Community Psychological Medicine Course
社區精神醫學課程
This Course aims to help healthcare practitioners understand more about the psychological nature of the problems that are troubling their patients and how to better manage them. As an outgrowth of the Postgraduate Diploma in Community Psychological Medicine, this Course offers participants 10 seminars on important topics of psychological medicine. These include problems such as difficulty falling asleep at night, chronic pain and headaches that are not due to a known illness, loss of interest in things, and shortness of breath, heart palpitations or shaking while at rest, etc.
Specialists in psychiatry and family medicine, as well as clinical psychologists will serve as speakers at the seminars. Case presentations and role plays conducted by family physicians will link the discussion with everyday practice of the participants.
CME points will be applied upon completion of the Course.
Objectives
Background
The number of patients with psychological problems has been increasing and comprise a significant proportion of those seeking health services. They are frequently seen by healthcare practitioners at the primary care level, including primary care doctors, Chinese medicine practitioners, and nurses. This Course aims to offer basic and relevant training for practitioners who are interested and feel the need to enhance their understanding of patients' psychological problems and their competency in the care of these patients.
Objectives
- To promote the practice of psychological medicine at the primary care level
- To improve the knowledge, skills and confidence of healthcare practitioners in the care of patients with psychological problems
- To appreciate the interdisciplinary nature of psychological medicine
- To emphasise the importance of prevention and health maintenance in patients with psychological problems
Course Content
Ten seminars on the following topics* will be held every Saturday afternoon (2:30 - 4:30) between January and March:
Somatoform disorders| No. | Topic | Speaker |
| 1 | Overview and interview skills | Prof Mak Ki Yan |
| 2 | Psychotic disorders | Dr Chan Kwok Tung |
| 3 | Somatoform disorders | Dr Liem Shu Keung |
| 4 | Counselling and supportive psychotherapy | Dr Anthony Ho |
| 5 | Panic and phobic disorders | Dr Ronald Chen |
| 6 | Substance abuse | Dr Kan Chung Sing |
| 7 | Stress related disorders and management | Dr Joseph Tam |
| 8 | Sleep disorders | Dr Samuel Lai |
| 9 | Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders | Dr Ronald Chen |
| 10 | Mood disorders including bipolar disorders | Dr Jenny Tsang |
*Dates and Speakers may be revised
Venue
Seminar rooms, MMW Block, LKS Faculty of Medicine Building, HKU, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong KongCME Accreditations
Certificate of Attendance
A Certificate of attendance will be awarded to participants who have enrolled in the full Course and attended at least 80% of the sessions.
CME Accreditations
2019 CME results (for reference only)
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College /Association
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CME Points
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Max for whole function
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Per day
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CME category
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| Department of Health |
20
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2
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Non-specialists
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| Doctors Union |
20
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2
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Non-specialists
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| Hong Kong Medical Association |
20
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2
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Non-specialists
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| Hong Kong College of Family Physicians |
10
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2
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5.2
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Publications
Lam TP, Mak KY, Lam KF, Chan HY, Sun KS. Five-year outcomes of western mental health training for Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners. BMC Psychiatry. 2016; Oct 26:16(1):363. https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-016-1080-6
Lam TP, Lam KF, Lam EW, Sun KS. Does postgraduate training in community mental health make a difference to primary care physicians' attitudes to depression and schizophrenia? Community Mental Health Journal. 2015; 51(6):641-6. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10597-015-9829-9
Sun KS, Lam TP, Lam KF, Lo TL. Obstacles in managing mental health problems for primary care physicians in Hong Kong. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. 2015; 42(6):714-22. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10488-014-0605-x
Lam TP, Mak KY, Goldberg D, Lam KF, Sun KS. Western mental health training for Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 2012; 126(6):440-7. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2012.01867.x/full
People
Academic Director
Prof Tai Pong LAM
MBBS, MFM, PhD, MD, FRACGP, FRCP, FHKAM
Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong
Course Advisor
Prof Mak Ki Yan
MBBS, DPM, MHA, MD, MRCPsych & FRCPsych, FHKCPsych, FHKAM(Psych)
Specialist in Psychiatry
Honorary Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong
List of Speakers and Tutors
Dr Dawn Ai Hiu Fay
MBChB, FHKCFP, FRACGP, FHKAM(Family Medicine), PDipComPsychMed
Specialist in Family Medicine
Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Chan Kwok Tung
MBChB, FHKCPsych, FHKAM(Psych)
Specialist in Psychiatry
Dr Loretta Chan Wing Yan
MBBS, FHKCFP, FRACGP, FHKAM(Family Medicine), PDipComPsychMed
Specialist in Family Medicine
Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Ronald Chen Yuk Lun
BSc, MBBS, MRCPsych, FHKCPsych, FHKAM(Psych)
Specialist in Psychiatry
Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Billy Chiu Chi Fai
MBBS, FHKCFP, FRACGP, PdipCommunityGeriatrics, PDipIntMed&Therapeutics
Specialist in Family Medicine
Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Rudolph Chow Wai Man
MBBS, FHKCFP, FRACGP, DOM, PDipComPsychMed, PdipCommunityGeriatrics
Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Anthony Ho King Yip
MBBS, FHKCFP, FRACGP, FHKAM(Family Medicine)
Specialist in Family Medicine
Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Kan Chung Sing
BSc, MBChB, MRCPsych, FHKCPsych, FHKAM(Psych)
Speciaist in Psychiatry
Dr Samuel Lai Tze Kin
MBBS, MRCPsych, FHKCPsych, FHKAM(Psych)
Specialist in Psychiatry
Dr Edmund Lam Wing Wo
MBBS, FHKCFP, FRACGP, Dip Geri Med RCP, DCH, DFM, DPD, PDipComPsychMed
Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Liem Shu Keung
MBBS, MRCPsych, FHKCPsych, FHKAM(Psych)
Specialist in Psychiatry
Dr Ricky Poon Man Kay
MBBS, PhD, PDipComPsychMed, PDipIntMed&Therapeutics
Specialist in Family Medicine
Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Joseph Tam Yat Sun
MA, PhD (Clin Psy)
Clinical Psychologist
Dr Peter Tam Chi Wing
MBBS, FHKCFP, FRACGP, PDipComPsychMed
Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Ting Sik Chuen
MBBS, FHKCPsych, FHKAM(Psych)
Specialist in Psychiatry
Dr Luke Tsang Chiu Yee
MBBS, FRACGP, DFM, FHKAM(Family Medicine)
Specialist in Family Medicine
Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Jenny Tsang Suk Kwan
MBBS, MRCPsych, FHKCPsych, FHKAM(Psych)
Specialist in Psychiatry
Dr Solomon Yeung To Ling
MBBS, DCH (Lond), DFM (CUHK), PDipComPsychMed
Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong
