School of Public Health & Primary Care
Faculty of Medicine
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S.H. Ho Centre for Gerontology and Geriatrics School of Public Health & Primary Care Faculty of Medicine |
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Director: Prof Jean Woo
MA MD (Cantab) MD BChir, FRCP(Lond), FRCP(Edin), FRACP, FHKAM(Medicine), FFPH
Professor of Medicine
Head, Division of Geriatrics
Department of Medicine & Therapeutics
History
Mission
Research
Education
Community Service
Events
Recent representative publications
Highlights
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS
Institutional Care of Older adults Conference
(Conference Report - NEW)
4-5 May 2011
EURASIA-PACIFIC UNINET
International Conference - Health, Wellbeing, Competence and Aging
23-24 October 2010
History
The Centre of Gerontology and Geriatrics was formed in 1998 and it started the first multidisciplinary self financed programme (Masters and Postgraduate Diploma) in Clinical Gerontology, to equip all those who come into contact with elderly people in the service setting with appropriate perspective and knowledge. The Centre is entirely self-sustaining, with the self-financed taught programmes supporting some core staff, and research activities supported by various competitive research grants. In 2006, the Faculty of Medicine received a generous donation from the SH Ho Foundation to establish the SH Ho Fellowships for training in Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology, and also to support research activities, and the Centre was renamed as the SH Ho Centre for Gerontology and Geriatrics.
n To carry out research into the various aspects of the ageing process, the implication of ageing for the Hong Kong population, and the measures to meet the consequences.
n To provide training for clinicians and other professionals involved in care of the elderly
n To promote community education which covers health promotion and health maintenance, disease knowledge and self-management
n Geriatric diseases & syndromes
n Psychosocial topics
n Evaluation of difference models of service provision
Education
n Postgraduate Programmes:
n S H Ho Fellowship
With the generous donation from the S H Ho Foundation limited, the S H Ho Centre will further enhance research and training for clinicians and other professionals involved in the care of the elderly. It will also widen community education with respect to health promotion and health maintenance, disease knowledge and self-management.
n Healthy Ageing website
http://healthyageing.sph.cuhk.edu.hk
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n NGO Partners: the Salvation Army, Hong Kong Society for the Aged, Tung Wah, Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Services, HK
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n Hip Protector pants Hip protector and shorts were designed for Chinese subjects, whereas the material was tested for strength and compliance, and cost effectiveness was evaluated in elderly subjects in institutional settings |
n Telemedicine
n Chronic Disease Self Management Programme (CDSMP)
n Falls Prevention Programme
Falls Prevention Programme - Falls Management Exercise Programme (FaME)
Eight classes of the 36-week evidence based FaME have been held in the Tai Po Cadenza Hub since July, 2010. About 50 community-dwelling older people with a high risk of falling have joined the programme. Positive feedbacks were received from the participants. The first two classes were successfully completed with a graduation party held in May, 2011.
Events
Presentation of the SH Ho Fellowships for Gerontology and Geriatrics 2009
A presentation ceremony in honour of the SH Ho Fellowships for Gerontology and Geriatrics, organized by the SH Ho Centre for Gerontology and Geriatrics was held on 26 September 2009. Presenting the fellowship awards, as well as the winners of the slogan design competition and cardiovascular fitness award were: Dr TL Ho, Chairman of the SH Ho Foundation Limited, Professor Tai-Fai Fok, Dean of Faculty of Medicine, and Professor Joseph Jao-Yiu Sung, Associate Dean of Faculty of Medicine
The guests and the fellows
The guests and the winners of slogan design competition and cardiovascular fitness award
10th Anniversary Symposium of the Centre for Gerontology and Geriatrics & Presentation of the S.H. Ho Fellowship Awards
The event was held on 26 April 2008. Marching Band Performance by SAGE Mr. Wong Wha San Memorial Neighbourhood Elderly Centre, presentation of SH Ho Fellowship Award to Dr Mok Ka Wai, Alice and Dr Au Kar Ming, some of the key research findings were presented by academic staff, as well as the first group of SH Ho Fellow. There was also a public education event with public lectures and exhibitions, supported by the Jockey Club Charities Cadenza Project.
Presentation of a souvenir from Dr. TL Ho to the Marching Band representative
of the SAGE Mr. Wong Wha San Memorial Neighbourhood Elderly Centre
Dr. TL Ho & Mrs. Ho with Centre Director, Prof. Jean Woo
CADENZA Symposium 2010: Age-Friendly World Cities & Environment
8-9 October 2010
http://www.cadenza.hk/
CADENZA Symposium 2009: Primary Care & Older Persons – Key to Medical & Social Integration
9 – 10 October 2009
http://www.cadenza.hk/
Officiating guests, speakers and other guests.
(Front row, from left)
Professor Ian Holliday, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Leong Che-hung, Chairman, Elderly Commission
Professor Steve Iliffe, Professor of Primary Care for Older People, University College London
Professor Jack Cheng, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr Donald Li, JP, Steward, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, GBS, JP, Secretary for Labour and Welfare
Professor Jean Woo, Project Director, CADENZA
Professor Barbara Starfield, Professor of Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mr William Yiu, Executive Director, Charities, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Miss Bonny Wong, Head of Charities, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Professor Fok Tai-fai, Dean of Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Diana T F Lee, Programme Director of CADENZA Training Programme, Chair
Professor of Nursing and Director, The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mr Ngai Kong-yiu, Executive Director, Social Service Units, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong
Mr Kwok Lit-tung, Director, Christian Family Service Centre
(Back row, from left)
Mr Peter Chan, Ex-Chief Project Administrator, CADENZA
Mr Michael Lai, MH, JP, Chief Executive Officer, St. James' Settlement
Mrs Victoria Kwok, Director, Social Services Department, The Salvation Army
Professor Samuel Wong, Associate Professor and Head, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare, School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr Bernard Kong, Deputy Cluster Service Director (Community Services), Hong Kong East Cluster, Hospital Authority
Professor Cindy Lam, Professor and Head, Family Medicine Unit, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Lam Ching-choi, BBS, JP, Chief Executive Officer, Haven of Hope Christian Service Rev Dorothy Lau, BBS, JP, Director, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council
CADENZA Symposium 2008: Successful Ageing
11 – 12 October 2008
http://www.cadenza.hk/
From left:
Mr William Yiu, Executive Director, Charities, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Professor Ann Bowling, Health Services Research, University College of London
Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Chief Executive Officer, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Dr the Hon Leong Che-hung GBS JP, Chairman, Elderly Commission
Professor John G Malpas, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, HKU
Professor Jean Woo, Project Director of CADENZA
Professor Ian Holliday, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, HKU
Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung GBS, JP, Secretary for Labour and Welfare
Professor Shah Ebrahim, Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London
Professor Helen Bartlett, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Gippsland), Monash University
Ms Bonny Wong, Head of Charities, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
CADENZA Project Suggests Urgent Creation of Strategy to Deal with Increasing Dementia Cases
13 April 2010
Speakers response to media enquiries after the presentation.
From left:
Professor Sarah M McGhee
Professor, Department of Community Medicine
School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong
Mr Douglas So
Executive Director, Charities, Legal & Corporate Secretariat
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Professor Jean Woo
Director of CADENZA Project
Dr Patsy Chau
Research Assistant Professor of CADENZA Project
Challenges of Population Ageing on Disease Trends and Burden Part I: Diabetes
26 May 2009
Speakers response to media enquiries after the presentation.
(From left) Prof Sarah M McGhee, Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, HKU; Mr. William Y Yiu,
Executive Director, Charities, The Hong Kong Jockey Club; Prof Jean Woo, CADENZA Project Director and Professor of Medicine, Head of Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK; and Dr Patsy Chau, Research Assistant Professor of the CADENZA Project.
New Attitude and New Direction in Elderly Care
18 February 2009
From left: Dr Benise Mak Research Assistant Professor of CADENZA Project and Faculty of Social Sciences, HKU; Professor Diana T F Lee Programme Director of CADENZA Training Programme; Professor Ian Holliday Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, HKU; Professor Jean Woo Director of CADENZA Project; Miss Bonny Wong Head of Charities The Hong Kong Jockey Club; Mr Peter Chan Hong To Chief Project Administrator of CADENZA Project
How Well are Seniors in Hong Kong Doing?
3 November 2008
From left: Mr William Y Yiu Executive Director Charities of The Hong Kong Jockey Club;
Professor Jean Woo Director of CADENZA Project;
Dr Patsy Pui-hing Chau Research Assistant Professor of CADENZA Project
Can We Avoid Spending the Last Part of Our Lives in Old Age Homes?
2 September 2008
From left:
Dr Elsie Hui, Senior Medical Officer, Medical & Geriatric Unit, Shatin Hospital
Dr Patsy Pui Hing Chau, Research Assistant Professor of CADENZA Project
Professor Jean Woo, Professor of Medicine, Head of Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, CUHK, Director of CADENZA Project
Ms Bonny Wong, Head of Charities, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Dr Felix Hon Wai Chan, Consultant Physician (Geriatrics) TWGHs Fung Yiu King Hospital, President of the Hong Kong Geriatrics Society
Professor Timothy Kwok, Professor, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, CUHK
Does the Very Hot Weather Warning Reduce Mortality among Elderly People in Hong Kong?
31 July 2008
Professor Ian Holliday, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, HKU;
Professor Jean Woo, Director of CADENZA Project;
Dr Patsy Pui Hing Chau, Research Assistant Professor of CADENZA Project
Cadenza 18-district programmes
The CADENZA 18-District Programme is a series of public education events co-organised by CADENZA: A Jockey Club Initiative for Seniors and Radio Television Hong Kong Radio 5 (RTHK), and sponsored by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust.
The objectives of the programme are: (1) to revolutionise the ways people view and care for the elderly; (2) to equip the soon-to-be-old with knowledge contributing to active and positive ageing; and (3) to highlight topics pertaining to positive ageing to residents of Hong Kong's 18 districts, having regard to specific local characteristics.
