College Newsletter, April 2018

Dear Members/Fellows of the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians,

Re:    Subspecialty of Developmental-Behavioural Paediatrics (DBP) – Invitation for Enrollment of Training Programme (commencing from 1st July 2018)

The Developmental-Behavioural Paediatrics (DBP) is now recognised as a Paediatric Subspecialty in the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians, it has been registered in the Specialist Register in The Medical Council of Hong Kong since 3 July 2013.

We are now calling for application enrollment of DBP trainees for Year 2018, please kindly find enclosed files of Training Programme, Application Information and Training Application Form for your attention.  Training Programme and abovementioned information are also available at the College website: www.paediatrician.org.hk

The deadline for enrollment of the DBP Training Programme will be on 15^th May 2018 (Tuesday), 5:00 pm.

Eligible applicants will be notified after the deadline for interview to be held in early-June 2018. Successful applicants will be notified around mid-June 2018. The training programme is expected to commence on 3^rd July 2018.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.

Best regards,

Dr Patrick Ip

Honorary Secretary

DBP Subspecialty Board

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To: All Fellows, Members and Associates of the College

2018 Best Young Investigator Prize

To encourage research by colleagues, the Best Young Investigator Prize was created in 2015 to be awarded annually to the best paper published between 1^st July of previous year and 30^th June of the awarding year.

Eligibility

Entry into the Best Young Investigator Prize competition is voluntary.

Applicants must be members of the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians (including Associate Members, Members and Fellows) AND aged 46 years or under as at 30^th June 2018. 

The papers should be published in peer-reviewed print or electronic journals, and written in English or translated into English if they are written in languages other than English.

Only the first author or corresponding author is eligible to apply. One paper is eligible for only one submission, and each paper will be allowed to compete for only one prize.

If the paper has previously been awarded the Best Dissertation Prize of the College prior to publication, it will not be eligible for the Best Young Investigator Prize and vice versa.

The decision of the assessment panel will be final.

 Submission

Submission deadline for the year 2018 Prize is 31^st August 2018.  Interested colleagues can email their papers (PDF or MS Word format) together with the Application Form to the College Secretariat ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) on or before 31^st August 2018.

The Best Young Investigator Prize will include a cash reward of HK$5,000 and will be presented during the College annual dinner in December.

Scientific and Research Subcommittee

Hong Kong College of Paediatricians

Neonatal Resuscitation Course (NRP course) in Chengdu and Ninxia

To: All Fellows of the College

The College Foundation will organize two NRP courses in Chengdu and Ninxia on May this year. The itinerary as below for your reference. All NRP instructors who can communicate in Mandarin are welcome to help in teaching NRP in China. Hope that we can have a good start in Yinchuan!

For those who are interested, please contact the College Secretariat by e-mail at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Dr Cheung Kam Lau

Chairman 

Hong Kong College of Paediatricians Foundation 

Dear Associates,

Please be informed that the next MRCPCH Applied Knowledge in Practice Examination will be held on 8 May 2018. Candidates wishing to sit the above 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
19 February 2018 – 7 March 2018

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.

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:
http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/training-examinations-professional-development/assessment-and-examinations/examinations/theory-exa-2 

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 (http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/theoryexams/samplepapers  ).

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 with the RCPCH well before the application period. You are not able to apply for any examinations online until your registration is accepted. You need to have a RCPCH number in order to access your online application forms for your exams.

Thank you for your kind attention.

College Secretariat