Research
An HKU Nurse-led Initiative for the Global Decade of Healthy Ageing
Professor Doris Yu Sau-fung
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Professor
The global pace of population ageing will accelerate rapidly in the coming decade, with the United Nations (UN) predicting a 34% increase in the total number aged over 60 years old, equal to about 1.4 billion people.
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Teaching and Learning
Nurturing and Empowering the Next Generation of Nursing Professionals in Aged Care
Dr Maggie Chan Mee-kie
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Senior Lecturer
With an ageing population, Hong Kong faces challenges and opportunities in developing a higher standard of gerontological and palliative nursing care.
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Clinical Excellence
Prioritising Gerontological Care in Hong Kong
Ms Joan Ho Kam-yee
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President, Hong Kong College of Gerontological Nursing
Elderly care challenges in Hong Kong are a pressing issue due to the city’s rapidly ageing population. Hong Kong is facing difficulties in meeting this population’s complex needs
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