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1INSIDE THIS ISSUETHE HONG KONG COLLEGE OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSwww.hkcfp.org.hkMessage from the President22Membership Committee News23Membership Committee News (Con%u2019t); Specialty Board News24Board of Education News28College CalendarIssue258August 202501Message from the President04 Photo Gallery: The 38th Hong Kong College of Family Physicians Conferment Ceremony and the 35th Dr. Sun Yat Sen Oration10Photo Gallery: Hong Kong Primary Care Conference 2025 %u201cFamily Doctor 18After Hours: Family Medicine%u8db3%u7403%u968a19College News:19The Diary of a Family Doctor20HKCFP Family Medicine Boot Camp 202521Board of Vocational Training & Standards Newsin Partnership: Synergizing Primary Outcomes%u201d on 11th -13th July 2025 14Feature: DOCTORS %u2013 TRUSTED PARTNERS IN REDUCING ALCOHOL HARM17Clinical Corner: Interpretation of NTproBNP in heart failureJuly. (https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/letters_to_doctors_20250803.pdf) Therefore, it is important to enquire about recent travel history when seeing patients with suspected vector borne diseases.The commonest mode of transmission of Chikungunya fever is through the bites of infective female Aedes mosquitoes. Locally, the vector Aedes aegypti is not found, but Aedes albopictus, which can also spread the disease, is a mosquito commonly found in Hong Kong. These mosquitoes may have peaks of activity in the early morning and late afternoon but they can be biting throughout the day. Once bitten, the incubation period commonly lasts for 3 to 8 days, but it can range from 2 to 12 days. (https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/healthtopics/content/24/6122.html) The disease is characterised by fever and debilitating joint pain and other common signs and symptoms include muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash. The symptoms are usually self-limiting and last for a few days, while in some cases joint pain may persist for several months, or even years. Rarely would patients affected by Chikungunya fever have severe symptoms and deaths from Chikungunya are rare. Occasionally, severe complications of the eye, heart and nerves can happen with the infection. Higher risk group for more severe disease include The WONCA World Conference 2025 is to be held in Lisbon, Portugal from 17th to 21st September 2025 and the theme of the conference is %u201cNew vision for primary health care and sustainable development%u201d. The organiser recently announced that there would be over 3500 participants from 114 countries joining the conference. Our College%u2019s Chief Censor, Prof Cindy Lam, has been invited to be one of the keynote speakers for the coming conference and she will be delivering her talk entitled, %u201cAI & Family Medicine %u2013 The Human Touch of Primary Care, Art is Long%u201d, on 21st September from 10:15 to 10:45. (https://www.woncaworld2025.org/keynote-speakers) There will also be active participation by HKCFP Fellows and members in seminars, oral and e-poster presentations. Do come and join us as part of the HKCFP delegation!Chikungunya fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the Chikungunya virus, has been found in over 110 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas and islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, according to Centre of Health Protection (CHP). (https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/healthtopics/content/24/6122.html) As of August 1, there were more than 7 200 cases in Foshan. The majority of cases (6 230 cases) were concentrated in Shunde District of Foshan. All cases were mild, with no severe or fatal cases. A smaller number of confirmed cases were also recorded in other cities in Guangdong Province. In Macao SAR, six imported cases and two local cases were identified since mid-(Continued on page 2)