2009 Mar 17 – 7th Meeting

Chairman:

Dr Yan Wing Wa

Consultant, ICU of PYNEH

Present:

Dr Chan Kin Wai

AC, ICU of PYNEH

 

Dr Chan King Chung Kenny

AC, ICU of PYNEH

 

Dr Chan Pik Kei Osburga

AC, ICU of QEH

(Secretary)

Dr Chan Yan Fat, Alfred

AC, ICU of CMC

 

Dr Ching Chi Keung

SMO, ICU of TKOH

 

Dr Law Kin Ip

Consultant, ICU of UCH

 

Dr So Sheung On

SMO, ICU of KWH

 

Dr Tang Kam Shing

AC, ICU of TMH

 

Dr Tsang Chi Chung, Chris

AC, ICU of NDH

(Chief editor)

Dr Lau Chun Wing

AC, ICU of PYNEH

Absent with apology

Dr Chan Wai Ming

Consultant, ICU of QMH

 

Dr Lam Koon Ngai, Philip

AC, ICU of PWH

:

Dr Tai Kian Bun

AC, CCMU of AHNH

 

Ms Leung Fung Yee

Nurse representative, HKACCN

n          Minutes was adopted with no amendment

 

 

All members

n          Company Registries had finish the registry process

n          Official chop/ seals and hard copies of documents will be kept by secretary. These will be handed over to the honorary secretary of council of next term

n          M & A hard copies were distributed during meeting

 

 

 

 

 

 

n            A new bank account has just been set up at Hang Seng Bank before the meeting. The integrated banking service includes cheque book, credit card and internet access to account transaction. Four council members had been authorized to execute transaction, for which two out of four signatures are needed. They are: chairman; secretary; treasurer and Dr Law Kin Ip.

n            The new account requires certificate for exemption from profit tax in order to fully operate the account. Auditor will continue to urge Inland Revenue Department to issue the certificate as early as possible

n            Recruitment of new members and renewal of existing membership subscription will proceed when bank account becomes fully functional

n            The old accounts including one current and one saving will be closed and the sum of money be donated completely to the new company account

 

 

 

 

Treasurer

 

 

 

Secretary

Auditor

 

 

 

Secretary

 

 

Chairman

n          Chief Editor had announced to members during last inter-hospital meeting about the opening of HKSCCM website on 20/01/2009.

n          The website had been hit for > 10,000 episodes at the time of council meeting. Chief Editor expressed gratitude to all council members and their affiliated units in making contribution to the website

n          Dr Chan Kin Chung had upgraded the operational plan provided by server, in order to meet the increasing popularity and the ample content.

n          “Google” and “Yahoo” already included HKSCCM website in their search list.

n          Council proposed to draft a new position statement on “Catheter-associated blood stream infection” and upload to website. Dr Chan Wai Ming was nominated as the coordinator.

n          Chief Editor will remind the CCM fellows to kindly submit their dissertation topics and/ or abstracts for uploading to website.

n          In future, the feasibility to include advertisement from pharmaceutical companies will be explored.

 

Dr Lau Chun Wing

 

 

 

 

 

Webmaster

 

 

 

 

 

Dr Chan Wai Ming

 

 

Dr Lau Chun Wing

 

n         Dr Tang Kam Shing, chairman of the organizing committee had reported the following to council:

 

1.         The joint annual scientific symposium of HKSCCM and HKACCN will be on 17-18/10/2009 instead.

2.         The venue is confirmed to be Hospital Authority building after balancing the cost and availability.

3.         Confirmed overseas speaker: Professor Paul Mayo

4.         Confirmed local speakers: Dr Yan Wing Wa; Hong Kong Poison Information center; Mr Ng Ming Lam; Dr Chung Chin Hung; Professor Samantha Pang.

5.         Sponsorship is still under negotiation with various pharmaceutical companies.

6.         Hong Kong College of Anesthesia (HKCA) had once shown interest to join HKSCCM in part of the programme. However HKCA now decides to call off further collaboration due to presence of many unanticipated constraints

7.         International Conference Consultants Limited will serve as role of secretariat for the conference

8.         Dr Chan Wai Ming has agreed to join the organizing committee. The OC will continue to expand as the preparation work of symposium accumulates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

n          The discussion is delayed to next council meeting because Dr Lam Koon Ngai Philips is not available

 

 

 

 

n          Adult Multiprofessional Critical Care Review Course (AMCCRC) is designed by Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) of US. The course consists of 40+ lectures and 6 problem-based learning discussions.

n          SCCM had formally invite HKSCCM to consider launching the program in Hong Kong

n          After open discussion, the council would like to decline the invitation from SCCM

 

 

 

n            The nomination will be confirmed on or before next council meeting. (Post-meeting note: Dr Wan Wing Lun AC of PMH/YCH) had kindly agreed to join the council meeting.

 

 

n           The bimonthly inter-hospital CCM meeting can accept sponsorship on refreshment. The date will be the second last Tuesdays of odd months unless otherwise specified