Programme 2023

Automatically updated as of 2024-11-21 14:46 HKT
9 Sep (Sat)
10:45-12:15

Multimodality treatment for early breast cancer: how to sequence
Aqua Room
Chairs: Dr LAM Yeung Kit Billy, Dr FOO Wai Lum William


1. When should surgery come first?
Dr CHAN Ho Yan Yolanda
2. Systemic therapy: before or after surgery?
Dr FOO Wai Lum William
3. How does systemic therapy affect pathologic examination?
Dr WONG On Kit
4. Preoperative radiotherapy and breast reconstruction for breast cancer
Dr HO Chiu Ming

Palliative care in young adult & paediatric neurodegenerative diseases
Coral Room
Chairs: Dr HO Chun Wing Jerry, Dr CHAN Cheong Wai


1. Young adult PC: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (lecture co-presented by Drs Chan and Cheng)
Dr CHAN Ka Po
1. Young adult PC: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (lecture co-presented by Drs Chan and Cheng)
Dr CHENG Hon Wai Benjamin
2. Palliative care to children with neurodegenerative diseases—walk with patients and families
Dr LEE Tracy Yuen Han
3. The role of paediatric neurologist in palliative epilepsy care: experience sharing of ketogenic diet, corpus callosotomy and vagus nerve stimulator in patient with drug resistant epilepsy
Dr CHAK Wai Kwong, Mario

Multi-dimensional approach to immunology & allergy across HK & beyond
Crimson Room
Chairs: Dr LI Philip Hei, Dr LEUNG Sze Yin Agnes


1. Multi-Professional: the hub-and-spoke approach to drug allergy delabelling in the Asia Pacific region
Dr CHIANG Valerie
2. Multi-Regional: chronic hives and angioedema systematic evaluation (CHASE)-ing across the border
Dr LI Philip Hei
3. Multi-Disciplinary: the Hong Kong Allergy Alliance Roadmap for Development 2023
Dr LEUNG Sze Yin Agnes

Necrotizing soft-tissue infections: what matters in reducing mortality & limb loss
Olive Room
Chairs: Dr LAM Tat Chung Paul, Dr SHUM Hoi Ping


1. Surgical management of necrotizing fasciitis
Dr FOK Woon Man Margaret
2. Antimicrobial choices for necrotizing soft tissue infections—empirical and targeted
Dr WONG Tin Yau (Andrew)
3. Critical care management and application of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in necrotizing fasciitis
Dr TANG Kin Bong
9 Sep (Sat)
12:30-14:00

Saturday Symposium - Post-COVID era: back to normal
Aqua Room
Chair: Dr LAM Wilson


1. Focusing COVID-19 in those at-risk—clinical management perspective
Dr CHAN Man Chun Jacky
2. COVID-19 infection and autoimmune conditions
Dr CHUNG Ho Yin
3. Prevention of respiratory infections in post-COVID era
Dr LI Chun Man
9 Sep (Sat)
14:00-15:30

Management of differentiated thyroid cancer
Aqua Room
Chairs: Dr HO Pak Kin, Dr LIU Yuk Wah


1. Diagnostic imaging—the pearls and pitfalls
Dr LEUNG Ho Sang
2. Radioactive iodine and external radiotherapy in differentiated thyroid cancer
Dr WONG Chun Wai Kenneth
3. Surgical treatment—the current practice
Dr CHAN Wing Hong
4. Systemic treatment and beyond
Dr CHAN Wing Lok

Eye and salivary gland inflammation
Coral Room
Chairs: Dr CHAN Tommy Chung Yan, Dr YU Ka Lung Carrel


1. Inflammatory eye disease I
Dr FAN Ching Yim
2. Inflammatory eye disease II
Dr LAI Hiu Ping
3. Autoimmune salivary gland disorders—from diagnosis to sialendoscopic management
Dr WONG Chui Yan
4. Autoimmune eye disease and systemic involvement
Dr YU Ka Lung Carrel

