HKSPM Newsletter 2016 Issue 1 May

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
May 2016 Issue 1

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Editor’s Column
Dr. TSE Man Wah Doris
HKSPM Newsletter 2016 May Issue 1 p2

Spring dinner 2016
HKSPM Newsletter 2016 May Issue 1 p3-7

HKSPM Annual Scientific Meeting
A report on the Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
HKSPM Newsletter 2016 May Issue 1 p8-11

Palliative Medicine Doctors’ meeting

Management of castration resistant prostate cancer
Dr. LAM Ho Ching Martin
HKSPM Newsletter 2016 May Issue 1 p12-15

Long term abdominal pigtail drain for management of ascites in terminal malignancy
Dr. CHAN Sun Yin Ann
HKSPM Newsletter 2016 May Issue 1 P16-20

Palliative Medicine Grand Round

A lady who needed repeated blood transfusions
Dr. HO Chun Wing
HKSPM Newsletter 2016 May Issue 1 p21-23

Strategies for opioid rotation to methadone
Dr. CHAN Chung On
HKSPM Newsletter 2016 May Issue 1 p24-27

Liver cirrhosis and palliative care
Dr. MA Chi Ming
HKSPM Newsletter 2016 May Issue 1 p28-31

Educational Seminars and Meetings
HKSPM Newsletter 2016 May Issue 1 p33

HKSPM Newsletter 2016 Issue 2 Nov

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Nov 2016 Issue 2

Editor’s Column -Advance Care Planning in Asian Context: Report and Reflect
Dr. TSE Man Wah Doris
HKSPM Newsletter 2016 Nov Issue 2 p2-5
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13th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium
HKSPM Newsletter 2016 Nov Issue 2 p6-10
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Abstract from Free Paper Presentation
HKSPM Newsletter 2016 Nov Issue 2 p11-16
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Palliative Medicine Grand Round

“Fulfilment of prophecy” – induced death anxiety
Dr. CHAN Lut Ming
HKSPM Newsletter 2016 Nov Issue 2 p17-19
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Religion and spirituality in palliative care – the final journey of a lady with metastatic breast cancer
Dr. HO Chun Wing
HKSPM Newsletter 2016 Nov Issue 2 p20-23
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Wish to hasten death: controversy about palliative sedation for refractory psycho-spiritual distress
Dr. LEUNG Ling Yan Clare
HKSPM Newsletter 2016 Nov Issue 2 p24-27
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Palliative Medicine Doctors’ Meeting

Pain gets worse after radiotherapy – radiation-induced pain flare
Dr. CHAN Po Chung
HKSPM Newsletter 2016 Nov Issue 2 p28-31
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Education Seminars & Meetings

HKSPM Newsletter 2016 Nov Issue 2 p33
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Message from SPHC

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HKSPM Newsletter 2017 Issue 1 May

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
May 2017 Issue 1

Report from Chairman

Dr. YUEN Kwok Keung
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 May Issue 1 p2-5
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Spring dinner 2017

Dr. YUEN Kwok Keung
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 May Issue 1 p6-12
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Sharing on 21st International Congress on Palliative Care

Dr. CHEUNG Yan Ki Renee
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 May Issue 1 p13
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Palliative Medicine Doctors’ meeting

Two steps or three steps: analgesic titration
Dr. LI Chi To Kevin
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 May Issue 1 p14-17
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Midazolam: a commonly used drug revisited
Dr. CHAN Chung On
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 May Issue 1 P18-22
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Palliative Medicine Grand Round

A brief review and update in neuropathic pain
Dr. HO Chun Wing
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 May Issue 1 p23-27
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Could you tell I am sad
Dr. CHAN Lut Ming
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 May Issue 1 p28-33
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In Memoriam

HKSPM Newsletter 2017 May Issue 1 p34-35
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Educational Seminars and Meetings

HKSPM Newsletter 2017 May Issue 1 p37
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HKSPM Newsletter 2017 issue 2 Dec

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Dec 2017 Issue 2

Message from Editor-in-Chief
Dr. CHAN Kin Sang
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 Dec Issue 2 p2
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14th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 Dec Issue 2 p3-7
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Report on 12th Asia Pacific Hospice Conference
Dr. YUEN Kwok Keung
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 Dec Issue 2 p8
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Sharing on 15th EAPC World Congress
Dr. MA Chi Ming
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 Dec Issue 2 p9
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Palliative Medicine Doctors’ Meeting

