The World Congress on Long Term Care in Chinese Communities has been held annually in different cities since 2002. It is a major event to highlight the advances of development in Long Term Care sector in different Chinese Communities in the world. The Congress was held in Hong Kong (2002 & 2011), Taipei (2004, 2009 & 2015), Shanghai (2005 & 2010), Macao (2006 & 2013), Beijing (2007 & 2016), Singapore (2008), Hangzhou (2012), Ningbo (2014) and Yantai (2017). The Congress was attended by academics, policy makers, and practitioners from various fields related to Long Term Care, and in each year with more than 500 participants joined this important and meaningful event.
In 2018, the Hong Kong Association of Gerontology will host the 15th World Congress on Long Term Care in Chinese Communities in Hong Kong from 29 November to 1 December 2018.
The Congress theme is “Sustainable and Quality Long Term Care Services”. It integrates all aspects of aged care and long term care in Chinese Communities all over the world. Besides inviting expert keynote and plenary speakers from local and oversea, we also aim at drawing together a diverse range of expert and practitioners in social policy, academics, researchers, healthcare and long term care service providers, to present their recent research and studies in oral presentation and poster presentation, and to share their valuable working experience at symposia with different sub-themes. We can affirm that it will be a very fruitful event for all those interested in long term care.
In addition, pre- and post-Congress field visits covering hospital geriatric services, community care settings, and institutional care facilities in Hong Kong will be arranged.