Friday 16 September 2016

Conference Update: ADFM National Caregivers Conference "Caregivers Journey" 24 & 25 September 2016, Jointly with University Malaya

                                                                                           
Dear All,


ADFM NATIONAL CAREGIVERS CONFERENCE 2016
A Conference for Alzheimer’s Caregivers and Healthcare Professionals


A gentle reminder!

You are cordially invited to join us in Kuala Lumpur for the ADFM National Caregivers Conference 2016 which is a joint organised event with University of Malaya in conjunction with the global commemoration of World Alzheimer’s Month in September each year to raise more awareness of dementia among the public; to change the stigma and people’s perceptions on Alzheimer’s disease (AD); a time to reflect on the impact of dementia, what we can do to support and improve the lives of people with dementia and their caregivers - a disease that will affect more and more people as years pass.

DATE :      September 24 & 25, 2016 (Saturday & Sunday)
THEME:    “Caregiver’s Journey

This year the Conference Theme is “Caregiver’s Journey” and it reflects ADFM’s objective to engage with carers of people suffering from dementia and healthcare professionals, and to address the plights and issues facing the caregivers and their AD loved ones.

The ConferenceProgram encompasses a one and a half days of talks, seminars and forums, covering various topics such as, medical and psychological management of Alzheimer’s disease, support and care resources for carers, nutrition, financial and care planning, and developments toward person-centred dementia care. Our speakers include specialists from various fields: doctors, psychologists, educators, geriatricians, and professor of law.

The conference highlight is the Caregiver’s Forum on the 25 September which provides a platform for the caregivers and their families to engage with the panel of specialist doctors - to share their experience and challenges; highlight their plights and predicament as a caregiver to the communities and care providers.

For Caregivers, a Survey/Feedback Form will be email to you and kindly return to us the completed form. The Panel of Doctors will address your issues on the Forum Day.

Two concurrent sessions will be held at:

(1)   Seminar Room One, 24 September (Saturday), 2.00pm to 4.00pm, Awareness Talk in Mandarin “Caring of People with Alzheimer’s Dementia” 

The Speaker is Dr Gemma Law, Assistant Professor from HKU SPACE, Hong Kong, and during Q&As, will be assisted by Geriatrician, Dr Teh Hoon Lang. NO Registration Fee for participants who register for this Mandarin session. Registration and confirmation will be on first-come first-basis.


(2)   Seminar Room Two, 24 & 25 September (1 & l/2 days), Special Care Program for People Living with Alzheimer’s Dementia (AD)

Caregivers can leave their AD loved ones so that they and their families can attend the conference at the auditorium. The AD friends will be engaged with specially arranged brain gym program and other cognitive activities under the care and supervision of experienced Nurses and care attendants during the 1+1/2 day conference. Limited to 20-30 registered participants (AD persons). Registration and confirmation will be based on space available. Further information, contact jennyho8@gmail.com / 016 608 2513.

Participants and Fees:       
Category
(1, 2, 3, 4)
 Main Conference (24 and 25 September 2016)
Fee (RM)
Category 1
People with Alzheimer’s dementia (accompanied by their caregiver) – indicate Full Name of the AD person in your registration. 
FREE
Category 2
For the First family caregiver only - indicate Full Name of AD Person and the relationship.
FREE
Category 3
Other categories – other family members, healthcare professionals, Allied Health Workers, from nursing/university colleges, nursing homes, and the public.
RM50.00
Category 4
Awareness Talk Session in Mandarin (24 September, 2.00pm-4.00pm) by Dr Gemma Law from Hong Kong. Facilitator, Dr Teh  Hoon Lang, Geriatrician
 FREE
Compulsory registration based on first come first basis. Walk-In will not be accepted due to logistics.

Certificate of Attendance:
Will be issued to healthcare professionals and workers (please provide full name and NRIC No). Participants are to collect their certificate from the registration desk after the caregivers’ forum on 25 September.

Registration and Payment:
(1) Email completed Registration Form to: jennyho8@gmail.com and copy jenny@adfm.org.my for confirmation of your registration.

(2) Upon confirmation of registration, make immediate direct payment via online/ATM to ADFM Bank Account with CIMB Bank at Bank Account No. 800 229 3277. (If Cheque, the cheuqe must be crossed and addressed to: “Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation”.)

(3) Email copy of your Payment Receipt to: jennyho8@gmail.com OR Fax to: 603 – 7960 8482 for reconfirmation of your registration.

(4) An acknowledgement will be sent to you upon receiving your Payment Receipt.