Common knee disorders
Crimson Room
Chairs: Dr CHAN Wai Lam, Dr FU Chun Him Henry


1. Non-operative management of osteoarthritis of the knee
Dr CHEUNG Yim Ling Amy
2. Updates on meniscal surgery
Dr LO Chun Kwong
3. Joint preservation surgery for the knee
Dr CHAN Wai Lam
4. Advances in knee replacement surgery
Dr Michael Tim Yun ONG

Hearing problems & brain diseases
Olive Room
Chairs: Dr LEE Wing Yan Michael, Dr CHAN Kam Tong Tony


1. Tinnitus and hearing loss—from diagnosis to management
Dr CHANG Wai Tsz
2. Endovascular treatment for pulsatile tinnitus
Dr CHU Chi Ho Alberto
3. Radiosurgery and hearing preservation surgery for acoustic neuroma
Dr YAM Kwong Yui
4. Chronic tinnitus: western medicine could pick up Chinese medicine effectiveness
Dr YU Chau Leung Edwin
9 Sep (Sat)
15:45-17:15

Review on important urogenital issues in women’s health and men’s health
Aqua Room
Chairs: Dr CHEON Willy Cecilia, Dr MAK Siu King, Dr WONG Kwok Tin Martin, Dr CHENG Elaine Yee Lan, Dr LEUNG Kwong Chuen Angus


1. Updates and challenges in management of overactive bladder
Dr WONG Kwok Keung
2. Advances in MIS treatment for pelvic organ prolapse—laparoscopic pectopexy
Dr LAU Ka Wing
3. Personalized prostate health assessment and treatment in elderly
Dr KAN Wai Man
4. Urological conditions of perimenopausal ladies—an overview
Dr CHIU Yi

Update on management of musculoskeletal pain
Coral Room
Chair: Dr WONG Ho Shan Steven


1. Interventional procedures for common pain conditions
Dr CHAN Chi Wing
2. Management of psychiatric aspects of chronic pain
Dr YIP Pui Lam
3. Integrative Chinese and western medicine in pain management
Dr LAW Man Shun

What is new in rheumatology & autoimmune diseases
Crimson Room
Chair: Dr TO Chi Hung


1. How to interpret ANA and other important tests in rheumatology and immunology
Dr KWOK Yan Kitty
2. How to diagnose autoimmune rheumatic disease? Update on new classification criteria
Dr CHAN Chiu Wai Shirley
3. Breakthrough in targeted therapy for autoimmune diseases
Dr TAM Ho Pui Lydia
4. New diseases in rheumatology
Dr YEUNG Wan Yin

Updates on management of secondary cleft care
Olive Room
Chairs: Dr CHAO Nicholas Sih Yin, Dr LAU Chun Yu River


1. Alveolar cleft and orthognathic surgery
Dr HO Lai In Jeni
2. Cleft orthodontics
Dr WONG Ka Wai Frank
3. Surgery for velopharyngeal insufficiency
Dr TANG Man Yee Paula
9 Sep (Sat)
17:15-18:45

Plenary - Medico-legal issues
Coral Room
Chair: Dr LEE Wai Hung Danny


1. Criminalization of medical errors—the ethical and legal fallout
Dr Rob HENDRY
2. Armchair discussion
Mr Ricky P. H. WU
2. Armchair discussion
Ms Alison V. S. SCOTT
2. Armchair discussion
Ms Jaime C. Y. LAM
2. Armchair discussion
Dr KWOK Po Yin Samuel
2. Armchair discussion
Dr Rob HENDRY
10 Sep (Sun)
09:00-10:30

Update in liver, lung and prostate cancer management
Aqua Room
Chair: Dr NG Kim Pong Kenny


1. Neoadjuvant treatment in resectable NSCLC
Dr LEUNG Roland Ching Yu
2. Update in systemic treatment of HCC
Dr Rashid N LUI
3. Update in prostate cancer management
Dr LEE Chi Yan Conrad

