Newsletter October 1999

Message from the President

Dear members and colleagues,

This is the first time I write to you after been elected President of the O&G Society. I first joined the Society in 1980 and became actively involved in the Council of the Society since 1989. During these years I enjoyed a lot when I joined the functions of the Society: both academic and social alike. Since the formation of the Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, some colleagues started to doubt the continual functioning of the OGSHK. To me I think the OGSHK still has a significant role to play amongst the O&G community of Hong Kong. The reasons are as follows:

  1. The OGSHK is the official representative of the specialty in FIGO. This status is independent from that of mainland China and that should be maintained. This representation cannot be easily transferred to HKCOG
  2. Traditionally the OGSHK has been a very accommodative organization. We have very generous criterion for membership and we welcome non-medical practitioners to join as Associate Members.
  3. The OGSHK has been actively involved in public health education. In collaboration with the pharmaceutical companies, we run health talks for the lay public and telephone hotlines for public enquiry.
  4. Many of us are members of both OGSHK and HKCOG and indeed we are one community with common interests. In fact there does not exist any rivalry between the two organizations. I hope you will encourage your friends and in particular your junior colleagues to join this big family. I am sure they will find it useful and enjoyable as what I have experienced for the past 19 years.

Yours sincerely

Dominic Li

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Message from the Honorary Secretary

Secretary The 20th Biennial General Meeting was held on the 6 May 1999 in Sheraton Hotel and a new Council was elected. The names of the office bearers and council members were listed below:

President Dr. Dominic Li Fuk Him
Vice President Dr. Cheung Tak Hong
Hon Secretary Dr. Lam Siu Keung
Hon Treasurer Dr. Mok Ka Ming
Council Members: Dr. Joseph Woo Sai Kit
Dr. Clement Leung Kai Man
Dr. Nancy Fok Lai Ling
Dr. May Chan Yuk May
Professor Hextan Ngan
Dr. LCH Tang (Past President)

If you have any problems relating to the Society, please kindly contact one of the above Council Members or the Hon Secretary directly (please note the new correspondence address printed below). Enclosed please find the pamphlet and abstract form of the XVII Asian Oceanic Federation of O&G Congress to be held in Singapore in July 2000. The FIGO meeting will be held in September 2000 in Washington DC. The FIGO meeting this year is especially important for us as Hong Kong is bidding to host the 2006 FIGO meeting in Hong Kong. Hope all of our members can attend one or both meetings. The FIGO preparatory committee will send a brochure to all our members at a later date.

The OGSHK will organize monthly health talks to public in January to July 2000 on common O&G topics, any member interested please contact the Hon Secretary.

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Scientific Meetings

28 September 1999
Maternal Fetal Medicine in Australia
Associate Professor Chan Fung Yee
Sheraton Hotel, 4/F
Registration: 2566 8711
5 October 1999
The Bourne Hall Experience of the
New Gonadotrophins
Dr. Peter Brisden, UK
Great Eagle Hotel Ballroom
Registration: 28052112
12 October 1999
Treatment of Endometriosis
Drs. WK Lo, CS Chan, KB Cheung
Sheraton Hotel, Ballroom
Registration: 23956095

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Message from the Honorary Treasurer

Reminder for those who has not paid the 1999 Annual Subscription Fee (HK$400), please kindly forward your cheque to Dr. MOK Ka Ming, c/o Department of O&G, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong.

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Hotline for Public Enquiry

24 hours operation 2599 8333

Divided into 5 sections:

  1. Antenatal and postnatal care; labour and delivery
  2. Baby care
  3. Contraception
  4. Common topics-menopause and HRT
  5. Products introduction (sponsored by Wyeth HK Ltd)

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Local Meetings

November 20, 1999

FAOPS Perinatal Workshop (Eastern Region)
Organized by OGSHK, HK Society of
Neonatal Medicine and HK Midwives Association.
3/F Sheraton Hotel Kowloon
For registration please contact Dr.Bill Chan c/o Dept of Paediatrics, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong Phone: 8100 0520 Fax: 2340 0319
E-mail: bill.chan @ doctor.com
No registration fee, please see programme at the last page


