CityU, Pou Tai Integrated Service Center for the Elderly host advance directive seminar to examine end-of-life care
| The Department of Innovative Social Work of the City University of Macau (CityU) and the Pou Tai Integrated Service Center for the Elderly (Portuguese: Complexo de Serviços de Apoio ao Cidadão Sénior Pou Tai) jointly organized the Second Seminar on Examining End-of-Life Care through Advance Directive recently (4) at the Cultural Centre, Taipa campus. More than 400 participants attended the online and on-site event, which featured nine experts and practitioners as keynote speakers.
The keynote speakers shared insights and introduced the latest research findings on advance directives from three perspectives: society and policy, family, and individuals. Gerontological social work studies place a high value on advance directives. During the seminar, participants discussed the importance of providing better end-of-life care and giving elderly people more dignity and choice. |
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Source: Jornal do Cidadão, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
