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College News
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The Hong Kong Practitioner
VOLUME 26 / February 2004
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| Council News |
| 1. The Council APPROVED, on recommendation of the Membership Committee Chairman, the following applications for membership in January 2004 Council Meeting:- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2. The 26th Annual General Meeting was
held on December 12, 2003 (Friday) and the following Executive and Council
Members were elected: |
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We congratulate them and extend our hearty
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3. At the first Council Meeting of 2004,
the following were appointed as Chairmen for the year 2004: |
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| Dr Lam
Ping Yan, Director of Health delivered a talk on "A Centre of Infectious
Disease Control for Hong Kong" before the Annual General Meeting.
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Dr Donald K T Li,
President of the College presented a souvenior to Dr Lam Ping Yan. |
College Members asked questions in the Q&A session. | ||
| Internal Affairs Committee News |
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The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians (HKCFP) will jointly organize the Conferment Ceremony with Hong Kong College of Community Medicine (HKCCM) on April 18, 2004 at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building. Apart from conferring graduates of respective colleges, HKCCM will confer Honorary Fellowship to Prof Sian Griffiths, President of Faculty of Public Health, UK and Dr Sherene Devanesen, President of Royal Australian College of Medical Administrators. The 15th Dr Sun Yat Sen oration of this year will be delivered by Prof Michael Kidd. All Fellows, members and their spouse are cordially invited to the conferment ceremony and the Oration followed by a cocktail reception. Details are as follows: |
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| Editorial Board News |
1. The Editorial Board welcomes Drs Lee See Mei and Tsim Koon Lan, Kathy as new members of the Board. |
| Board of Education News |
Please wear a mask if you have respiratory tract infection and confirm that you are afebrile before coming to the meeting. TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM) UPDATE |
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The Theory and Clinical Experience
of TCM in Treating Epidemic Infectious Respiratory Diseases |
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中醫治療春溫病（流行性呼吸道感染病）的理論和臨
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| The Clinical Applications of Acupuncture 針炙的臨床效用 |
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| Diagnostic Method in TCM (II) 中醫臟腑辨証 |
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| TCM Treatment in Diabetes 中醫治療糖尿病的方法 |
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| Total Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: Putting Clinical Findings and Guidelines into Practice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Diary - March to April 2004 |
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Topics |
Venues |
| March 13, 2004 (Sat) 1:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
The Theory and Clinical Experience
of TCM in Treating Epidemic Infectious Respiratory Diseases 中醫治療春溫病（流行性呼吸道感染病）的理論和臨床經驗 |
Seminar Room 1, Hospital Authority Building, 147B Argyle Street, Kowloon. |
| March 17, 2004 (Wed) 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
Palliative Care Service for Advanced Cancer Patients | Discussion Room, D1002, 1/F, Main Block, Tuen Mun Hospital. |
| March 26, 2004 (Tue) 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. |
Total Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: Putting Clinical Findings and Guidelines into Practice | Ballroom A & B, Holiday Inn Golden Mile Hotel, 50 Nathan Road, Kowloon. |
| March 28, 2004 (Sun) 1:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
The Clinical Applications of Acupuncture
針炙的臨床效用 |
Seminar Room 1, Hospital Authority Building, 147B Argyle Street, Kowloon. |
| March 30, 2004 (Tue) 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. |
Antiplatelet Approach | Staff Lounge, 1/F, Wai Oi Block, Caritas Medical Centre, 111 Wing Hong Street, Shamshuipo, Kowloon. |
| April 4, 2004 (Sun) 1:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
Diagnostic Method in TCM (II) 中醫臟腑辨証 |
Seminar Room 1, Hospital Authority Building, 147B Argyle Street, Kowloon. |
| April 24, 2004 (Sat) 1:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
TCM Treatment in Diabetes
中醫治療糖尿病的方法 |
Lecture Hall, Hospital Authority Building, 147B Argyle Street, Kowloon. |
| P.S. | Seating capacity
has maximum limit. First come first served. Please make your booking
as soon as possible. Please wear a mask if you have respiratory tract infection and confirm that you are afebrile before coming to the meeting. |
| Quality Assurance and Accreditation Committee News |
REGULATIONS
FOR AWARD OF CERTIFICATE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE (Academic Year: January 2004 - December 2004) |
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All Fellows and Members of
the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians [HKCFP] (except student &
affiliate members) are automatically registered with the Quality Assurance
[QA] Programme at the beginning of each academic year. Accreditation
will be recorded throughout the year in the form of "credit points".
At the end of the academic year, a Certificate of Quality Assurance
[QA certificate] will be awarded ONLY to those Fellows and Members who
have satisfied the requirements listed in Section 2 below. The total
number of "credit points" awarded will also be endorsed on
the Certificate as recognition of performance in Quality Assurance.
