Introduction
The Hong Kong Nephrology Group is formed by a group of doctors and nurses with interest in the prevention and treatment of kidney diseases. The group is devoted to early detection of renal diseases, hypertension and diabetes mellitus and improvement in dialysis service in Hong Kong.
Vision and Mission
- To promote early detection and prevention of renal diseases including diabetic nephropathy, diabetes mellitus and hypertension
- To promote haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
- To promote organ donation in Hong Kong
- To act as a platform for public-private interaction with the public hospitals on renal patients management
- To act as a venue for continuing medical and nursing education on kidney disease management
- To express our expert views on matters relating to the nephrology
- To co-operate with other renal organizations for the betterment of renal service
Annual General Meeting
The 2021 AGM for the HKNG was held on 2021/12/4 and the following board members are elected
Chairman: Dr HO Chung Ping
VP Dr Gordon Siu,
Hon secretary Dr Angela Wang Yee Mon,
Hon Treasurer: Ms Wong Sui Lan,
Council members: Ms Fion Lau, Ms Lam Kar Wai and Ms Tam Yeuk Ming
The highlight of the AGM was the ‘Horizon in Nephrology’ lecture
Task Force on the Regulation of Private Health Care Facilities
The Hong Kong Government is proposing legislation on regulating private health care facilities including private satellite dialysis centres. The Hong Kong Medical Association set up a Task Force to study the legislation chaired by Dr Ho Chung Ping. The Task Force met with all the private satellite dialysis centres and had a meeting the the Food and Health Bureau officials to clarify different issues.
Dr Ho Chung Ping attended the Legislative Council Panel Meeting on 9 October 2017 and made an oral and written submission to represent members’ views. Our view was summarized as follows
We submit that we support the private haemodialysis facilities be regulated under the proposed regulation. The past record showed that private dialysis centres are of high standard and they are safe and efficient. It is now widely accepted as a mode of kidney therapy. We would stress that dialysis centres are usually of small scale compared with hospital centres and the standard applied should be practicable.
HK Dialysis Centre Liaison Group
There are now a number of dialysis centres in Hong Kong. Most of them are run by NGO’s and some by private enterprises. There is a clear need for coordination amongst dialysis centres for mutual support and improvement. For this reason, the HKNG formed an HK Dialysis Centre Liaison Group and during the inauguration, there was a lecture on ‘choosing the right dialyser for your patients’ and it was well received.
On-Line CME (continuing medical education) lectures
To enable more colleagues to attend our CME lectures, we have broadcasted our lectures live on the Facebook page. (https://www.facebook.com/HKnephrology/) Those colleagues who could not attend the lectures can view the lectures online in real time and can ask questions as Facebook ‘comments’ and got the answer from the speakers.
This is a novel attempt and would greatly increase the CME capacity. It was accepted by the Medical Council of Hong Kong on its policy meeting on 4th October 2017. The CME credit points so obtained will be recognized as those obtained though physical attendance of the lecture.
