Interactive Joint Scientific Workshop—Treatment Options for Immunosuppression in Different Clinical Scenarios

An interactive joint scientific workshop entitled Treatment Options for Immunosuppression in Different Clinical Scenarios was organized and held by the Hong Kong Society of Nephrology and the Hong Kong Society of Transplantation at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, October 31, 2008. Four local Hospital Authority nephrologists, Dr Lam Man Fai, Dr Cheuk Au, Dr Bonnie Kwan and Dr John Chan gave presentations on the management of the following post-renal transplantation cases: (i) late-onset antibody-mediated rejection; (ii) creeping creatinine (Cr) levels in a patient refusing biopsy; (iii) new-onset diabetes; and (iv) a patient with recurrent urological problems. A panel comprising Professor Steve Chadban, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia, Dr Chau Ka Foon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Dr Choy Bo Ying, Cindy, Queen Mary Hospital, Professor Philip Li, Prince of Wales Hospital, private nephrologists Dr Ignatius Cheng and Dr Chan Man Kam, and delegates from local hospitals, participated in the interactive discussion. Dr Tong Kwok Lung, Princess Margaret Hospital, served as moderator. Professor Chadban then discussed various management options in immunosuppression within the context of the four local case reports.