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DSCS Bus Advertisement across Hong Kong
With the generous support from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, Jockey Club Centre of Positive Ageing, together with the Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, CUHK Faculty of Medicine; Christian Family Service Centre; Haven of Hope Christian Service; The Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon; Pok Oi Hospital; St. James’ Settlement; Tung Wah Group of Hospitals; and Yan Chai Hospital Social Service Department, has launched Jockey Club “Brain Health” Dementia Screening and Community Support Project (DSCS), adheres to the principles of “early detection, early diagnosis, and early intervention”. It aims to assist and support individuals who are concerned about memory decline through initial screening and subsequent support services.
In order to raise awareness about brain health at an early stage, we are using bus advertisements to promote the importance of ‘early detection, early diagnosis, and early intervention.’ We also encourage individuals with memory concerns to download the ‘EC Screen’ mobile app to conduct self-assessments.
We sincerely thank KMB for their partial sponsorship, which allows us to promote this project on bus bodies and seatback.
Journeying Through Younger Onset Dementia Together Seminar
With the generous support from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing (JCCPA) has launched the first pilot project (Jockey Club Younger Onset Dementia Support Project) in Hong Kong which strives to deliver quality service of dementia care for People with younger onset dementia since 2021.
JCCPA successfully completed the ‘Journeying Through Younger Onset Dementia Together Seminar’ on 25 October. We were honoured to invite Ms Kate Swaffer, the international consultant for this project; Professor Timothy Kwok, Director of JCCPA and S.H. Ho Professor of Geriatric Medicine of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics of CUHK; Dr Kenny Chui, Deputy General Manager of JCCPA; Dr Lorinda Kwan-Chen, Speech and Language Therapist and Senior Lecturer of the Department of Special Education and Guidance of the Education University of Hong Kong; Dr Lisa Au, Associate Professor of Practice in Neurology (by courtesy), Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK, discussed how to provide practical support to people with young-onset dementia through various professional treatments and collaborations, and how to help caregivers cope with the challenges of caring.
More than 100 professionals attended this seminar and Dr Lui Wing Cheong, a psychiatric specialist from the project, travelled specially from the UK to attend. This seminar provided a rare opportunity for professionals to discuss the issues of young-onset dementia from different perspectives.
We would like to thank the professionals from different organisations for attending the seminar. We hope that through this seminar, professionals will be able to consider the needs of people with young-onset dementia and provide appropriate support services to meet their needs.
Launching ‘Wanderer Watchers’ in Collaboration with AS Watson Group
JCCPA has a long-standing commitment to working with a range of corporate partners. Our goal is to enhance awareness of dementia among professionals and the general public, and to provide support to individuals with dementia and their caregivers in the community. We are delighted to announce our partnership with the AS Watson Group in the launch of the “Wanderer Watchers” initiative, which aims to foster a dementia-friendly community through collaborative efforts.
We provide training courses for Watsons Group employees through the ‘Online Learning Platform for Dementia: EDU’. The courses are designed to meet the specific requirements of the retail industry, providing employees with a deeper understanding of dementia and communication skills to interact with people with dementia in their daily work thereby to enhance the service quality and efficiency. These training courses represent a pioneering initiative in the retail sector in Hong Kong.
Furthermore, the “Dementia’s Secret Angel” App has been installed on over 1,200 mobile devices across all AS Watson Group branches, including over 500 Hong Kong PARKnSHOP Supermarkets, Watsons, Fortress, and Watson’s Wine stores. The objective of this initiative is to expand the network for locating missing elderly.
We hope to collaborate with AS Watsons Group through this ‘Wanderer Watchers’ to provide a stronger support network for the people with dementia. We aim to create a safe environment in the community for people with dementia, allowing caregivers to feel at ease when letting them go out and connect with the community.
Visitors from Professionals and Organizations
Students from Bachelor of Science in Public Health, CUHK JC School
Hong Kong Federation of Women’s Centres
The Guangzhou Home for the Aged
