若无闲事挂心头 | Aging Well in Singapore

与廉凤讲座联合主办 
This event is conducted in partnership with the Lien Fung's Colloquium 

Synopsis 

“离苦得乐”是所有生物的本能。身为万物之灵的我们 - 有文字、有历史、有文明，对快乐与痛苦的思维和离苦得乐之道，当然更有认知。由于前人的睿智与刻苦，这一代的我们有幸享有前所未有的经社发展、优良的生活品质和完善的医疗体系，平均寿命也日益增长。但也因为如此，许多国人必须面对年老所带来的诸多不便。让我们一起向各代人学习，如何为我们的未来做准备。

All beings, human or otherwise, naturally avoid suffering and pursue happiness. Even as we do so, we grow and age, and subject ourselves to the ever-increasing odds of illness and debilitation. How do we understand and manage this? Surely there is a lot to learn from older persons and their caregivers. 

Speaker Biography 

黄医生是NWC医养达人有限公司的发起人兼总裁。是本地多家医护养老产业的顾问，也是亚洲开发银行亚太地区多项技能协助项目的主要专家。从医三十年，多数时间是在社区里照护久卧病床、足不出户的弱势老人。除了临床医疗，黄医生也负责过许多有关老年人医养项目的研发、设计、管理和专业培训。

Dr Ng Wai Chong is a practising community aged-care physician and the Founder-CEO of NWC Longevity Practice, a social enterprise providing aged care consultancy, training, research, and direct clinical services. He is recognised as a thought-leader in healthy ageing and caregiving with interests in community aged-care system development, primary care, case management, caregiver care and comprehensive needs assessment. 

Moderator Biography 

黄腾宽，乔治城大学神学与宗教学博士，现为新加坡管理大学综合学科学院宗教学助理教授。研究领域包括宗教与电影学、佛学、世界基督教、比较哲学以及宗教与经济学。论文曾发表于 The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture、 Literature and Theology、 Journal for Religion, Film and Media 等国际学刊。

Ng Teng Kuan is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies in the College of Integrative Studies at Singapore Management University. His research focuses on the interdisciplinary study of religion and film in East Asia. His academic work also extends to the fields of Buddhist studies, Chinese and comparative philosophy, World Christianity, and the correlations between religion and economics. At SMU, he teaches and coordinates Big Questions, a core curriculum course that challenges students to grapple with issues of social and global import.