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From the emails I receive from you, it is clear that gerontology is a hot issue in the Asia-Pacific region. It seems that every country is hosting conferences and meetings on aging.
For example, there are 3 conferences on aging in October 2017. Congratulations to Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia on their upcoming conferences! See this issue for detail.
• 3rd Annual International Symposium on Ageing & Old-Age in Asia Pacific, Melbourne 11-12 Oct • Ageing and Resilience in the 21st Century, 2017 APRU Conference, Singapore 11-13 Oct • ASEAN Conference on Healthy Ageing, Kuching, 10-12 Oct
And 2 ACAP-sponsored conferences are planned for 2018! Learn more in the upcoming pages.
January 26-28, 2018 ACAP Conference on Active Ageing in Hong Kong
“Re-engage, Re-invent and Re-share” Hosted by Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Institute on Active Ageing Email: [email protected]
March 22-24, 2018 ACAP Seminar & Study Tour in Fukuoka/Kitakyushu
and the 5th Arakan Festa “Engagement, Recreation, Volunteerism, Healthy & Active Life” Hosted by Asian Aging Business Center (AABC) Email: [email protected]
Hope to see you at an upcoming event!
Active Aging Consortium Asia Pacific
July-August-September 2017
From the President Kathryn L. Braun University of Hawai‘i
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We are excited to host the next ACAP Conference on Active Ageing in Hong Kong, January 26-28, 2018. The theme of the Conference is "We Engage, We Create, We Share." There is no registration fee. All are welcome to attend. Co-organizers are ACAP, Golden Age Foundation, and the Institute of Active Ageing of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The conference runs parallel to the Golden Age Expo & Summit at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Here’s what we have planned so far. Day 1 January 26 (Friday) - Speakers
• Opening Ceremony with the Chief Executive or Chief Secretary of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the President of the IAGG (to be confirmed)
• International Dialogue by representatives of eight countries to present their activities and visions on active ageing
• Six symposiums on six different topics—active ageing, age friendly city and community care, sustainable finance, technology and design, intergenerational activities, and physical and mental health—by a total of 24 invited overseas and local speakers.
Day 2 January 27 (Saturday) - Community Visits
• Island Route, including Tanner Hill Joyous Living Retirement Residence, Hong Kong Alzheimer's Disease Association, Aberdeen Kaifong Social Service Centre Intergenerational Programme
• Kowloon Route , including Senior Citizen Home Safety Association, Institute of Active Ageing of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chi Lin Home for the Aged
Day 3 January 28 (Sunday) • Visit to the Golden Age Expo • Closing and Pledge Signing Ceremony by representatives of participating countries
For enquiries, please email to [email protected]
January ACAP Conference in Hong Kong, Jan 26-28, 2018 Teresa Tsien Consultant, HKPU Institute of Active Ageing
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ACAP Seminar and Study Tour in Japan, March 22-24, 2018 Takeo Ogawa Consultant, Fukuoka-City Government President, Asian Ageing Business Center
You are welcome to the ACAP Seminar and Study Tour in Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, Japan on 22-24 March, 2018, sponsored by the Asian Ageing Business Center and ACAP.
Japan is a hyper-aging society. Fukuoka-city has a vision of “A centenarian city,” and Kita- kyushu-city is developing robotics for caring. Come to learn Japanese way of active ageing strategies. The official conference language is English.
Schedule (Tentative) Day 1 March 21 (Wednesday): Arrive at Fukuoka-airport. Day 2 March 22 (Thursday)
• Study Tour: Development of Robot for Caring & Its Utilization in Kitakyushu Day 3 March 23 (Friday):
• International Workforce of Long-term Care • New Strategies for Brain Circulation of Long-term Care • “Asian Human Well-being Initiative” of Japan Cabinet Office • Best practices of long-term care in ASEAN countries.
Day 4 March 24 (Saturday)
• The 5th “Arakan Festa” - Engagement, Recreation, Volunteerism, Healthy and Active Life.
Application
1. Maximum Participants for Site Tour:
25 persons in 5 foreign countries. 2. We will make a package tour plan including lodging and domestic traveling) with
charge. The plan will be informed in next announcement.
Contact: Takeo Ogawa, [email protected] Asian Aging Business Center (AABC) Yaoji Bldg. 4F, 3-25-24 Hakataeki-mae, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, 812-0011, Japan
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Join us at the 3rd Annual International Symposium on Ageing and Old-Age in Asia-Pacific and celebration of 10 years anniversary of John Richards Initiative in rural ageing and aged care research at La Trobe University, Australia. This symposium aims to facilitate exchange and sharing of the latest research, knowledge and innovation on the health, social, cultural, political, and economic challenges associated with ageing and old-age in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Melbourne is one of the most vibrant and liveable cities in the world. Experience some of the finest Australian food produce and wine, art galleries, various cultural and the spring racing. I look forward to welcoming you to Melbourne. For more information, visit: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/aipca/john-richards-initiative/symposium
Join us in Melbourne, October 11-12, 2017 Irene Blackberry Associate Professor and Director, John Richards Initiative La Trobe University Australia
ASEAN Conference in Malaysia, October 10-12, 2017 Nathan Vyitalingum Dean, School of Occupational Therapy Perdana University
https://www.acha2017.com/
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We invite you to the Global Conference on Integrated Care, February 1-3, 2018, Singapore. It will cover 3 key themes: Care Integration in Practice, Enabling Care Integration, and Transcending Boundaries in Integrated Care. Submit abstracts by September 15, 2017. Authors of accepted abstracts will receive 25% off conference fees. https://gcic2018.sg/.
APRU Conference in Singapore, October 11-13, 2017 Normala Binte Manap Center for Aging Research and Education Duke-NUS Medical School
For more info: www.duke-nus.edu.sg/care/
Integrated Care Conference in Singapore, February 1-3, 2018 Agency for Integrated Care Singapore
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A local survey in Hong Kong showed that 9 out of 100 elderly people over 70 years old suffer from Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). The rate of turning from MCI to dementia is 10-15%. Early interventions with suitable treatments and assistance are necessary. The Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council (Welfare Council) and The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) launched a collaborative cooking programme, “Chef Anchor,” designed by occupational therapists to use task-analysed recipe in functional training for persons with mild cognitive impairment. All Chinese are born gourmets. Eating is their favourite pastime. Chinese regard “eating is heaven.”, Thus cooking well is important among Chinese culture, particularly among older adults. Flame cooking is regarded as an important part of daily cooking. However, for those older adults with MCI, their family members worry about the dangers of not switching off the gas cooker. Older adults may be prohibited from cooking, or alternatively cooking is replaced with induction devices. The former action creates a strong sense of impotent, whereas the later requires an immense change in cooking habit. “Chef Anchor” is a multidisciplinary programme launched through collaboration of social welfare and business sector. The objective of this programme is to improve the self-confidence and cognitive ability of MCI persons through regular practice of their daily habits such as cooking. “Chef Anchor” is a systematic programme with 4 steps to alleviate the impact of MCI, including: 1. Occupational therapist and social worker designed the programme and conducted
assessments of potential participants. Cognitive screening test for 350 older adults were conducted. 20 participants who showed the tendency of MCI and difficulties in daily cooking were recruited.
“Chef Anchor” uses task-analysed recipes in functional training for persons with mild cognitive impairment Joe Sham Assistant Director, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council
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2. Occupational therapist, social workers, and Towngas cooking instructors worked together to tailor-make the task-analyzed recipe. This recipe featured all necessary ingredients for the dish with cooking procedures written in simple, concise, and clear wordings. Safety instruction, colours, and word and image explanations were also used for easy understanding.
3. Corporate volunteers from Towngas were recruited to provide one-on-one assistance to participants during training sessions.
4. A “safety in cooking” song was composed, using the melody of Towngas commercial
theme song with new lyrics. Participants were then required to sing the song in every session. The objective of this practice was to provide cognitive training and rebuild participants’ self-confidence.
Upon completion of the five sessions of “Chef Anchor” programme, 19 elderly with MCI were surveyed. Survey revealed that 90% of MCI participants showed improvements on self-confidence, cooking skills and cognitive ability. 1. Participants’ ability to follow cooking procedures
improved.
2. 90% of participants had higher scores in cognitive assessment.
3. Participants shared that the programme developed their self-confidence. Errors such as
messing up cooking procedures were reduced.
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The deadline for submitting articles for Fall issue of ACAP Bulletin is October 20, 2017. Please send your photos and stories to:
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: Active Aging Consortium Asia Pacific-ACAP
Contact: [email protected]
Web: www.wellageing.com/ACAP
Facebook: Active Aging Consortium in Asia Pacific - ACAP
Tel: 82-51-624-5025, Fax: 82-51-611-5824
Address: Heukgyo-ro 7beon-gil Jung-gu, Busan, Korea
Editors: Donghee Han (Korea) and Chris Conybeare (USA)
Aloha
…from all of the ACAP members attending our session at IAGG in San Francisco in July 2017. It was wonderful to see so many smiling ACAP members and to make new friends. Hope to see you at another conference in the near future!
All the best from ACAP!