Scientific Symposium
HKMSS 1st Annual Scientific Meeting
24 Nov 2012
12:30 - 17:00
Sheraton Hotel & Towers HK
Speaker(s)
Prof. Koon-Ho Chan
HKMSS Council
Prof. Ching-Piao Tsai
National Chung Hsing University
Taiwan
Dr. Ka-Lock Shiu
HKMSS Council
Dr. Winnie Wong
HKMSS Council
Dr. Tak-Hong Tsoi
HKMSS Council
After its inauguration in May 2012, the HKMSS held its first Annual Scientific Meeting on 24 November 2012 at the Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel. Dr. Patrick Li, the President of the Hong Kong College of Physicians, who was also the Honorary Fellow of the HKMSS, give the opening remarks, which was followed by a welcome message by Dr. KH Chan, our President.
Neuomyelitis Optica in Hong Kong Chinese
Dr. Chan then gave the first talk in the ‘Central Nervous System Inflammatory Demyelinating Disorders among Asians’ session, titled ‘Neuomyelitis Optica in Hong Kong Chinese’.
Diagnosis and Treatment of MS and NMO and Taiwan
Prof. Ching-Piao Tsai from Taiwan enlightened us in the second topic ‘Diagnosis and Treatment of MS and NMO and Taiwan’. The session was chaired by Dr. Patrick Li and Dr. Edmund Woo.
Cognitive Impairment in MS: Commoner Than You Think
In the second session, ‘Interesting Topics in Multiple Sclerosis’, which was chaired by Dr. KK Lau and Dr. SH Ng, our Vice-president Dr. KL Shiu explored cognitive impairment in MS, titled ‘Commoner Than You Think’.
Pregnancy and Multiple Sclerosis
Dr. Winnie Wong, as a female MS specialist, gave her insights on ‘Pregnancy and Multiple Sclerosis’.
Advances in Management of Multiple Sclerosis
In the last session, ‘Advancement in Treatments of Multiple Sclerosis’, chaired by Dr. Jonas Yeung and Dr. WK Cheng, Dr. TH Tsoi updated us on the ‘Advances in Management of Multiple Sclerosis’, which was followed by a closing remarks from Dr. KL Shiu.
Our society’s 1st ASM has been a great success thanks to our honorable overseas guest speaker, council members and the participation of our local neurologists and associates.