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Masterclasses
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY CONVENTION 2018
M6.3 Enhancing Medical-social Collaboration for Elderly 16:15 Convention Hall C
Patients
Medical-social Collaboration in the Dementia Community Support Scheme – An Experience from District Elderly
Community Centre
Chan AFM
Active Aging and Health Services, Christian Family Service Centre, Hong Kong
Dementia Community Support Scheme demonstrates a sustainable and effective medical-social collaboration model
between health and social care sectors. The Scheme aims to enhance community support to elderly persons with mild to
moderate dementia so as to enhance their cognitive and functional level, quality of life, and to better support carers.
Under the medical-social collaboration model, the Scheme is more than service referral and post-discharge support, it helps
users better manage chronic disease and to facilitate health care outside the hospital walls. The Scheme provides chances
to cross-disciplinary communication for better patient outcome and enhances the expertise of staff of non-governmental
organisations at the community level in provision of dementia support services to the elderly persons.
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