Hong Kong Association of Gerontology

Eighth World Congress on Long Term Care in Chinese Communities and Asian Ageing Development Conference

Preliminary Announcement

Date: / 24-26 November 2011 (Thursday-Saturday)
Venue: / Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre,
1Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay,
Kowloon, Hong Kong

The World Congress on Long Term Care in Chinese Communities was held every year since 2002. It is a major event to highlight the advances of development in Long Term Care in different Chinese Communities in the world. The conference was held in Hong Kong in 2002, Taipei in 2004, Shanghai in 2005, Macao in 2006, Beijing in 2007, Singapore in 2008, Taipei in 2009 and Shanghai in 2010. The conference was attended by academics, policy makers, practitioners from various fields related to Long Term Care and each year more than 500 participants from various countries participated in this important event on Long Term Care in Chinese Communities.

In 2011, the Hong Kong Association of Gerontology, in collaboration with the Association of Long Term Care in Chinese Communities, is hosting the 8th World Congress on Long Term Care in Chinese Communities and Asian Ageing Development Conference in Hong Kong, from November 24-26. It also incorporate the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Hong Kong Association of Gerontology.

The conference theme is “3As in Aged Care – Advocacy, Advancement and Achievement”. It integrates the different aspects of aged care and long term care in Chinese Communities and Asian countries.

This conference draws together a diverse range of researchers, practitioners, service providers, policy and planning representatives, educators and others working in all areas of long term care. Invited keynote and plenary speakers from various countries in the region and other countries, as well as symposia, papers, and posters of the latest advances will be presented, along with pre and post conference workshops on specific issues. In addition, we have arranged for interesting field visits covering hospital geriatrics services, community care and institutional care facilities.

We look forward to meeting you in Hong Kong at the Conference.

Dr Edward M F Leung

President, Hong Kong Association of Gerontology

Invited Speakers

Professor Kenneth Rockwood, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

Frailty in relation to the accumulation of deficits: clinical and scientific implications.

Professor Nelson Chow, University of Hong Kong

The impact of filial piety on long-term care policies for older people in East and Southeast Asian societies

Professor Debbie Tolson, Professor of Gerontological Nursing, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK

Improving Nursing Home Practice with Older People: A Global Agenda

Dr. Russell Clark, Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Australia

Better Bones and Brains in Ageing Australians

Professor Gui Shi-xun, Shanghai

Population Ageing and Long Term Care in China

Mr. David Lane, Principal, Head of Aged Care, Thomson and Adsett

Current Trends in Long-Term Care Building Design with a Focus on Dementia

Dr. John Tang, Cardinal Tien Hospital, Taiwan

Developments in Dementia Care in Taiwan

Professor Linda Lam, Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong

A dynamic model of care for late onset cognitive impairment

Dr. Oyunkhand Ragchaa, Director Gerontological center, Mongolia

Health and Ageing in Mongolia

Professor Bill Chan, Capital Medical University, Beijing China

Advances in Investigation and Management of Neurodegenerative Diseases in Ageing

Professor Nancy Ip, Dean, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Advances in researches in Dementia

Dr. Edward Leung, President, Hong Kong Association of Gerontology

Issues in Long Term Care in Chinese Communities

Other invited speakers from Shanghai, Taiwan, Macao and Singapore

Call for Abstract

The deadline of abstract submission is 15 September, 2011. Please fill in the abstract submission form and fax or email back to conference secretariat with your abstracts.

Conference Registration Fee: (inclusive of conference dinner on 25 November 2011) :

Hong Kong or Asian Countries: HK$880

Overseas (outside Asia): US$150

For registration please fill in the registration form and send back to the conference secretariat with payment.

Enquiry : Email: Tel: (852)27755756 Website: www.8ltcc.org or www.hkag.org

CNE, CME and CPE Accreditations : CNE, CME and CPE are under application

Eighth World Congress on Long Term Care in Chinese Communities and Asian Ageing Development Conference

24-26 NOVEMBER 2011

Tentative Programme

24 November 2011 / 25 November 2011 / 26 November 2011
08:30-09:00 / Registration / Registration / Registration
09:00-09:30 / Opening Ceremony
& Keynote Speech# / Plenary Session#
Dementia / Plenary Session#
Quality in Aged Care
09:30-11:00 / Plenary Session#
Changes in the Ageing Population
11:00-11:30 / Exhibition and Poster Presentation 1 / Exhibition and Poster Presentation 2 / Exhibition and Poster Presentation 3
11:30-13:00 / Plenary Session#
Long Term Care / Plenary Session#
Home and Community Care / Plenary Session#
Health and Ageing
13:00-14:00 / Lunch
Exhibition and Poster Presentation 1 / Lunch
Exhibition and Poster Presentation 2 / Closing Ceremony#(15mins)
Lunch
14:00-15:30 / Free paper presentation 1 / Symposium 1 / Free paper presentation 2 / Free paper presentation 5 / Symposium 3 / Free paper presentation 6 / Organization Visit / Workshop
15:30-16:00 / Exhibition and Poster Presentation 1 / Exhibition and Poster Presentation 2
16:00-17:30 / Free paper presentation 3 / Symposium 2 / Free paper presentation 4 / Free paper presentation 7 / Symposium 4 / Free paper presentation 8
19:00-22:00 / Conference dinner

#Simultaneous Interpretation is provided. (English/ Putonghua)

Call for Abstracts

The Organizing Committee welcomes abstracts relevant to the theme of the Conference. Please submit the completed abstract submission form and abstract by email and online to the Conference Secretariat, before 15 September 2011 (Thursday). To allow time for the selection panel to consider the submission, you are strongly advised not to miss the deadline.

