On behalf of the Annual Scientific Meeting Organizing Committee, I am delighted to inform you that our College's Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) 2007 will be held from 26 May 2007 to 27 May 2007. In celebration of our College's 30th anniversary, we have chosen the theme: "HKCFP towards 30 years: A New Era in Family Medicine". The venue of the meeting will be at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building.

Since the formation of our College in 1977, our specialty has had tremendous developments in many areas, including that in teaching and training, continuous professional development, research, assessment, clinical practice and delivery of care. I am confident that ASM 2007 can provide a platform for sharing valuable experiences, hearing new ideas and research, and shedding new light on the way forward.

We now cordially invite you to submit abstracts for paper presentations and posters at ASM 2007. Instructions for abstract submission are available on the next few pages and at our College's website. I look forward to meeting you at ASM 2007 and the fellowship conferment ceremony.

• Please use standard fonts in 12 points and submit with a printout of the 'Abstract Submission Form'.


• Handwritten abstracts will not be accepted.


• The abstract must not exceed 250 words, and should be organized as follows: TITLE, AUTHOR(S), PURPOSE, METHOD, RESULTS and CONCLUSIONS. Commentaries and discussion papers do not need to follow this exact format apart from TITLE and AUTHOR(S).


• Authors' full names and affiliations must be specified; surnames should be in bold.


• All abstracts must be submitted in English or Chinese; and all accepted abstracts must be presented in English.

1. Email - Submit abstract to hkcfp@hkcfp.org.hk as an attachment or included in the email message. Microsoft Word and Acrobat files are acceptable as attachments.


2. Disk - If email is not possible, mail floppy disk or CD to The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians, 7th Floor, HKAM Jockey Club Building, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Hong Kong.


3. IMPORTANT: Please include the information requested on the Abstract Submission Form with all electronic submissions.

1. A maximum of TWO abstracts from each presenter will be allowed in order to ensure broader participations and exchange of views.


2. The Scientific Committee will have the final decision right for the acceptance of each abstract.


3. Only ONE designated presenter can present an accepted abstract. Co-authors are welcome to attend the session, but are required to register for the meeting.


4. If you have any questions concerning abstract submissions, please contact Ms Erica So or Ms Ivy Leung, the Scientific Meeting Secretariat, at hkcfp@hkcfp.org.hk.


5. The deadline for abstract submission is March 31, 2007.

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