Please safe keep your QA certificate, as it is an important document.
Any its replacement will cost an administrative charge as determined
from time to time by the Council of the College, the charge in year
2004 being HK$500 per each replacement. |
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(1) |
The Award of the QA Certificate
is open to all participants of the QA Programme. Fellows and Members
of the HKCFP who have fulfilled the requirements of the QA Certificate
can retain their active status. In addition, Fellows of the Hong
Kong Academy of Medicine (Family Medicine) [FHKAM(FM)] have to comply
with the regulations set by the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine [HKAM],
which are summarized under section 3. |
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award of the QA Certificate are 30 credit points within the academic
year and also participation in a minimum of 3 different types of
activities to be eligible for the certificate, subject to the following
provisions:- |
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| 2.1 | At least 10 credit points must
be obtained from the Continuous Professional Development [CPD] activities
(listed in subsections 4.1 to 4.26). |
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| 2.2 | At least a combined total of 20 credit
points must be obtained from a combination of the CPD activities
(subsections 4.1 to 4.26) and the Continuing Medical Education [CME]
activities organized by the HKCFP (subsections 5.1 to 5.8) |
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| (3) | The CME Programme of the
FHKAM(FM) consists of three-yearly CME cycles organized through individual
Colleges. All existing FHKAM(FM), including overseas fellows, are required
to register with the QA programme of HKCFP at the beginning of each
year (January). Accreditation will be recorded throughout the academic
year in the form of credit points. Both the annual & total accumulative
score within the 3-year cycle will be sent to the Fellows at the end
of each academic year. As our College's Assurance programme is structured
on a calendar year basis, in order to comply with the 6-month rule laid
down by the HKAM, the commencement of the first 3-year QA cycle for
new HKAM fellows who are conferred between January 1 to June 30 will
be on July 1 of the same year. For new fellows who are conferred between
July 1 to December 31, the QA cycle will commence on January of the
following academic year. All HKAM(FM) fellows are required to fulfill
the following criteria laid down by HKAM: |
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| 3.1 | They must attain either a CME or QA certificate
from the HKCFP each year. |
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| 3.2 | They must attain a minimum of 90 credit
points over the 3-year cycle. |
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| 3.3 | Teaching medical/postgraduate students
and research activities are not recognized by HKAM as CME activities.
Fellows who include teaching medical/postgraduate students or research
activities (listed under items 4.1, 4.2 and 4.7) as part of their minimum
10 CPD points requirement for the QA certificate need to get the corresponding
number of extra CME/CPD points from other categories to cover up. For
example, if you get 20 CME points, 5 CPD points form teaching medical
students (item 4.1) and 5 CPD points from any activities from items
4.3 - 4.26 (except item 4.7), you have to get extra 5 CME/CPD points
(from items 4.3 to 6.7 except item 4.7) because the 5 CPD points from
4.1 would NOT be counted as CME activities under the HKAM guidelines.
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| 3.4 | In order to fit into the new practising
certificate requirements of the Hong Kong Medical Council, which will
come into force on 1st January 2005, all the present three-yearly CME
cycles for HKAM fellows will end prorata on 31st December 2004.
A new three-yearly CME cycle will commence on 1st January 2005. |
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| (4) | Continuous Professional
Development (CPD) with automatic computer recording except for items
4.7, 4.8, 4.12 and 4.13. |
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Activities related
to Teaching, Educational Development and Research: |
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| 4.1 | Up to 5 points may be awarded for teaching/tutoring
medical students in family medicine attachments for a full year upon
receipt of the recommendations from the Universities before the end
of the academic year. |
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| 4.2 | Up to 5 points may be awarded for acting
as a mentor/clinical supervisor of vocational trainees in Family Medicine
for that particular year. |
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| 4.3 | Up to 5 points may be awarded for acting
as examiner for the Conjoint HKCFP/RACGP Fellowship Examination, or
as examiner of the Exit Assessment of HKCFP Higher Vocational Training
for that particular year. |
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| 4.4 | Up to 5 credit points may be awarded
for being a CPR Instructor or an instructor of the Assessment Enhancement
Course organized by the College for that particular year. |
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| 4.5 | One credit point may be awarded for
being a moderator and up to 3 credit points for being a speaker on session
basis for activities listed in subsections 5.3 to 5.5 and from 6.1 to
6.2 upon receipt of the recommendations from the organizing institutions
before the end of the academic year. |
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| 4.6 | One credit point may be awarded on session
basis for being the chairperson/speaker of the pre-approved small discussion
groups listed in subsection 5.6 upon receipt of the recommendations
from the Board of Education before the end of the academic year. |
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| 4.7 | Accreditation may be given to participation
in research work related to the field of General Practice/Family Medicine.
