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Results of College Written Exam 2021 in Chemical Pathology, Clinical Microbiology & Infection and Haematology

Trainee Presentation Session 2020

Venue: Pao Yue Kong Auditorium, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building

Time: 28 Nov 2020 13:45 - 18:00

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Introduction

Dr. YAU Tsz Wai Derek

13:45 - 13:55

Platform Oral Presentation

13:55 - 15:55

Dr. FUNG Ka Kin Ben

Risk Factors and Antibiotic Susceptibility to Cephalosporin/Beta-Lactamse Inhibitor Combinations for Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Dr. LEE Lok Hang Alfred

Diagnostic Stewardship Program for Urine Culture - the Impact on Antimicrobial Prescription in a Multi-Centre Cohort

Dr. LI Jing Xi Joshua

Cytomorphological Parameters in Correlation of Growth Pattern and Prediction of Grading of Ductal...

Results of College Exam 2020 (Council Meeting 29 September 2020)

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PRESS STATEMENT

Use of Over-the-counter COVID-19 Test Kits

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The College has noticed that a variety of over-the-counter Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) self-test kits are being promoted in the market. We are concerned that the public could be misled by the results of these kits.

These over-the-counter test kits usually utilize pinprick blood samples to detect IgG or IgM antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Antibodies are produced over days to weeks after infection; the level and timing of response vary among individuals. The performance of these kits, including sensitivity and specificity (i.e. respectively whether the test can accurately exclude COVID-19 infection and whether a positive result is reliable to indicate actual...