In the past decades, diabetes mellitus has became a prevailing medical problem world-wide. In Hong Kong we are facing an ageing population with scarcing in incidence diabetes mellitus. We are facing the challenges of various complications of this serious yet common problem. These problems require multi-disciplinary team management. We are a group of local orthopaedic surgeons, nurses, podiatrists, prosthetist-orthotists has founded the Hong Kong Society for Diabetic Limb Care (HKSDLC). Our objectives are as follows:-

• To provide practitioners who have a dedicated interest in diabetic limbs care with new knowledge, skills and techniques to optimize patient care.
• To disseminate knowledge to health professionals and ancillary medical personnel through medical seminars, various types of symposia and education exhibits.
• To foster and arouse the awareness and importance of the diabetic limbs care for the public.
• To foster networking and collaborative relationship with local and overseas organizations.
• To provide learning opportunity for members to improve their knowledge and skill of diabetic limb management.
• To do all such other lawful things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the primary objects.

I hereby invite to join our society as a member and participate in the activities of our society. As a member, you can have the benefit of getting first hand information about the state of the art. You can also enjoy lower registration fee for the activities and subsidy for overseas participation of conferences and courses.

I look forward for you favourable reply.

Yours sincerely,            Dr. Samson Chan President The Hong Kong Society for Diabetic Limb Care (HKSDLC) Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology Tseung Kwan O Hospital