HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF GERONTOLOGY
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONGRESS OF GERONTOLOGY
Promoting Seamless Care and Quality Living for Older People
25th NOVEMBER 2006
TIME: 9:00am - 5:00pm
VENUE: Ballroom, Langham Hotel Hong Kong,
8 Peking Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon
TENTATIVE PROGRAMME
Morning Session (9:00am – 12:30pm):
Keynote Address
Plenary Session
Outstanding Paper Presentation
Afternoon Session (2:00pm – 5:00pm):
Free Paper Sessions (concurrent sessions)
OFFICIATING GUEST AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Mr. Shane Solomon, Chief Executive, Hospital Authority
PLENARY SESSION
Quality of Care - A Guardianship Perspective
Mr. Charles Chiu, Chairman, Guardianship Board, Hong Kong
Changing Concepts in Ageing: A Social Policy Perspective
Dr. Janet George, Honorary Associate Professor
Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Sydney, Australia
OUTSTANDING PAPER PRESENTATION
(Name of Presenter Underlined)
A Case Management Model to Improve Quality of Life of Older People with Mild Dementia (RCT): Preliminary Results
Edward H.L. MOK, Linda C.W. LAM, Timothy C.Y. Kwok
A Study of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in Chinese Stroke Patients in the Sub-acute Period
Jennifer MYINT, Grace YUEN, Teresa YU, Carolyn KNG, Amy WONG, Keith CHOW, Hercy LI , C.P. WONG
Effect of Enhanced Home & Community Care Services on Newly Diagnosed Depressive Symptomatology
Andrew L.T. CHAN, Paul T.M. SHEA
Prevalence Study on MRSA Colonization, Associated Risk Factors, Assessment of Infection Control Knowledge and Institutional Characteristics among RCHEs of Hong Kong SAR
Siu-mui CHOW, W.H.R. YUNG, H.L.I. TSANG, M.K.R. LAM, M.Y.T. SO, Y.S.L WONG, P.L. HO, Tham Mayked, W.M. CHAN
Promoting Quality End of Life Care – A Case of an Elderly with Visual Impairment
Joseph H.L. YUEN, Carole S.H. WONG
FREE PAPER SESSIONS
1. A Community Intergeneration Programme at the University: Changing the Youths’ Perception about Aging
2. A Community Model of Group Therapy for the Older Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Pilot Study
3. A Validation Study of the Fuld Object Memory Evaluation (FOME) for Institutionalized Older People
4. An Exploration Study on the Outcome Evaluation of Computerized Management in Residential Care Homes
5. Are Older Community Ambulatory Adults in Hong Kong Allowed Enough Time to Cross Signalized-crosswalks Safely?
6. Community-dwelling Older Adults at Risk of Abuse in Hong Kong
7. Concerns and Needs of Family Caregivers to Older People with Dementia: A Qualitative Inquiry
8. Continence Care in a Long-term Care Facility: How the Use of Bladder Scan Helps to Improve the Quality of Life of Older Individuals
9. Determinants of Caregiver Stress in Dementia in Hong Kong
10. Determinants of Psychological Distress in Chinese Older People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
11. Exploring the Personal Experience of People with Early-stage Dementia
12. Healthy Ageing in Hong Kong: Chinese Adult's Perceptions and its Implications
13. Hospital-community Collaboration Project in Dementia Care for Southern Elders (南區耆趣一條龍) – A Evaluation from Nursing Perspective
14. Nursing Staff's Job Satisfaction and Attitude towards Dementia Patients: Does the Practice of Physical Restraint Make a Difference?
15. Post-discharge Patient Care Project for Kwun Tong Community
16. The Future Development of Geriatric Foot Care in Hong Kong
17. The Prevalence of Constipation in the Elderly Attending Primary Care Clinic
18. Towards Improvement of Services for Elderly Fallers Attending Accident and Emergency Department
POSTER PRESENTATION SESSION
1. Exploring the Development of Gerontology in Secondary School Setting - a Case in Mong Kok
2. From Home Care to Psychosocial Care - Continuing Education for the Home Care Service Users
3. Ning An Scheme - “Love in Life, Rest in Peace"
4. Perceived Effective Measures for Managing Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection of Cognitively-impaired Older Patients
5. The 'Mask' of Ageing: Doing Cultural Research for a Social Problem
HONG KONG ASSOCATION OF GERONTOLOGY
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONGRESS OF GERONTOLOGY
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The Secretariat, Fourteenth Annual Congress of Gerontology
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