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- Course on HIV Control - (April 20 - 23, 2006)

 Rationale/Background  Assessment
 Course Objectives  CME/CNE Accreditation
 Course Contents  Entry Requirements
 Who should attend  Application Procedures
 Recognition  Supporting Documents
 Medium of Instruction  Selection Process
 Faculty  Fees
 Class Venue and Time  Information and Enquiries

Rationale/Background
  Worldwide, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) costs the lives of three million people per year. Effective strategies in responding to the HIV/AIDS epidemic include prevention, treatment and care, and control. Over the last two decades, however, the control of HIV infection has often been a neglected or misunderstood area because of the chronic nature of the disease, difficulty in determining onset of infections, and the perceived lack of effective intervention. With scientific advances, specifically the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the medical dimension of the infection is receiving more attention.

The study of field epidemiology is incomplete without addressing the uniqueness of the control of a chronic infection with diverse social and public health implications. As such HIV is the prototype of chronic infection. There are lessons from the control of HIV infection which could be applied to other fields in applied epidemiology.

This course aims to update health professionals on the principles and practice of the control of HIV infection.
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Course Objectives
 The Course is designed to enable participants to:
    (a) understand the principles of control of HIV infection in clinical, community and population settings;
    (b) acquire knowledge in clinical and public health HIV medicine, in context of its application for effective control;
    (c) develop skills in the synthesis of information on HIV/AIDS for epidemiological purposes; and
    (d) appreciate the ethical and social dimensions implicated in the control of the HIV epidemic.
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Course Contents
 
  • Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS and transmission dynamics
  • Introducing the principles of HIV control
  • HAART and its applications
  • Infection control and the management of needle-stick injuries
  • Acute infection and implications for control
  • The case of an HIV infected health care worker
  • Post-exposure prophylaxis in non-health care settings
  • Preventing mother-to-child HIV spread
  • STI in HIV control
  • Controlling HIV spread in injection drug users
  • Protecting blood safety
  • Molecular approach to tracking HIV
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Who should attend
 Medical, nursing and allied health professionals involved, planning to be involved or interested in the control of HIV infection are welcomed to join the Course. Candidates should have basic knowledge in HIV infection, infection control and/or microbiology.
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Recognition
  A Certificate on HIV control will be offered by the Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases of the School of Public Health, if the participants fulfill the Course requirements:
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Medium of Instruction
 English will be used as the language for instruction.
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Faculty
 Course director: Prof. LEE Shui-shan, Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, CUHK

Key invited speaker: Prof. Julian GOLD, Director, Albion Street Centre, Australia (The major community based multidisciplinary centre dealing exclusively with HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C clinical management, counseling, research, prevention and education.)

Faculty for the Course also includes:
  • Dr. Kenny Chan, Special Preventive Programme, Department of Health
  • Ms. CF Ho, HIV/AIDS Programme Office, Department of Health
  • Dr. KM Ho, Fanling Integrated Treatment Centre (SHS), Department of Health
  • Dr. CK Lee, Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service
  • Dr. MP Lee, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
  • Dr. Homer Tso, Past Chairman of Hong Kong Advisory Council on AIDS
  • Ms. WH Tse, Integrated Treatment Centre, Department of Health
  • Dr. KH Wong, Special Preventive Programme, Department of Health
  • Prof. Julian Tang, Department of Microbiology, CUHK
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Class Venue and Time
  Postgraduate Education Centre, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin
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Assessment
 Participants fulfilling the assessment requirements will be awarded the Certificate in HIV Control. The requirements are (a) over 80% attendance, (b) participation in all exercises, and (c) a pass in the examination.
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CME/CNE Accreditation
 
  CME / CNE / CNP Institute CME/CNE
1. Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists 15 CME points(Non-anaesthetic CME activities)
2. Hong Kong College of Community Medicine 10 CME points
3. College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong To be confirmed
4. Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine
5. Hong Kong College of Family Physicians
6. Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 5 CME points(Non O&C cat.)
7. College of Ophthalmologists of Hong Kong To be confirmed
8. Hong Kong College of Otorhinolaryngologists 2 CME points (Cat. 2.2)
9. Hong Kong College of Paediatricians 18 CME points (Cat. A)
10. Hong Kong College of Pathologists To be confirmed
11. Hong Kong College of Physicians 4 CME points
12. Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists To be confirmed  
13. Hong Kong College of Radiologists 26 CME points (Cat. B)
14. College of Surgeons of Hong Kong 18 CME points
15. Hong Kong Dietitians Association Ltd. To be confirmed
16. College of Nursing , Hong Kong 26 CNE points
17. Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Ltd. 15 CPD points
18. Practicing Pharmacists Association of Hong Kong To be confirmed
19. Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
20. CUHK CME Programme for Practicing Doctors 26 CME points
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Information and Enquiries
 
Telephone: (852) 2252 8812
Fax: (852) 2635 4977
Email: ceid@med.cuhk.edu.hk
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The Programme organiser reserves the right to cancel or postpone the Course if the number of registered students is insufficient or for other unforeseen reasons.