HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF GERONTOLOGY THE FIFTEENTH ANNUAL CONGRESS OF GERONTOLOGY
24 NOVEMBER 2007 (9:00 am to 5:00 pm)
Venue: Ballroom, Langham Hotel Hong Kong 8 Peking Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon
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
Topic | Presenter |
Disability Trends in Hong Kong Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: 1996 2000, and 2004 | K.L. Chou |
Telephone Nursing Consultation Service | Joan K.Y.Ho |
The Association between Leisure Participation and Health Related Quality of Life of Elderly Health Centre Clients | M.C. Cheung |
A Study on Older People Who Collect Recycling Materials for Financial Returns | Vivian W. Q. Lou |
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)
1) | A Pilot Study of the Multi-dimensional Stroke Rehabilitations Programme in the Community |
2) | Relationships between Social Support and Depression among Chinese Older Stroke People |
3) | Elderly care at Home Project |
4) | Fall Prevention Program for Community- dwelling elderly- A Home-based Approach |
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 |
6) | A Clinical Study on Acupuncture for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee |
7) | Drug Management Practices in Elderly Homes: The Result of the First Territory-wide Survey in Hong Kong |
8) | Advance Directives Focus Groups of the Residents and Families in Residential Care Home |
9) | Determinants of Staff Burnout in Handling Disturbed Behaviors of Older People with Dementia in Hong Kong: First Stage of study |
10) | Ageing in the Asian Pacific; Trends and Priorities with Special Reference to Chinese Communities |
11) | Knowledge and Attitude to Family Doctor and Health Service Seeking Behaviors among the Local Community Dwelling Older Persons |
12) | Getting Lost in the Community: A Phone Survey on the Aged Population in Hong Kong |
13) | Health-related Learning among Soon-to-be-aged Adults in Hong Kong |
14) | A Study on the Users' Profile of the Personal Emergency Link Service |
15) | A Report of the Outcomes of Occupational Therapy Programs for Elderly with Mild Cognitive Deficits in the Community Elderly Centres |
16) | Case Study on the Burden Impacted on the Carers of Alzheimer's Disease Patients |
17) | A Pilot Study on the Development of a Screening Instrument for Early Signs of Cognitive Impairment |
18) | A Study on the relationship between Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Suicide amongst Older Adults in Hong Kong |
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