2009 Apr – Infections Disease Update Courses

Organizer: Department of Microbiology and the Centre of Infection, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

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This is the 10th intake of the Programme which started in 1998. The programme is made up of six two-day courses over a period of two years. The aim is to bring latest advances in the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases to practising clinicians in practicable and understandable terms by local and overseas experts in infectious diseases.

Course 1 had already been held from 22-23 November last year.

The upcoming course will be held from 18-19 April 2009 

The course fee is HK$ 1000 for two full days, inclusive of lecture handouts and refreshments.

Venue: Lecture Theatre of the William MW Mong Block of the Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong.

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Topics that will be covered include:

 
18 April 2009, Saturday, 9:00 – 12:15

 What is new about Clostridium difficile infection in Hong Kong (Speaker : VCC Cheng)

 Procalcitonin and sepsis (Speaker : SKP Lau)

 Mycotic aneurysm and infected vascular prostheses (Speaker : CW Ting)

 EV71 in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, and Singapore: policy and controversy (Speaker : HF Tsang)

 Colonization resistance: relevance to antimicrobial treatment regimens (Speaker : VCC Cheng)

18 April 2009, Saturday, 13:15 – 16:30

 Intravascular catheter-related infections and antibiotic lock therapy (Speaker : VCC Cheng)

 Antimicrobial-impregnated device and indwelling device infections (Speaker : SSY Wong)

 Wound infection as a surgical emergency: myiasis (Speaker : SSY Wong)

 Infectious disease emergencies: a real entity (Speaker : KY Yuen)

 Pet-related infections (Speaker : SSY Wong)

19 April 2009, Sunday, 9:30 – 12:45

 Intracranial abscesses and infections of neurosurgical shunts and drains (Speaker : YW Fan)

 Spinal epidural abscess: an oft-delayed diagnosis (Speaker : YW Wong)

 Neurogenic fever (Speaker : KY Yuen)

 Infective complications in intravenous drug abusers (Speaker : BSF Tang)

 Infective complications of monoclonal antibody therapeutics (Speaker : PL Ho)

19 April 2009, Sunday, 13:45 – 16:30

 A to Z of antibiotics (Speaker : KY Yuen)

 Recurrent cellulitis and lymphoedema (Speaker : PCY Woo)

 Quantitative cultures in infectious disease (Speaker : SKP Lau)

 Antibacterial stockpiling for pandemic influenza (Speaker : PL Ho)