Programme 2023
9 Sep (Sat) 10:45-12:15 | Multimodality treatment for early breast cancer: how to sequence 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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) 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 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 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 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 |