ST LUKE’S ELDERCARE COMMCARE SYMPOSIUM 2023

Around one in 10 people aged 60 and above in Singapore suffers from dementia. With Singapore’s increasing life expectancy and rapidly ageing population, the number of persons living with dementia is expected to continue to rise.

How can churches and Christians come in to support persons with dementia?

This year’s symposium features two distinct tracks: Building a Dementia-Friendly Faith Community and Healing & Beyond: A Holistic Approach to Managing Wounds. Both tracks will run concurrently.

Track 1: Building a Dementia-Friendly Faith Community

Discover effective approaches to engage people with dementia, encourage faith experiences, and provide compassionate care. Gain insights from personal journeys and engage in workshop conversations to create a supportive community for all.

Speakers:

Venerable Wong Tak Meng
Archdeacon
Community Services of the Diocese of Singapore

Rev Dr Jimmy Tan
Chaplain
Trinity Theological College

Arthur Wong, Patricia Lee and John Wong
Reminisce Connect

Track 2: Healing & Beyond: A Holistic Approach to Managing Wounds

The speakers will share more about providing a holistic approach to wound management and dive into topics like CSI on Wound Cases, Gold Standard ABC Management, and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy.

Speakers:

Dr Joseph Lo
Vascular Surgeon
Woodlands Health

Adj A/Prof Dr Prabha Sampath
Senior Principal Investigator
A*STAR Skin Research Labs

Chong Hui Ru
Nurse Clinician (Specialty Care),
Singapore General Hospital

Date: September 29, 2023

Time: 9am-4.30pm (Track 1)
             9am-5.30pm (Track 2)

Venue: SIM Global Education

Cost: S$20 (morning only), S$30 (full day) – Track 1
           S$100 (Track 2)

Click here to register (choose one track).

About the organiser:
St Luke’s ElderCare is committed to caring for elders in the community through services provided in a nursing home in Ang Mo Kio, 23 senior care centres island-wide and the homes of the elders.

It delivers a full range of integrated services and programmes for elders that include centre-based, community-based, home-based and residential-based services.

These services are designed to benefit elders who have suffered physical disabilities as a result of strokes, falls or accidents, as well as the frail and lonely who have no one to look after them.