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15th Medical Research Conference (15th MRC)

You are cordially invited to attend the 15th MRC. This is the annual research conference of the Department of Medicine aimed at allowing members of the Department, Faculty and HKU to find out what we are doing in terms of research thus fostering collaborations and to give our trainees and students a chance to practice their presentation skills.

Please inform members of your resarch team who would be interested in attending.

Date: 16 January 2010 (Saturday)

Time: 09:00 - 17:25

Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, G/F, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, William MW Mong Block, Faculty of Medicine Building (FMB), 21 Sassoon Road, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

Topics: Basic science, translational and clinical research

Organizer : Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong

Language: The official language of the meeting is English. There will be no simultaneous translation.

Continuing Professional Education (CPE) accreditations points have been awarded by Hong Kong College of physicians and non-specialists (HKMA, HKDU, HKAM, DH). The completed sheets will be returned to each awarding institution at the completion of the Conference.

Free Paper / Call for Abstracts:
Members of the Department of Medicine are invited to submit abstracts on research conducted in the 2009 calendar year. Abstracts from members of other departments or institution will be accepted if they were done in collaboration with the Departrment of Medicine either in Hong Kong or Overseas.

Abstract Submission Form:
Please make sure that you have read the guidelines and instructions on the abstract form carefully before you type you abstract. Thank you.

• Download abstract-form [MS Word 2003 format (.doc)] - with full set of instructions
• Download abstract-form [Rich Text format (.rtf)] - with full set of instructions

*** Deadline for abstract submittion is
30 October 2009 (Friday)***

Registration Instruction:

There is no registration fees and inclusive of lunch. Please proceed to register on-line via the HKU Event Management system. Please make sure that you are using Internat Explorer 5.0 or above to use the HKUEMS.

• 1) log into HKU Portal - http://hkuportal.hku.hk/ (skip this step if non-HKU member ie without HKU Portal login and will be signed in as a "guest")
  

  Members with a hkucc / hkusua email should have access to the HKU Portal already - it's the first part of your email address (eg xxxx@hku.hk, where xxxx is your UID) and PIN is the same as your email password. For further questions please refer to the HKU Portal User Guide or FAQ

• 2) then click on the following link
  "15th Medical Research Conference (15th MRC) - Call for Registration". Please scroll down to the bottom of the page & click the "Register" button and follow instruction on-screen.

Non HKU Registration - please click the below link:

Registration on-line via HKUEMS, pleas e send an email to medinfo@hku.hk latest by Friday noon (Jan

*Last minute registration 15)

Parking: Complimentary parking at the FMB are available for participants however each participant may only be allowed one entry and exit per car per day.

Organizing Committee: Dr YH Leung (Chairman) and Drs James Ho, Temy Mok, Roberta Pang, David Siu, Eric Tse, Aimin Xu and Susan Yung

Program: Download Program, Download Poster Presentation List, Presentation Guidelines

Past Dates
12th MRC - 3 February 2007 (Saturday) - Photos
13th MRC - 19 January 2008 (Saturday) - Program, Poster Presentation List, Presenatation Guidelines,
14th MRC - 10 January 2009 (Saturday) - Program, Poster Presentation List, Presenatation Guidelines

Enquiries
Executive Officer
University Department of Medicine
Room 409, 4/F Professorial Block
Queen Mary Hospital
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

Tel: +852-2255-4607
Email : thru the Contact Us webpage
http://www.hku.hk/medicine/mrc.htm