Date: 24 Mar 2010, Venue: ICU, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
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Highlights of the Thirteenth Council meeting on 23 March 2010
1. EGM has to be delayed because more time will be required for Inland Revenue Department to consider the application for status of charity body. The application requires submission of a revised M&A (prepared by Hon legal advisor) and annual activity plan of HKSCCM in year 2010 (prepared by Hon secretary). EGM will be called once all these procedures have been completed.
2. Annual report of HKSCCM of year 2009 was adopted by executive council. Soft copy will be accessible to all members at HKSCCM website.
3. HKSCCM has 81 active members including 67 ordinary members and 14 associate/ nursing members. The period of membership will last for two years.
4. Some members had ceased to be member of editorial board, and the editor-in-chief will invite colleagues from relevant units to fill up vacancies.
5. Donations are coming to Critical Care Medicine Foundation (CCMF) since establishment. The executive council has appointed Dr Tang Kam Shing to formulate the policy/ targeted recipients and scope of sponsored activities.
6. The guideline/ procedure of HKSCCM sponsorship to trainee/ fellow for attending academic activity (local and overseas) had been posted up in HKSCCM website. The executive council has appointed Dr Tang Kam Shing to write up executive summary and flow chart of procedure for ease of reference.
7. Treasurer has encountered logistics difficulty in subscribing affiliate membership of Asia Pacific Association of Critical Care Medicine (APACCM). Closed liaison between HKSCCM and bank is ongoing to solve the problem.
8. Treasurer has updated the information of HKSCCM and submitted to the World Federation of Societies of Intensive & Critical Care Medicine.
9. HKSCCM welcomes professional societies and companies from industry to co-organize scientific seminars targeted to our members. Any invitation of collaboration should be directed to Chairman as soon as possible for prior evaluation and subsequent approval. A council member will then be delegated to coordinate the details and promotion among HKSCCM.
10. HKSCCM will cease engagement with current Hon Auditor with effect from 1st April 2010.
11. Current logistics in holding inter-hospital grand rounds was reviewed. In future, units of private hospitals will be informed of the meeting as well.
Prepared by Dr Chan Yan Fat Alfred
Hon secretary of HKSCCM
24 March 2010