Guidelines and Information for Medical Practitioners
Nomenclatures of Procedures and Operations Promulgated by Colleges of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
According to the "Guidelines on Service Information Notices" ("the Guidelines") at Appendix C of the Code of Professional Conduct, a doctor may display a Service Information Notice bearing the fee schedules and the medical services provided by him at the exterior of his office. The Guidelines provide, inter alia, that the nomenclatures of procedures and operations on the Notice should follow those promulgated by Colleges of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, whenever such a list is available.
Please click here to refer to the updated list of nomenclatures of procedures and operations promulgated by the Colleges of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine.
Please note the following abbreviations used for College names in the list:
Abbreviation | College |
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AN | Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists |
CM | Hong Kong College of Community Medicine |
EM | Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine |
FP | Hong Kong College of Family Physicians |
OG | Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
OP | College of Ophthalmologists of Hong Kong |
OS | Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons |
OT | Hong Kong College of Otorhinolaryngologists |
PA | Hong Kong College of Pathologists |
PD | Hong Kong College of Paediatricians |
PH | Hong Kong College of Physicians |
PS | The Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists |
RA | Hong Kong College of Radiologists |
SU | The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong |