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College Newsletter
September 1997
Content
Council Members
President:
Dr CT Hung
1st Vice President: Dr TW Lee
2nd Vice President: Professor J Low
Hon Secretary: Dr PT Chui
Hon Treasurer: Dr A Cho
Assistant Secretary: Dr A Kwan
Assistant Treasurer: Dr T Buckley
Council Members: Professor C Aun
Dr SL Tsui
Dr WS Chan
Dr KY Fung
Dr T Hui
Dr J Liu
Dr TY Chan
Dr Chandra Rodrigo
Board of Education - Chairman:
Dr TW Lee
Board of Accreditation - Chairman: Dr C Yuan
Board of Examination - Chairman : Professor C Aun
Board of Censor - Chairman:
Dr SL
Tsui
Intensive Care Committee - Chairman: Dr T Buckley
Manpower Committee - Chairman: Professor J Low
Pain Management Committee - Chairman: Professor J Yang
Guidelines Committee - Chairman: Dr A Kwan
Resuscitation Committee - Chairman: Dr M Moles
The President’s Message
History has been made. The whole world has witnessed the impressive and successful
handover of sovereignty in Hong Kong on 1st July 1997. A new era has come. It
remains for Hong Kong over the next 50 years to demonstrate to the rest of the world that
the concept of "one country two systems" will work and that Hong Kong will
continue to prosper. This notion of "one country two systems" affects us
all. College have to see to it that our system of postgraduate training is mature, robust
and could stand up to meet all future challenges. This will form part of our long term
goal.
In the last newsletter, I have briefly touched upon the need for employing a full / part
time secretarial staff for handling the day to day College matters. Council has gone
into some depth in discussing this issue. The need for a full time staff is obvious
especially when the College is going to have a permanent office at the new Academy
Building. The College has grown in size and in range of activities to warrant
someone full time needs to oversee the smooth running of the College. The present
system of ad hoc secretarial support will no longer be sufficient. However, the
financial status of our College probably cannot sustain a full time staff in the long run.
It is expected that the recurrent costs incurred would be around 200K annually which will
eat up all the subscriptions College can collect per year with no money left for other
activities. College would not want to see a huge deficit balance every year. Ways of
optimising overall expenditure and increasing revenue generation have to be explored. The
options of increasing annual subscription to meet the expenses, which will mean another
100% increase, running more courses or skill workshops, fund raising activities or
soliciting support from the industry have been suggested. We also have to bear at the back
of our mind that in case College has decided to purchase an anaesthesia simulator, several
millions dollars more will have to be raised. Dr. T.Y. Chan has been appointed
by the Council to explore these possibilities and I would welcome suggestions from Fellows
or Members.
The College-Society Combined Annual Scientific Meeting will again be held in the first
weekend of December this year. The venue has been changed to Hong Kong Hotel. The
scientific programme has incorporated many of the suggestions made last year and there
will be a few workshops as well. Our overseas speakers include Prof. G.D. Phillips and Dr.
Peter Kam. The Congregation will be held on the evening of the first day of ASM and Prof.
Garry Phillips will receive his Honorary Fellowship as well. The Organising Committee
chaired by Dr. Steven Wong of QEH has solicited much support from industry in terms of
sponsorship. Apart from the scientific and CME value , the ASM also serves the function of
revenue generation if held successfully. I would like to appeal to all of you to support
this important and meaningful event of the College.
During the last ASM, an inaugural workshop on Advanced Airway Management was held
resulting in overwhelming support for the College to organise more workshops of this kind
in future. With the dedicated efforts of Dr. Mike Moles and Dr. K.M. Ho, the College has
successfully transformed the half-day workshop into a full fledged one-day workshop. Apart
from the teaching, there was also an assessment at the end. 16 participants enrolled
in the workshop held on 24th August and the feedback was encouraging. The convenors will
conduct an evaluation soon to smoothen out all possible hiccups to make way for the next
two workshops in December. In future, these workshops could be opened to
non-anaesthesiologists wishing to gain experience in airway management.
Council has approved the 21 applications for Diploma in Pain Management on ad eundem
basis. It is expected that the Pain Management Training Programme will commence when
the accreditation exercise for training centres is completed. The potential of developing
Pain Management into a subspecialty within anaesthesiology, meaning a separate Pain
Fellowship programme, has been discussed and considered as not being the right time as
yet. Council will review the situation in a few years’ time.
Dr. C.T. Hung
President
1st September 1997.
In the next two months or so, Academy will conduct a postal ballot to repeal Bylaw 16
together with a consequential amendment to Bylaw 2 governing criteria for admission of
Academy Fellows. Bylaw 16 was intended only to cater for admissions during the inception
of the Academy to allow for admission of the "grandfathers", namely those who
have not gone through the training and examinations of local Colleges. Now that every
College is running their own system of training and examinations, Academy felt it is time
to repeal Bylaw 16 so that all admissions into the Academy must have a Hong Kong element
of training or examination. Academy is appealing to all Fellows to support the postal
ballot in repealing Bylaw 16.
