2024 Annual Scientific Meeting

33rd AGM, Annual Conferment Ceremony

and Annual Dinner on

30 November (Saturday) 

This is a cordial invitation to all College members and their families to the 33rd Annual General Meeting and annual events of the College which will be held on 30 November 2024 (Saturday).

This important day on 30 November begins with the 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, at 2:00 pm at the Lim Por Yen Lecture Theatre. It will be a meeting packed with insightful sessions covering themes of Paediatric Training in respiratory medicine, intensive care, nephrology and endocrinology. Winners of the Best Dissertation Prize and the Best Young Investigator Prize will be invited to present their papers. The Education Committee will announce further details in due course.

The 33rd AGM will start at 6:00 pm at the Lim Por Yen Lecture Theatre, which will be followed by the Annual Conferment Ceremony at 7:00 pm at the Run Run Shaw Hall. The ceremony will be graced by the presence of prominent guests from the medical and health professions and our sister Colleges, celebrating the accomplishments in and dedication to paediatric training of our new Members, Fellows and Subspecialty Fellows.

Following these events, we will hold our Annual Dinner at 8:15 pm at the Run Run Shaw Hall. This warm celebratory gathering of family members, Fellows, Trainees and Distinguished Guests will be enhanced by your enthusiastic participation.

The day of our College's AGM and annual events on 30 November 2024 would not only mark the culmination of the training endeavors of all our College members, but also the beginning of a new journey for those who have committed to pursue excellence in paediatrics and child health.

Please join us to celebrate a significant milestone and acknowledge the hard work of our colleagues on this remarkable day.

Dear Members, 

The next Exit Assessment of the College will be held on 18 December 2023 (Monday). 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 18 September 2023 (Monday) onwards until 13 October 2023 (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 2024 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 Members and Fellows of the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians,

It is our pleasure to inform you that Paediatric Haematology & Oncology (PHO) is inviting applicants to apply for training in the PHO subspecialty. The PHO SB is registered in the Specialist Register of The Medical Council of Hong Kong in 2022 with the specialty code of S65. We are now calling for enrolment of PHO trainees for the programme commencing in year 2024. Please find the enclosed files of Application Information and Training Application Form. The information and the training curriculum are available at the College website: www.paediatrician.org.hk

Please be reminded that the training programme will commence on 1st January 2024. The deadline for enrolment for this admission will be on 13 October 2023, (Friday), 5:00 pm. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.

Best regards,

Dr Alex WK Leung

Honrary Secretary

PHO Subspecialty Board

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c/o Angel Lam

College Secretary

Hong Kong College of Paediatricians

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