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Project Team<\/h3><\/div><\/div>[vc_row_inner bwd_tbc4vd_show_weekday=”” el_class=”txt”][vc_column_inner el_class=”ulitems fs20″ width=”1\/2″]\n\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFaculty of Social Sciences, University of Hong Kong<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHong Kong Association of Gerontology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHaven of Hope Christian Service<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTung Wah Group of Hospitals<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”ulitems fs20″ width=”1\/2″]\n\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tS K H Holy Carpenter Church District Elderly Community Centre<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSt. James' Settlement<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHong Kong Society for Rehabilitation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Salvation Army<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bwd_tbc4vd_show_weekday=”” el_class=”boxshadow mb-5 wow fadeInUp animated”][vc_column]
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Local Resources<\/h3><\/div><\/div>[vc_row_inner bwd_tbc4vd_show_weekday=”” el_class=”txt”][vc_column_inner el_class=”ulitems fs20″ width=”1\/2″]\n\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProject Enable, The University of Hong Kong<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJC BeCare<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”ulitems fs20″ width=”1\/2″]\n\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHospicehome.hk<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJCECC: Unison<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHong Kong Anti-Cancer Society<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]
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The Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) is an international non-governmental organisation focusing exclusively on hospice and palliative care development worldwide with involvement from over 70 countries. Representing a global voice on hospice and palliative care, WHPCA has issued the Global Atlas on Palliative Care at the End of Life in October 2014 to illustrate the global need for palliative care. WHPCA also manages the first global news and information hub for hospice, palliative and end of life care \u2013 www.ehospice.com \u3002<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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World Health Organization \u2013 Europe<\/h4><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The WHO Europe has produced three seminal reports on palliative care over the past decade. The first report Palliative Care: The Solid Facts was published in 2004 advocated for the needs of all-rounded, person-centred palliative care of all people facing life-threatening diseases. The accompanying booklet Better Palliative Care for Older People further illustrate the needs for palliative care for this particular age group. The third booklet, Palliative Care for Older People: Better Practices, was published in 2011 surveying quality palliative care practices in various settings (e.g., domiciliary care, hospital care, residential homes).<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The Irish Hospice Foundation is the national charity on death, dying, and bereavement in Ireland. The mission of the Foundation is to facilitate dignity, choice, and comfort for all people confronting end of life. The Foundation has published widely on a range of topics, including public attitudes to death, dying, and bereavement, perspectives on dying-at-home and access to specialist palliative care in Ireland, and hospice-friendly hospitals.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The IOM published the report, Dying in America : Improving Quality and Honouring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life, in 2014. The Report identified the needs for end-of-life care and opportunities for improvement in the provision of person-centred care. The Report also underscores the importance of effective clinical-patient communication and advance care planning, professional education and competency building, as well as development of a sustainable and affordable structure to support end-of-life care services for different groups. The report comprehensively illustrated the knowledge gaps and structural problems that hinders the provision of quality end-of-life care in the US.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Ambitions in Palliative and End of Life Care (United Kingdom)<\/h4><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Ambitions in Palliative Care is a national framework produced by the National Palliative and End of Life Care Partnership for local actions in 2015-2020. The framework stipulated six ambitions for better local end of life care, including seeing each person as an individual, fair access to care, maximizing comfort and well-being, coordinated care, staff capacity building, and community engagement.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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National Gold Standards Framework Centre in End of Life Care (United Kingdom)<\/h4><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Gold Standards Framework (GSF) is a systematic, evidence-based approach to optimizing care for end of life patients. The National Gold Standards Framework Centre in End of Life Care conduct training programs for improving quality of end-of-life care in settings such as domiciliary care, primary care, care homes, and acute hospitals, and establish tools and measurements for quality assessment.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Hospice UK (United Kingdom)<\/h4><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Hospice UK is a national charity that supports over 200 hospices in the UK. The organisation endeavours to support hospice development in the UK as well as worldwide through training, education, and advocacy work related to hospice care.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Royal College of Physicians (RCP) (United Kingdom)<\/h4><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Royal College of Physicians are involved in providing robust clinical guidelines for caring end-of-life patients and frail elderly. The Advance Care Planning National Guidelines summarized extant evidence informing health and social care professionals on best practice to manage advance care planning in clinical practices. The Acute Care Toolkit 3: Acute Medical Care for Frail Older People provided recommendations for staff working at acute medical units to work with frail elderly in a whole-system, multidisciplinary manner.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) (United Kingdom)<\/h4><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The NCPC is an umbrella charity for all services involved in palliative, end-of-life, and hospice care in the United Kingdom. The NCPC support end-of-life are services by offering training and education to organizations, producing guidelines for professionals and caregivers, and advocating for the cause of quality end-of-life care.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The King\u2019s Fund (United Kingdom)<\/h4><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The King\u2019s Fund is an independent charity with an objective to improve health and healthcare in England, and a vision to facilitate the availability of best possible care for all. The charity achieves its objectives through research and analysis which shapes policies as well as capacity building for people and organizations in healthcare. In 2013, the King\u2019s Fund has undertaken a research on comparing five successful UK-based model of care co-ordination for complex chronic illnesses, in order to locate key lessons and factors of success for co-ordinating care for the increasing population of chronic illness patients.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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