU. The recep㹚Őon was a鿑ended by manyfriends and colleagues, who witnessed theHKDU's years of achievement.
Conference for General Prac㹚Ő㹚Őoners in Beijing, 22 April 2016
President delivered a presenta㹚Őon on"Specialist Training of Hong Kong College ofFamily Physicians" at an annual conference forGeneral Prac㹚Ő㹚Őoners organised by the ChineseMedical Doctor Associa㹚Őon in Beijing. Heprovided his insights into several issues facingthe family physicians, as well as the concept of"a 5‐star doctor". During the Conference,President also met Mr. Liu Qian, DeputyDirector of the Na㹚Őonal Health and FamilyPlanning Commission, Dr. Zhang Yanling,President of the CMDA and Dr. Zeng Yixin,President of the Peking University Hospital.
FellowshipiCMECPD App now available at App Store and Google Play
To further enhance the online services for CMECPD, theAcademy has developed a mobile applica㹚Őon for capturinga鿑endance ‐ iCMECPD App. It is now available at Apple's AppStore and Google's Play. Fellows may download the App byscanning the respec㹚Őve QR code below (or search "icmecpd"
from App Store/Google Play) and install it in their smartphone with opera㹚Őngsystem in iOS (7.1 or above) or Android (3.0 or above).
QR code (iOS) QR Code (Android)We have started selec㹚Őng some CMECPD ac㹚Ővi㹚Őes held by the Academy/Collegesat the HKAM Jockey Club Building for trial runs. Fellows can either use the App toscan the QR code of the event or use their new Fellowship Card (with QR code)to capture a鿑endance via the iPad/tablet device provided by organiser. The latestversion 2.2, which allows Fellows to indicate their role(s) in the event, has beenreleased in Apr 2016.
Online CME/CPD
Quizzes from the following Colleges are currently available at iCMECPD websitefor Fellows to study online for CME/CPD:
HKAM/College TopicDeadline forSubmission ofAnswer
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Hong KongMedical Journal
A new paradigm of gene㹚Őc tes㹚Őng forhereditary breast/ovarian cancers
31 May 2016
Hong KongMedical Journal
Mushroom poisoning in Hong Kong: a ten‐year review
31 May 2016
Obstetricians andGynaecologists
HKCOG CME Exercise May 2016 31 May 2016
PaediatriciansQuizzes from Hong Kong Journal ofPaediatrics Vol. 21 No. 2 April 2016
15 Jul 2016
Pathologists
The Hong Kong College of Pathologists ‐Online CME/CPD for Self‐Study 2016(Haematology) ‐ Chronic Lymphocy㹚Őcleukemia (CLL) ‐ Then and Now
31 Aug 2016
PsychiatristsQuiz from East Asian Archives ofPsychiatry_ Volume 26, Number 1,March 2016
1 Jun 2016
Radiologists HKCR Case of May 2016 31 May 2016
RadiologistsQuizzes from Hong Kong Journal ofRadiology (HKJR)
20 Jun 2016
Please visit the CMe‐Learning of iCMECPD website (www.icmecpd.hk) for thelatest CME/CPD materials.
Publica㹚ŐonsHong Kong Medical Journal
Hong Kong Medical Journal (HKMJ) launches a re‐styled website (www.hkmj.org)which offers visitors a more user‐friendly experience! The new layout isop㹚Őmised for any screen size such as desktop, tablet or smartphone.
The HKMJ has recently received its first official impact factor in the 2014 edi㹚Őonof the Journal Cita㹚Őon Reports in the ISI Web of Knowledge published byThomson Reuters. The 2014 impact factor for the HKMJ is 0.872.
Highlights of the April 2016 issue:
Editorial Tobacco control policy in Hong Kong
Original Ar㹚Őcles Mushroom poisoning in Hong Kong: a ten‐yearreview
Most cases of mushroom poisoning in HongKong presented with gastrointes㹚Őnal symptomsand followed a benign course. Life‐threateningcases of amatoxin poisoning are occasionallyseen.
Importance of clothing removal in scalds
It should be emphasised to the general publicthat immediate clothing removal, along withfirst aid by running cool water over the burn for
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20 minutes within the first 3 hours of injury,could poten㹚Őally reduce the severity of scald.
Evalua㹚Őon of biological, psychosocial, andinterven㹚Őonal predictors for success of asmoking cessa㹚Őon programme in Hong Kong
In clinical prac㹚Őce, we should adopt a holis㹚Őcapproach to smoking cessa㹚Őon by providingmore intensive counselling, managingwithdrawal symptoms with medica㹚Őon, andstrengthening external self‐efficacy to resistexternal tempta㹚Őon.
Volume 22 Issue 1 Supplement 2, 2016
Health and Health Services Research FundResearch Dissemina㹚Őon Reports
Dissemina㹚Őon reports are concise informa㹚Őve reports ofhealth‐related research supported by funds administered bythe Food and Health Bureau, for example, the Health andHealth Services Research Fund (which was consolidated intothe Health and Medical Research Fund in December 2011). Inthis edi㹚Őon, 11 dissemina㹚Őon reports of projects related tomental health, injuries and accidents, neurology, andmusculoskeletal disorders are presented. In par㹚Őcular, fourprojects are highlighted due to their poten㹚Őally significantfindings, impact on healthcare delivery and prac㹚Őce, and/orcontribu㹚Őon to health policy formula㹚Őon in Hong Kong.
Ac㹚Ővi㹚Őes at HKAMThe Importance of Pa㹚Őent Experience for Quality of Care, 18May 2016
The Launch Ceremony of HospitalAdvisor will be held on 18May 2016 at Pao Yue Kong Auditorium, Hong Kong Academyof Medicine Jockey Club Building.
HospitalAdvisor aims to give each Hong Kong resident theopportunity to make the best choice and decision. This isthrough access to an independent online plaᑅŐorm thatsupports informed health care decision making. The HarvardGlobal Health Ins㹚Őtute and the University of Hong KongSchool of Public Health developed the Hong Kong HospitalQuality of Care Metric based on responses to a locallyvalidated survey of individual pa㹚Őent's first‐hand hospitalexperience.
This plaᑅŐorm is developed by The Zubin Founda㹚Őon in HongKong, a local think tank, together with Professor Ashish Jha ofthe Harvard Global Health Ins㹚Őtute and Dr. Janice Johnston ofthe School of Public Health at The University of Hong Kong.
For details and registra㹚Őon, please clickh鿑ps://hospitaladvisor.eventbrite.hk
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2nd Medical Educa㹚Őon Conference (MEC), 28 May 2016
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Innova㹚ŐveLearning Centre for Medicine (HKJCILCM) isorganizing the Medical Educa㹚ŐonConference (MEC) 2016 on 28 May 2016 atthe Hong Kong Academy of Medicine JockeyClub Building. The theme for this year's mee㹚Őng is"Postgraduate Educa㹚Őon Assessment". MEC 2016 is designedto showcase excellence in medical educa㹚Őon and willcons㹚Őtute a plaᑅŐorm for thoughts provoking discussions andsharing of experiences among medical leaders, health policymakers, academics and allied healthcare prac㹚Ő㹚Őoners.
The one‐day Conference features plenary lectures, symposiaand workshops, delivered by renowned local and overseasspeakers.
Deadline for registra㹚Őon is 15 May 2016.
ProgramRegistra㹚ŐonAcademic Accredita㹚Őon
Comprehensive Simula㹚Őon Educator Course, 18, 19, 25 & 26June 2016
The Comprehensive Simula㹚Őon Educator Course (CSEC) aims to provide theessen㹚Őal knowledge, and develop learners’ competence, in planning asimula㹚Őon‐based educa㹚Őon ac㹚Ővity, scenario development, direc㹚Őon, execu㹚Őonand debriefing methods. This course will enable the par㹚Őcipants to have anunderstanding of the basic concepts of learner‐centred educa㹚Őon.
Different types of simulators and simula㹚Őon techniques, and their respec㹚Őveapplica㹚Őons will be covered to provide the par㹚Őcipants with the resources fortheir teaching purposes. At the end of the course, the par㹚Őcipants will have thebasic knowledge and skill to plan and run a simula㹚Őon‐based training course,develop the necessary training material, direct a scenario and debrief thelearners on the learning objec㹚Őves. The course also intends to cul㹚Ővate interestand passion in simula㹚Őon‐based educa㹚Őon, and learners are provided withdifferent methods to maintain and enhance their knowledge and skills insimula㹚Őon‐based educa㹚Őon.
Deadline for registra㹚Őon is 31 May 2016.
For more informa㹚Őon about the CSEC, please visith鿑p://www.hkjcilcm.hk/Upload/UserUpload/CSEC.pdf.
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Enjoy a new Yum Cha experience at the Academy on Father'sDay!
Academy has been serving dim sum lunch once a month onselected Sundays. Come and enjoy good dim sum, tradi㹚ŐonalChinese tea and a relaxing 㹚Őme with your handsome dad atthe Academy. There are ample parking spaces available thatare free of charge.
Interested Fellows please mark the following dates andreserve your table in advance: 2016: 19 June, 17 July, 14 August, 18 September, 9 October,27 November, 18 December
For reserva㹚Őons or enquiries, please call 2871 8896.
College EventsThe 6th IDKD (An Interac㹚Őve Course in Diagnos㹚Őc Imaging)Intensive Course in Hong Kong, 3‐5 June 2016
The 6th IDKD Intensive Course in Hong Kong will be held on3‐5 June 2016 at Hong Kong Conven㹚Őon & Exhibi㹚Őon Centre.Hong Kong College of Radiologists (HKCR) is honoured to co‐organize this event, together with The University of HongKong.
