College News
The Hong Kong Practitioner VOLUME 25 / March 2003

Council News

 
 
1. The Council APPROVED, on recommendation of the Membership Committee Chairman, the following applications for membership in February 2003 Council Meeting:-
 
Associate Membership
 : Dr BILKIS Sayeeda
Dr CHEUNG Po Cheong, Paul
Dr CHOW Kin Wa
Dr LAM Wai Hang, Eddie
Dr LAU Chun Hung, Gavin
Dr LUKE King Kai, Kenneth
(New Application)
     
Fellow Membership : Dr CHAN Yan Kwong, Eric
Dr IP Yiu Man, Linus
(Transfer from Associate Membership)
     
Student Membership : Mr HAU Lap Man
Mr YANG Li Chuan, Marc
(New Application)
     
Resignation : Dr CHIU Shung Fun
Dr KWOK Chi Yin
Dr LEE Shing Yiu
Dr YUEN Sze Kit
(Associate Membership)
     
    Dr CHAN Ying Lam, Benjamin
Dr FU Ming Chak
(Full Membership)
 
 
2. The Council APPROVED, on recommendation of the Membership Committee Chairman, the following applications for fee exemption 2003 in February 2003 Council Meeting:-
 
Dr LAU Yuk Tong, Freddie
Dr LEE Chiang Tee, Frederick
Dr SOO Hung Tat, Stephen
 
 
3. An updated version of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians is now ready for your collection. If you are interested to have one updated copy, please kindly call our College Secretariat at 2528 6618 for arrangement.
 
 
 

Editorial Board News

 
 

1. The Editorial Board welcomes Dr Eileen Y Y Tse as new member of the Board.
 
 
 

Board of Education News
 

 
1. The Board welcomes Dr Chan Sze Luen, David and Dr Wong Tseng Kwong as new members.

 
 
2. The Board regrets to announce the resignation of Dr Cheung Ying Man and thanks him for his past services.
 
 
 

MARCH 25, 2003 Tuesday

 

Sun Protection and the Skin

 
Speaker : Dr Chan Shu Yu, MBBS(HK), FRCP, FHKCP,
FHKAM(Medicine)
     
Venue : Staff Lounge,
1/F, Wai Oi Block,
Caritas Medical Centre,
111 Wing Hong Street,
Shamshuipo, Kowloon.
     
Time : 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Talk
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Question Time
     
Co-organizer : Caritas Medical Centre
     
Accreditation : 1 CME Point HKCFP (Category 5.3)
1 CME Point MCHK
     
Registration/ Car-parking : Please contact Ms Helen Lo at 3408 7921 on or before 25 March 2003 for registration & parking permit. Unregistered cars may use visitors carpark at a charge.
 
 

MARCH 30, 2003 Sunday

 
Challenges of Obesity Management
 
Speakers : Prof. Phillip James,
Chairman,
The International Obesity Task Force, United Kingdom.
     
    Dr. Nicholas Finer,
Consultant Physician & Endocrinologist Luton and Dunstable Hospital & Addenbrooke's Hospital, United Kingdom.
     
Chairman : Dr. Chan Sze Luen, David
The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians.
     
Venue : Ballroom, 3/F, Sheraton Hotel,
20 Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon.
     
Time : 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Lecture
     
Admission Fee :
Member FREE
Non-member HK$300.00
HKAM Registrants   HK$150.00
     
Accreditation : 1 CME Point HKCFP (Category 5.3)
Up to 2 CPD points (subject to submission of satisfactory report of Professional Development Log)
1 CME Point MCHK
 
Sponsored by
Abbott Laboratories Limited
 
 

MARCH 31, 2003 Monday

 

(i) Bone Health from Womb to Term

(ii) Post Discharge Management of Premature Infants

 
Topics & Speakers : (i) Bone Health from Womb to Term
Prof. Winston Koo,
Department of Paediatric and O&G Wayne State University, USA.
       
    (ii) Post Discharge Management of Premature Infants
Associate Prof. Jane Carver,
Department of Paediatrics, University of South Florida College of Medicine, USA.
       
Chairman : Dr. Leon Tong,
The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians.
     
Venue : 2/F, Marina Room, Excelsior Hotel,
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
     
Time :
7:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Lectures
8:45 p.m. Dinner
     
Co-organiser : The Hong Kong Paediatric Society
     
Admission Fee :
Member   FREE
Non-member   HK$300.00
HKAM Registrants   HK$150.00
     
Accreditation : 1 CME Point HKCFP (Category 5.3)
Up to 2 CPD points (subject to submission of satisfactory report of Professional Development Log)
1 CME Point MCHK
     
Sponsored by
Abbott Laboratories Limited
 
 
 
VIDEO-CASSETTE VIEWING SESSIONS
 
The first series of the video-cassette viewing sessions will run from March to June 2003 and the programme are as follows:
 
Dates/Items No/Topics (Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday)
 

Mar_19_(CUHK)
Mar 21 (UH)
Apr 24 (AIA)
Apr 25 (QEH)

-

Preventing Vascular Events: Advances in Antiplatelet Therapy
60 mins

 

   

 
Mar 19 (HOHCS)
Apr 2 (CU)
Apr 4 (UH)
May 2 (QEH)
Jun 5 (AIA) 		-

Smoking Cessation: The Minimal Contact Counseling Strategy
60 mins

 
     
Mar 20 (AIA)
Mar 21 (QEH)
Apr 16 (CUHK) 		-

Low Back Pain: Evaluation and Conservation Treatment
60 mins

 
Mar 26 (CUHK)
May 22 (AIA)
May 23 (QEH) 		-

Prostate Cancer and Primary Care:Detection, Diagnosis and Tracking Treatment Response
60 mins

     
Mar 27 (AIA)
Mar 28 (QEH)
Apr 30 (CUHK)
May 2 (UH)		 -

Depression in Primary Care: Strategies for Efficient Diagnosis
60 mins

 
     
Apr 3 (AIA)
Apr 4 (QEH)
May 14 (CUHK)
May 30 (UH)		 -

Erectile Dysfunction: Recognition,Diagnosis and Treatment
60 mins

 
     
Apr 9 (CUHK)
Apr 11 (UH) 		-

Recognising & Managing Parkinson's Disease
60 mins
     
Apr 10 (AIA)
Apr 11(QEH)
May 7 (CUHK)
May 9 (UH)		 -

Post-Stroke Rehabilitation: Promoting Recovery Through a Team Approach
60 mins

 
     
Apr 17 (AIA)
May 9 (QEH)
May 21 (CUHK)
May 23 (UH)		 -

Significant Advances in the Treatment of Obesity
60 mins

 
     
Apr 23 (CUHK)
May 15 (AIA)
May 16 (QEH) 		-

Advances in the Treatment of Heart Failure
60 mins

     
Apr 23 (HOHCS) -

Ocular Findings in Systemic Disease 60 mins
     
May 21 (HOHCS) -

Sleep Apnea: Recognition and Manage-ment in Primary Care
30 mins

  -

Graft Versus Host Disease
8 mins

  -

Psoriasis in the Patient with HIV Disease
6 mins

     
May 29 (AIA)
May 30 (QEH) 		-

Chest Pain of Moncardiac Origin: Evaluation and Management
60 mins
 
CUHK - University Health Centre, CUHK Block 5A, University Residence 1, Shatin, N.T.
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
(parking spaces are available in front of the clinic)
     
AIA - Theatre II, 12/F, AIA Training Centre, AIA Plaza, 18 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
(plenty of car-parks are available)
     
UH - Union Hospital, Seminar Room , 2/F, Medical Centre, Union Hospital, 18 Fu Kin Street, Tai Wai, Shatin, N.T.
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
(plenty of car-parks are available)
     
QEH - Queen Elizabeth Hospital Lecture Room, G/F, Nursing School, Kowloon.
(ten car-parks available)
9:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
     
HOHCS - Haven of Hope Hospital Function Room, 1/F, 8 Haven of Hope Road, Tseung Kwan O, Kowloon.
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
 
Accreditation : 1 CME Point (Category 5.2) for each session
     
Co-organizers : Queen Elizabeth Hospital
 
With Compliments of
Roche HK Ltd
 
 
 

 

Diary - January - March 2003
 

Dates & Time

Topics
Venues

Mar 22, 2003 (Sat)
3:45 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.

A New Voyage to Postgraduate Family Medicine Learning in Hong Kong (Scientific Session) ** G/F, Lim Por Yen Lecture Theatre,
Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Building,
99 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Hong Kong.
Mar 25, 2003 (Tue)
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. 		Sun Protection and the SkinC Staff Lounge, 1/F, Wai Oi Block,
Caritas Medical Centre,
111 Wing Hong Street,
Shamshuipo, Kowloon.
Mar 30, 2003 (Sun)
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

hallenges of Obesity Management

------- Cancelled --------

 Ballroom, 3/F, Sheraton Hotel,
20 Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon.
Mar 31, 2003 (Mon)
7:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.

(i) Bone Health from Womb to Term
(ii) Post Discharge Management of Premature Infants

------- Cancelled --------

 2/F, Marina Room, Excelsior Hotel,
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
 
P.S. Seating capacity has maximum limit. First come first served. Please make your booking as soon as possible.
** This will replace the previous planned information seminar.