Living Beyond DementiaLiving Beyond DementiaDate

16 February 2020 (Sunday)

Time

Venue

Fee

2:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Rm 201, 2/F, Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

$500 (Refundable)

People with Dementia and their Caregivers

ApplicationFill in the Application Form /Google Form

Enquiries 2946-8185

morris.wong@jccpa.org.hk

(Mr. Morris Wong)

Target Participants

LanguageEnglish

Capacity80

Speakers

Her Website: https://kateswaffer.com/Her Book: What the hell happened to my brain? : Living Beyond Dementia

Ms. Kate Swaffer was just 49 years old when she was diagnosed with a form of younger onset frontal temporal dementia. She is a humanitarian, and a widely published author and researcher, an international speaker, and the recipient of many national and international awards for her work and advocacy for human rights in dementia and aged care. Kate is also the Chair, CEO and one of eight co-founders of Dementia Alliance International, a

Prof. Timothy Kwok’s Presentation

Ms. Kate Swaffer

Dialogue with Ms. Kate Swaffer & her husband Mr. Peter Watt

“From the Inside” – The Experience of People with Dementia

global advocacy and support group for people living with dementia, and an elected Board member of Alzheimer’s Disease International. Kate is also on a number of national and international Steering committees and Advisory groups, and has a Master of Science in Dementia Care, a Bachelor of Psychology, a BA, and is a retired nurse. Kate is a current PhD Candidate at the University of South Australia, and an Honorary Associate Fellow in the Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health at the University of Wollongong.

“From the Outside” – How to Support People with Dementia in the SocietyProf. Timothy Kwok graduated from University of Leicester in the UK and received special-ist training in Geriatric and Internal Medicine in St George’s Hospital in London before returning to Hong Kong, to join the Department of Medicine & Therapeutics in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He obtained his doctorate in Medicine in 2004, and was promoted to professorship in 2006. He is director of Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing, a comprehensive care centre for people with dementia, and the Jockey Club Centre for Osteoporosis Care and Control. His research interests include dementia, fracture prevention, nutrition and physical activity in old age.

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