Cadenza 18 district programme
1 December 2008
July 2010 - Finale
June 2010 Activity - Living in a safe environment
May 2010 Activity – Prioritization of healthcare resources
April 2010 Activity – Advance directives and enduring powers of attorney
March 2010 Activity – End of life for people with chronic conditions
February 2010 Activity – Communication between medical staff and older patients
January 2010 Activity – Positive thinking and attitudes
December 2009 Activity - Restraint
November 2009 Activity – Managing health risks and chronic conditions
October 2009 Activity – Government medical services
September 2009 Activity – Community service: old age homes and later-life living arrangement
August 2009 Activity – Healthy Hearing
July 2009 Activity – Living in a Safe Environment
June 2009 Activity – Home Adaptation
May 2009 Activity – Oral Health
April 2009 Activity – Healthy Lifestyle and Eating Happily
March 2009 Activity – Eye Protection
February 2009 Activity – The Exercise Pattern for Older Persons
January 2009 Activity - Winning the Second Half of Life
For details, please visit
http://app1.rthk.org.hk/special/cadenza/index.php
Cadenza TV series with RTHK
CADENZA co-produced a 10-episode CADENZA TV Series with RTHK. As a public education programme, the objective is to help Hong Kong prepare for the challenges posed by an ageing population; to promote active ageing and project a positive public image of the older people.
The drama series focuses on second half of life covering a wide range of topics from health promotion, quality of life, work and retirement, living environment to bereavement and dying.
The series was developed alongside the six themes of CADENZA: (1) Health Promotion & Maintenance: Optimising Mental and Physical Functions; (2) Health & Social Services in Hong Kong; (3) The Living Environment; (4) Quality of Life & Quality of Dying; (5) Legal & Financial Issues; and (6) Ageism / Disparity.
Launch of the new Cadenza TV-series
12 July 2009
For details, please visit
http://www.rthk.org.hk/special/cadenzatv2009/
Recent representative publications
1. Woo J, Suen EWC, Leung JCS, Tang NLS, Ebrahim S. Older men with higher self-rated socioeconomic status have shorter telomeres. Age & Ageing 2009; doi: 10.1093/ageing/afp098.
2. Wong SY, Leung JC, Woo J. A prospective study on the association between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and erectile dysfunction: results from a large study in elderly Chinese in southern China. J Sex Med 2009; 6: 2024-2031.
3. Ho SC, Chan A, Woo J, Chong P, Sham A. Impact of caregiving on health and quality of life: A comparative population-based study of caregivers for elderly persons and noncaregivers. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2009; 64A(8): 873-879.
4. Chau PH, Yen E, Morley JE, Woo J. The effects of environmental stressors on the mortality of the oldest old male population in Hong Kong, 1977-2006. The Aging Male 2008; 11(4): 179-188.
5. Woo J, Zhang XH, Ho S, Sham A, Tang Z, Fang XH. Influence of different health-care systems on health of older adults: A comparison of Hong Kong, Beijing urban and rural cohorts aged 70 years and older. Australasian Journal on Ageing 2008; 27(2): 83-88.
6. Woo J, Ng SH, Chong AML, Kwan AYH, Lai S, Sham A. Contribution of lifestyle to positive ageing in Hong Kong. Ageing Int 2008; 32: 269-278.
7. Woo J, Tang NLS, Suen E, Leung JCS, Leung PC. Telomeres, Frailty. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 2008; 129: 642-648.
8. Hui DS, Woo J, Hui E, Foo A, Ip M, To KW, Cheuk ES, Lam WY, Sham A, Chan PK. Influenza-like illness in residential care ho mes: A study of the incidence, aetiological agents, natural history, and health resource utilization. Thorax 2008; 63: 690-697.
9. Woo J, Tang N, Suen E, Leung J, Wong M. Green space, psychological restoration, and telomere length. Lancet 2009; 373(9660): 299-300.
10. Woo J, Lynn H, Leung J, Wong SY. Self-perceived social status and health in older Hong Kong Chinese women compared with men. Women & Health 2008; 48(2): 209-234.
11. Lo RSK, Cheng JOY, Wong EMC, Tang WK, Wong LKS, Woo J, Kwok T. Handicap and its determinants of change in stroke survivors: one-year follow-up study. Stroke 2008; 39(1): 148-153.
12. Woo J, Chan SY, Sum MWC, Wong E, Chui YPM. In patient stroke rehabilitation efficiency: Influence of organization of service delivery and staff numbers. BMC Health Services Research 2008; 8: 86.
Highlights
Since 2006, Prof Jean Woo has been working with the Jockey Club Cadenza Project as Project Director, a collaborative project between the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, Faculty of Medicine CUHK and Faculty of Social Science HKU. This is an initiative that aims to promote the image of the elderly as “social growth” rather than a “social problem”; plan for the needs of the “soon-to-be-old” whilst enhancing skills and services for the current old; devise new services in response to changing needs: train different levels of professionals and front-line workers involved in elderly work; encourage inter-generational understanding; and nurture academic leadership in social gerontology. It consists of the following major components: community project, public education, research, training and nurturing of academic leadership.
For more details about the Cadenza Project, please visit
http://www.cadenza.hk