Any clarification, please email: jennyho8@gmail.com and copy jenny@adfm.org.my or WhatsApp / call 016 608 2513.

Kindly register and make payment early please, for our logistic purposes. 

For details of Program, registration and payment, refers to (1) ConferenceProgram & (2) Registration Form.

               
Date:
Sunday, 25 September 2016
FREE – OPEN TO PUBLIC
(A Joint  Community Event  with  6th College  of  UM  Medical  Faculty)

Venue:

Time:
6.45am
Registration of Attendance - No Registration Fee

7.15am
Warming Up Exercise by Science Sports Team, University Malaya
7.30am
Flag-off - YAB Dato Seri Hajah Toh Puan Dr Aishah Ong

8.30am
Poco Poco Folk Dance by Dancers from Alzheimer Indonesia

8.40am-9.00am
Talk on Poco Poco Dance by Representative from  Alzheimer’s Indonesia

            
The stigmatization of dementia is a global problem and it is clear that the less we talk about dementia, the more the stigma will grow. This World Alzheimer’s Month, we encourage you to find out more and play your part in reducing the stigma and improving the lives of people with dementia and their carers in your community.

JOIN the Memory Walk to raise public awareness and support. 


DONATION / SPONSORSHIPS
We welcome generous Sponsors / Donors for sponsorship and /or donations to help us defray our huge expenses in organizing the above events (Tax Exempt Receipt will be issued to Donors).

(1) All donations - to bank-in direct to ADFM Bank Account with CIMB Bank at Account No. 800 229 3277.

(2) Email scanned copy of your Bank-In Receipt to: jenny@adfm.org.my or WhatsApp to 016 608 2513, providing your FULL NAME, mobile contact, and email for our acknowledgement.

(3) For sponsorship, you are welcome to contact the undersigned.

(4) Due recognition and publicity will be accorded to our sponsors and donors in all our publicity banners/materials/programs, website, and on conference day.

Sponsored by:


See all of you at the Conference and Memory Walk soon !!!

Best wishes and regards
Jenny
016 608 2513 / jennyho8@gmail.com / jenny@adfm.org.my
for ADFM-UM Joint Conference Organizing Committee
www.adfm.org.my


ADFM NATIONAL CAREGIVERS CONFERENCE 2016
A Conference for Caregivers and Healthcare Professionals
 Commemoration of World Alzheimer’s Month, September

24 & 25 SEPTEMBER 2016
AUDITORIUM (GROUND FLOOR)
UM Research Management and Innovation Complex
(KOMPLEKS PENGURUSAN PENYELIDIKAN & INOVASI, UNIVERSITI MALAYA)
PROGRAM

SATURDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2016, AUDITORIUM
(Emcee: Dr Khor Hui Min)
Time:

Speaker
7.30am           
Registration of Participants

8.00am
Tea/Coffee & Refreshment

8.30am
Welcome Address
Datuk Dr Yim Khai Kee, Chairman, ADFM Exco
8.40am
Address by Conference Co-Organizing Chairman
Assoc. Prof. Dr Tan Maw Pin, Geriatrician
8.50am
Poco-Poco Folk Dance
By Dancers (Fitri, Lelly & Asti) from Alzheimer’s  Indonesia
9.10am
Person- Centered Dementia Care
Dr Lee Fatt Soon, Consultant Geriatrician
9.50am
Early Onset Familial Alzheimer’s Disease
Professor Dr Chin Ai Vyrn, Consultant Geriatrician
10.30am
REFRESHMENT

10.45am
Advances on Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr Alan Pok, Geriatrician
11.00am
Medical Management of Alzheimer’s Disease
Professor Dr Esther Ebenezer,
Consultant Psycho-Geriatrician
11.40pm
Psychological Management of Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Chan Yee Fai, Psychogeriatrician
12.20pm
End of Life Care in  Alzheimer’s Persons
Dr Yau Weng Keong, Consultant Physician & Geriatrician
1.00PM
LUNCH 

2.00pm
Caregiver Support and Care
Dr Elizabeth Chong, Geriatrician
2.40pm
Innovative in Care “Dining by Design”
Ms Lim Siew Eng, Accredited Trainer & Educator, Facilitator & Aged Care Worker
3.20pm
Management of Functional Mobility for Alzheimer’s Persons
Mr Thillainathan a/l Krishnan, Occupational Therapist, Family Health Development Division, MOH Malaysia
4.00pm 
Legal, Financial and Healthcare Planning for People with Alzheimer’s Disease
Assistant Professor,  Siti Zaharah Binti Jamaluddin, Faculty of Law, UM
4.40pm
Sharing the Latest Pioneering Project in Hong Kong "Exercises and Nutrition" for People with Dementia 
Dr Gemma Law from Hong Kong, Assistant Professor, HKU SPACE
5.20pm
Announcement of next day program
Emcee/Facilitator, Dr Khor Hui Min, Geriatrician  
5.30pm
END

SATURDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2016 - SEMINAR ROOM 1
 MANDARIN / CANTONESE SESSION
Time:

Speaker / Facilitators
2.00pm-4.00pm           
Caring of Persons with Alzheimer’s Dementia and Sharing Session

Dr Gemma Law, Assistant Professor, HKU SPACE, Hong Kong
(Facilitator – Geriatrician, Dr Teh Hoon Lang)
24 & 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 (One & l/2 DAYS) – SEMINAR ROOM 2
SPECIAL CARE PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER’S DEMENTIA
(AD FRIENDS)
Caregivers, please register early if you wish your AD loved one to be engaged with cognitive stimulating activities for the one and l/2 days when you are attending the conference at the Auditorium.  They will be cared for under a Team of Experienced Geriatric Nurses.
SUNDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2016
MEMORY WALK – OPEN TO PUBLIC - FREE
VENUE:  FRONT PODIUM - DEWAN TUNKU CHANCELLOR, UM
6.45am
Registration of Participants
FREE – No registration Fee
7.15am
Warming Up Exercise
Instructor & Team from the Science Sports , University Malaya
7.30am
Flag-Off  
YAB Toh Puan Dato Seri HjH Dr Aishah Ong
8.30am-9.00am
Poco Poco Folk Dance
By Dancers (Fitri, Lelly and Asti) from Alzheimer’s Indonesia (AZLI)
SUNDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 (2nd Day, Main Conference)
CAREGIVERS’ FORUM – AUDITORIUM

Panel Members:  Prof.  Dr Chin Ai Vyrn,  Prof. Dr Esther Ebenezer,  Prof. Dr Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman
(Emcee/Facilitator:  Geriatrician, Dr Khor Hui Min / Geriatrician, Dr Elizabeth Chong)
Time:

Speaker/Facilitator
9.00am    
Registration of Attendance
For conference participants only
9.00am  
Tea/Coffee & Refreshment
For conference participants only
9.20am
“A Dementia Caring Community”
Prof. Dr Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman, Consultant Geriatrician
9.50am
The Alzheimer’s Journey Together with My Mom
Ms Satiapoorany K Subramanian
10.15am
Forum  Q & A Session
Open to the caregivers / participants
12.15pm
Closing remarks from Chair Person
Prof. Dr Chin Ai Vyrn
12.30pm
Light Refreshment


End of Conference



Tuesday 6 September 2016

Update of ADFM National Caregivers Conference "Caregivers' Journey" on 24 and 25 September 2016 Jointly with University Malaya



ADFM NATIONAL CAREGIVERS CONFERENCE 2016
JOINTLY WITH UNIVERSITY MALAYA 

“CAREGIVERS’ JOURNEY”
A Conference for Caregivers and Healthcare Professionals
 Commemoration of World Alzheimer’s Month, September

24 & 25 SEPTEMBER 2016
AUDITORIUM (GROUND FLOOR)
UM Research Management and Innovation Complex
(Kompleks Pengurusan Penyelidikan dan Inovasi, Universiti Malaya)
Jalan Universiti, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

PROGRAM
SATURDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2016, AUDITORIUM
(Emcee: Dr Khor Hui Min, Geriatrician)
Time:

Speaker
07.30am           
Registration of Participants

08.00am
Morning Refreshment

08.30am
Welcome Address
Datuk Dr Yim Khai Kee, Chairman, ADFM Exco
08.40am
Opening Address
Guest of Honour, The Honourable Dato Seri HJH Toh Puan Dr Aishah Ong
08.50am
Poco-Poco Folk Dance on the Stage
By Dancers (Fits, Lelly & Asti) from Alzheimer Indonesia
09.10am
Person- Centered Dementia Care
Dr Lee Fatt Soon, Consultant Geriatrician
09.50am
Early Onset Familial Alzheimer’s Disease
Professor Dr Chin Ai Vyrn, Consultant Geriatrician
10.30am
REFRESHMENT

