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Subject Talk Series on Life and Death Education 2025 : To Have or Not to Have - The Choice is Mine

Subject Talk Series on Life and Death Education 2025 : To Have or Not to Have - The Choice is Mine

Upcoming Activities

It's Hard to Speak Out
Date & Time: 2025/11/1 (Saturday) 03:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Venue: Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F)
Description: As patients and their families face the final countdown of life, how can they make a medical care decision? How can patients express their thoughts to their families? Regarding informing about the condition or understanding the patient's thoughts, families do not know how, when, or how much to tell the patient. Speakers will share professional advice on the above questions.
Barriers To Executing Advance Medical Directives (AMD), Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA), and Will
Date & Time: 2025/10/4 (Saturday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F)
Description: “Three Instruments of Peace” - AMD, EPA, Will - are important legal documents to protect the individual’s right to make decisions on medical care treatments, financial planning and distribution of assets after death. In this talk, speakers will share their experience in the preparation of the three documents - difficulties encountered both on the practical and psychological level, and how these can be overcome.
Planning Ahead - How and When
Date & Time: 2025/9/7 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F)
Description: Our speakers will share their experience in the decision-making process from medical and personal perspectives when considering the pros and cons of Advance Care Planning (ACP), Advance Medical Directives (AMD) and Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) order. Special emphasis will be placed on the importance of cooperation between medical professionals, family members and nursing homes.
Life-sustaining Treatments - To Have, or Not to Have
Date & Time: 2025/8/17 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F)
Description: Are we empowered to decide what medical treatments we wish to receive in our final journey? Can such treatments provide cure, or just prolong suffering? Our speakers will facilitate discussion on this topic.
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