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2-5-08: Congratulations

Dr Sun Chau has been awarded an M.N.Z.M (Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit) for services to medicine and the community in the 2008 New Year Honours.

1-5-08: ACMA Newsletter

The ACMA newsletter welcomes any notices suitable for inclusion in the ACMA newsletter. Please submit electronically formatted copies to Catherine.j.yang@gmail.com. The deadline for the July edition is June 20th.

20-4-08: CME Presentation

Irritable bowel syndrome and other functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract by Dr Paul Casey. Dinner was held at Grand Harbour Restaurant, Viaduct.

12-4-08: More YACMA Stuff

The Annual ACMA Student-Doctor Yum Char was held at SunnyTown Restaurant, Newmarket. This was an opportunity for students to meet and be inspired by Asian doctors in the workforce and gain useful advice about career choices. Thank you to all doctors who participated.

15-3-08: YACMA Stuff

Young AMCA Introductory BBQ was held at Outwaith Park, Grafton. All existing and interested members were invited to participate in this fun social outing.

24-2-08: CME Presentation

Coronary Bypass and Stents by Mark Webster, The ACC Asian Strategy by Dr Catherine Hong. Dinner was held at Grand Park Restaurant, Greenlane.

President's Message

1-5-08:

Dear Colleagues,

A very fine summer has finally come to an end, and the cooler and wet season already upon us. I trust that you all have enjoyed the good weather and the extended period of daylight savings. For those of you with children and spending time together during the school holidays, the challenge will no doubt be to find interesting and safe activities to do.

As we head towards the winter season, the major event on the horizon is ACMA’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Conference. As you will know through regular updates at the CME dinner meetings, planning is well underway for this significant occasion. The venue is the Formosa Golf Resort in Beachlands, a short drive from Botany Downs. The date has been set for Saturday 26th July. The program will begin with lunch and run through to dinner. A preliminary flyer will be sent out to members soon. I encourage you to support this very special occasion, as we mix history, medicine, good company, and good food together. The industry support for this event has been very enthusiastic, and this means that we will be able to offer ACMA members a very reasonable registration rate. To encourage as many of our members to participate, we will also be able to offer complimentary lunch and dinner for the partners of all registrants. Discounted golf fees will also be on offer for those who wish to take advantage of getting a round in before lunch. We are also canvassing opinion for the inclusion of an accompanying persons’ program. If there are sufficient numbers then we will include this into the program. Please let us know through any ACMA executive member, or through the ACMA email address, info@acma.org.nz I encourage you all to support the Association in the celebration of 20 years of successful membership.

The regular CME dinner program has also been very successful. The most recent meeting at the Grand Harbour Restaurant was well-attended, and we had a very informative talk from Dr Paul Casey, who educated us about irritable bowel syndrome, and functional dyspepsia. Paul was also extremely accommodating in his presentation, fielding questions for almost as long as the talk itself! Proof that ACMA members not only enjoy a stimulating presentation, but also that they pay attention and take advantage of the opportunity to ask questions! Thanks also to Douglas Pharmaceuticals for their generous sponsorship of the evening’s activities.

On a more housekeeping note, many members will have been aware of an email that was circulated around, encouraging the support of the Olympics in China later this year. This email is neither from, nor supported by, ACMA. I would like to take this opportunity to remind all members that the doctors’ email list is for the use of ACMA related activities only, and that that they are not to give out addresses to any other third party. The Association, like many groups, use email for the efficient dissemination of notices to members, and to revert back to regular post would be a big step backwards both in efficiency and manpower. Our web and membership reps will be taking steps to improve electronic security.

I look forward to seeing you at the next CME dinner meeting.

Best regards,

Dr Alex Ng, FRACS

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