End-of-Life Care Workshops
Department of Medicine & Therapeutics
Faculty of Medicine
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

Date:
27th September 2018 to 25th October 2018, every Thursday evening (7:00 p.m. ˇV 9:00 p.m.)

Venue:
Seminar Room 1, 2/F Lui Che Woo Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T.

Target participants:
Doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, social workers and all health care professional interested in end-of-life care

Maximum number of Participants: 80

Course Fees: $1,500* (by crossed cheque)

Content:

Date
Topic
Speaker
27 Sept 18
01. Introduction: Principles and philosophy of palliative and end of life care
  Dr Raymond Lo
02. What is a good death? Patientsˇ¦ perspectives: dignity, autonomy, their expectations of health care professionals
  Dr. Jacqueline YUEN
4 Oct 18
03. Breaking bad news: a Chinese perspective
  Dr CY Tse
04. Ethical issues: decision-making, advance directives, assisted death
  Dr CY Tse
11 Oct 18
05. Principles of pain control and use of opioids
  Dr KY Chan
06. Symptom control for advanced cancer and non-cancer patient   Dr Alice Mok
18 Oct 18
07. End-of-life care in non-cancer setting
  Dr Raymond Lo
08. Professionalsˇ¦ reflections in facing death and dying
  Dr Vincent Tse
25 Oct 18
09. End-of-life for older patients
  Prof T Kwok
10. Grief and bereavement issues   Ms C Tsang

Registration/enquires:

**Accreditation in progress

Contact : Ms Yu/Ms Mow  
Tel : 9168 7005
E-mail : b135095@cuhk.edu.hk
Address : End-of-Life Care Workshop, 9/F., c/o Dept. of Medicine & Therapeutics,
  Lui Che Woo Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT
Website : http://www.mect.cuhk.edu.hk/taughtpostgraduate.html(Deadline):24 Aug 2018
   
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