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Subject Talk Series on Life & Death Education
| Date & Time: |
2023/10/8 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: |
Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F)
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| Description: |
During the pandemic in Hong Kong, many vital social support services and respite options for elderly were unavailable, resulting in immense pressure on home-bound and seriously ill elderly patients, as well as their carers. The problem is compounded if the patient was sent to isolation facilities. Are their cries for help understood and adequate support provided to them? |
| Date & Time: |
2023/9/10 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: |
Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F)
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| Description: |
Persons with dementia suffer from the loss of cognitive abilities, impacting not only their daily behaviour but also emotions. When their carers feel exhausted to cope with the demands on physical care and emotional support, would there be any alternatives available? To send them to nursing home? What if they refuse to follow suit? What if other family members have strong reservations to do so? Would there be any ways out? |
| Date & Time: |
2023/8/12 (Saturday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: |
Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F)
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| Description: |
Traditional Chinese families felt that moving seniors in the family into institutional care is unfilial. Adult children should keep elderly and frail elderly parents at home as far as possible. With improved health care, frail older adults may have to endure prolonged period of high dependency before death. This symposium involves discussion among professionals and family caregivers on the new thoughts on filial piety in the modern world. |
| Date & Time: |
2022/11/13(Sunday) 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
| Venue: |
Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F)
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| Description: |
When children experience the death of a loved one, learning difficulty in their studies or strained family relationship, they may well resort to self harm ideation or action. What timely action can be taken by parents, teachers and friends to help them to confront and escape from being trapped? |
| Date & Time: |
2022/10/30 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: |
Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F)
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| Description: |
The events of the last few years impacted all Hong Kong people, but, more particularly, our younger generation. Many saw no hope and no driving force for them in the future. What they truly need is not blame, not criticism, but our support to help them come out from this predicament. |
| Date & Time: |
2022/9/18 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: |
Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F)
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| Description: |
Under the COVID-19 pandemic, middle aged people feel they not only have to face the challenges in peronal achievements, career prospects and health problems, but also new issues in unemployment, under-employment,deterioration of relationship with children resulting from home virtual classes, ensuring adequate supplies of daily necessities etc. How can we assist this group to maintain physical and mental health? |
| Date & Time: |
2022/8/14 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: |
Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F)
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| Description: |
Alzheimer's Disease, or Dementia, is not only about memory loss – the sufferer becomes a different person, a stranger. However, the love bonding will never disappear. It provides and sustains the family to love, care and accompany their loved ones in their final journey. Our speakers will share their experiences in this situation. |
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