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Date: Saturday, 27 February 2010
Venue: Furama RiverFront Hotel, Level 3
Time: 8am to 5pm

Conference Programme*:

8.00am Registration of Guests & Breakfast Reception
8.45am Guests to be Seated
Welcome Address

Mrs Pearl Goh, Chairperson, AWWA Centre for Caregivers
9.00am Opening by Guest-of Honour
Mr Laurence Wee, Nominated Member of Parliament & Executive Director,
Presbyterian Community Services
Keynote Speech
Choosing to Care: A Journey of Discovery
Dr Richard Birkel, Executive Director & Pope Distinguished Chair in Caregiving
Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving, United States of America
10.00am PROFESSIONAL TRACK
Professional talk: Supporting Family Caregivers Using Evidence Based Practices
Dr Richard Birkel, Executive Director & Pope Distinguished Chair in Caregiving
Rosalynn Carter Insitute for Caregiving, United States of America
FAMILY CAREGIVERS TRACK
Empowerment Workshops (held concurrently)
1 Handling Your Emotions as a Caregiver
Mr Rodney Woulfe, Counsellor and Performance Coach, Life Paths
2 Using Music to Bond with Your Loved One with Alzheimer's
Dr Patsy Tan, Music Therapist, Singapore General Hospital
3 Balancing Caregiving With Your Working Life
Mr Wong Chai Kee, Principal Consultant and Corporate Psychologist, CPS Consultants
4 Conflict & Communication in Caregiving
Mr Philip Merry, President, Philip Merry Consulting Group
12.00am Caregivers' Sharing
Mr Wong Chai Kee, Caregiver, Author of
"Even When She Forgot My Name - Love, Life and My Mother’s Alzheimer’s"
12.15pm Model Caregiver Awards Ceremony
Model Caregiver Awards- Individual & Merit
Model Caregiver Family Awards – Family & Merit
Nominees Recognition
Lunch
1.30pm Q & A with Resource Panel
Mr Sherman Chan, Operations Manager, Centre for Enabled Living
Dr R Akhileswaran, CEO & Medical Director, HCA Hospice Care
Ms Anita Ho, Programme Manager, AWWA Centre for Caregivers
Associate Professor Premarani Kannusamy, Director of Nursing, Institute of Mental Health
Ms Linda Chua, Management Committee Member, Alzheimer’s Disease Association
Ms Faezah Shaikh Kadir, Assistant Manager, Agency for Integrated Care
Tea Break
2.45pm Managing Your Stress
Mr Philip Merry, President, Philip Merry Consulting Group
From Learning to Action – The Next Steps
Mr Philip Merry, President, Philip Merry Consulting Group
5.00pm Closing Address
Ms Sangeeta Rajgopal, Director, AWWA Centre for Caregivers
END
8.00am - 5.00pm Book displays by Public Libraries Singapore
Book sales by Market Asia Distributors Pte Ltd

(*subject to changes)