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The Center for International Affairs (CIA) would like to invite our faculty members and researchers to participate in an online international conference on the Sixth CPCE Health Conference 2021, themed "Post-pandemic health and long-term care: A new paradigm” which will be organized on 20 September 2021 from 9.30 am  - 5.30 pm. (HKT). CPCE or College of Professional and Continuing Education, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University is one of active partner of Walailak University since 2019.

Call for Papers are now open until 31 July 2021

The objective of the 6th Annual CPCE Health Conference 2021, themed "Post-pandemic health and long-term care: A new paradigm” is to explore the emerging policy, practices and management of health care, including long-term care in the post-pandemic era. Against this background, the Conference Organiser invites submissions on (but not limited to) the following sub-themes:

Application of technology in health and long-term care
Community-based programmes
District health and its effectiveness
Healthy ageing and public/social policy
Innovative healthcare management strategies in health institutions and the community
Manpower of health and long-term care
Monitoring psychological health for older adults
Patient and staff safety during the pandemic
Quality assurance in health services for older adults
Social responsibility of health care service organisations

About the Conference

The CPCE Health Conference 2021 is the sixth annual international conference organised by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s College of Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) since 2016. The theme of this year’s Conference is “Post-pandemic health and long-term care: A new paradigm”. The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the world for more than a year and a half. All people are adapting to the “new normal” practices and behaviour, in addition to wearing facial mask, hand hygiene and social distancing which are predominantly mandatory particularly in public venues. Health care has undergone drastic reform in terms of precautious measures, especially in hospitals and during high-risk procedures. Human traffic and visits to health and residential care facilities have put on a nearly total halt, “neglecting” the usual pattern and empathy in patient care. Policy makers, public health officials and health professionals are encountering a very difficult time in human history from the COVID-19, the clinical and epidemiological nature of which are still not fully understood by the experts. The aim is to explore the emerging policy, practices and management of health care, including long-term care in the post-pandemic era.

Date: 20 September 2021 (Monday)

Time: 9:30am - 5:30pm (HKT)

Venue: Hybrid mode (Zoom & UG06, PolyU Hung Hom Bay Campus)
8 Hung Lok Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon
(MTR: Hung Hom Station Exit B1 or Whampoa Station Exit B)

Conference Chair

Professor Peter P. Yuen
Dean, College of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Conference Organiser

Centre for Ageing and Healthcare Management Research, School of Professional Education and Executive Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University