Red flags in clinical medicine and what's next
Coral Room
Chairs: Dr LI Kam Yin, Dr ONG Yeu Theng Charas


1. Headache/dizziness
Dr LEUNG Kar Ming
2. Children with fever
Dr CHAN Tak Yan Norman
3. Low back pain
Dr CHAN Ying Kei
4. Interactive discussion of cases seen in emergency department
Dr CHEUNG Koon Ho Ralph

Obesity in GI and liver diseases
Crimson Room
Chairs: Dr MAK Lung Yi, Dr MAK Wing Yan


1. Obesity and the gut microbiome
Dr MAK Wing Yan
2. Recent advances in managing metabolic associated fatty liver disease
Dr WONG Wai Sun Vincent
3. An update on obesity management guidelines
Dr TSUI Tsun Miu
4. Medical management of obesity patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease
Prof WU Che Yuen Justin
5. Current approaches in bariatric and metabolic surgical and endoscopic procedures for obese patients
Dr CHAN Siu Yin

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in GP and clinical practice
Olive Room
Chairs: Dr CHAN Kin Wai, Dr CHIU King Yung


1. POCUS application and training in general practice
Dr DAO Man Chi
2. Use of MSK POCUS in general practice
Dr CHAN Kwok Wai
3. POCUS for emergency medicine
Dr TSUI Chi Leung
4. Can we learn POCUS on social media?
Dr CHEUNG Lap Woon
10 Sep (Sun)
10:45-12:15

Robotic surgery and rehabilitation
Aqua Room
Chairs: Dr CHAK Wai Kwong, Dr CHUNG Tat Ming Daniel


1. Robotic total hip replacement: gimmick or necessity?
Dr FU Chun Him Henry
2. Robotics in rehabilitation
Dr KWOK Tsz Kin
3. Use of flexible robots in endoscopic surgery
Dr FAN King Man Joe
4. Robotics in neurosurgery
Dr WONG Sui To

Surgical management of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Coral Room
Chairs: Dr CHUNG Chun Kit Joseph, Dr LIEW Cho Hwei Julianna


1. Multi-level sleep surgery
Dr HO Shi Yeung
2. Hypoglossal nerve stimulation
Dr WONG Andrew Chun Lok
3. Aesthetically and functionally driven maxillomandibular advancement
Dr WAN Chi Ching Joan

Recent advances in urological malignancies
Crimson Room
Chairs: Dr YEUNG Hip Wo Victor, Dr LEUNG Clarence Lok Hei, Dr CHAN Shu Yin Eddie, Dr WONG Sin Man


1. Recent advances on robotic partial nephrectomy
Dr NGO Chang Chung
2. RARP using the Versius surgical robotic system
Dr TEOH Yuen Chun Jeremy
3. Image-guided ablation for early renal cell carcinoma
Dr CHENG Ka King
4. Is there still a role for laproscopic/open partial nephrectomy in 2023?
Dr WONG Chun Him Francis

Autoimmune neurological disorders
Olive Room
Chairs: Dr CHAN Hiu Fai Germaine, Dr SO Ho


1. Autoantibodies for neurological disorders
Dr YIP Lai Kuen
2. Autoimmune movement disorders with video illustrations
Dr CHAN Hiu Fai Germaine
3. Management of autoimmune movement disorders
Dr MA Ka Yan
4. New understanding and treatment of dermatomyositis
Dr SO Ho
10 Sep (Sun)
12:30-14:00

Sunday Symposium - Policy review on primary health care
Aqua Room
Chairs: Dr LAM Tzit Yuen David, Dr FONG Ben Yuk Fai


1. Primary health care development for Hong Kong
Dr PANG Fei Chau
2. Sustainable health care financing
Prof YUEN Pok Man Peter
3. The role of nurses in primary health care
Mr WONG Kin Wing Jimmy
10 Sep (Sun)
14:00-15:30

Pancreatic tumour: from diagnosis to surgery & beyond
Aqua Room
Chairs: Dr HO Kit Man, Prof CHEUNG Tan To


