HKU_Newsletter_Issue 39_0828

The School was honoured to have Professor Donna Waters, Susan Wakil Professor of Nursing, Dean, Sydney Nursing School, University of Sydney, Australia; and Professor Mary Quinn Griffin, Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, presenting two individual seminars for staff and students of the School. The provision of health services for the ageing is a major challenge worldwide. The School held a “Seminar on Active Ageing, Service Learning and Interprofessional Education” on June 16, 2017 to enhance the health service to the ageing group by providing an overview of varies ageing-related topics to professional practitioners. Professor Chia-Chin Lin, the then Acting Head of the School, extended a warm welcome to the audiences, and introduced the distinguished guest speakers. Professor Jessy Shih-Chung Kang, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Deputy Vice President, Academic Affairs, National Taiwan University, presented the “Inter-professional education in Taiwan: Smart Ageing Design”. “T-workshops” and “D-courses”, which were about how students from different fields learnt to develop products for smart ageing, were introduced. Professor Chia-Chi Chang, Professor & Director of School of Gerontology Health Management, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, introduced the “Research Center of Active Ageing in Taiwan”. Dr Megan Liu, Assistant Professor, School of Gerontology Health Management, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, shared “Service, Learning, and Service-Learning in Taiwan”. Two Renowned Scholars Conducted the School Development Series Seminars Seminar on Active Ageing Service Learning and Interprofessional Education Professor Waters conducted a seminar entitled “Research Translation in Paediatrics: Who Knows Best?” on April 24, 2017. Professor Griffin conducted a seminar entitled “The Principles of Curriculum Planning” on May 25, 2017. Both Seminars were well- attended. The audiences were benefited by the guest speakers’ insightful sharing. The seminar was fruitful and widened the horizon of the audiences. They found the active ageing approach undertaken by health professionals useful and inspiring. (From left) Professor Jessy Shih-Chung Kang, Professor Chia-Chin Lin, Professor Chia-Chi Chang, Dr Megan Liu p Professor Judith Parker and Professor Donna Waters Professor Mary Quinn Griffin and Dr Patsy Chau 10 Vision to L ead Mission to Serve