College Newsletter, August 2018

Dear Members,

The next Exit Assessment of the College will be held on 20 December 2018 (Thursday). Attached please find an announcement, application form, FORM A and FORM B for your information. Members wishing to sit this Exit Assessment can send your completed applications to the College from now until 4 October 2018 (Thursday).

Please be reminded to include FORM A (Record of Higher Training in Paediatrics) and FORM B (Checklist for Dissertations) in your submission. Both hard and soft copies of your dissertations should also be submitted.

1.For all trainees who started their basic paediatric training on or after 1 July 2009, a proof of completion of a formal Child Protection Course within their 6-year Paediatric Training Programme should be submitted along with the application.

2.Dissertations submitted for this Exit Assessment will be considered for the 2019 Best Dissertation Prize awarded by the College. Case reports will not be considered for the Prize.

Thank you for your kind attention.

College Secretariat

College Secretariat

Dear Associates,

Please be informed that the next MRCPCH Foundation of Practice, Theory & Science Examination will be held on 9 October 2018. Candidates wishing to sit this exam in HK must apply both online using the RCPCH website ( https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/user ) AND submit paper applications to our College. Please study carefully the details of application as outlined in the attached circular.

Application period
23 July 2018 (Mon) – 8 August 2018 (Wed)

Examination Fee
FOP & TAS (both papers) HK$7,600
FOP only (single paper) HK$4,700
TAS only (single paper) HK$4,700

Payment should be made payable to Hong Kong College of Paediatricians.

Please note that the HK exam centre has a fixed number of seats, and can no longer accept candidates once the maximum capacity is reached.

We accept applications from both local and overseas candidates on a first-come, first-served basis. You are strongly advised to submit your online application ASAP.

Those candidates who have never taken an exam with the RCPCH and/or do not have an RCPCH number are advised to first register with the RCPCH well before the application period. A RCPCH number is needed in order to access the online application forms for exams.

There will be TWO FOP TAS exams held in HK each year starting from 2016, one in February, and another one in October.

Thank you for your attention.

College Secretariat

Dear Fellows, Members and Associates of the College,

Joint Annual Research & Scientific Meeting 2018
of
The Hong Kong Paediatric Society,
Hong Kong College of Paediatricians,
Hong Kong Paediatric Nurses Association Ltd.,
&
Hong Kong College of Paediatric Nursing Ltd.

Please be informed that the Annual Research & Scientific Meeting 2018 of our College this year is Jointly organized with The Hong Kong Paediatric Society, Hong Kong Paediatric Nurses Association and Hong Kong College of Paediatric Nursing, on 28th July 2018 at Postgraduate Education Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital. It will be a full-day event consisting of a keynote lecture and free paper presentation sessions. The free paper session will include poster and oral presentations which will be divided into clinical/hospital-based paediatrics/basic science and child health/community-based paediatrics sessions.

Please kindly note that the meeting will be held in Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH) with the details as follows:

All College Fellows, Members and Associates are welcome.

Please mark the date of this important event in your diary and register early.

Looking forward to your continuous support and participation in the College CME activity and thank you for your attention.

Yours sincerely,
Organizing Committee
Joint HKPS, HKCP, HKPNA and HKCPN Annual Research & Scientific Meeting 2018