Learning objectives:

The main objective of this course is to help students understand the process of aging, the differences between aging and disease, as well as the common issues associated with the clinical practice of elderly care, such as health promotions, elder negligence and abuse, palliative and hospice care, along with spiritual care, etc.

Lecturer 1:

Feng-Hwa Lu

Current position:

Director of the Department of Geriatric Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital

žAttending physician for the Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital

žAssistant Professor at the Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University

Specialized fields:

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine; Doctor-patient Communication; Family Medicine.

Lecturer 2:

Shyh-Dye Lee

Current position:

žPart-time attending physician for the Department of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Bei-hu Branch

Vice President of the Department of Community Medicine, Fu-Jen University Hospital

Professor at the Graduate School of the Department of Long-term Care, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science

Specialized fields:

Geriatric Medicine, Clinical Medicine; Long-term Care, and Preventive Intervention; Community Medicine.

Lecturer 3:

Ying-Hsiang Huang

Current position:

žPart-time attending physician for the Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital

Specialized fields:

Family Medicine; Geriatric Medicine; Preventive Medicine

Lecturer 4:

Yi-Ching Yang

Current position:

žSecretary of the medical division for National Cheng Kung University Hospital

žDirector of the Department of Family Medicine, Community Medicine Division, National Cheng Kung University Hospital

Professor at the Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University

žPart-time professor at the Graduate School of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University

Specialized fields:

Family Medicine; Geriatric Medicine, Obesity Medicine; Evidence-based Medicine; Diabetes Prevention

Lecturer 5:

Hui-Ching Weng

Current position:

žProfessor at the Graduate School for Gerontology, National Cheng Kung University

Specialized fields:

International Comparisons of Elderly Welfare; Doctor-patient Relationships; Emotional Competency

Lecturer 6:

Yu-Tai Lo

Current position:

žAttending physician at the Department of Geriatric Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital

Specialized fields:

Palliative and Hospice Care; Geriatric Medicine; Family Medicine; Long-term Care

Lecturer 7:

Wei-Sue Lai

Current Position:

žAssistant Professor at the Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University

Specialized fields:

Hospice Care; Grief Counselling; Adult Care; Comfort Care