November 25-27, 1999

ISPCAN 5th Asian Conference on
Child Protection
Organized by Social Welfare
Department, ISPCAN, Against Child
Abuse
Venue: Sheraton Hotel, Tsim Sha Tsui.
Local participants: HK600
Contact: Federation of Medical
Societies of HK
Ph: 2527 8898
Fax: 2866 7530
e-mail: sigfmshk@netvigator.com
web: http://www.info.gov.hk/swd/english/info/news/index1.htm


August 24-25 2000

Second Scientific Meeting of Asian
Society for Female Urology
HK Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organized by: HKCOG,
HK Urological Association and
HK Continence Society (more detail to be announced later)


November 16-19, 2000

Drug Information Association Meeting November 16-19, 2000
organized by Drug Information
Association and the Clinical Trials Centre,
Faculty of Medicine, HKU
HK Academy of Medicine
Ph: 2871 8787
Fax: 2505 5577
e-mail: hkam@hkam.org.hk

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National Meetings

31st International Congress on

Pathophysiology of Pregnancy Beijing,
China 28-30.10.1999
Dept of Foreign Relations Chinese Medical Association
42 Dongsi Xidajie
Beijing 100710
China
Ph: +86 10 6525 0394
Fax: +86 10 6512 3754

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International Meetings

(*)=brochure available at the Hon Sect

4th International Scientific Meeting of RCOG.

Women's Health into the new millennium, 4-6.10.99 (*)
Cape Town, South Africa
Conference Secretariat
Global Conference
PO Box 44503
Claremont 7735 South Africa
Tel 27 21 762 8600
Fax 27 21 762 8606


Annual Meeting, American Uro-gynecologic Soceity

San Diego,
USA
14-17.10.1999


The Resource Centre American College of O&G
PO Box 96920 Washington DC
20090-6920
USA
Ph: +1 202 6385577


9th International Menopause Society World Congress on the Menopause
(*) Yokohama,
Japan 17-21.10.99
c/o Simul International Inc 13-9 Araki-cho,
Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 160
Japan
Tel: +81 3 32262822
Fax: +81 3 32262824



Kyoto Satellite Symposium of the 9th International Congress on Menopause

23.10.1999 (*)
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine,
Kawarmachi-Hirokoji,
Kamigyo-ku,
Kyoto 602,
Japan
Tel: +81 75 251 5560
Fax: +81 75 212 1265


The first world congress on contro-versies inn O&G & Infertility
Geneva,

Switzerland
28-31.10.1999
PO Box 50006
Tel Aviv 61500
Israel
Ph: +972 351 40000
Fax: +972 351 40077


10th World Congress of Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy Buenos Aires,

Argentina
7-11.11.99
Congresos Internacionales SA Moreno 584,
9th floor (1091) Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Tel: +54 1 3423216
Fax: +54 1 3310223


9th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Buenos Aires,

Argentina

14-18.11.1999
Juncal 2168-PB (1125) Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Tel: +54 1 824 6095
Fax: +54 1 824 7726


International Conference on Chinese Sexology and Sexual Health Education Bangkok, Thailand

24-30.11.1999 (*)
International Association of Chinese Medical Specialists and Psychologists
85-25 Kendrick Place,
Jamaica Estates New York 11432,
USA
Tel/Fax: +718 523 4523



2000


Annual Meeting, Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine
(formerly Society of Perinatal Obstetricians)
Miami Beach,
USA
31.1-5.2.2000

The Resource Centre American College of O&G

PO Box 96900 Washington DC
20090-6920
USA
Ph: +1 202 6385577


Annual Meeting,
The American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical pathology Orlando,

USA
13-17.3.2000
The Resource Centre American College of O&G
PO Box 96900 Washington DC
20090-6920
USA
Ph: +1 202 6385577