Discussing about Advance Directives in an Acute Oncology Centre – an oncologist’s reflection
Dr. LAM Yuk Ting
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 Dec Issue 2 p10-15
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Prognosticaion of survival in advanced cancer patients
Dr. KAM Tsz Yeung
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 Dec Issue 2 p16-20
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Updates on the Disease Management of Bone Metastases
Dr. LEUNG Carmen
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 Dec Issue 2 p21-25
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Challenges in Caring for Young Adults with Terminal Cancer
Dr. FOK Julianna
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 Dec Issue 2 p26-29
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Patient-centered Communication in End of Life
Dr. CHAN Chung On
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 Dec Issue 2 p30-33
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Letter to the Media 

香港紓緩醫學學會及香港紓緩護理學會就查理・加爾個案報導中所用辭彙的誤解的回應和澄清
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 Dec Issue 2 p34
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Obituary

In Memory of Professor Sir David Todd (1928-2017)
Dr. SHAM Michael
HKSPM Newsletter 2017 Dec Issue 2 p35
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Education Seminars & Meetings

HKSPM Newsletter 2017 Dec Issue 2 p37
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Message from SPHC

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HKSPM newsletter 2018 Issue 1 May

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
May 2018 Issue 1

Editorial

Is suffering under addressed?
Dr. CHAN Kin Sang
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 May Issue 1 p2-3
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The Chairman’s Report: Footprints in 2017

Dr. YUEN Kwok Keung
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 May Issue 1 p4-5
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Letter to the Department of Justice, 27th February 2018

HKSPM Newsletter 2018 May Issue 1 p6
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香港紓緩醫學學會於「立法會長期護理政策聯合小組委員會」會議 (2017年12月12日) 發表關於紓緩治療發展的意見
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 May Issue 1 p7
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Palliative care of terminal cancer patients in general medical wards
Dr. MOK Chun-keung Francis, Dr. CHENG Hon-wai Benjamin, Dr. HO Yiu-yan Andrew, Dr. NG Man-fai
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 May Issue 1 p8-10
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Palliative Medicine Grand Round

Understanding Acceptance
Dr. CHAN Lut-ming
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 May Issue 1 p11-13
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Palliative Medicine Doctors’ Meeting

Pain management in terminally ill patients with history of opioid misuse
Dr. LEUNG Ling-yan, Clare
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 May Issue 1 p14-15
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Palliative care for a patient with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS)
Dr. AU Ho-yan
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 May Issue 1 p16-17
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Palliative Care for Patients with Haematological Malignancies – Can we do more?
Dr. NATARAJAN Deepa, Dr. LO See-kit, Raymond
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 May Issue 1 p18-20
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簡單介紹《香港好走》
陳律銘醫生
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 May Issue 1 p21
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Spring dinner 2018

HKSPM Newsletter 2018 May Issue 1 p22-23
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Educational Seminars and Meetings

HKSPM Newsletter 2018 May Issue 1 p25
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HKSPM Newsletter 2018 issue 2 Nov

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Nov 2018 Issue 2

Editorial
Advance decisions about one’s care plan
Dr. CHAN Kin Sang
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 Nov Issue 2 p2-3
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Sharing on 22nd International Congress on Palliative Care
Dr. LAM Po Tin
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 Nov Issue 2 p4-5
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Palliative Medicine Doctors’ Meeting

Advance Directives in Hong Kong
Dr. TSE Chun Yan
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 Nov Issue 2 p6-8
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Care of Motor Neuron Disease (MND) patients in local settings: Palliative Perspective
Dr. CHENG Hon Wai Benjamin
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 Nov Issue 2 p9-11
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Managing convulsion in palliative care patients when oral and intravenous routes are not the option
Dr. MA Chi Ming
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 Nov Issue 2 p12-15
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Fulfilling patients’ wishes: Dying in the place of choice
Dr. CHAN Nga Yu, Dr. LEUNG Man Chung, Dr. Raymond LO
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 Nov Issue 2 p16-18
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Promises and caveats of immunotherapy
Dr. LAU Kin Sang, Johnny
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 Nov Issue 2 p19-21
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Re-irradiation — from palliative care perspective
Dr. KAM Tsz Yeung
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 Nov Issue 2 p22-25
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Palliative Medicine Grand Round

Coping with Living-Dying
Dr. FOK Juliana
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 Nov Issue 2 p26-28
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Palliative Medicine Doctors’ Meeting

The final journey of a lady with end stage heart failure
Dr. HO Chun Wing
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 Nov Issue 2 p29-31
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Educational Seminars and Meetings
HKSPM Newsletter 2018 Nov Issue 2 p33
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HKSPM Newsletter 2020 Issue 1 May