1. Recent advances in pancreatic imaging—from anatomy to functional
Dr CHIU Wan Hang Keith
2. Latest advances in pancreatic cancer diagnosis and treatment by EUS
Dr LAI Hin
3. Current review of surgical management of pancreatic head cancer
Dr CHEUNG Yue Sun
4. Oncology treatment in pancreatic cancer
Dr CHIANG Chi Leung

Advances in virtual surgical planning in head and neck region
Coral Room
Chairs: Dr CHOW Kwan Ho, Dr HO Lai In Jeni


1. Digital dental implant planning
Dr LAM Yu Hang Walter
2. Innovative virtual surgical planning design for maxillofacial reconstruction
Prof Richard Yuxiong SU
3. Managing facial fractures with virtual surgical planning and 3D printing
Dr TONG Yu Tai
4. Preoperative and intraoperative planning for multidisciplinary skull base surgery
Dr MAK Hoi Kwan Calvin

Recent advances in respiratory medicine
Crimson Room
Chairs: Dr CHU Chung Ming, Dr WANG Kwan Ling Julie


1. Management of severe asthma
Dr LEUNG Roland Chung Chuen
2. Is there any new treatment for COPD?
Dr WANG Kwan Ling Julie
3. Small lung nodule discovered on CT—what to do?
Dr CHU Chung Ming

Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB): updates from diagnosis to treatment
Olive Room
Chair: Dr TANG Kwok Keung


1. First encounter: clinical approach in primary care perspectives
Dr WONG Sau Kuen
2. Classification of AUB: overview of diagnostic approaches and management
Dr LAU Chin Ho Samson
3. Uterine artery embolisation in AUB
Dr WONG Sin Man
4. Clinico-histopathological correlations of AUB
Dr LAU Wing Sze
10 Sep (Sun)
15:45-17:15

Management of T1 rectal cancer & neuroendocrine tumours (NETs)
Aqua Room
Chairs: Dr YIP Hon Chi, Dr CHU Simon


1. Endoscopic management of localised rectal NET
Dr LAU Ho Shing Louis
2. Diagnostic approach to early rectal cancer
Dr NG Man Wah Vienna
3. Endoscopic versus surgical therapy for T1 rectal cancer
Dr FUNG Tak Lit Derek
4. Adjuvant therapy after local therapy for early rectal cancer
Dr CHOI Kwok Keung Calvin

Upper blepharoplasty in Asians
Coral Room
Chairs: Dr PANG Suet Ying, Dr CHEUNG Janice Jing Chee


1. Surgical pearls of upper blepharoplasty
Dr CHAN Karen Kar Wun
2. Blepharoptosis: a plastic surgeon perspective
Dr LEUNG Shue Cheong Mark
3. Stitch method in blepharoplasty [lecture available to physical attendees only]
Dr NG Lung Kwan
4. Medial epicanthoplasty [lecture available to physical attendees only]
Dr WONG Wai Man

Immunotherapy & novel treatments
Crimson Room
Chairs: Dr LEE Siu Hong, Dr CHOI Ho Keung Peter


1. The caveats of immunotherapy
Dr LAU Kin Sang
2. Triple negative breast cancer: not entirely negative
Dr HSUE Chan Chee Victor
3. Therapeutic conundrum in metastatic gastric cancer
Dr LAM Ka On
4. Cracking the code: targeted therapies in lung cancer
Dr POON Che Mun Patricia

Autistic spectrum disorder, ADHD, & associated physical/developmental issues
Olive Room
Chairs: Dr YIP Pui Lam, Dr FONG Man Kei


1. Challenge in identification and treatment of co-occurence of ADHD and ASD
Dr TUNG Ka Yee
2. Management of paediatric movement disorders
Dr CHAK Wai Kwong, Mario
3. Parkinson disease: what's new and what has changed
Dr AU YEUNG Man Mandy
4. Deep brain stimulation for Tourette syndrome
Dr LEE Wing Yan Michael