Date: 12 – 13 May, 2012 (Saturday and Sunday); Venue: Room N201, 2/F (New Wing), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center
The Hong Kong Medical Forum (HKMF) is an annual event organized by the Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong. The objective of the HKMF is for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) of different disciplines and subspecialties, through state-of-the-art lectures by local and overseas speakers who are distinguished specialists in their respective fields.
The target audience includes general practitioners, family and specialist physicians, clinicians of other specialties, basic and higher physician trainees, nurses, allied health professionals and medical students.
Main Themes
– Richard Yu Lecture: Search for protective factors of diabetic complications
– Advances in Endocrinology & Diabetes
– Innovative Therapies for Rheumatic Disorders
– Targeted Therapy in Advanced Colorectal Cancer Patients: What is the Standard in 2012?
– Interactive Workshop for Clinical Practices
– Updates in Important Neurological Disorders
– Evolving Concept in Hepititis C Therapy
– Controversial Issues on Gastroenterology and Hepatology
– Cancer Treatment in the Era of Molecular Targeted Therapy
Speakers
Jonathan Derrick Jun Adachi (Canada), Carsten Bokemeyer (Germany), Tak-Cheong Cheung (HK), Leung-Wing Chu (HK), Danilo Fliser (Germany), Ka-Yeung Fong (HK), Ivan Hung (HK), George King (USA), Tsz-Kin Kwok (HK), Ching-Lung Lai (HK), Chak-Sing Lau (HK), Kai-Fai Lee (HK), Suet-Yi Leung (HK), Wai-Keung Leung (HK), Wai-Sum Luk (HK), Gérard Mick (France), Lindsay Mollison (Australia), Fook-Hong Ng (HK), Richard O’Brien (Australia), Shun-Tong Sham (HK), David Siu (HK), Keith Stewart (USA), Josepha Tai (HK), Janice Tsang (HK), Hisashi Yamanaka (Japan), Man-Fung Yuen (HK)
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accreditation is available from Colleges under the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine and other local institutions
For further information, please visit: http://www.hku.hk/medicine/hkmf
Registration at http://www.hku.hk/medicine/hkmf_rego.htm
Regards,
Forum Secretariat
17th Hong Kong Medical Forum
Dept of Medicine
Tel: 2255-4607
Email: medinfo@hku.hk
http://www.hku.hk/medicine/
Final announcement booklet here