Scientific symposium, 13 Dec 2012

New evidence on managing MRSA pneumonia (Dr. Daniel H Kett, Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida, USA)

Scientific symposium, 17 Dec 2012

Pneumonia as a medical emergency (Prof. Antoni Torres, University of Barcelona)

Scientific Seminar: Travel & Infectious Diseases, 14 Oct 2012

Pre-travel vaccination and chemoprophylaxis (Dr. FAN Pang Yung, Port Health Officer, Travel Health Centre (HK), DH; Mentor, Travel Health Service, DH; Editorial Board Member, Travel Health Bulletin, DH)

Travel advice for pregnant women (Dr. Sarah BORWEIN, Director, TravelSafe Clinic Hong Kong; President, Asia Pacific Society of Travel Medicine; Site Director, GeoSentinel Hong Kong)

Regional Raise HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND) Workshop, 17, 18 March 2012, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers, Hong Kong

Abstract book

1. Day 1: HAND Why Who When How (Professor Ian Everall, Cato Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia)

2. Day 1: HAND Case 1 (Professor Ian Everall, Cato Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia)

3. Day 1: HAND Case Sharing (Dr Wong Chen Seong, Registrar, Infectious Disease, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore) (Dr Chan Lai Gwen, Registrar, Department of Psychological Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore)

4. Day 1: HAND Tools and Tricks, Advice and Experience (Dr Patrick Li, Chief of Service, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong)

5. Day 1: HAND Using Screening Tools (Dr Patrick Li, Chief of Service, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong) (Dr Dr Iris Chan, Clinical Psychologist, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong)

6. Day 2: HAND Concept to Clinic_Thanomsak (Dr Thanomsak Anekthananon, Consultant Infectious Disease Bumrungrad International Hospital Bangkok, Thailand)

The Hong Kong Society for Infectious Diseases 16th Annual Scientific Meeting, 10 March 2012

Management of MRSA pneumonia: new insights and continued challenges (Dr. Donald E. Craven, Chair, Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases & Prevention, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, USA)

Effect of antibiotics on ecology of resistant gram negative pathogens and management (Dr. Ellie J. C. Goldstein, Clinical Professor, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA)

Management of multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter infections (Dr. Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Associate Professor, Infectious Disease Division, Thammasat University Hospital, Thailand)

Advances in antiretroviral therapy (Dr. Kenny C. W. Chan, Senior Medical Officer, Special Preventive Programme, Public Health Services Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong)

Skin and Infectious Diseases, 15 Oct 2011

Superficial fungal infection (Dr. Cheng Tin-sik, Specialist in Dermatology & Venereology (Social Hygiene Service, CHP, DH), Clinical Assistant Professor (Hon.), CUHK)

Treatment of Skin Bacterial Infections in the Era of Community Associated Methicilin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (CA-MRSA) (Dr. Mona, Chiu Lai Shan, Specialist in Dermatology and Venereology)

Skin Manifestations in Systemic Infections (Dr CK Yeung, Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine Queen Mary Hospital)

The Hong Kong Society for Infectious Diseases 15th Annual Scientific Meeting, 19 March 2011

The management of invasive fungal infections (Cornelia Lass-Florl, Univ Prof. Dr. med., Head, Innsbruck Medical University Austria)

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): An Update (Margaret IP, Dept of Microbiology, CUHK)

Management of HIV and HBV co-infection: Asian perspective (Wan-Huei Sheng, National Taiwan University)

Scientific Seminar on Infectious Diseases Update, 30 Oct 2010

An Update on HIV Epidemiology & Antiretroviral Therapy in Hong Kong (Dr. Ada LIN - Kowloon Bay Integrated Treatment Centre (KBITC), Special Preventive Programme, Department of Health)

An Update on Diagnosis and Treatment of Syphilis (By Dr HO King-man - Consultant Dermatologist, Cheung Sha Wan Dermatology Clinic, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health)

The Hong Kong Society for Infectious Diseases 14th Annual Scientific Meeting, 6 March 2010

Emerging Infectious Diseases in Southeast Asia.... (Paul Ananth Tambyah - National University Hospital)

Exploring the diffusion of swine flu in Hong Kong (SS Lee - The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Management of MRSA infection (Dilip Nathwani - Ninewells Hospital & Medical School Dundee, Scotland DD1 9SY)

MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF RESISTANCE IN THE ICU (David Jay Weber, M.D., M.P.H. - Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics & Epidemiology Associate Chief of Staff, UNC Health Care University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)

Scientific Seminar on Pandemic Influenza, 17 Oct 2009

Half year into the pandemic: Hong Kong chapter - Dr Thomas Tsang, Controller, Centre for Health Protection

From pandemic preparedness to management: UK experience - Prof. Lindsey Davies, National Director of Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, Department of health, UK

Anti-infective Forum 2009, 6 June 2009

Management of Community-Acquired Respiratory Tract Infections: Community-Acquired Pneumonia and AECB(By Michael S. Niederman, MD)

The Hong Kong Society for Infectious Diseases 13th Annual Scientific Meeting, 7 March 2009

Programme Book

New treatments for HIV-1 infection (By Dr Sarah L. Pett - National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and National Clinical Research and St. Vincent¡¦s Hospital, Sydney, Australia)

