the third session of "national psychological care for the elderly and assessment of the ability of the elderly-teacher training course" was successfully held in beijing
in order to actively promote healthy aging, cultivate and expand the team of elderly care talents, and improve the health level of the elderly, the chinese geriatric society and the national clinical medical research center for geriatric diseases (pla general hospital) jointly held the third national geriatric psychological care and elderly ability evaluators-teacher training course in beijing from may 24-26, 2024. more than 3,600 experts and scholars in geriatric medicine, sociology, psychology, health management and care from across the country gathered here online and offline to build a dream and draw a grand blueprint for elderly care.
the chinese geriatric society and the national clinical medical research center for geriatric diseases (pla general hospital) (hereinafter referred to as the "research center"), as the leaders in the geriatric care industry, actively respond to the national guidelines and policies for the elderly, and set up this teacher class focusing on the psychological care and ability assessment of the elderly, aiming to build a team of geriatric care teachers with excellent teaching level. in order to meet the multi-level and diversified needs of the elderly, improve the quality of elderly care services, and promote the process of homogenization of elderly care services in china.
professor fan li, president of the chinese geriatric society and honorary director of the research center, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech, pointing out that increasing the training of geriatric psychological care and ability assessment teachers is a comprehensive and strategic systematic project, and an important measure to deal with the aging of the country. taking this conference as an opportunity, we will further deepen the policy, research strategies, and use professional guidance. contribute to a healthy china and healthy aging.
at the opening ceremony, professor pi hongying, president of the medical care branch of the chinese geriatric society, advocated that "caring for the elderly now is to care for the future", and hoped that the participants would have in-depth exchanges with the experts and professors, learn from each other, go hand in hand, seek common development, and continue to move forward toward the goal of high-quality elderly care.
also attending the opening ceremony of the training course were professor cao feng, vice president and director of the research center of the chinese geriatric society, deng dongfei, deputy secretary-general of the chinese geriatric society, professor tu qilei, president of the health management branch of the chinese geriatric society, and yong qinge, deputy director of the digital diagnosis and treatment branch of the chinese geriatric society and standing committee member of the medical care branch, and other experts and scholars. director of the nursing department of the second medical center of the pla general hospital presided over the opening ceremony.
this training course focused on the status quo and development trend of the elderly care industry, from the course design, teaching skills, teaching plans, care practice and other aspects of in-depth and detailed development, and closely combined with the elderly psychological care, ability assessment talent training needs, greatly enriched the knowledge of the participants, broadened the thinking, and improved the ability.
at the beginning of the lecture, with the theme of "the role of the elderly's ability assessment in geriatric medicine", president fan li explained the fundamental position of the elderly's ability assessment in geriatric medicine, its important role in promoting the overall healthy development of the elderly care service industry, and pointed out that it is an important research direction in the field of geriatric medicine. the accurate implementation of the ability assessment of the elderly can provide more comprehensive and systematic medical services for the elderly.
professor zhang qiujian, honorary director of the expert committee of the chinese geriatric society and chief editor of practical geriatric psychological care, shared with the students "paying attention to the mental health of the elderly and cultivating a new career of mental care for the elderly", emphasizing the necessity and urgency of paying attention to the mental health of the elderly, and deeply discussed the positioning of mental care for the elderly. at the same time, it is urgent to accelerate the training of geriatric psychological care teachers, and call on all sectors of society to pay attention to the mental health of the elderly, the road is simple, and practical actions to promote the homogenization of the service process of geriatric care in china.
professor cao feng, vice president of the chinese geriatric society and director of the research center, vividly explained the physiological changes caused by aging and how to target intervention with the theme of "aging and undying intervention technology", which aroused heated discussion among the students.
professor du gangpo from the school of continuous teaching of tsinghua university imparts teaching methods from the aspects of creating learning atmosphere, building course structure, optimizing teaching details, etc., with a humorous teaching style to improve the teaching ability of elderly care teachers. actively interact with students in class to promote the continuous improvement of the teaching level of elderly care teachers.
professor tu qilei, president of the health management branch of the chinese geriatric society and dean of the senior welfare college of the ministry of civil affairs training center, shared the "new thinking on the capacity construction of intelligent health professionals". through the comparison of the training methods of senior personnel in various countries, the author deeply discussed the development of china's pension system. the contradiction between the elderly's demand for comprehensive and continuous services and the supply of fragmented and non-specialized services emphasizes the importance of the construction of vocational education and teaching resources in the field of elderly care services.
professor yue peng, doctoral supervisor of nursing at capital medical university, shared the theme of "humanistic care in elderly care" to the students. through the profound interpretation of the three themes of aging, loss and hospice care, the students' understanding of humanistic care in the whole process and whole-person care in elderly care services was strengthened.
the training course is novel and has a wide range of dimensions, and the students are enthusiastic and fruitful. they have said that they will apply the learning harvest to clinical practice and implement it to provide high-quality care services for the elderly, living up to expectations and making a worthwhile trip. this training course practices the concept of positive aging and healthy aging, points out the direction for the standardized development of elderly health care work, strengthens the strength of elderly care teachers, deepening the implementation of the national strategy to actively respond to the aging population, exerts its brand effect, and helps promote the construction of healthy china.
article: zhao jing, geng lingling
photography is by wu zhenzhen and wang tianjiao