HKCA: Satellite Symposium on Airway Management

SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM ON
‘Management of the difficult airway’

Dear Colleagues

On behalf of the Hongkong College of Anaesthesiologists, I would like to invite you to the satellite symposium on ‘Management of the difficult airway’. Distinguished speakers in this symposium include Prof D Chung, professor of anaesthesia at CUHK, Dr M Moles, chairman of the International Coordination Committee, ITACCS, Dr CT Hung, president of HKCA, Dr CK Chan, president of SAHK and many other experts in this field. The symposium will cover all the state-of-the-art airway management techniques. Details of the symposium are as follows:

Date & time: 0900-1300 28^th November 1998

Venue: Hongkong Academy of Medicine Building 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road

Program:

Time	Topic	Speaker
0900-0920	Recognition of difficult airway	Dr Steven Wong
0920-0940	Intubation aids (1) – light wand	Dr CK Chan
0940-1000	Intubation aids (2) – Bullard & other laryngoscopes	Dr Kevin Mui
1000-1020	Airway management aids – COPA airway	Dr KM Ho
1020-1030	QUESTIONS FOR SESSION 0900-1020
1030-1100	TEA BREAK
1100-1120	Fibreoptic intubation	Prof David Chung
1120-1140	Retrograde intubation	Dr CT Hung
1140-1200	Percutaneous tracheostomy	Dr HY So
1200-1220	Airway management in the field	Dr Michael Moles
1220-1230	QUESTIONS FOR SESSION 1100-1220
1230-1300	Panel discussion	Co-chaired: Prof D Chung & Dr M Moles

CME points:

Hongkong College of Emergency Medicine	3	Hongkong College of Otorhinolaryngology	3.5
Hongkong College of Anaesthesiologists	3	Hongkong College of Physicians	3
Hongkong College of Family Physicians	3.5	Hongkong College of Surgeons	pending

Registration is free for those who have registered in the HKAM First International Congress. Separate registration for this symposium is possible at a fee of HKD 100.

Yours sincerely

Dr KF Ng

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Cheques should be payable to ‘Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists’

Full refund for cancellation in writing before 25^th October 1998. No refund after this date.