| Date | 30 May 2023 (Tuesday) |
| Time | 6:00pm – 7:30 pm |
| Topics | 1. Managing a lady suffering from a rare subtype of lung cancer with intrathecal morphine pump implant in palliative care setting 2. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Spinal Metastases |
| Presenters | Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital Queen Mary Hospital |
| Registration | Registration form Deadline: 25 May 2023 |
Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
May 2023 Issue 1
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Message from Editor-in-Chief P. 1
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HKSPM 25th Anniversary Lecture
Threats and Opportunities for Palliative Care in Modern Medicine
Prof. Bee WEE
HKSPM Newsletter 2023 Issue 1 May p. 2 – 6
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Palliative Care in Hong Kong: Reflections and Future Challenges
Dr. Doris TSE Man Wah
HKSPM Newsletter 2023 Issue 1 May P. 7 – 14
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HKSPM 25th Anniversary ASM Photos
HKSPM Newsletter 2023 Issue 1 May P. 15 – 16
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18th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium
Best Paper Award – Service model of Kowloon East Cluster (KEC)
Virtual Ward (VW) Program and its role in Palliative Care (PC)
Dr. MA Chi Ming, KONG So Chun, TSE Yin Kum, KARN Kin Yi, Carmen LEE Ka Yee
HKSPM Newsletter 2023 Issue 1 May p. 17
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18th HKPCS Photos
HKSPM Newsletter 2023 Issue 1 May p. 18
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Palliative Medicine Doctors’ Meeting
Non-oral opioids outside hospital
Dr. CHOW Tsz Fung
HKSPM Newsletter 2023 Issue 1 May p. 19 – 25
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Building the palliative care team under relocation stress
Dr. Jasmine CHAN Tsz Mim
HKSPM Newsletter 2023 Issue 1 May p. 26 – 31
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Education Seminars & Meetings P.32
HKSPM Membership Application / Renewal Form P. 33
News from SPHC P. 34 – 35
HKSPM 25th Anniversary Album
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Message from Chairperson p. 2
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Congratulatory Messages p. 3 – 18
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The Historical Development of The HKSPM p. 19 -21
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Milestones of HKSPM p. 22 -23
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Academic Achievements of Palliative Medicine in Hong Kong p. 24 -44
– Part 1 Effects of Palliative Medicine on the care of patients
– Part 2 Understanding palliative care patients’, caregivers’ and staff’s experiences
– Academic Contribution by Palliative Medicine Oncologists
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A Twenty-Five-Year Journey of Advocacy: A Matter of Life and Death p. 45 -50
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Experiences and Sharing from Palliative care Units/Staff p. 51 – 67
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Experiences and Sharing from Patients and Families p. 68 – 92
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| Date | Presenting Units |
|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2024 | Grantham Hospital Princess Margaret Hospital |
| 26 Mar 2024 | Ruttonjee Hospital United Christian Hospital |
| 30 Apr 2024 | Wong Tai Sin Hospital Prince of Wales Hospital |
| 28 May 2024 | Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital Tuen Mun Hospital |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Bradbury Hospice Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Caritas Medical Centre Queen Mary Hospital |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Haven of Hope Hospital United Christian Hospital |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Shatin Hospital Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Ruttonjee Hospital Prince of Wales Hospital |
| 27 May 2025 | Grantham Hospital Princess Margaret Hospital |
| 29 Jul 2025 | Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital Queen Elizabeth Hospital |
| 30 Sep 2025 | Caritas Medical Centre Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital |
| Date | Presenting Units |
|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2024 | Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital Caritas Medical Centre |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Grantham Hospital Haven of Hope Hospital |
| 29 Oct 2024 | Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital Princess Margaret Hospital |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital Queen Elizabeth Hospital |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Queen Mary Hospital Ruttonjee Hospital |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Shatin Hospital Tuen Mun Hospital |
Dr Derek Doyle’s speech in Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine at 10th Anniversary Annual Scientific Meeting 2007
HKSPM Newsletter 2007 Dec Issue 3 p3-5
https://hkspm.org/2020/11/18/hkspm-newsletter-2007-issue-3-dec/
| Date | Presenting Units |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2023 | Bradbury Hospice Prince of Wales Hospital |
| 28 Mar 2023 | United Christian Hospital Wong Tai Sin Hospital |
| 25 Apr 2023 | Caritas Medical Centre Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital |
| 30 May 2023 | Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital Queen Mary Hospital |
| 25 Jul 2023 | Haven of Hope Hospital Queen Elizabeth Hospital |
| 26 Sep 2023 | Shatin Hospital Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital |
| Date | Presenting Units |
|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2023 | Ruttonjee Hospital Shatin Hospital |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Tuen Mun Hospital United Christian Hospital |
| 24 Oct 2023 | Wong Tai Sin Hospital Bradbury Hospice |
| Date | 25 April 2023 (Tuesday) |
| Time | 6:00pm – 7:30 pm |
| Topics | 1. All Roads Lead to Rome? – Use of subcutaneous route in palliative care setting 2. Brain metastasis – an individual care approach |
| Presenters | Caritas Medical Centre Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital |
| Registration | Registration form Deadline: 20 Apr 2023 |
| Date | 28 Mar 2023 (Tuesday) |
| Time | 6:00pm – 7:30 pm |
| Topics | 1. Beyond lack of money: Needs and experience of socio-economically deprived patients around the end of life. 2. Teach us to number our days |
| Presenters | Wong Tai Sin Hospital United Christian Hospital |
| Registration | Registration form Deadline: 24 Mar 2023 |
| Topic | End-of-life communication practices in Hong Kong |
| About the research | Communication is an important part of the work people do in all care services. This research project is exploring how training, mentoring and education can be improved to support the communication skills of end-of-life care workers. The research is aimed at all people working in end-of-life care services in Hong Kong (including social workers, volunteers, clinicians). This research is funded by a grant from the University Grants Council of Hong Kong. All research activities will be conducted in Chinese. |
| Principal Investigator | Dr Margo Turnbull |
| Recruitment details | We are recruiting research participants who are adults working in end-of-life care settings in Hong Kong (either in paid or unpaid/volunteer posts). |
| Registration link | Link to survey |
| Enquiries (email) | Dr Margo Turnbull: margo.turnbull@polyu.edu.hk Dr Carol Yu: wm-carol.yu@polyu.edu.hk |
| Link to the centre research project page | Research and Projects – International Research Centre for the Advancement of Health Communication (IRCAHC) |
| Date | 28th Feb 2023 (Tuesday) |
| Time | 6:00pm – 7:30 pm |
| Topics | 1. Teamwork and team cohesiveness protect palliative care professionals from compassionate fatigue 2. A tale of two brothers |
| Presenters | Ruttonjee Hospital Shatin Hospital |
| Format | Online – Zoom meeting |
| Registration | Registration form Deadline: 23 Feb 2023 |
| Date | 31 Jan 2023 (Tuesday) |
| Time | 6:00pm – 7:30 pm |
| Topics | 1. The Heart in Palliative Care 2. Oncological treatment of lung cancer in advanced age patients and patients with suboptimal performance status |
| Presenters | Bradbury Hospice Prince of Wales Hospital |
| Registration | Registration form Deadline: 26 Jan 2023 |
Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine 