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Conference Paper: Humanism in Aging: Using Empathy and Compassion to Make Life Better in Old Age
Title | Humanism in Aging: Using Empathy and Compassion to Make Life Better in Old Age |
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Issue Date | 2015 |
Citation | 3rd International Symposium on Communication in Healthcare: 'Communicating for Compassionate Healthcare: Mobilizing Values to Practive', Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 29 June 2015 How to Cite? |
Abstract | As older people become frailer and more vulnerable, they require more care and attention. As healthcare professionals, we recognise this phenomenon in our everyday practice as we manage their decompensation in physical, cognitive and mental states. Complex ethical, humanitarian and psycho-social issues make their care more challenging and intricate. But the path to optimal care be treacherous, and primum non nocere is not always easy to achieve. In this talk, I will illustrate with examples some of the tricky ethical and compassionate care issues in geriatric medicine, including the widespread use of physical and chemical restraints in frail elderly people in Hong Kong. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/242714 |
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dc.contributor.author | Kwan, SKJ | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-14T04:39:08Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-08-14T04:39:08Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | 3rd International Symposium on Communication in Healthcare: 'Communicating for Compassionate Healthcare: Mobilizing Values to Practive', Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 29 June 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/242714 | - |
dc.description.abstract | As older people become frailer and more vulnerable, they require more care and attention. As healthcare professionals, we recognise this phenomenon in our everyday practice as we manage their decompensation in physical, cognitive and mental states. Complex ethical, humanitarian and psycho-social issues make their care more challenging and intricate. But the path to optimal care be treacherous, and primum non nocere is not always easy to achieve. In this talk, I will illustrate with examples some of the tricky ethical and compassionate care issues in geriatric medicine, including the widespread use of physical and chemical restraints in frail elderly people in Hong Kong. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Symposium on Communication in Healthcare | - |
dc.title | Humanism in Aging: Using Empathy and Compassion to Make Life Better in Old Age | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | Kwan, SKJ: jskkwan@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Kwan, SKJ=rp01868 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 244668 | - |