CADENZA Training Program
Background
• Rapidly aging population: health and social care challenges
• Elders have diverse and complex needs
cross-cut organizational and professional boundaries
requiring a coordinated inter-agency and inter-professional response
CADENZA
• HKJC Charities Trust : HK$ 380 million for 5 years
• A Jockey Club Initiative for Seniors
- to promote innovative elderly services through inter-disciplinary co-operation
- to produce a new generation of leaders in gerontology
- …………..
CADENZA
Comprises 4 components:
• Public education
• Training for front-line care workers and professionals who work with elders
• A community model to promote inter-disciplinary elderly care
• Evaluation
Cadenza Training Program
• NSN funded with HK$ 74 million for 5 years as from 2008
• An interdisciplinary training program designed to provide general and professional education in gerontology for– General public– Informal caregivers– Professional social and health care workers
Objectives
• Increase public awareness of the health and social care needs of the aging population.
• Foster positive attitude towards aging.
• Equip informal and family caregivers with basic knowledge & skills in aged care.
• Enhance the professional expertise of social and health care workers in gerontological care.
Format
• Use of major themes in gerontology to define a continuum of training over the 5 years
Continuum of training
Understanding normal aging
Promoting healthy & successful aging
Managing chronic disease
Delivering effective social & health services
Building effective rapport with older people
Socio-cultura
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Hong Kong
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Hong Kong
Teaching & learning modes
• General public– Monthly roadshows– District-based seminars for the public– Web-site for public education– Educational leaflets and booklets– Yearly carnivals
Teaching and learning modes
• Informal caregivers– District-based course & workshops.– Supplemented with written & audio-visual
learning materials.– District-based self-help groups.
Teaching and learning modes
• Professional social and health care workers– Self-directed web-based courses– Face-to-face seminars and tutorials– Clinical practicum as appropriate
Human Resources
• An inter-professional Cadenza training team:
- social worker
- clinical psychologist
- physiotherapist
- occupational therapist
- nurse
+ administrative support
Participant Profile
For professional courses:
• Nurses
• PTs and OTs
• Doctors
• Social Workers
• Medical technologists
• Secondary school teachers
• Others eg. lawyers, priests
Evaluation Plan
• Accessibility of and satisfaction with the program
• Public’s attitude towards ageing and older people
• Attitude, knowledge and skills of professionals
Preliminary Insights re IPE
Essential elements for establishing IPE programs:
• Shared interest/ commitment: IPE is the norm rather than the exception
• Building horizontal bridges: formal and informal structures and opportunities for sharing
• Administrative support and resources
Preliminary Insights re IPE
Essential elements for establishing IPE programs:
• Training in collaborative skills
• Teachers qualified to teach IPE courses/ programs
• Partnership with community
• Rewards for collaborative endeavours
Last but not least…..
• Research to evaluate the impact of IPE and its contribution
both the process elements and outcomes