The number of credit points awarded will be decided by the Quality Assurance
and Accreditation [QA & A] Committee only after individual application
at a maximum of 4 points per 3 months of data collection. |
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| 4.8 | Accreditation may be awarded for publishing
journal articles, books or thesis with a maximum of 10 points for each
journal article published in an indexed or refereed Medical Journals
or publishing a medical book or thesis; and a maximum of 5 points for
each journal article published in other journals or publications not
mentioned above. The number of credit points awarded will be decided
by the QA & A Committee only after individual application except for
publications in the Hong Kong Practitioner, which will be automatically
updated by the computer. |
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Activities related
to Professional Development |
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| 4.9 | 3 points may be awarded for passing each
segment (65% or above), 5 additional points for overall passing of the
Conjoint HKCFP/RACGP Fellowship Examination to a maximum of 10 points
for that particular Year. |
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| 4.10 | 3 points may be awarded for passing each segment, 5 additional points for overall passing of the Exit Examination of the HKCFP Higher Vocational Training to a maximum of 10 points for that particular year. | |
| 4.11 | 3 points may be awarded for passing the Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and basic life support (CPR) assessment organized by our College. | |
| 4.12 | Up to 10 points may be awarded for passing a professional examination (Membership/Fellowship, etc.) relevant to General Practice/Family Medicine. The number of credit points awarded will be decided by the QA & A Committee only after individual application. | |
| 4.13 | Up to 10 points may be awarded for passing an academic examination (Diploma/Master Degree, etc.) relevant to General Practice/Family Medicine. The number of credit points awarded will be decided by the QA & A Committee only after individual application. | |
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| 4.14 | Up to 5 points may be awarded for participating
in a quality assurance activity/exercise/workshop organized by our College.
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| 4.15 | Up to 5 points may be awarded for participating
clinical attachment courses organized by our College. |
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Practice Audit, Review
and Appraisal |
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| 4.16 | Up to 15 points may be awarded for the
submission of a self-audit report on an evidence-based medical protocol,
such as Eli Lilly Centre Audit Protocols, to the QA & A Committee. The
protocols are available from the College Secretariat. |
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| 4.17 | Up to 10 points may be awarded to a
self-audit on the Prescription Pattern upon submission of a written
report. The protocol is available at the College Web Site or from the
College Secretariat. |
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| 4.18 | Up to 10 points may be awarded to a self-audit
on the Referral Pattern upon submission of a written report. The protocol
is available at the College Web Site or from the College Secretariat.
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| 4.19 | Up to 10 points may be awarded to a
self-audit on the Investigation Pattern upon submission of a written
report. The protocol is available at the College Web Site or from the
College Secretariat. |
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| 4.20 | Up to 10 points may be awarded to a
self-audit on Prevention Activities upon submission of a written report.
The protocol is available at the College Web Site or from the College
Secretariat. |
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| 4.21 | Up to 10 points may be awarded to a self-audit
on Waiting Time upon submission of a written report. The protocol is
available at the College Web Site or from the College Secretariat. |
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| 4.22 | Up to 10 points may be awarded to a College
assigned practice visit upon submission of a written peer audit report.
The protocol is available at the College Web Site or from the College
Secretariat. |
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| 4.23 | Up to 2 credit points may be awarded
upon submission of a completed Professional Development Log after attending
a professional development activity organized by the College. |
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| 4.24 | Up to 2 credit points may be awarded
upon submission of a completed Professional Development log after reading
a journal article published in the Hong Kong Practitioner or the Hong
Kong Medical Journal. |
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| 4.25 | Up to 5 credit points may be awarded
upon submission of an evidence based practice report with reference
to a journal article published in the Hong Kong Practitioners, the Hong
Kong Medical Journal or in an indexed or refereed Medical Journal. |
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Structured Learning
Activities |
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| 4.26 | Up to 10 points may be awarded upon
submission of a completed Portfolio of the Self Learning Plan. The protocol
is available at the College Web Site or from the College Secretariat. |
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| (5) | Continuing Medical Education
(CME) with automatic computer recording |
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| 5.1 | One credit point may be awarded for
each correct set of answers (with score over 50%) to the MCQs provided
at College educational activities or enclosed in the College Journal,
the Hong Kong Practitioner. Only answers returned to the College within
the specified time will be assessed. |
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| 5.2 | One credit point may be awarded for attending
each video session organized by our College. |
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| 5.3 | Up to 2 credit points may be awarded
for attending each afternoon or evening lecture or for attending each
educational meeting and seminar organized by our College. |
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| 5.4 | Up to 4 credit points may be awarded
for attending each half-day workshop or symposium organized by our College.
