2013 Jun 24-28 – Hong Kong Infectious Disease Week 2013

Message from the organising committee

Dear Colleagues,

We have great pleasure to announce that the Hong Kong Infectious Disease Week 2013 will be held in the period 24 to 28 June 2013. The Hong Kong Infectious Disease Week is jointly organized by the Hospital Authority Infectious Disease Centre, Department of Medicine & Geriatrics of Princess Margaret Hospital, Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine of Princess Margaret Hospital, Infectious Disease Control Training Centre of Hospital Authority, The Hong Kong Society for Infectious Diseases and Hong Kong Society for Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases.  Seven distinguished infectious disease experts from the United Kingdom, USA, Greece and Australia and a number of renowned local experts have been invited to share with us in this event.

HAIDC has been organising the ID Conference since 2008 and has been met with great enthusiasm each year, thanks to the immense support of our colleagues. We sincerely urge you to enroll early as places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Participants will receive a programme book with printed notes together with a certificate of attendance. To reserve a seat, please visit our HA intranet website http://pmh.home/sites/idc/conference featuring details of the programme and online registration highlighted as follows:

Date & Time:

Adult Infectious Disease Seminar:

–       24 to 25 June 2013 (Mon to Tues): 8:30 am – 5:30 pm

–       26 June 2013 (Wed): 8:30 am – 11.45 am

Paediatric Infectious Disease and Immunology Course 2013:

–       27 to 28 June 2013 (Thurs to Fri) : 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Themes:

Adult Infectious Disease Seminar:

–       “Lessons from SARS and planning the way forward, multidrug-resistant gram negative organisms, fungal infection, HIV medicine, vaccination in adult”

Paediatric Infectious Disease and Immunology Course 2013:

–        “Vaccines and Immunisation”

Venue:

Lecture Theatre, 7/F, Block H, Princess Margaret Hospital, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon

Target audience:

Healthcare professionals practicing in the field of Medicine and Geriatrics, Family Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Pharmacy, etc.

Registration Fee:

Free of Charge

* Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) points applied.

Deadline for Registration:

30 May 2013

Enquiries:

Hotline:    (852) 2990 2872

Fax:          (852) 2990 2875

Email:  haidctraining@pmh.org.hk (Intranet) / haidctraining@ha.org.hk (Internet)

We look forward to welcoming your participation in what will be a most informative and exciting educational programme.

Best regards