Event Description

The International Institute on Ageing, United Nations Malta (INIA) in collaboration with The Support and Nursing Committee for the Elderly (SNCE), organised an in-situ programme in Social Gerontology and Dementia Care. The programme was organised between 10 – 14 December 2018 in Chengdu, China. The programme was attended by 85 delegates and addressed the following issues: The United Nations International Action plan on Ageing; facts and myths on dementia and policy direction; person-centred care; community services and communication; dementia management in hospitals and nursing homes; and healthy ageing policies and activities for residents in long-term care.