1. Background
The Congress on Long Term Care in Chinese Communities is first initiated by the Hong Kong Association of Gerontology, and the organizations of elderly services and researches of Taiwan and Shanghai. The Congress is organized on an annual basis, aiming at increasing exchanges of information, facilitating long term care for Chinese communities around the world, and actively tackling the issue of global ageing.
2. Aims
The primary aim of the Congress is to promote the experience sharing on elderly services by representatives from different regions. It also provides opportunities for participants to discuss different modes of long term care services that are suitable for Chinese people living in different parts of the world.
3. Preparation
Organizer: Association of Long Term Care for Elderly in Chinese Communities
Undertaking unit: Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau
Co-organizers: Higher education institutions and associations of Macao
4. Theme: Socialization of home-based care ¡V participation in elderly services by all citizens
- Self determination and empowerment of the elderly
- Community nursing for the elderly ¡V home visits and drop-in recovery services
- Caring action of long term care services
- Review and prospects of elderly services (policy, evaluation, performance, service, social security)
5. Venue: Tourism Activities Centre of Macao
6. Date
24 ¡V 26 October 2012 (Thursday ¡V Saturday): including meetings (2 days) and visits (1 day)
• Registration:
¡@Before end of August 2013 (special rate):
¡@-MOP$1,000.00 (participants from Macao)
¡@-US$130.00 (participants from other regions or countries)
¡@Starting from September 2013 (normal rate):
¡@-MOP$1,200.00 (participants from Macao)
¡@-US$150.00 (participants from other regions or countries)
• Deadline for submitting contributions: July 2013
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