“Transdisciplinary Model Care of Aged Blind-Research to Clinical Practice” Webinar

To celebrate the 65th Anniversary of The Hong Kong Society for the Blind, we are pleased to host a webinar on “Transdisciplinary Model Care of Aged Blind-Research to Clinical Practice” on 25 August 2021 to kick-off our celebration activities. The Webinar was live broadcasted via Zoom, Facebook and YouTube, around 600 audiences watched the Webinar via the above channels.

This conference included six different topics and drew together a congregation of local experts from different background in the field of Aged Care, such as speech therapist, occupational therapist, physiotherapists, social workers, nurses, biomedical engineers, etc., to share findings of their researches based on clinical practices, Physiotherapist I and Occupational Therapist I of HKSB also shared their researches on body balance and mental therapy for elderly. The aim is to establish a regional based transdisciplinary and inter-professional network, based in Hong Kong, for better community and residential care of elderly with visual impairment.

Miss Nancy Law, Chairman of HKSB (left 5), Ms Maureen Tam (right 5) and all speakers host a kick-off ceremony before the webinar 

Mr. Lam Wai Shun, Wilson - Physiotherapist I, Residential Services, The Hong Kong Society for the Blind

Topic: Balance assessment (Modified BESTest) for older people with visual impairment

Dr. Karen Chan, Director of Swallowing Research Laboratory, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong

Topic: Implementing a standardized diet framework to improve swallow safety - Carer and Family training perspective

Dr. Yip Chi Kong, Calvin, Associate Professor of the School of Medical and Health Sciences at Tung Wah College

Topic: A Survey on cognitive functions among elderlies with visual impairment who are living in residential homes

Mr. Chiu Tat San, Armstrong Occupational Therapist I, Residential Services , The Hong Kong Society for the Blind

Topic: Mindful Music -Being in the "NOW" , "MUSIC" and "NIRSIT "

Dr. Cheung Chung Wai, JamesResearch Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong

Topic: Machine learning-based food-intake and dysphagia screening: A pilot study

Ms. Chu W.S., Ada, Speech Therapist, Academic Unit of Human Communication, Development and Information Sciences, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong

Topic: Inter-professional Clinical Education