Dr. Edward Man-Fuk LEUNG
Invited Speaker
Appointment(s)
Director, Healthy Ageing, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital
President, Hong Kong Association of Gerontology
Hong Kong SAR
Speaker Biography
Dr. LEUNG is currently Honorary Consultant Geriatrician and Director of Geriatric Medicine Centre Ex-Chairman of Geriatric Specialty Board of Hong Kong College of Physicians, Honorary Associate Professor of Department of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Honorary Associate Professor of Department of Medicine and Department of Social Work and Social Administration of University of Hong Kong. He is Founding Member of Asia Pacific Geriatric Network. He is also President of Hong Kong Association of Gerontology and Hong Kong Continence Society. He has been Chief Editor of Hong Kong Journal of Gerontology and has been the Co-Chief Editor of Asian Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics. He has also served as President of Hong Kong Osteoporosis Foundation and is currently Vice President.
Dr. LEUNG is Council Member of International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics and the Asia/Oceania Region of International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Dr. LEUNG has been invited to lecture at symposium and international conferences.
Dr. LEUNG's major research interests are epidemiology in old age, health promotion, End of Life care, osteoporosis, fall, stroke, incontinence, long term care and public policy in old age. Dr. LEUNG is a pioneer in development of Geriatric Orthopaedics and Community Care for Elderly Patients discharge from hospital. He is a major advocate in promoting End of Life Care for Older People in Community and Residential Care since 2007.
In recent years Dr. LEUNG has devoted himself in the development of Home Medical Care and Dying at Home in Hong Kong. Dr. LEUNG published widely in local and international journals and has been contributor to a number of books on health and ageing. From 2022, Dr. LEUNG has published 2 books on Preparation on Ageing in Chinese and the 2 volumes have attracted a lot of subscriptions.
Dr. LEUNG is Council Member of International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics and the Asia/Oceania Region of International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Dr. LEUNG has been invited to lecture at symposium and international conferences.
Dr. LEUNG's major research interests are epidemiology in old age, health promotion, End of Life care, osteoporosis, fall, stroke, incontinence, long term care and public policy in old age. Dr. LEUNG is a pioneer in development of Geriatric Orthopaedics and Community Care for Elderly Patients discharge from hospital. He is a major advocate in promoting End of Life Care for Older People in Community and Residential Care since 2007.
In recent years Dr. LEUNG has devoted himself in the development of Home Medical Care and Dying at Home in Hong Kong. Dr. LEUNG published widely in local and international journals and has been contributor to a number of books on health and ageing. From 2022, Dr. LEUNG has published 2 books on Preparation on Ageing in Chinese and the 2 volumes have attracted a lot of subscriptions.
Issues and Challenges of Implementing Dying in Place in Hong Kong: The Role of Geriatrician and 10 years of Experience Sharing
Abstract:
With the ageing of the population we witnessed an increasing number of deaths in most ageing societies. Hong Kong stands no exception to this trend. There has been rising interest in understanding about how the society could provide better care for older people during ‘death and dying’. International research and practice have suggested that offering Dying in Place as a choice to those with advanced illnesses would improve the overall quality of death for older people with Advanced Life Limiting Conditions. A research commissioned by the Hong Kong SAR Government Food and Health Bureau in 2015 has found that some 30% of Hong Kong people would prefer ‘Dying in Place’ instead of in Hospital as a choice if they have a known terminal condition. Furthermore, researches have demonstrated that older people residing in Long Term Care Facilities have higher chances of death than comparable age groups in the community related to the higher incidence of chronic illnesses and neurodegenerative conditions in Nursing Homes. The presentation will present the international development of End of Life Care and how it could be applied to Hong Kong. The presentation will also highlight the key developments in Hong Kong in the past 10 years to overcome the various hurdles of enabling Dying in Place in Hong Kong.
With the ageing of the population we witnessed an increasing number of deaths in most ageing societies. Hong Kong stands no exception to this trend. There has been rising interest in understanding about how the society could provide better care for older people during ‘death and dying’. International research and practice have suggested that offering Dying in Place as a choice to those with advanced illnesses would improve the overall quality of death for older people with Advanced Life Limiting Conditions. A research commissioned by the Hong Kong SAR Government Food and Health Bureau in 2015 has found that some 30% of Hong Kong people would prefer ‘Dying in Place’ instead of in Hospital as a choice if they have a known terminal condition. Furthermore, researches have demonstrated that older people residing in Long Term Care Facilities have higher chances of death than comparable age groups in the community related to the higher incidence of chronic illnesses and neurodegenerative conditions in Nursing Homes. The presentation will present the international development of End of Life Care and how it could be applied to Hong Kong. The presentation will also highlight the key developments in Hong Kong in the past 10 years to overcome the various hurdles of enabling Dying in Place in Hong Kong.