College Newsletter - February 2017
14/02/2017
Dear Members, Attached please find the new College Newsletter for your attention. College Newsletter, February 2017 Best regardsCollege SecretaryHong Kong College of Paediatricians38th Exit Assessment, 15th June 2017 (Thursday)
06/02/2017
Dear Members, The next Exit Assessment of the College will be held on 15th June 2017 (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 31st March 2017 (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 1st 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 2017 Best Dissertation Prize awarded by the College. Case reports will not be considered for the Prize. Thank you for your kind attention. College SecretariatSubspecialty of Genetics and Genomics [Paediatrics] (GG[P]) - Call for Application of First Fellows
11/01/2017
To All Fellows of the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians Please spend a few minutes to read this IMPORTANT announcement about the Accreditation of the Subspecialty of Genetics and Genomics [Paediatrics]. The College is also calling interested Fellows to apply for accreditation as FIRST FELLOW in the Subspecialty. The application form is attached. Please also note that the deadline for application is 6th March 2017 (Monday). Best Regards, Dr Chok Wan CHAN Director of Subspecialty Boards 10th January 2017Newsletter-2016-12
19/12/2016
To: All Fellows, Members and Associates of the College, College Newsletter December, 2016 Issue Please find attached the above College Newsletter for your information. Best regardsCollege SecretaryHong Kong College of PaediatriciansMRCPCH Clinical Examination, 23-24 February 2017 (Thursday & Friday)
18/11/2016
Dear Associates Attached please find a circular detailing the application procedures for the above exam. Application period is from 21 November 2016 to 16 December 2016. Relevant application forms and documents can be downloaded from the College website. * Please note that a Candidate Declaration Form will need to be completed and submitted with Application Form D. Examination FeeHK$16,600 Payment should be made payable to Hong Kong College of Paediatricians. Please note that candidates have a period of 7 years to complete the Clinical Examination from the date he/she passed all of the theory examinations. There is no limit to the number of attempts. If candidates are not able to pass the Clinical Examination within the seven years, he/she has to re-sit the Applied Knowledge in Practice Examination in order to take the Clinical Examination again. Thank you for your kind attention. College SecretariatMRCPCH Foundation of Practice, Theory & Science Examination (formerly Part I), 7th February 2017 (Tuesday)
18/11/2016
Dear Associates, Please be informed that the next MRCPCH Foundation of Practice, Theory & Science Examination will be held on 7th February 2017. 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 period21 November 2016 (Mon) – 7 December 2016 (Wed) Examination FeeFOP & TAS (both papers) HK$7,600FOP only (single paper) HK$4,700TAS 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. Until registration is accepted, candidates are not able to apply for any examinations online. 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 SecretariatNewsletter-2016-10
03/10/2016
To: All Fellows, Members and Associates of the College, College Newsletter December, 2016 Issue Please find attached the above College Newsletter for your information. Best regardsCollege SecretaryHong Kong College of PaediatriciansForum on the Impact of Hong Kong Children’s Hospital on
01/09/2016
Dear Fellows, Members and Associates of the College, As you know, the Hong Kong Children's Hospital (HKCH) is expected to be opened in 2018. All concerned parties in Hospital Authority especially the paediatric colleagues are actively preparing for the necessary hardware and software for its smooth operation. As the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians is responsible for maintaining the standard of paediatric training, we must work closely with the Hospital Authority. It is our duty to give recommendations on the optimal training model for Paediatrics and its subspecialties which in turn depends on the optimal arrangement of service delivery. College Council has decided to hold a Forum with details as follows to provide a platform for all interested colleagues to give suggestions on the HKCH: Event: College Forum on the Impact of Hong Kong Children's Hospital (HKCH) on the future Paediatric Training and Services Date: 24 September 2016 (Saturday) Time: 2:00 pm - 5:50 pm Venue: Function Room 1, 2/F Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong. The intended outcome is to propose the ideal training model for Hong Kong for primary, secondary and tertiary paediatric doctors (involving HA, DH, private) which will then have impact on how to arrange our service model. The intended deliverables are a) the curriculum of training programme for Basic and Higher General Paediatrics; b) the training centers and training teams; and c) the training rotations of trainees. The forum will be attended by stakeholders as follows: - College Council members - Chairpersons/representatives of Standing Committees and Young Fellows Subcommittee - COC chairpersons and COSs of all Paediatric Units - Subspecialty Boards / HA Clinical Work Groups / Subspecialty Society chairpersons Dr Lee Tsz Leung, the Hospital Chief Executive of HKCH has also agreed to give a talk on the progress of HKCH, and hear the discussion and concerns of our colleagues. As a Member the College, you are cordially invited to join this important Forum. Attached please receive a tentative programme of the forum for your information. To enable efficient use of time for a fruitful discussion, you are also encouraged to look at the presentation files of the speakers before the meeting. (Please scroll down to the end of the webpage to see the presentation files). To allow us to estimate the attendance, please kindly let us have your positive reply by a return email to the Secretariat Office (Attention: Kitty Ho), This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for registration by 26 August 2016 (Friday). We look forward to seeing you at the Forum. Prof LAU Yu Lung President Hong Kong College of Paediatricians Date: 10 August 2016Page 8 of 24