Severe Human Influenza ¡V a local perspective (By Dr Nelson Lee - Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRENDS IN FUNGAL INFECTIONS (By Carol Kauffman - Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Michigan, USA)

Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Emerging Resistance and Importance of Empirical Treatment (By Po-Ren Hsueh, National Taiwan University Hospital)

Scientific seminar: Diagnosing common infections in general practice, 5 July 2008

Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis for Common Respiratory Infections (By Dr. Nelson Lee - CUHK)

Laboratory diagnosis of skin infections - a clinician's perspective (By Dr HO King-man)

Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases (By Kai Man KAM - Department of Health, HK)

Laboratory Diagnosis for Common Gastro-intestinal Infections (By Dr Vincent CC Cheng, QMH)

Anti-infective Forum 2008, 10 May 2008

Fungal Infections Insights From The Bench Side(By Dr. Mamie Hui - CUHK)

Treatment of Serious Fungal Infection: Role of a Novel Class of Antifungal Agents (By Daniel H. Kett)

12th Annual Sctientic Meeting, March 2008

LIFE THREATENING HEAD AND NECK INFECTIONS (By Anthony W Chow - MD, FRCPC, FACP)

Modern ART (By Jonathan D Cartledge - FRCP MD MBChB FHEA)

Interhospital Infectious Diseases Grand Round
21 Dec 2011	Scottish experience on ASP	Dr Winnie Sin, Dept of Medicine, AHNH
20 Apr 2011	Cholera and friends	Dr. Sophia Lamb, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital
23 Feb 2011	Men with skin lesions	Dr. Elsa Wong, Dept of Medicine & Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital
20 Oct 2010	A man with recurrent sorethroat presented with generalized lymphadenopathy and pyrexia of unknown origin	Dr KC Lung, Dept of Medicine, United Christian Hospital
25 Aug 2010	An update on Clostridium difficile associated disease (CDAD)	Dr Wyman Hui, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital
19 May 2010	A man with multiple skin nodules	Dr Tommy Tang, Dept of Medicine & Geriatrics, PMH
21 Apr 2010	Antiretrovirals & Arrhythmia	Dr Ada Lin (ITC, SPP)
24 Feb 2010	Topic review and clinical experience in management of CA-MRSA in a regional hospital	Dr YY Ng (Tuen Mun Hospital)
17 Dec 2009	Malaria - A Practical Approach	Dr Tommy Tang (Queen Elizabeth Hospital)
28 Oct 2009	An HIV patient with intracerebral lesions	Dr. Sophia Lamb (Princess Margaret Hospital)
23 Sept 2009	A case of difficult to treatment endocarditis	Dr. Wu Wai Fuk (Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital)
26 Aug 2009	Entamoeba histolytica Infection as an Emerging Parasitic Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Asia-Pacific Region Metabolic Complications in HIV-infected Taiwanese Patients in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy	Dr CC Hung (National Taiwan Unversity Hospital)
22 July 2009	Two cases of unusal skin lesions	Dr. Rocky Shum
15 April 2009	Metabolic costs of HIV infection and its treatment	Dr Grace Lui
25 Mar 2009	Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii: To Treat or Not To Treat	Dr. Kwong Tsz Shan
Dec 2008	An AIDS patient with pancytopenia and progressive cholestasis	Dr. Hui WM
Nov 2008	Managing Serious Infections Due to Gram-positive Organisms	Barry Eisenstein
Nov 2008	A Febrile Psychiatric Patient with Intestinal Obstruction	Ng Yuk Yung
Oct 2008	A case of PUO	Ada Lin
July 2008	Two cases of ascites	Sophia Lam
16 Apr 2008	Fever in a IVDA	Leung Wai Shing Lai Ho Kei
20 Feb 2008	A Case of Opportunistic Infection	-
17 Jan 2008	A gentleman with stroke	YY Ng
19 Dec 2007	Multiple Infections in a HIV-negative patient	Bonnie Wong
21 Nov 2007	Two immunocompromised patients with lung and skin lesions	Ada Lin
31 Oct 2007	Dilemma in treating invasive fungal infections in immunocomprised patients: two illustrative cases	W Lam
19 Sep 2007	A 38 year old gentlemen with fever and sore throat	Jonpaul Zee
22 Aug 2007	A 50 year old gentlemen with diarrhoea and shock	Winnie Sin

Scientific Seminar: Infectious disease emergency, 12 Jan 2008

Approach to Animal bites (By Dr. Wong Tin Yau - ICB)

CNS Infection (By Dr. Cheung Yuk-Fai - QEH)

Respiratory Infection (By Dr. Bing Lam - QMH)

Scientific Seminar: Update on Vaccines, 21 Jul 2007

Pneumococcal Vaccine in Children (By Dr. Kwan Yat-Wah - PMH)

VaricellaZoster Vaccine in Preventing Zoster in Elderly People (By Dr David Dai - PWH)

Rotavirus Vaccine (By Tony Nelson - CUHK)

Scientific Seminar: Community Infection with Outbreak Potential, 13 Jan 2007

Community-acquired Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) (By Dr. Margaret Ip - CUHK)

Upper respiratory tract infection in children (By Felix YS Yau)

Bacterial food poisoning (Dept of Health)

Norovirus infection(By Owen Tsang - PMH)