Abstract Guidelines:

Only abstracts submitted in English or Chinese will be reviewed.
Your abstract must include the following headings:

§ title,

§ authors,

§ institutions/agencies

§ aim,

§ methods,

§ findings

Your abstract is to be a maximum of 300 words (must be typewritten) to describe the scientific content of the component presentations.
Abstracts should be original work, not previously presented at an international meeting.
Abstract titles should have a short, descriptive title with no abbreviations.
Abstract descriptions may not contain tables, pictures, diagrams and symbols.
All abbreviations in the text must be spelled out on first use.
Abstract titles and descriptions should be thoroughly checked for spelling and grammar.
All presenters must paid full registration fee.
If required there will be an opportunity for edit and revision on the summary page or after submission via the Presenter Zone page (when the online abstract submission system is available on July 2011).

Abstract submission:

Send the abstract (in doc file) with abstract submission form before 15 September 2011 to the Conference Secretariat:

by E-mail: , or
Online abstract submission system on www.hkag.org (available on July 2011)

Conference Language : English / Putonghua

Deadline for Abstracts: 15 September 2011

Enquiry :

Email: Tel: (852)2775 5756 Website: www.8ltcc.org or www.hkag.org

Eighth World Congress on Long Term Care in Chinese Communities and Asian Ageing Development Conference

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FORM

Author(s):

(Please underline presenter and give full names)

Paper Title:

Contact Person: ______

Title : Prof/ Dr/ Mr/ Ms(Please delete as appropriate)

Organization & Department:

Position:

Correspondence Address:

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Presentation type: / □ Oral Presentation
□ Poster Presentation
□ Oral or Poster Presentation

□ Please tick this box if you would like to be excluded from the delegate list.

#The Organizing Committee reserved the final decision on the presentation type

Signature: / Name in block letter:
Date:

Instructions for sending in Abstract:

1. Please submit the abstract with this form together

2. Please list the title, authors, aims, method and finding of the study in about 300 words (must be typewritten in Front Size 12 in Microsoft Words (either Chinese or English) )..

3. Send it before 15 September 2011 to the Conference Secretariat by :

(i) / E-mail : or
(ii) / Online Submission :www.8ltcc.org or www.hkag.org

4. All presenters must paid full registration fee.

Eighth World Congress on Long Term Care in Chinese Communities and Asian Ageing Development Conference

REGISTRATION FORM

Please type & return this form together with full payment to the following address:

The Secretariat, Eighth World Congress on Long Term Care in Chinese Communities and Asian Ageing Development Conference

1/F, Kimberley House, 35 Kimberley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Personal Information:
Title: Prof. / Dr. / Mr. / Mrs. / Miss / Ms / Sex: M / F
Surname:
First Name:
Organization & Department:
Position:
Correspondence Address:
Telephone no.: / Fax no.:
Email Address:
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Please tick this box if you would like to be excluded from the delegate list.
Conference Registration Fee: (inclusive of conference dinner on 25 November 2011) :
(Please tick)
1. / Hong Kong and Asian Countries / o HK$880
2. / Overseas / o US$150
Please make a cheque payable to: Hong Kong Association of Gerontology.
Organization visits and demonstration workshops
Organization visits and demonstration workshops are parallel sessions arranged on 26th November, 2011 (Saturday) afternoon. Interested participants can either join the visit or workshop. There is a reservation fee HKD100 when you make the registration of each program. The reservation fee will be refunded at the day of visit or workshop. Cheque payment is subjected to each item.
Organization visit:
There are 4 routes for you to choose and each route can serve 50 participants base on first come first serve system. Please select the route you are interested:
Date / Time
o Route 1 / 26th November, 2011 (Saturday) / 2:00pm to 5:00pm
o Route 2 / 26th November, 2011 (Saturday) / 2:00pm to 5:00pm
o Route 3 / 26th November, 2011 (Saturday) / 2:00pm to 5:00pm
o Route 4 / 26th November, 2011 (Saturday) / 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Demonstration Workshops:
Details will be announced later on our conference website www.8ltcc.org

For enquiries, please contact the conference secretariat at

Tel no (852) 2775 5756 or

Email . or

Homepage: www.8ltcc.org or http://www.hkag.org.