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

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Apr 2015 Issue 1

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Message from Chairman — Palliative Care Trip to Shanghai
Dr. LAM Wai Man
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Apr Issue 1 p2-4

Editor’s Column
Dr. TSE Man Wah Doris
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Apr Issue 1 p5

2015 Spring Dinner HKPNA and HKSPM
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Apr Issue 1 p6-9

Palliative Medicine Grand Round

Liverpool Care Pathway: the Lesson Learnt
Dr. LAU Kam Shing
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Apr Issue 1 p10-12

DNACPR: Issues and Challenges
Dr. TSE Man Wah Doris
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Apr Issue 1 P13-17

Palliative Medicine Doctors’ meeting

Update on Management of Brain Metastases
Dr. LIM Mei Ying Fiona
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Apr Issue 1 p18-21

Palliative Medicine Grand Round

A Review on Demoralization Syndrome in Palliative Care
Dr. MOK Ka Wai Alice
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Apr Issue 1 p22-25

A Man with Terminal Colon Cancer
Dr. CHAN Chung On
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Apr Issue 1 p26-29

Itchiness in a Patient with Terminal Illness
Dr. AU Ho Yan Toni
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Apr Issue 1 p30-32

Paraneoplastic Pemphigus in the Palliative Care Setting
Dr. Deepa NATARAJAN, Dr. LO See Kit Raymond
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Apr Issue 1 p33-35

Educational Seminars and Meetings
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Apr Issue 1 p37

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
Nov 2015 Issue 2

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Editor’s Column
Dr. TSE Man Wah Doris
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Nov Issue 2 p2

Message from Chairman
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Nov Issue 2 p3-6

EAPC 2015
Dr. CHAN Wing Lok Wendy
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Nov Issue 2 p7

Asia Pacific Hospice Conference 2015 Taiwan
Dr. LAM Wai Man
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Nov Issue 2 p8-9

12th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Nov Issue 2 p10-13

12th HKPCS – Free paper presentations
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Nov Issue 2 p14-20

Palliative Medicine Grand Round

Clinical perspective of drug-drug interactions with tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Dr. CHENG Hon Wai Benjamin
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Nov Issue 2 p21-24

Octreotide for management of intestinal obstruction – an update
Dr. LI Cho Wing Bryan
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Nov Issue 2 P25-26

Palliative Medicine Doctors’ meeting

Palliative Radiotherapy – Shorter or longer fractionation?
Dr. MOK Siu Ting Florence
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Nov Issue 2 p27-31

Using Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) in survival prediction
Dr. CHIANG Chi Leung, Dr. LO Sing Hung
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Nov Issue 2 p32-35

Educational Seminars and Meetings
HKSPM Newsletter 2015 Nov Issue 2 p37

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