Dear Members,
In view of the current COVID-19 global pandemic, the coming Palliative Medicine Doctors Meeting (PMDM) scheduled on 28/4/2020 in QEH would be further postponed until further notice. We shall announce in one month in advance if the PMDM are to be resumed.
Thank you very much for your understanding.
Yours faithfully,
NG Sheung Ching Jeffrey
Chairman
Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Dear Members,
Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Nov 2019 Issue 2
Message from Editor-in-Chief
Dr. CHAN Kin Sang
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 Nov Issue 2 p2-3
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Education Seminars & Meetings
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 Nov Issue 2 p3
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Annual Scientific Meeting HKSPM 2019
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 Nov Issue 2 p4
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Reports from International Palliative Care Conferences
A report of the 16th Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care
“Global palliative care – shaping the future”
Dr. LAM Wai Man
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 Nov Issue 2 p5-6
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The 13th Asia Pacific Hospice and Palliative Care Conference
“Bringing Hope to Those in Despair”
Dr. KWOK Oi Ling Annie
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 Nov Issue 2 p7-8
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Palliative Medicine Doctors’ Meeting
De-prescribing in Palliative Care
Dr. HO Chun Wing
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 Nov Issue 2 p9-13
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Antimicrobial therapy in end of life care – To give or not to give?
Dr. LEUNG Kwok Cheung Alex
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 Nov Issue 2 p14-18
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The dilemma of decision-making for a mentally incapacitated person
Dr. FOK Juliana
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 Nov Issue 2 p19-22
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Dilemmas on anti-cancer treatment decisions at the end-of-life
Dr. CHAN Chiu Yan Alvita
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 Nov Issue 2 p23-27
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Palliative care for patients with brain metastases
Dr. CHIK Jeannie YK, Dr. LEUNG Carmen WL, Dr. WONG Kam Hung
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 Nov Issue 2 p28-33
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Palliative Medicine Grand Round
Use of ketamine in refractory cancer pain
Dr. AU Rose GE
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 Nov Issue 2 p34-36
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Presenters : Ruttonjee Hospital, Shatin Hospital
Date : 25 Jun 2019 (Tuesday)
Time : 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Venue : Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, M-Block, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Topics:
1. Clinical responses to deathbed phenomena reported by patients in palliative care
CNE 1.5
Co-organized by:
CC(Palliative Care), Hospital Authority
Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Hong Kong Palliative Nursing Association
Refreshment sponsored by Mundipharma (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Poster can be downloaded here.
Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
May 2019 Issue 1
Message from Chairman (2018-2019)
Dr. NG Sheung Ching Jeffrey
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 May Issue 1 p2-3
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Past Chairman’s Report (2017-2018)
Dr. YUEN Kwok Keung
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 May Issue 1 p.4
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Annual Scientific Meeting
Improving Research in Palliative Care in Hong Kong
Professor LIN Chia Chin, Ms. XU Xinyi
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 May Issue 1 p.5-8
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Palliative Medicine Doctors’ Meeting
Use of Non-invasive Ventilation (NIV) in Patients Receiving Palliative Care
Dr. Fiona IP
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 May Issue 1 p.5-8
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Early Palliative Care Integration Service for Patients
Dr. LAM Yuk Ting
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 May Issue 1 p.14-20
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Priorities besides Living Longer: Experience with Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG)
Dr. KONG SY, Dr. MOK KW, Dr. Lo SK Raymond
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 May Issue 1 p.21-24
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Palliative Medicine Grand Round
Fulfilling last wish — home death of cancer patients in Hong Kong
Dr. CHEUNG Yan Ki, Renee
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 May Issue 1 p.25-27
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The Role of Total Parenteral Nutrition in Inoperable Malignant Bowel Obstruction
Dr. LEUNG Ling Yan, Clare
HKSPM Newsletter 2019 May Issue 1 p.28-30
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15th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium
Free Paper 1
Nurse-led early psychosocial program for metastatic colo-rectal and lung cancer patients.
LUM A.*, LEUNG W.M., WONG Y.M.
Free Paper 2
Challenges of engaging people with dementia in advance care planning: perspectives of family carers of persons with advance dementia
YEUNG C.C.Y.*, CHAN H.Y.L.
Free Paper 3
A Motivational-Interviewing-Tailored Programme for Promoting Advance Care Planning Behaviours in Patients with Palliative Care Needs: Pilot Results
WONG L.H.*, KO P.P.S., LAM P.T., CHAN K.S., LAM R.W.M., LEUNG D.Y.P., CHAN H.Y.L
Free Paper 4
Effect of a Palliative Care initiative on endof-life care in acute medical wards: A six-year
experience
NG H.Y.N.*, CHEUNG K.K., CHEUNG W.Y., LAM P.T., TANG S.K., NG Y.B.
Free Paper 5
Nurses’ perceptions towards advance care planning to be provided by nurses in acute care setting: a qualitative study
NG H.Y.N.*, CHAN C.W.H.
Free Paper 6
The experience of caring for patients at the end-of-life stage in non-palliative care settings: A qualitative study
LAI X.B.*, CHING S.S.Y., WONG F.K.Y.
Free Paper 7
Preferred place of care and death among patients and caregivers receiving Hong Kong
cancer palliative care service (C3P4)
WONG H.Y.C.*, WOO K.W., POON Y.C., KWOK O.L.A.
Free Paper 8
Differences in end-of-life care for cancer patients between palliative care unit and general settings.
NG K.L.*, NG K.U.G., WONG W.Y.T.
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