Learning objectives:
The main objective of this course is to help students understand the methods to distinguish, evaluate and care for the various aging-related diseases.
Lecturer 1:
Feng-Hwa Lu
Current position:
Director of the Department of Geriatric Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Attending physician for the Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Assistant 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:
Jing-Jy Wang
Current position:
Professor/Dean of the Department of Nursing at the College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University
Specialized fields:
Long-term Care for the Elderly; Alternative and Supplemental Therapy; Dementia Care; Community Care
Lecturer 3:
Chih-Hsing Wu
Current position:
Attending physician/Assistant professor at the College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University
Specialized fields:
Community Medicine; Family Medicine; Obesity and Diabetes Medicine; Osteoporosis Medicine
Lecturer 4:
Sue-E Kuo
Current position:
Director/Nutritionist at the Department of Nutritional Service, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University
Specialized fields:
Nutritional Care for Gastroenterology, Internal and External Medicine; Dietary design
Lecturer 5:
Ching-Hsia Hung
Current position:
Professor/Dean of the Department of Physical Therapy at the College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University
Specialized fields:
Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy; Exercise Physiology; Cardio-Respiratory Physiology, Neurophysiology
Lecturer 6:
Sang-I Lin
Current position:
Professor of the Department of Physical Therapy at the College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University
Specialized fields:
Posture Control; Gait Control; Neurological Physical Therapy
Lecturer 7:
Chuan-Hsiu Tsai
Current position:
Assistant professor of the Department of Nursing, Tsu Chi University
Specialized fields:
Nursing for the Elderly; Care of the Urinary Tract, Health for Women
Lecturer 8:
Ding-Cheng Chan
Current position:
Dean of National Taiwan University Hospital, Chu-Tung Branch
Assistant professor of Internal and Clinical Medicine at the College of Medicine, National Taiwan University
Attending physician at the Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital
Specialized fields:
Geriatric Medicine; General Medicine