1. Geriatric assessment for Palliative Oncological Treatment in Elderly 2. Machine Learning vs. Traditional Prognostic Tools for Survival Prediction in Advanced Cancer
Presenters
Princess Margaret Hospital Queen Elizabeth Hospital
1. A Heartfelt Legacy from the Heart 2. Home as the Final Place of Care: Supporting a Patient with Motor Neuron Disease to Live and Die Where He Wished
Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine May 2026 Issue 1 [View full version PDF]
Timetable of PMDM and MDM 2025/26 P.2
Palliative Medicine Doctors’ Meeting
Death Anxiety in Palliative Care Dr. CHOW Tsz Fung HKSPM Newsletter 2026 May Issue 1 page 3 – 8 [View PDF]
The Invisible Weight: Self-perceived Burden Dr. LAU Hiu Yin HKSPM Newsletter 2026 May Issue 1 page 9 – 14 [View PDF]
Living with Treatment Toxicities – Common TKIs for Lung Cancer in Palliative Setting Dr. LEE Fat Kei HKSPM Newsletter 2026 May Issue 1 page 15 – 21 [View PDF]
Breaking the Cycle: A Patient with Recurrent Hepatic Encephalopathy Dr. WONG Chi Yan HKSPM Newsletter 2026 May Issue 1 page 22 – 27 [View PDF]
Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Radiotherapy for Bone Metastasis Dr. WONG Hing Yee, Carol HKSPM Newsletter 2026 May Issue 1 page 28 – 34 [View PDF]
A Review on Malignant Wounds and Management Dr. CHONG Tsz Yuk HKSPM Newsletter 2026 May Issue 1 page 35 – 41 [View PDF]
Joint Annual Scientific Meeting HKSPM HKPNA 2025 HKPNA & HKSPM Spring Dinner 2026 Photo Album HKSPM Newsletter 2026 May Issue 1 page 42 – 44 [View PDF]
Certificate Course on Navigating AMD and DNACPR Under the ADLST Ordinance
Date
20 June 2026 (Saturday)
Time
2:30pm – 4:30pm
Venue
Auditorium, 1/F, Duke of Windsor Social Services Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Targets
Medical practitioners and nurses
Language Media
Cantonese (Supplemented with English)
Speakers
Dr. HO Chun Wing (Chairman, Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine) Dr. POON Yin (Vice Chairman, Ethics and Policy Subcommittee, Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine)
Our society has collaborated with HK Geriatrics Society & College of Nursing Hong Kong, in holding a session on “Dying in Place: Feasibility and Practice in Hong Kong”
Venue: Olive Room, 8/F, Cordis
Time: 15:45-17:15
Date: 7th June 2026 (SUN)
Chairs: Dr CHENG Hon Wai Benjamin, Ms KU Wai Yin Ellen, Dr LAM Ching Yu Janie, Dr YUK Ka Lok
Speakers: 1. Supporting advanced medical conditions for Older People in Community: lessons learnt for dying in place in Hong Kong – Dr LEUNG Man Fuk Edward
2. Collaborative care model for end-of-life: dying in residential care homes – Dr WONG Chit Wai
3. Supporting patients to die at home in public sector – Dr CHAN Lut Ming
4. Dying in place: Lessons from interdisciplinary palliative care – Dr CHEN Wai Tsan
5. Transcending boundaries in care: challenges and strategies for nurses in implementing dying in place – Ms YUEN Lai Wah
Information of the event and registration details can be found below.
Event
Multi-specialty Medical Mega Conference (MMMC) 2026
Organisers
The Association of Private Medical Specialists of Hong Kong in conjunction with HKSPM and 66 societies
Date and Time
6th June 2026 (Sat) 10:45-19:00 7th June 2026 (Sun) 09:00-17:15
Venue
Cordis, Hong Kong 555 Shanghai Street, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Format
Hybrid: physical and livestream online
Course Fee
Members of co-organisers (including members of HKSPM) $400 Medical Practitioners/Dentists who are not members of co-organisers $800 Allied Health Professionals/Nurses who are not members of co-organisers $500
Accreditation
The Conference is being accredited by medical institutions: CME, CNE, and CPD / MAM points are available to attendees.
Certificate of Attendance
The Organiser will issue one certificate per attendee for the whole Conference. – Physical attendees collect a physical certificate at the venue. – Virtual attendees request an electronic certificate on the livestream platform and receive by email.
Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine 