APIAS addresses caregiver support and happy ageing with Chinese medicine

The Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies (APIAS) of LU hosted the Care for Carers and Ageing in Place: The Way Forward for Carer Support Policy and Service Forum on 10 November, where Lingnan students presented their research for Ageing-in-Place and Care for Carers projects. Some 70 representatives from social welfare organisations, social enterprises and LU students attended to talk about future policies and practices for the needs of informal carers.

 

 

 

Photo: A panel chaired by Prof Dickson Chan Chak-kwan (left), Director of APIAS, exchanges views on improving both public and private caregiver services, and creating a more supportive society.

                                                                                                          

APIAS also organised a ceremony to celebrate the achievements of the Students and Happy Ageing with Chinese Medicine Project on 19 November, to acknowledge the LU students, secondary school pupils and members of a youth centre who have trained as Chinese Medicine Promotion Leaders and Chinese Medicine Youth Health Ambassadors over the past year. Afterwards two Chinese medicine practitioners from the Hong Kong Tuberculosis (Chinese Medicine Service) delivered a health seminar on insomnia and knee pain.

 

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APIAS organises a ceremony to celebrate the achievements of the Students and Happy Ageing with Chinese Medicine Project on 19 November.