Academic Meetings organised by the College in 1999

Date and Time Speaker Topic Venue Sponsor
13 Mar 1999 Chairman: Dr HY So, TPNH "Critical Care" PYNEH HA Commissioned Training
0830 h Prof A Bersten,
Flinders Medical Centre
What’s New in ARDS
0900 h Prof A Bersten,
Flinders Medical Centre
Leakage of Proteins Across the Lung
0930 h Dr K Hickling,
QEH
The Open Lung Approach
1045 h Dr I Tan,
PYNEH
Renal Replacement Therapies
1115 h Prof A Bersten,
Flinders Medical Centre
Renal Protection Strategies
1145 h Prof A Bersten,
Flinders Medical Centre
In Defense of Blood Pressure
1215 h Prof G Joynt,
PWH
Hemodynamic Management of Septic Shock

25 March 1999
6:30 - 8:00 pm

Dr Mun Seng Chong,
King's College Hospital
London

SIG in Pain Management:
Recent Advances on the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
HKAM Building Park-Davis
24 May 1999
7:00 - 7:45 pm
Prof Homer Yang,
Dept of Anaesthetics,
McMaster University, Canada
Prevention of Cardiac Complication in Non-cardiac Surgery: Are the Expensive Tests Worth it? HKAM Building Janssen Pharmaceutica (Hong Kong)
7:45 - 8:30 pm Dr. Wendye Robins,
University of California, USA
Neurophysiology and Treatment of Cancer Pain

25 May 1999

Chairman: Prof Cindy Aun,
CUHK

Examiners' Workshop:
Seminar on Assessments in Postgraduate Examinations
Sem Rm 2
PWH
Abbot

7:00 - 7:45 pm

Prof Clark Hazlett
Director of Academic Services
CUHK
Issues in Assessing Postgraduate Performance

7:45 - 8:30 pm

Prof Homer Yang,
Dept of Anaesthetics,
McMaster University, Canada
OSCE Aspects of Competency Assessment
6 Sept 1999 Chairman: Prof David Chung
CUHK
Joint Meeting with College of Otorhinolarygologists:
Lasers: ENT Applications and Anaesthetic Challenges
Island Shangrila Hotel AstraZeneca

8:00 - 8:45 pm

Dr HL Chan,
Consultant ENT Surgeon,
QEH
Lasers in ENT Surgery

8:45 - 9:30 pm

Dr TW Lee,
Consultant Anaesthetist,
TMH
Anaestheisa for Laser Surgery of the Airway
5, 6, 7 Dec 1999

Joint HKCA and SAHK Annual Scientific Meeting in Anaesthesiology 1999:
"Safety and Risk Management"

Sheraton Hotel