There are a few other items about the Academy that will be of interest to Fellows and
Members. Hong Kong Medical Council will soon be inviting for applications for Specialist
Registration. Academy will be assisting Medical Council to evaluate the training and
qualifications of applicants. The assessment for current Academy Fellows will be fairly
straight forward. Academy is also inviting nominations for Elected Council
Members for 1997-1999. The closing date will be 13th September 1997. The results of the
election will be announced at the Annual General Meeting held on 7th November
1997. The Sir David Todd Oration with Prof. Y.W. Kan invited as the inaugural orator will
be held on the same evening of the AGM, with a Dinner to follow at Shatin Jockey Club.
Please show your support of the Academy by attending these functions.
The organisation of the 1998 Academy of Medicine First International Conference is now
under way. The scientific programme has more or less been finalised and you will receive
notices of such in due course.
Dr. C.T. Hung
1st September 1997.
These guidelines have been prepared with regard to general circumstances, and it is
the responsibility of the practitioner to pay particular attention to the circumstances
and applicability of these guidelines to each use.
As the guidelines are reviewed from time to time, it is the responsibility of the
practitioner to ensure that he or she uses the current version. Guidelines have been
prepared having regard to the information then available and the practitioner should
consider any information, research or material which may have become available
subsequently.
While the college endeavours to ensure that the guidelines are correct at the time of
their preparation, no responsibility is taken for matters arising from the changed
circumstances, information or material which may become available subsequently.
Copies of the guidelines are available from Dr Anne Kwan,, Chairman of the
Guidelines Committee
Work Plan for rest of 1997:
-Review anaesthetic services and new Intensive Care Unit at Kwong Wah Hospital
-Complete inspections of Duchess of Kent Hospital and Tung Wah Hospital
-Review requests of Queen Elizabeth Hospital and United Christian Hospital to increase
their training posts
-Review accreditation of Ruttonjee / Tang Siu Kin / Tung Wah Hospitals
-Review accreditation of Yan Chai Hospital and Tuen Mun Hospital
Professor TE Oh and Dr CS Chan wrote to resign from the Board of Censors after serving
the Board since the establishment of the College. The Council would like to thank them for
their great contribution in setting up and development of the Board of Censors. Dr PT Chui
and Dr John Liu have been appointed as members of the Board with effect from 8 July 97.
CME - Fellows who were admitted before 1st July, 1996 are required to submit a record
of their first year of CME activities. A reminder note has been circulated.
I would also like to remind Fellows who were admitted between 1st July, 1996 and 31st
December, 1996 that their first year of CME activities will be completed by the end of
this year. Please do remember to send in your forms.
Revision of Vocational Training Guide - the vocational training guide has been revised by
the Education Committee. These revision were approved by the Council. The revised training
guide will be circulated to the Supervisors of Training after approval by the Academy
Education Committee.
Chief of Service
Dr CK Chan -KWH
Dr Joyce Wong - QMH
Consultant
Dr SM Wong - HKEH
Dr YY Lee - KWH
Dr John Liu -KWH
Senior Medical Officer
Dr Henry Au - PYNEH
Dr YV Gayathri - TMH
Dr Jean-Claude Law Min - QMH
Dr Dick Lee - AHNH
Associate Professor
Dr Gunnar Nordberg - PPDH
Council approved admission of the following as Members of the College:
Dr TAN, Soo See
Dr YEUNG, Ying Jenny
Dr LAW, Chun Lung
Dr LI, Yin Fai
Dr LO, Siu Chung Yvonne
Dr POON, She Wang
Dr KWOK, On Ki
Dr LEE, Wing Kong
Council approved admission of the following as Fellows of the College by examination:
Dr WONG, Mun Ling Cynthia
Dr LEUNG, Kit Hung Anne
Dr CHENG, Ai Yu Claudia
Council approved admission of the following as Fellows ad eundum:
Prof CHUNG, Chi Wai David
Dr SURESH, Dorairaj
Dr OOMMEN, Philomina
Dr KUA, Seng Wee Jeffrey
Council approved admission of the following as Diploma in Pain Management ad eundem:
Dr CHAN, Shui Ning Rebecca
Dr CHAN, Tsz Yeung
Dr CHAN, Wing Sang
Dr CHEN, Poon Ping
Dr HUNG, Chi Tim
Dr KWAN, Siu King Anne
Dr KWOK, Che Ling
Dr LAM, Kwok Key
Dr LEE, Tsun Woon
Dr LUI, Cho Ze Joseph
Dr MENON, Bhaskar MR
Dr NG, Kwok Fu Jacobus
Dr O’REGAN, Andrea
Dr ONSIONG, Meng Keong
Dr SUN, Kai On
Dr SZE, Tak Suen
Dr TAY, Beng Aik
Dr TSUI, Siu Lun
Dr WONG, Ho Shan Steven
Prof YANG, Chuan Shih Joseph
Dr TONG, Wai Nung
Candidates who passed the recent Intermediate Examination
Dr CHAN, Ka Lai
Dr LAM, Wang Leuk
Dr LAW, Ngai Leung
Dr TAY, Teik Guan
Dr YICK, Fung Yi
Dr YU, Sui Cheung
CONGRATULATIONS !!!
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