World Congress on Gynaecologic Endoscopy
Tel Aviv, Israel
26-29.3.2000
PO Box 500086
Tel Aviv 61500
Israel
Tel: +972 35140000
Fax: +972 35175674


April 1-2, 2000
52 th Japan Society of O&G Congress and International Workshop (3-4 April 2000) (*)

c/o The Congress Secretariat
52nd JSOG Annual Congress
Japan Society of O&G
Hokenkaikan Building
1-1, Ichigaya-Sadohara-cho,
Shinjuku-ku,
Tokyo 162-0842,
Japan
Ph: +81 3 3260 2296
Fax: +81 3 3269 2834
Web: http://www.jsog.or.jp/


The fetus as a patient Rome Italy
1-5.4.2000
2nd Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
University La Sapienza of Rome V. le Regina Elena,
324 00161
Rome Italy
Tel: +39 06 4460 484
Fax: +39 06 4469128


7th Biennial World Congress of Endometriosis.
London,
UK 14-17.5.2000 (*)
Medical Conference Organisers Congress House,
65 West Drive Cheam,
Sutton, Surrey SM2 7NB,
UK
Tel: +44 181 661 0877
Fax: +44 181 661 9036
e-mail: MedConfOrg@aol.com


Annual Meeting, The American College of O&G
San Franciso,
USA 20-24.5.2000
The Resource Centre American College of O&G
PO Box 96900
Washington DC 20090-6920,
USA Ph: +1 202 6385577

VIII European Congress on Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology Prague,
Czech Republic 7-10.6.2000
Czech Medical Association JEP
PO Box 88 Sokolska Street 31 CZ-12026 Praha 2,
Czech Republic
Ph: +4202294610
Web: http://www.congress.cls.cz/ pediatric gynaecology/


Annual Meeting, The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada,
Montreal,
Canada 16-21.6.2000
774 Echo Drive Ottawa,
Ontario K1S 5N8,
Canada
Ph: +1 613 730 4192
Fax: +1 613 730 4314

XV European Congress of O&G Basel,
Switzerland 21-24.6.2000
AKM Congress Service Clarastrasse 57 CH4005 Basel,
Switzerland
Fax +41 61 686 7788
e-mail akm@bluewin.ch

Vth European Congress on Menopause Cophenhagen,
Denmark 1-5.7.2000
PO Box 41, Stradvejen 171,
DK2900 Copenhagen Denmark
Ph: + 45 39 469 500
Fax: +45 39 460 515
Web: www.emas2000.ics.dk

XVIIth Asian and Oceanic Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
Singapore 9-14.7.2000
302 Orchard Road #16-01/02/03
Tong Building
Singapore 238862
Tel: +65 737 0275
Fax: +65 737 6430

13th World Congress on Medical Law Helsinki,
Finland 6-10.8.2000
Helsinki-Finland Congress Bureau Fabianinkatu
4B11 FIN-00130 Helsinki,
Finland
Tel: +358 96689540
Fax: +358 966895410

XVI FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics Washington,
DC, USA (*) 3-8.9.2000
Events International Meeting Planners 759 Victoria Square,
Suite 300, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada H2Y 2J7
Ph: (514) 286 0855
Fax: (514) 286 6066
info@eventsintl.com

Gynaecological Endoscopy 2000 New technologies for the 3rd millennium (*)
9th Congress of the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy ESGE Paris,
France 19-21.10.2000
(Expert Conference in Clermont-Ferand on 18.10.2000)
Secretariat: CONVERGENCES-GYNENDO 2000 120 avenue Gambetta F-75020 Paris
Tel: +33 143 64 7777
Fax: +33 1 40310165

Annual Meeting, American Society of Reproductive Medicine
San Diego, USA
21-25.10.2000
The Resource Centre
American College of O & G
PO Box 96920
Washington, DC, USA
New corrrespondence address of
Hon Secretary:
Dr. Lam Siu Keung Dept of O&G,
Kwong Wah Hospital,
25 Waterloo Road,
Kwoloon.
Telephone: 23322311/27815097
Fax: 27815269
Pager: 71128993--5935

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