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The Critical Role of Ambulatory Nursing in Promoting Active Ageing in Singapore
Date
May 2, 2012
Credits
1 CH | Expired May 6, 2014
$25
Standard Price
The World Health Organization (WHO) terms "active ageing" as the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation, and security to enhance quality of life as people age. This session discusses how the ambulatory nurses of the National University Health System (NUHS) of Singapore are contributing to local and national programs to promote active ageing.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the demographic transition in Singapore.
- Describe the health care system of Singapore and utilization of ambulatory care-related services.
- Outline the recent government policies and programs to promote active ageing in Singapore.
- Identify the opportunities available to ambulatory nursing professionals to be an active participant in the national program to promote active ageing in Singapore.
Speaker
LeeBoon Lim, BHScN, RN
Specialties
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