10.45am
Advances on Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr Alan Pok, Geriatrician
11.00am
Medical Management of Alzheimer’s Disease
Professor Dr Esther Ebenezer,
Consultant Psycho-Geriatrician
11.40pm
Psychological Management of Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Chan Yee Fai, Psychogeriatrician
12.20pm
End of Life Care in  Alzheimer’s Persons
Dr Yau Weng Keong, Consultant Physician & Geriatrician
1.00PM
LUNCH 

2.00pm
Caregiver Support and Care
Dr Elizabeth Chong, Geriatrician
2.40pm
Innovative in Care “Dining by Design”
Ms Lim Siew Eng, Accredited Trainer & Educator, Facilitator & Aged Care Worker
3.20pm
Management of Functional Mobility for Alzheimer’s Persons
Mr Thillainathan a/l Krishnan, Occupational Therapist, Family Health Development Division, MOH Malaysia
4.00pm 
Legal, Financial and Healthcare Planning for People with Alzheimer’s Disease
Assistant Professor,  Siti Zaharah Binti Jamaluddin, Faculty of Law, UM
4.40pm
Sharing the Latest Pioneering Project in Hong Kong "Exercises and Nutrition" for People with Dementia 
Dr Gemma Law from Hong Kong, Assistant Professor, HKU SPACE
5.20pm
Announcement of next day program
Emcee/Facilitator, Dr Khor Hui Min, Geriatrician  
5.30pm
END

SATURDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2016 - SEMINAR ROOM 1
MANDARIN / CANTONESE SESSION (NO CHARGE)
Time:

Speaker / Facilitators
2.00pm-4.00pm           
Caring of Persons with Alzheimer’s Dementia and Sharing Session

Dr Gemma Law, Assistant Professor, HKU SPACE, Hong Kong
(Facilitator – Dr Teh Hoon Lang, Geriatrician)

24 & 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 (One & l/2 DAYS) – SEMINAR ROOM 2
SPECIAL CARE PROGRAM
FOR PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER’S DEMENTIA (AD FRIENDS)

Caregivers, please register early if you wish your AD loved one to be engaged with cognitive stimulating activities for the one and l/2 days when you are attending the conference at the Auditorium.  They will be cared for under a Team of Experienced Geriatric Nurses.

SUNDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2016

MEMORY WALK – OPEN TO PUBLIC 
VENUE: FRONT PODIUM - DEWAN TUNKU CHANCELLOR, UM


6.45am
Registration of Participants
FREE – No registration Fee
7.15am
Warming Up Exercise
Instructor & Team from the Science Sports , University Malaya
7.30am
Flag-Off  
By VIPs  
8.30am
"Poco Poco" Folk Dance 
By Dancers (Fits, Lelly and Asti) from Alzheimer Indonesia (AZLI)
8.40am-9.10am 
Talk on Poco Poco (& more dance)
By Representative from Alzheimer Indonesia

CAREGIVERS’ FORUM – AUDITORIUM
Panel Members:  Prof   Dr Chin Ai Vyrn,   Prof. Dr. Esther Ebenezer,  Prof. Dr. Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman
(Emcee/Facilitator:  Geriatrician, Dr Khor Hui Min / Geriatrician, Dr Elizabeth Chong)
Time:

Speaker/Facilitator
9.00am    
Registration of Attendance
For conference participants only
9.00am  
Morning Refreshment
For conference participants only
9.30am
“A Dementia Caring Community”
Prof. Dr. Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman, Consultant Geriatrician
10.00am
The Alzheimer’s Journey Together with My Mom
Ms Satiapoorany K Subramanian
10.15am
Forum  Q & A Session
Open to the caregivers / participants
12.15pm
Closing remarks from Chair Person
Prof. Dr Chin Ai Vyrn
12.30pm
End of Conference


Registration Fee:
(1)  FREE for people with Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) accompanied by their caregiver (indicate Category 1 in registration form)
(2)  FREE for 1st Caregiver accompanying the AD person (indicate Category 2 in registration form).
(3)  RM50 per person for all other participants, irrespective of categories (indicate Category 3 in registration form).

Registration and Payment
(1)  Email jennyho8@gmail.com  or jenny@adfm.org.my   – providing full name, mobile contact, which category.
(2)  Bank in payment to ADFM Bank Account with CIMB at Account No. 800 229 3277.
Email payment receipt for confirmation    of registration.
(3)  Any enquiries, contact Jenny at 016 608 2513 or Whatsapp her. 

--        ->  Registration Form

Certificate of Attendance for healthcare professionals will be issued by ADFM.
WELCOME ALL OF YOU AT THE CONFERENCE SOON