Dear College members,

Position Statement on Diagnostic Tests and Antiviral Treatment for Children with Influenza Infection

Please find attached the "Position Statement on Diagnostic Tests and Antiviral Treatment for Children with Influenza Infection" (the Statement) issued by our Hong Kong College of Paediatricians.

Our College is committed to provide evidence-based recommendations on issues related to child and adolescent health. We hope this Statement will help clarify misunderstanding and confusion surrounding these issues recently in the community.

Please feel free on how to use our Statement to better serve our community.

Yu Lung LAU
President
17 June 2016

To Members and Associates of the College

Please be informed that applications for the above examination are invited from 20 June 2016 until 18 July 2016. For information on application details, please click on this link ( http://www.paediatrician.org.hk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=46)

Payment should be made in HK dollars (HK$8,500) payable to Hong Kong College of Paediatricians.

Regards

College Secretariat

Dear Associates

Attached please find a circular detailing the application procedures for the above exam. Application period is from 20 June 2016 to 18 July 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 Fee
HK$15,800

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 Secretariat

Dear Associates,

Please be informed that the next MRCPCH Applied Knowledge in Practice Examination will be held on 6th September 2016. 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
20 June 2016 – 6 July 2016

Examination Fee
HK$8,400

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. Until your registration is accepted you are not able to apply for any examinations online. 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