Updated Timetable of PMDM and MDM 2022

Palliative Medicine Doctors Meeting (PMDM)
Timetable for 2022

DatePresenting Units
25 Jan 2022Haven of Hope Hospital
Ruttonjee Hospital
29 Mar 2022Cancelled
26 Apr 2022Cancelled
31 May 2022Cancelled
26 Jul 2022Grantham Hospital
Princess Margaret Hospital
27 Sep 2022Tuen Mun Hospital
Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital


Palliative Care Multidisciplinary Clinical Meeting (MDM)
Timetable for 2022

DatePresenting Units
22 Feb 2022Cancelled
28 Jun 2022Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
25 Oct 2022Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital
Queen Mary Hospital

HKSPM Newsletter 2022 Issue 1 May

Newsletter of Hong Kong Society of Palliative Medicine
May 2022 Issue
1
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Message from New Chairperson P. 2 – 3
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In Remembrance of Dr Derek Doyle, OBE
Dr. KS Chan
HKSPM Newsletter 2022 Issue 1 May p. 4 – 7
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17th Hong Kong Palliative Care symposium, 2021
– The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Palliative Care Workers P. 8 – 13
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Palliative Medicine Doctors’ Meeting

Say Yes to Life in the Times of COVID
Dr. Kong Shing Yam, Dr. Lo See Kit, Raymond
HKSPM Newsletter 2022 Issue 1 May p. 4 -17
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A lady trapped in a Halo fixator
Dr. Cheung Yan Ki
HKSPM Newsletter 2022 Issue 1 May p. 18 – 22
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Hypoglycaemia in a patient with advanced cancer – her first, last and only symptom
Dr. Cheung Wai Yin
HKSPM Newsletter 2022 Issue 1 May p. 23 – 26
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A gentleman suffering from refractory pruritus with end-stage kidney disease
Dr. Yau Wai Shan, Cora
HKSPM Newsletter 2022 Issue 1 May p. 27 – 32
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Sharing on the 14th Asia Pacific Hospice and Palliative Care Conference (APHC) 2021
Dr. Chan Lut Ming
HKSPM Newsletter 2022 Issue 1 May p. 33 – 34
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17th Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium, Free Paper Award

Preference of dying at home and its determinants among advanced cancer patients and their caregivers in a regional hospital in Hong Kong – abstract
Ms. Ip Hiu Tung, Joan, Dr. Chan Po Chung, Sunny, Dr. Kwok Wai Leung, Anthony, Dr.
Lee Yin Tak, Ken, Ms. Mak Man Yu, Mandy
HKSPM Newsletter 2022 Issue 1 May p. 35
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HKSPM Membership Application / Renewal Form P. 37
News from SPHC P. 38 – 39

[Event Promotion] Certificate Course on Palliative Medicine for Health Care Workers 2022 (Video Lectures)

Event Certificate Course on Palliative Medicine for Health Care Workers 2022 (Video Lectures)

Date 12, 19, 26 April & 3, 10, 17 May 2022 (Every Tuesday)

Time 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Course feature Video lectures (with Q&A platform for participants to post the questions)

Quiz for doctors DOCTORS are required to complete a quiz after the completion of each lecture

Coverage Media Cantonese (Supplemented with English)

Course Fee HK$1,000

Certificate Awarded to participants with a minimum attendance of 70% (4 out of 6 sessions)

Deadline 6 April 2022

Online Registration https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMBPE5tCvtZwx3NtzQO3mb3k5gg2iwOwPUqDS9N9lIaNvTOw/viewform

Enquiry The Secretariat of the Federation of Medical Societies of Hong Kong
Tel: 2527 8898 , Fax: 2865 0345 , Email: vienna.lam@fmshk.org

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