Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Apr 2010 Issue 1

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Report on Annual Scientific Meeting 2009
Dr. LO See Kit Raymond
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Apr Issue 1 p2-3
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Message from Chairman
Dr. KWOK Oi Ling Annie
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Apr Issue 1 p4

From Palliative Medicine to Theology – Farewell to Dr. KK Lam
Dr. Michael SHAM
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Apr Issue 1 p5

Editor’s Column: Advance directives – More than an advance refusal in need
Dr. TSE Man Wah Doris
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Apr Issue 1 p6-7

Advance Directives: their role in clinical practice and their difficulties
Dr. TSE Chun Yan
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Apr Issue 1 p8-9

Palliative Medicine Doctors’ meeting

Major airway obstruction
Dr. MA Chi Ming
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Apr Issue 1 p10-11

Palliative Medicine Grand Round

Drug interactions in palliative care
Dr. YAU Wai Shan Cora
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Apr Issue 1 P12-15

Palliative Medicine Doctors’ meeting

Any breakthrough for breakthrough pain?
Dr. Jasmine CHAN
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Apr Issue 1 p16-18

Palliative Medicine Grand Round

Beheaded souls: The psychological distress faced by neck and neck cancer patients
Dr. WOO Kam Wing
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Apr Issue 1 p19-22

Opioid switching
Dr. Mansha H KHEMLANI
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Apr Issue 1 p23-25

Malignant intestinal obstruction
Dr. LI Cho Wing Bryan
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Apr Issue 1 p26-27

Diarrhoea in acute radiation proctitis
Dr. CHAN Kwok Ying
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Apr Issue 1 p27-29

Total parenteral nutrition in malignant intestinal obstruction
Dr. CHENG Benjamin HW
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Apr Issue 1 p30-32

Death rattle: A brief review
Dr. MOK Ka Wai Alice
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Apr Issue 1 p33-34

Understanding dignity in the light of Chochinov
Dr. WOO Kam Wing
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Apr Issue 1 p35-37

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Oct 2010 Issue 2

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Report on 7th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium
Dr. CHAN Kin Sang
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Oct Issue 2 p2

Editor’s Column
Dr. TSE Man Was Doris
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Oct Issue 2 p7

Opening Speech of 7th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium
Mr. Thomas Chan JP
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Oct Issue 2 p8-10

Care standard for dying in modern hospitals
Dr. TSE Man Wah Doris
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Oct Issue 2 p11-14

Advance care planning: The client’s perspective
Dr. MAK Yvonne Yi Wood
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Oct Issue 2 p15-19

Advance care planning: Older adults’ perspective
Ms. CHAN Faye Man Yu
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Oct Issue 2 p20-23

Facilitating home death
Dr. LAU Kam Shing
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Oct Issue 2 p24-25

Palliative Medicine Grand Round

Disease specific treatment for malignancy during the palliative phase in the era of targeted biological therapies: what is new and what does one need to know?
Dr. Ronald LEUNG
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Oct Issue 2 p26-30

Abstracts and photos from 7th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium
HKSPM Newsletter 2010 Oct Issue 2 p31-34

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Apr 2011 Issue 1

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AGM & ASM of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine 2010
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Apr Issue 1 p2-4

Editor’s Column
Dr. TSE Man Wah Doris
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Apr Issue 1 p5

Dover Park Hospice’s Visit to Hong Kong
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Apr Issue 1 p6-9
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Palliative Medicine Grand Round

Non-invasive ventilation in palliative care
Dr. NG Sheung Ching Jeffrey
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Apr Issue 1 p10-14

Use of Strong Opioids for dyspnoea in Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Search for a Guide
Dr. LAM Wai Man
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Apr Issue 1 p15-18

Palliative Care Needs In The Coronary Care Unit
Dr. CHEUNG Wai Yin
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Apr Issue 1 p23-25

Infections and Antibiotics Use in Palliative Care
Dr. MOK Ka Wai Alice
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Apr Issue 1 P26-28

Palliative Medicine Doctors’ meeting

The needs and level of satisfaction of caregivers of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
Dr. Patricia CM POON
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Apr Issue 1 p29-32

Palliative Medicine Grand Round

Practical Tips for Acute Pain Management in Patients on Maintenance Methadone
Dr. Benjamin HW CHENG
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Apr Issue 1 p33-35

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Oct 2011 Issue 2

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Editor’s Column
Dr. Doris TSE
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Oct Issue 2 p2

AGM & ASM of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine 2011
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Oct Issue 2 p3

The 8th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium

Report on 8th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium
Dr CHAN Kin Sang
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Oct Issue 2 p4-6

Challenges for palliative case
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Oct Issue 2 p8

Grief and bereavement
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Oct Issue 2 p10

New challenges for palliative nursing
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Oct Issue 2 p11

Volunteer work for end-of-life services
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Oct Issue 2 p12-13

Free papers
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Oct Issue 2 p14-19

Workshop on spiritual care in end-of-life
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Oct Issue 2 p19

More photos from 8th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Oct Issue 2 p20-21

Report on 9th Asia Pacific Hospice Conference
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Oct Issue 2 p22-24
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Palliative Medicine Grand Round

A palliative experience with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Dr. MOK Ka Wai Alice
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Oct Issue 2 p25-28

The stress and burden of caregiving
Dr. Mansha H KHEMLANI
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Oct Issue 2 p29-32

Palliative Medicine Doctors’ meeting

Palliative care of a patient with end stage renal failure and cancer
Dr. Bryan LI
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Oct Issue 2 p32-33

Palliative Medicine Grand Round

Management of malignant pleural effusion: A brief update
Dr. POON Yin Clara
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Oct Issue 2 P34-35

Educational Seminars and Meetings
HKSPM Newsletter 2011 Oct Issue 2 p37

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Apr 2012 Issue 1

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Message from Chairman
Dr. Rico LIU
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Apr Issue 1 p3

AGM & ASM of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine 2011
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Apr Issue 1 p4-7

Report on HKSPM Activities
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Apr Issue 1 p8

Taiwanese health care workers’ visit
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Apr Issue 1 p9-10

Visitors from Metropolitan Jewish Health System New York
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Apr Issue 1 p11

IAHPC List of Essential Practices in Palliative Care
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Apr Issue 1 p12-13

From the diary of a student volunteer…”I do…”
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Apr Issue 1 P14-17

Palliative Medicine Doctors’ meeting

In and Out of Malignant Pleural Effusions
Dr. CHOW Bing Fai, Dr. LAU Kam Shing
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Apr Issue 1 p25-28

Palliative care of heart failure patients
Dr. Toni AU
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Apr Issue 1 29-32

Use of ESA in renal palliative care
Dr. TSE Man Was Doris
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Apr Issue 1 p33-35

Education Seminars & Meetings
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Apr Issue 1 p37

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Oct 2012 Issue 2

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Report on 9th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium
Dr. Rico LIU
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Oct Issue 2 p2-3

Abstracts from 9th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Oct Issue 2 p4-11

Free Paper Abstracts from 9th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Oct Issue 2 p12-18

Palliative Medicine Doctors’ meeting

Preliminary analysis of the initial 75 deceased patients who received palliative care for advanced pulmonary diseases
Dr. NG Sheung Ching Jeffrey
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Oct Issue 2 p19-22

Management of brain metastases – How we do it?
Dr. Irene LAW, Dr. CC LAW, Dr. KH WONG
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Oct Issue 2 p23-25

The Use of Palliative Sedation in Palliative Care
Dr. LEUNG Man Chung
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Oct Issue 2 p26-29

Palliative Medicine Grand Round

Antimicrobial Use in Palliative Care
Dr. LAM Kai Yin
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Oct Issue 2 p29-31

Grief in a Homosexual
Dr. MA Chi Ming
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Oct Issue 2 P31-32

Palliative Care in Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients: A step forward, a long way to go
Dr. CHENG Benjamin HW
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Oct Issue 2 p33-35

Educational Seminars and Meetings
HKSPM Newsletter 2012 Oct Issue 2 p37

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Apr 2013 Issue 1

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Chairman’s Report
Dr. Rico LIU
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Apr Issue 1 p2

Annual Scientific Meeting and Workshop
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Apr Issue 1 p3-5

End-of-life education tour to Taiwan
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Apr Issue 1 p8-9

Spring dinner of HKSPM & HKPNA 2013
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Apr Issue 1 p10-17

Palliative Medicine Grand Round

Euthanasia Debate 2013
Dr. Raymond WOO
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Apr Issue 1 P18-24

Editor’s column
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Apr Issue 1 p25

Palliative Medicine Grand Round

End of Life Care pathways: the good and the bad
Dr. KH Khemlani
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Apr Issue 1 p26-29

A man with paraplegia
Dr. CHAN Chung On
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Apr Issue 1 30-33

Palliative Medicine Doctors’ meeting

Pain control with intrathecal medication in palliative care
Dr. Bryan LI
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Apr Issue 1 p34-35

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Oct 2013 Issue 2

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Annoucement on Annual Scientific Meeting of HKSPM
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Oct Issue 2 p2

Report on the 10th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium
Dr. Rico LIU
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Oct Issue 2 p3-8

The 10th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium Workshops
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Oct Issue 2 p10-11

Free paper abstracts from the 10th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Oct Issue 2 p12-17

Report on the 13th World Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care in Prague and a visit to St. Joseph´s Hospice in Rajhrad
Dr. Rico LIU
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Oct Issue 2 p18-20

Invited article

Ethical Issues in End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Setting
Dr. TSE Chun Yan
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Oct Issue 2 p21-23

Reflection on Palliative Care for Advanced Cancer in the Age of Targeted Therapy
Dr. Rebecca YEUNG
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Oct Issue 2 p24-25

Palliative Medicine Grand Round

Hypoglycaemia in advanced cancer patients
Dr. YAU Wai Shan Cora
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Oct Issue 2 P26-28

Animal-assisted activity and animal-assisted therapy in palliative care
Dr. WOO Kam Wing Raymond
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Oct Issue 2 p29-31

Editor’s Column
Dr. TSE Man Wah Doris
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Oct Issue 2 p31

Palliative Medicine Doctors’ meeting

“Doctor, I don’t want to live” – suicide in cancer patients
Dr. YP Tai, Dr. TW CHAN, Dr. HL LEUNG, Dr. KH WONG
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Oct Issue 2 p32-35

Educational Seminars and Meetings
HKSPM Newsletter 2013 Oct Issue 2 p37

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Apr 2014 Issue 1

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Message from Chairman
Dr. LAM Wai Man
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Apr Issue 1 p2

Report on ASM and AGM of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine 2013
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Apr Issue 1 p3-5

Hospital Authority Corporate Scholarship Program for Doctors

Big Big world out there…
Dr CHAN Jasmine TM
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Apr Issue 1 p6-9

2014 Spring dinner of HKSPM and HKPNA
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Apr Issue 1 p10-16

Palliative Medicine Grand Round

End-of-Life care challenges for patients with Refractory Leukaemia: Intensive or Palliative?
Dr. CHENG Hon Wai Benjamin
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Apr Issue 1 P17-20

Some thoughts about complementary and alternative medicine in palliative care
Dr. WOO Kam Wing Raymond
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Apr Issue 1 p21-24

Palliative Medicine Doctors’ meeting

A Ten-Year Journey of a Young Man with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Dr. LAM Wai Man
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Apr Issue 1 25-28

Palliative Medicine Grand Round

A lady with Lymphoedema
Dr. HO Chun Wing
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Apr Issue 1 p29-31

Use of Targeted Therapy for Advanced Cancers at End-of-Life: A Narrative Review
Dr. CHAN Kwok Ying
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Apr Issue 1 p32-35

Educational Seminars and Meetings
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Apr Issue 1 p37

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Nov 2014 Issue 2

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Announcement of Annual Scientific Meeting of HKSPM
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Nov Issue 2 p2

HKSPM Statement on Proposal for Development of End-of-Life Policy in Hong Kong
Dr. LAM Wai Man
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Nov Issue 2 p3

Report of the 11th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium – “Who cares? We do!”
Dr. LAM Wai Man
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Nov Issue 2 p4-6

HKPCS – Free paper session
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Nov Issue 2 p7

Palliative Medicine Doctors’ meeting

Chemotherapy towards the end-of-life: Is it the way to maintain hope?
Dr. CHAN Po Chung
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Nov Issue 2 p8-12

Management of breathlessness in advanced cancer patients
Dr. CHAN Wing Lok
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Nov Issue 2 p13-16

Artificial nutrition and hydration: to give or not to give
Dr. HO Pui Ying Patty
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Nov Issue 2 p17-19

Communication in palliative care in acute setting – gaps and solutions
Dr. LUI Cheuk Yu Louisa
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Nov Issue 2 P20-23

Palliative Medicine Grand Round

Life in the ICU
Dr. CHAN Chung On
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Nov Issue 2 p24-26

A lady with bone metastases
Dr. HO Chun Wing
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Nov Issue 2 p27-29

Palliative care for young adults
Dr. MOK Ka Wai Alice
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Nov Issue 2 p30-32

To pray or not to pray – evidence-based review of intercessory prayer
Dr. WOO Kam Wing Raymond
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Nov Issue 2 p33-35

Educational Seminars and Meetings
HKSPM Newsletter 2014 Nov Issue 2 p37