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
May 2020 Issue 1
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Message from Editor-in-Chief

Palliative Care facing a pandemic
Dr. CHAN Kin Sang
HKSPM Newsletter 2020 May Issue 1 p2-3
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Report of the Ethics and Policies Subcommittee, HKSPM

On HKSPM’s response to the public consultation on “End-of-Life Care – Legislative Proposals on Advance Directives and Dying in Place”
Dr. LAM Wai Man
HKSPM Newsletter 2020 May Issue 1 p4-6
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Joint Annual Scientific Meeting HKSPM/ HKPNA 2019

Promotion of advance care planning in Taiwan
Dr. Ying-wei WANG, MD, Dr PH
HKSPM Newsletter 2020 May Issue 1 p7-9
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Integrated Palliative Care for Haematology Cancer Patients – How Early is Early
KY CHAN, CW LI, HY AU, CY WONG, KW TSANG, WL SO, EY TAM
HKSPM Newsletter 2020 May Issue 1 p10-17
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Palliative Medicine Doctors’ Meeting

Suicide, Can It Be Avoided?
Dr. TSE Pui Ying, Rosa
HKSPM Newsletter 2020 May Issue 1 p18-23
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Palliative Medicine Grand Round

Palliative and Intensive care: opposite ends of the spectrum?
Dr. IP Hue Yan, Fiona
HKSPM Newsletter 2020 May Issue 1 p24-26
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Downs and Ups in a Patient with Prostate Cancer
Dr. Deepa NATARAJAN, Dr. LO See Kit Raymond , Dr. MOK Ka Wai Alice
HKSPM Newsletter 2020 May Issue 1 p27-29
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16th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium

Free papers
HKSPM Newsletter 2020 May Issue 1 p30-34
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Education seminars and meetings/ Subcommittees and members, HKSPM 2019/2020
HKSPM Newsletter 2020 May Issue 1 p36
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Internet resources relevant to Palliative Care (PC) and COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO)
Integrating palliative care and symptom relief into responses to humanitarian emergencies and crises: a WHO guide 2018
Providing palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic Experiences from Spain (2020) (produced by WHO/Europe)

International/ regional PC professional associations
– Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN) Covid-19 Resources
– European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Coronavirus and the palliative care response
– International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) Resources relevant to Palliative Care and COVID-19
– Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) WHPCA partner resources for COVID-19
– European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Introduction to the ESMO COVID-19 Palliative Care Pathways

National PC professional associations
Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland COVID-19 and Palliative, End of Life and Bereavement Care in Secondary Care – Role of the specialty and guidance to aid care (22 March 2020) pdf file – this guidance covers areas including symptom control, discussions about goals of care and clinical decision making in respiratory failure.
– Centre to Advance Palliative Care, USA (CAPC) CAPC COVID-19 Response Resources
– National Hospice and Palliative Care Organisation, USA (NHPCO) COVID-19 Information
 eHospice, under NHPCO Free COVID-19 Shared Decision-Making Tool(19 March 2020)
 eHospice, under NHPCO Managing breathlessness in Covid-19 (25 March 2020)
– Palliative Care Australia COVID-19 Updates
Palliative Care Autralia Statement on COVID-19

Palliative care related publications with OPEN ACCESS
COVID-19 Collection. Journal of Pain and Symptom management
– BC Centre for Palliative Care Guidelines. Symptom management for adult patients with COVID-19 receiving end-of-life supportive care outside of the ICU (22 Mar 2020)
– Brooks SK, Webster RK, Smith LE, et al. The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence. Lancet 2020; 395: 912-20.
– Nouvet, E., Sivaram, M., Bezanson, K. et al. Palliative care in humanitarian crises: a review of the literature . Int J Humanitarian Action 3, 5 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-018-0033-8
– Downar, James et al. Palliating a Pandemic: ‘‘All Patients Must Be Cared For’’  J Pain Symptom Manage 2010 Feb;39(2):291-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.11.241.
Coronavirus (COVID19). JAMA network
Palliative Care Considerations for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease under COVID-19 American College of Cardiology (ACC)
– Ting Ruth, Edmonds Polly, Higginson Irene J, Sleeman Katherine E. Palliative care for patients with severe covid-19 BMJ 2020; 370 :m2710
– Daisy J. A. Janssen, Magnus Ekström, David C. Currow, Miriam J. Johnson, Mathew Maddocks, Anita K. Simonds, Thomy Tonia, Kristoffer Marsaa. COVID-19: Guidance on Palliative care from a European Respiratory Society International Task Force. European Respiratory Journal Jan 2020, 2002583; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02583-2020