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| 5.5 | Up to 2 credit points may be awarded
for attending each seminar and up to 4 credit points may be awarded
for each Sunday workshop/symposium at the Annual Refresher Course organized
by our College. |
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| 5.6 | One credit point may be awarded for participation
in small discussion group that is pre-approved by our College's Board
of Education. |
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| 5.7 | Up to 12 credit points may be awarded
for satisfactory completion of the full-year HKCFP "Check on CHECK"
programme. |
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| 5.8 | Up to 15 points may be awarded for each
clinical attachment organized by our College. |
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| (6) | Other Educational Activities
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Apart from educational functions organized
by our College, medical education organized by other institutions and
in other forms may be accredited CME points under the following guidelines:
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| 6.1 | Medical conferences or educational activities
organized by other Colleges of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine may
be accredited upon application for prior approval by the organizing
institution. The number of credit points awarded will be decided by
the QA & A Committee with a maximum of 10 points per activity. Only
activities with participation records will be accredited. The computer
will automatically update pre-approved functions. |
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| 6.2 | Seminars/workshops/symposia/conferences/
postgraduate courses in Family Medicine organized by other institutions
may also be accredited upon application for prior approval by the organizing
institution. The number of credit points awarded will be decided by
the QA & A Committee with a maximum of 10 points per function. Only
functions with attendance records will be accredited. The computer will
automatically update pre-approved functions. |
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| 6.3 | Up to 10 credit points may be awarded
for satisfactory completion of the electronic MCQs on Internet web sites
that are pre-approved by the Board of Education at 1 credit point for
each correctly completed topic. Pre-approved functions will be automatically
updated by the computer. |
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| 6.4 | Accreditation may be awarded for attending
overseas symposia/conferences etc. organized by sister WONCA Colleges.
The number of credit points awarded will be decided by the QA & A Committee
only after individual application with a maximum of 10 points per meeting.
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| 6.5 | Accreditation may be awarded for attending
postgraduate courses designed for general practitioners, e.g. Diploma
courses and Master courses in Family Medicine. Award is normally given
on completion of the course, unless the course lasts for more than 12
months and is taken and graded in sub-units. Photocopies of transcripts
must be submitted with the application. The number of credit points
awarded will be decided by the QA & A Committee only after individual
application. |
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| 6.6 | Accreditation may be awarded for completion
of Continuing Medical Education Programme of other Colleges of General
Practice/Family Medicine. The number of credit points awarded will be
decided by the QA & A Committee only after individual application. |
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| 6.7 | Accreditation may be awarded for participating
in health education for the public e.g. talking to school children as
a physician, writing newspaper articles or appearing on television giving
health education. The number of credit points awarded will be decided
by the QA & A Committee only after individual application with a maximum
of 2 points per activity. |
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For Educational Activities
under items 4.7, 4.8, 4.12, 4.13 and items 6.4 to 6.7, participants
have to apply in writing with the appropriate fees to the QA & A Committee
at the end of the academic year and before January 15th of the following
year if they want to obtain accreditation for their additional educational
activities. It is the responsibility of the applicants to file the application
forms for special consideration with details (photocopies of events,
transcripts or published articles, etc.) and written proof of attendance
issued by the organizing institutions in support of the application.
The QA & A have the final right in deciding the number of credits awarded
for each activity. |
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REGULATIONS FOR AWARD OF CONTINUING
MEDICAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATE |
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| All Fellows and Members of the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians [HKCFP] (except student & affiliate members) are automatically registered with the Quality Assurance [QA] Programme at the beginning of each academic year. Accreditation will be recorded throughout the year in the form of "credit points". At the end of the academic year, summation of the total score will be recorded in the Fellows and Members' record. Regulations for award of the Continuing Medical Education [CME] certificate are the same as the "Regulations for award of Quality Assurance Certificate". Fellows and Members who have been awarded not less than 30 credit points, but without or less than 10 Continuous Professional Development [CPD] points under the "Regulations for award of the Quality Assurance Certificate", will be awarded a CME certificate. Please safe keep your CME certificate, as it is an important document. Any its replacement will cost an administrative charge as determined from time to time by the Council of the College, the current charge in year 2004 being HK$500 per each replacement. Fellows and Members of the HKCFP who have fulfilled the requirements of the CME Certificate of can also retain their active status. HKAM(FM) fellows with the CME Certificate can also meet the CME requirements of the HKAM provided that the other criteria as laid down on section 3 of the "Regulations for award of the Quality Assurance Certificate" are also observed. However, Fellows and Members of HKCFP are strongly advised to work for the QA certificates, which will be needed when upgrading membership or fellowship status, in applying for reciprocal QA arrangement with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and in joining some of the Boards and Committees of the College. |
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