HKSPM Newsletter 2025 Issue 1 May

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
May 2025 Issue 1
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Timetable of PMDM and MDM 2025/26
2024 Joint HKSPM/HKPNA Annual Scientific Meeting Photos
2025 Joint HKSPM/HKPNA Spring Dinner Photos
HKSPM Newsletter 2025 Issue 1 May P. 2-4

Palliative Medicine Doctors’ Meeting

Beyond Blood: Optimising Anaemia Care in Palliative Cancer Patients
Dr. YEUNG Ian, Dr. TIN Wing Yan, Winnie
HKSPM Newsletter 2025 Issue 1 May P. 5-9
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Palliative Care Needs of Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis
Dr. TSANG Tsz Wai
HKSPM Newsletter 2025 May Issue 1 page 10 – 14
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Review on Lymphoedema
Dr. CHENG Hoi Shan, Sandy
HKSPM Newsletter 2025 May Issue 1 page 15 – 21
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Gone with the Wind – Application of High Flow Nasal Cannula in the Palliative Care Setting
Dr. TANG Ching Man, Mandy
HKSPM Newsletter 2025 May Issue 1 page 22 – 26
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Palliative Sedation: An Update
Dr. FOK Man Chun, Juliana
HKSPM Newsletter 2025 May Issue 1 page 27 – 31
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Radiotherapy in the Comprehensive Management of Malignant Fungating Wounds
Dr. WONG Cheuk Cheuk, Charlotte, Dr. SIU Wai Kwan, Steven
HKSPM Newsletter 2025 May Issue 1 page 32 – 36
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[Event Promotion] JCECC-Unison Professional Seminar “Prognostication and beyond”

EventJCECC-Unison Professional Seminar
“Prognostication and beyond”
Date3 May 2025 (Saturday)
Time2:30 – 5:30 p.m.
VenueLT3, Yasumoto International Academic Park (YIA), CUHK
Medium of instructionCantonese
Target audienceHealthcare providers, including nurses, social workers, and allied health professionals
AccreditationCME/CNE (in application)
RegistrationClick here
EnquiryTel: 3943 3126
Whatsapp: 4449 3949

Timetable of PMDM and MDM 2025-2026

Palliative Medicine Doctors Meeting (PMDM)
Timetable for 2025-2026

DatePresenting Units
28 Jan 2025Haven of Hope Hospital
United Christian Hospital
25 Mar 2025Shatin Hospital
Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital
29 Apr 2025Ruttonjee Hospital
Prince of Wales Hospital
27 May 2025Grantham Hospital
Princess Margaret Hospital
29 Jul 2025Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
30 Sep 2025Caritas Medical Centre
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
27 Jan 2026Wong Tai Sin Hospital
Tuen Mun Hospital
31 Mar 2026Haven of Hope Hospital
Bradbury Hospice
28 Apr 2026Shatin Hospital
Queen Mary Hospital
26 May 2026Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital
28 Jul 2026Princess Margaret Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
29 Sep 2026Grantham Hospital
Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital

Palliative Care Multidisciplinary Clinical Meeting (MDM)
Timetable for 2025-2026

DatePresenting Units
25 Feb 2025Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
24 Jun 2025Queen Mary Hospital
Ruttonjee Hospital
28 Oct 2025Shatin Hospital
Tuen Mun Hospital
24 Feb 2026United Christian Hospital
Wong Tai Sin Hospital
30 Jun 2026Bradbury Hospice
Caritas Medical Centre
27 Oct 2026Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital
Grantham Hospital

[Event Promotion] Certificate Course on Palliative Medicine: an Update Review 2025 (Video Lectures)

EventCertificate Course on Palliative Medicine: an Update Review 2025 (Video Lectures)
Date29 April; 6, 13, 20, 27 May and 3 June 2025 (Every Tuesday)
Time7:00pm – 8:30pm
Course featureVideo lectures (with Q&A platform for participants to post the questions)
Participants will be allowed to watch the videos within 3 days.
Participants have a maximum of 3 times to login and access each video link.
Quiz for doctorsDOCTORS are required to complete a quiz after the completion of each lecture
Language MediaCantonese (Supplemented with English)
Course FeeHK$1,200
CertificateParticipants who have achieved 70% (4 of 6 lectures) or above attendance will be entitled to a Certificate.
Attendance record will be collected by the login and logout times.
Participants are required to fill in the online evaluation form.
Participants can download their e-Certificate after submitting the online evaluation form about 3 weeks after the course finished.
Deadline22 April 2025
Online RegistrationRegistration Form
EnquiryThe Secretariat of the Federation of Medical Societies of Hong Kong
Tel: 2527 8898 , Fax: 2865 0345 , Email: toto.chan@fmshk.org

Palliative Care Multidisciplinary Clinical Meeting (MDM) 2025-02-25

Date25 February 2025 (Tuesday)
Time6:00pm – 7:30 pm
Topics1. DVT prevention for Oncology and PC in-patients
2. Navigating the Present: The Last Journey of a Young Patient with Soft Tissue Sarcoma
PresentersPamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
RegistrationRegistration form
Deadline: 19 Feb 2025

RTHK Interviews – 精靈一點 (27/11/2024) / 繽紛旅程 (11/12/2024)

We are pleased to share two media interviews featuring our council members and honorary advisors that were broadcasted on RTHK in November and December 2024 respectively.

(Chinese only)

精靈一點 (27/11/2024)
香港電台 第一台
主持：虞逸峯、江卓儀
訪問：勞思傑醫生 (香港醫學組織聯會名譽會長)、謝俊仁醫生 (香港紓緩醫學學會榮譽顧問)

繽紛旅程 (11/12/2024)
香港電台 第五台
主持：梁陳智明、李衎政
訪問：謝文華醫生 (醫管局臨床倫理委員會主席、香港紓緩醫學學會榮譽顧問)