Ongoing
Ongoing
Advance care planning education
Patients with progressive disease or older adults with frailty and their family members generally have poor awareness about the prognosis of their illness, and often fail to recognise the need to plan for future care. Without sufficient preparation, evidence have shown that conflicts between healthcare providers and families or among family members regarding the appropriate […]
Feb-Jun 2023
Feb-Jun 2023
Community Capacity Building for Hearing Health: The Future of Better Hearing
In order to reduce the risks of dementia in older people and language disorders and delayed cognitive development in children, this project is intended to build community capacity in advancing hearing health among healthcare professionals and the general public and increase communication skills and awareness among these groups about the needs of people with hearing […]
May-2023
Jun-2023
CU Allergy Week 2023
This one-day session is a part of the CU Allergy Week 2023. Teachers of kindergarten and primary schools will attend public seminars on how to treat common allergy disorders. There will also be interactive concurrent sessions that cover live demonstrations and skill development for anaphylaxis, food allergies, and paediatric eczema. The aim is to help […]
Upcoming
Upcoming
CUHK Social Impact Exhibitions
As 2023 marks CUHK’s diamond jubilee, and as a way of showing that the University is tackling important social issues and challenges head-on with oversight and accountability, this forthcoming exhibition will showcase CUHK’s action plans, notable achievements and inspiring stories in the creation of social impact and the realization of its ambitions for change. Stay […]
Upcoming
Upcoming
Distinguished Lecture on Sustainable Development
The Distinguished Lecture on Sustainable Development seeks to spark ideas, dialogue and collaboration between academia, philanthropy, government, business and nonprofits to advance sustainable development on local, national, and global scales. Details will be announced soon.
Ongoing
Ongoing
Educating ethnic minority groups on palliative care
The goal of palliative care is to alleviate suffering and improve the quality of life for patients who are nearing the end of their lives. Unfortunately, there is often a lack of information about palliative care, and communication between healthcare providers and patients can be insufficient. To address this issue, this project creates a culturally […]