Engineers’ role in cognitive training to beat early onset of Alzheimer’s Disease
Organized by Electronics and Communications Section
About
This presentation outlines evidence-based strategies to prevent cognitive decline and promote brain health in aging populations. In Hong Kong, the number of people aged 60+with dementia is projected to increase by 222% from 2009 to 2039 (103K to 332K). This presenaton looked into the present cognitive training model which emphasizes novelty and foreseeable difficulty.
Speaker 1: Principal SC Chow is a well-known educator in Hong Kong, serving as a Secondary School Science teacher and Principal for more than 40 years. Many of his students are now outstanding engineers and medical practitioners . After retirement, he devoted most of his time to do study and research on various approaches to prevent cognitive impairment among the elderly. He has conducted pilot programmes and delivered regular lectures at Yan Oi Tong Elderly Centre and the Hong Kong Senior Education Workers Assocaiton. He is also a regular speaker at IET Forums and judge of YPEC
Speaker 2: Mr. Michael Wong, Assistant of SC Chow
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Continuing Professional Development
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24 Aug 2026
7:00pm - 8:30pm
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