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HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF
GERONTOLOGY
THE FIFTEENTH ANNUAL CONGRESS OF
GERONTOLOGY
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NOVEMBER 2007 (9:00
am to 5:00 pm)
Venue: Ballroom,
Langham Hotel Hong Kong
8 Peking Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon
Morning Session (9:00am-12:30pm)
Keynote Address
Mr.
Paul Tang, Permanent Secretary , Labour and Welfare Bureau
Plenary Session
1) The Moral and Policy
Challenge of Long Term Care for Older Persons in Hong
Kong
Prof. Julia Tao,
Professor, Department
of Public and Social Administration;
Director, Governance in
Asia Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong
2)
Engaging Elderly Home
Residents in Making Advance Care Planning
Prof. Samantha Pang
Head,
Department of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Outstanding Paper Presentation
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Topic |
Presenter |
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Disability Trends in Hong Kong Community-Dwelling Chinese
Older Adults: 1996 2000, and 2004 |
K.L. Chou |
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Telephone Nursing Consultation Service |
Joan K.Y.Ho |
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The Association between Leisure Participation and Health
Related Quality of Life of Elderly Health Centre Clients |
M.C. Cheung |
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A Study on Older People Who Collect Recycling Materials for
Financial Returns |
Vivian W. Q. Lou |
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Jointed Effort of Emergency Medicine Specialist and
Geriatrician in Screening of Aged-home Patients in QEH A&E |
Stanley K.F. Tam |
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Afternoon – Free Paper Presentations (2:00pm -5:00pm)
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1) |
A
Pilot Study of the Multi-dimensional Stroke Rehabilitations
Programme in the Community |
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2) |
Relationships between Social Support and Depression among
Chinese Older Stroke People |
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3) |
Elderly care at Home Project |
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4) |
Fall
Prevention Program for Community- dwelling elderly- A
Home-based Approach |
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5) |
Body-mass Index and Waist Circumference in Relation to the
Prevalence of Hypertension, Hypercholesterolaemia, and
Diabetes Mellitus among Chinese Elderly Attending Elderly
Health Centre, Department of Health |
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6) |
A
Clinical Study on Acupuncture for the Treatment of
Osteoarthritis of the Knee |
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7) |
Drug
Management Practices in Elderly Homes: The Result of the
First Territory-wide Survey in Hong Kong |
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8) |
Advance Directives Focus Groups of the Residents and
Families in Residential Care Home |
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9) |
Determinants of Staff Burnout in Handling Disturbed
Behaviors of Older People with Dementia in Hong Kong: First
Stage of study |
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10) |
Ageing in the Asian Pacific; Trends and Priorities with
Special Reference to Chinese Communities |
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11) |
Knowledge and Attitude to
Family Doctor and Health Service Seeking Behaviors among the
Local Community Dwelling Older Persons |
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12) |
Getting Lost in the
Community: A Phone Survey on the Aged Population in Hong
Kong |
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13) |
Health-related Learning
among Soon-to-be-aged Adults in Hong Kong |
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14) |
A Study on the Users'
Profile of the Personal Emergency Link Service |
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15) |
A Report of the Outcomes
of Occupational Therapy Programs for Elderly with Mild
Cognitive Deficits in the Community
Elderly Centres |
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16) |
Case Study on the Burden
Impacted on the Carers of Alzheimer's Disease Patients |
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17) |
A Pilot Study on the
Development of a Screening Instrument for Early Signs of
Cognitive Impairment |
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18) |
A Study on the
relationship between Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
and Suicide amongst Older Adults in Hong Kong |
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19) |
A Phenomenological Study
on Help-seeking in Chinese Older Adults with Early Dementia
in Hong Kong |
CME,
CNE and CPE Accreditations:
CNE 6 points CME and CPE are under application
Registration Fees
(Lunch and Refreshment included)
Member: HK$ 330
Non-member: HK$ 430
Overseas: US$ 100
Enrollment
Procedures
Please fill up the
registration form
(download)
and send it back with a payable cheque
to:
Hong Kong
Association of Gerontology
Enquiry
Please feel free to
contact us at 2727 3250 or,
Email to
wmtsang@hkag.org
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We
look forward to seeing you at the conference on 24th
November 2007
Dr. Edward M.F. Leung
Dr. Raymond M.H. Ngan
President, Chairman, Organizing Committee
Hong Kong Association of Gerontology, 15th Annual Congress of Gerontology
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