College News

The Hong Kong Practitioner VOLUME 24 / January 2002
College News

1. The 24th Annual General Meeting was held on December 13, 2001 (Thur) and the following Council Members were elected.
Dr CHAN Kwok Wai, Keith (Council Member)
Dr HO Kin Sang, Raymond (Council Member)
Dr TO Kit Yuk, Dorothy (Council Member)
Dr TSE Kwok Ki, Keith (Council Member)
Dr YIU Yuk Kwan (Council Member)

We congratulate them and extend our hearty welcome to them.
The above photograph shows our President, Dr Donald K T Li, presenting a souvenir to Dr Lee Kin Hung, the speaker at the 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 13 December, 2001 (Thur). The above photograph shows the discussion of the AGM items by Council Members under the leadership of our President, Dr Donald K T Li.

Board of Education News

JANUARY 29, 2002 Tuesday

LBP Approach and Management
Speaker
:
 Dr Y F Ho, MBBS(HK), FRCS(Edin)
Chief of Service, Department of O & T,
Caritas Medical Centre.
Venue
:
 Staff Lounge, 1/F, Wai Oi Block,
Caritas Medical Centre, 111 Wing Hong Street,
Shamshuipo, Kowloon.
Time
:
 1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Light Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Talk
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Question
Co-organizer
:
 Caritas Medical Centre
Accreditation : 1 CME point (Category 5.3)
Registration/
Car-parking		 :

Please contact Ms Helen Lo at 3408 7921 on or before 29 January, 2002 for parking permit. Unregistered cars may use visitors carpark at a charge.

FEBRUARY 23, 2002 Saturday

Geriatrics: 4th Seminar of the Certificate Course in Internal Medicine for Family Physicians

Sponsored by
Pfizer Corporation

Details refer to the September 2001 edition of the Journal.

FEBRUARY 27, 2002 Wednesday

Antibiotic Update
Speaker
:
 Dr Raymond Yung, MBBS(HK), FRCPath(UK)
Chief of Service, Department of Clinical Pathology,
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital.
Venue
:
 Lecture Hall (Room: PB01.014),
1/F, Pathology Block,
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital,
3 Lok Man Road, Chaiwan, Hong Kong.
Time
:
 1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Light Lunch
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Talk
2:30 p.m.- 2:45 p.m. Discussion
Co-organizers
:
 Hong Kong Doctors Union Ltd & Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
Accreditation
:
 1 CME Point (Category 5.3)
Registration/
Car-parking
:

Please contact Ms Stella Wong at 2595 6119 on or before February 22, 2002 for parking permit. Unregistered cars may use visitors carpark at a charge.

FEBRUARY TO MAY, 2002
Geriatrics Attachment for Family Physicians
February to May 2002 (The first session will start on February 22, 2002)
Organizers
:
 Department of Geriatrics Ruttonjee Hospital &
The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians
Co-ordinators
:
 Dr Wong Chun Por,
Chief of Service, Department of Geriatrics, Ruttonjee Hospital.
Dr Kwong Bi Lok, Mary,
Chairman, Clinical Attachment Subcommittee, Board of Education.
Objectives
:

To update family physicians with management of common geriatric problems

To provide a knowledge of comprehensive geriatric assessment (physical, mental, social, functional) in holistic care

To stress on preventive care in geriatrics including screening, disease prevention, accident avoidance, and optimal nutrition

To emphasize on rational drug prescribing in old age

To familiarize family physicians with the full spectrum of geriatric are: acute care, rehabilitation, geriatric day hospital, out-patient clinic, community care, long term care

To emphasize the importance of continuous health care of both sick and normal old persons

Venue
:
 The attachments and seminars will be held in Ruttonjee Hospital and its clinics and day hospital
Course Structure
:
 The attachment will consist of 13 two hourly sessions.
One session per week from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(16 hours will be clinical teaching and 10 hours will be seminars)
Topics
:
 Geriatric Services in Hong Kong, Dementia and Confusional States, Urinary Incontinence, Stroke and Geriatric Rehabilitation, Falls and Instability, Endocrine Disorders, Legal and Ethical Issues, Psychiatric Disorders, Physiotherapy - Occupational therapy for elderly , Use of Drugs in the Elderly, Pain Management, Parkinsonism, Hypothermia, Influenza Vaccination, Community Care, Osteoporosis, Pressure Sores
Course Fee
:
 HK$2,600 per doctor.
All cheques payable to "HKCFP Education Ltd."
Enrolment
:
 Please call Ms Alice Ting at 2528 6618 for details.
Registration will be first come first served.
Certification
:
 A certificate of attendance will be awarded under the names of both organizers on completion of the course (over 80% attendance is required)
Accreditation
:

Up to 15 credit points (Category 5.8) for the whole attachment

Diary - January & February 2002

Date & Time
Topics
Venues
*January 16, 2002 (Wed)
1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.		 Management of Common Chronic Pain Conditions Lecture Hall (Room: PB01.014), 1/F, Pathology Block, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok Man Road, Chaiwan, Hong Kong.
*January 17, 2002 (Thur)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 		Depression Update VIII - Early Detection and Management of Suicidal Patient Discussion Room, D1002, 1/F, Main Block, Tuen Mun Hospital.
*January 19, 2002 (Sat)
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 		Neurology: 3rd Seminar of the Certificate Course in Internal Medicine for Family Physicians 2/F, Ballroom, Great Eagle Hotel, 8 Peking Road, Kowloon.
*January 29, 2002 (Tues)
1:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. 		Chronic Venous Insufficiency in Hong Kong 3/F, Ballroom, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers, 20 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
January 29, 2002 (Tues)
1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.		 LBP Approach and Management Staff Lounge, 1/F, Wai Oi Block, Caritas Medical Centre, 111 Wing Hong Street, Shamshuipo, Kowloon.
February 23, 2002 (Sat)
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 		Geriatrics: 4th Seminar of the Certificate Course in Internal Medicine for Family Physicians 2/F, Ballroom, Great Eagle Hotel, 8 Peking Road, Kowloon.
February 27, 2002 (Wed)
1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. 		Antibiotic Update Lecture Hall (Room: PB01.014), 1/F, Pathology Block, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok Man Road, Chaiwan, Hong Kong.

P.S. *Please refer to the December 2001 edition of the Journal.
(i) Seating capacity has maximum limit. First come first served. Please make your booking as soon as possible.
(ii) Those who have signed in the registration form for lunch. Please report to the registration desk for meal stickers.