Registraഀons are accepted online at www.idkd.org starഀng4 January 2016.
Please click the following links for detailed informa㹚Őon.
Invita㹚Őon Le鿑erAnnouncementRegistra㹚Őon
Please refer to the website at www.idkd.org for updatedmee㹚Őng programme and informa㹚Őon.
2016 AIRP Course in Hong Kong, 1‐3 July 2016
The 2016 AIRP Course in Hong Kong, jointly organized byHong Kong College of Radiologists (HKCR) and AmericanIns㹚Őtute for Radiological Pathology (AIRP), will be held on 1 ‐3 July 2016 (Friday to Sunday) at Hong Kong Academy ofMedicine Jockey Club Building, Hong Kong.
Please click the following links for detailed informa㹚Őon.
First Announcement
Please visit HKCR website for updated mee㹚Őng programmeand informa㹚Őon:h鿑ps://www.hkcr.org/news.php/events_list/cid,1/nid,54Dr
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Other Upcoming Conferences / Symposia / CoursesOthers
DateConference(s) /Symposium(s) /Course(s)
Organiser(s)
Sep 2015 ‐Jun 2016
Applica㹚ŐonDeadline:Theapplica㹚Őonform shouldbecompletedandreturned atleast TWOweeksbefore thecoursecommences.
CUHK Cer㹚ŐficateCourses inBiosta㹚Ős㹚Őcs (2015‐16)
Course List
Pharmaceu㹚ŐcalBioinforma㹚ŐcsPharmaceu㹚ŐcalSta㹚Ős㹚ŐcalCompu㹚Őng inSASICH ‐ GCPStandard ofClinicalResearchIntroduc㹚Őon toBiosta㹚Ős㹚ŐcsLinear ModelsCategorical andSurvival DataAnalysisTopics in LinearModelsTopics inMul㹚ŐvariateAnalysisClinical Trials
JC School of Public Health and PrimaryCare, Faculty of Medicine, The ChineseUniversity of Hong Kong
PosterCer㹚Őficate Courses in Biosta㹚Ős㹚ŐcsApplica㹚Őon Form
Enquiries:Tel: (852) 2252 8418Email: [email protected]: www.clinicalresearch‐cuhk.hk
2016‐2017
Applica㹚ŐonDeadline: 15Apr 2016 forfull 㹚Őmemode; 31May 2016for part 㹚Őmemode
CUHK Master ofScience /PostgraduateDiploma inEpidemiology andBiosta㹚Ős㹚Őcs 2016‐17Intake
JC School of Public Health and PrimaryCare, Faculty of Medicine, The ChineseUniversity of Hong Kong
Website: h鿑p://www.clinicalresearch‐cuhk.hk/
Enquiries: Tel: (852) 2252 8418 / 2252 8754Email: [email protected]
23 ‐ 25 May2016
Bridging BiomedicalWorlds (BBW) 2016 ‐Fron㹚Őers in HumanMicrobiota Symbio㹚ŐcInterac㹚Őons
Fonda㹚Őon IPSEN, AAAS/Science andScience Transla㹚Őonal Medicine, Li KaShing Faculty of Medicine, The Universityof Hong Kong
WebsitePoster
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Enquiries:Tel: (852) 3917 9341 Fax: (852) 2818 4913 Email: [email protected]
14 Jun 2016 Symposium on"Transmission andControl of RespiratoryPathogens"
School of Public Health, The University ofHong Kong
Website
Enquiries:Tel: (852) 3917 9044Fax: (852) 2855 9528 Email: [email protected]
26 ‐ 28 Sep2016
BMJ Interna㹚ŐonalForum on Quality andSafety in Healthcare:Asia
Ins㹚Őtute for Healthcare Improvement,BMJ
Enquires:Tel: +44 (0) 0207 111 1106Email: [email protected]:h鿑p://interna㹚Őonalforumasia.bmj.com/
Sep 2016
Applica㹚Őondeadline:
Full‐Time:15 Apr 2016
Part‐Time:31 May2016
Taught PostgraduateProgrammesSeptember 2016Intake
Informa㹚Őon Session
14 Dec 201523 Jan 201618 Mar 2016
JC School of Public Health and PrimaryCare, The Chinese University of HongKong
PosterOnline Registra㹚Őon FormSchool WebsiteProgrammes DetailsApply Now
Contact: Tel: (852) 2252 8488 Fax: (852) 2145 7489 Email: [email protected]
8‐10 Nov2016
2nd ICGEB Workshopon "Humanpapillomavirus: FromBasic Biology toCancer Preven㹚Őon"
Faculty of Medicine, The ChineseUniversity of Hong Kong
WebsiteProgramme
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Announcements from Government departments and othermedical bodiesAnnouncements from the Drug Office, Drug Registra㹚Őon andImport / Export Control Division
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