CME Online (October 2024)

Dear Colleagues,

 

I am sending you the e-blast notification of Category A CME activities for the month of October in the Google Calendar Format. Please view the events https://rb.gy/mh0vl3.

 

2024 Paediatric Update no. 3

Paediatric Update No. 3 is on 2 November 2024 (Saturday) at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.  The theme is "Functional Neurological disorders".  Please refer to the event poster for details on the talks.

 

Date:               2 November 2024 (Saturday)

Time:              14:00 To 16:30

Venue:         M Ground Room 2, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 30 Gascoigne Road, Kowloon

 

2024 Paediatric Update no. 4

Paediatric Update No. 4 is on 7 December 2024 (Saturday) at the Lim Por Yen Lecture Theatre at HKAM Building.  The theme is "Paediatric Cardiology". Please watch for future announcements coming soon.

 

Annual Scientific Meeting on 30 November 2024

The College will hold the ASM this year on 30 November 2024 to coincide with the AGM, Conferment ceremony and annual dinners.  The theme is "Frontiers in Paediatrics". There will be four themed talks on different specialties. The winners of the Best Dissertation and Best Young Investgiator Prizes will also present their masterpieces. The meeting will start at 2 pm. Please come and join us for this Category A CME activity.

 

(The CME activity is abstracted from the event organizers on 24 September 2024. Members and fellows are reminded to contact the enquiries listed in the google calendar for last-minute alternations.)

 

For CME Activities in October please click https://rb.gy/mh0vl3.

 

Yours sincerely,  

 

Dr WU Shun Ping  

Chairman of Education Committee  

c/o CME Subcommittee  

Hong Kong College of Paediatricians  

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Dear Members, 

The next Exit Assessment of the College will be held on 19 December 2024 (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 16 September 2024 (Monday) onwards until 11 October 2024 (Friday).

 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.For all trainees who started their higher paeditric training on or after 1st July 2020, a proof of completion of a formal Paediatric Palliative Care Course within their 6-year Paediatric Training Programme should be submitted along with the application.

3.Dissertations submitted for this Exit Assessment will be considered for the 2025 Best Dissertation Prize awarded by the College. Case reports will not be considered for the Prize.

Thank you for your kind attention.

College Secretariat

 

Dear Trainees of Subspecialty in Paediatric Endocrinology (PE),

The PE Subspecialty is now calling for Application for Exit Assessment which will be held on 2 December 2024 (Monday).  PE Subspecialty Trainees who are eligible and would like to sit for the Exit Assessment, please submit the application form, the required documents and the dissertations to   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  by 30 September 2024 (Mon).

Candidates who can complete their PE training within 12 weeks after the exit examination (i.e. 24 February 2025) are also eligible to apply.

Please kindly find enclosed the Application FormSummary of Training Record and Record Sheet of the PE Exit Assessment for your attention. 
 
Best regards,
Dr BUT Wai Man, Betty
Chairperson
PE Subspecialty Board
 
cc Dr YAU Ho Chung
Honorary Secretary
PE Subspecialty Board
   

Dear Associates,

Please be informed that the next MRCPCH Foundation of Practice, Theory & Science (FOP TAS) Examination will be held on 16 October 2024  (Wednesday). 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. Please also find an Application Form B for your use.

Application period
5 August 2024 (Mon) - 15 August 2024 (Thu)

*for applications for online invigilation, closing date is 9 August 2024 (Friday)

Options for sitting this exam
1. At your own home or workplace with online invigilation(online invigilation guide)
Remarks: Please note that there will NOT be any test centre option for this diet of exam. 

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.

You are strongly advised to submit your online application promptly.

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. You do not need to wait until a specific examination opens to apply for an RCPCH online account. A RCPCH number is needed in order to access the online application forms for exams.

 

Thank you for your attention.

College Secretariat

 

Dear Associates

MRCPCH Applied Knowledge in Practice (Part II) Examination, 18 September 2024 (Wednesday)

Please be informed that the next MRCPCH Applied Knowledge in Practice (AKP) Exam will be held in HK on 18 September 2024.  Candidates wishing to sit the above exam in HK please apply both online using the RCPCH website (https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/userAND submit paper applications to our College.  

Please study carefully the details of application as outlined in the attached circular.

Application period

1 July 2024 (Mon) - 11 July 2024 (Thu)

*for applications for online invigilation, closing date is 5 July 2024 (Friday)

 

Examination Fee

HK$8,800

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

Attached please find an Application Form C for your use. 

 

Options for sitting this exam

    1. At your own home or workplace with online invigilation (pls refer to online invigilation quick guide attached)

Note: Please note that there will NOT be any test centre option for this diet of exam. 

 


Remarks
:

1. All theory exams have been moved to computer-based testing since January 2015. Please refer to the RCPCH website for more CBT information: https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/theory-exams-mrcpch-dch-how-apply

2. Sample examination questions are available on the RCPCH website for candidates viewing.  Candidates sitting for CBT exams are strongly advised to study these sample questions at this link (https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/theory-exam-sample-papers).

3. Candidates can sit the MRCPCH theory exams in any order, and are allowed to take the Applied Knowledge in Practice Exam as their first MRCPCH theory exam.

4. Those candidates who have never taken an exam with the RCPCH and/or do not have an RCPCH number are advised to first register for an exam account with the RCPCH any time before the application period (preferably 10 working days before the application period opens).  You do not need to wait until a specific examination opens to apply for an RCPCH online account.  You are not able to apply for any exams online until your registration for an exam account is accepted.

5. For details of online application procedures, please refer to the Guidance Notes for HK candidates attached.

Thank you for your kind attention.

College Secretariat

Hong Kong College of Paediatricians

   

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