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Seminar

Engineers’ role in cognitive training to beat early onset of Alzheimer’s Disease

Organized by Electronics and Communications Section

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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 

Healthcare Technologies
Medical Informatics

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Continuing Professional Development

This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.

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24 Aug 2026 

7:00pm - 8:30pm

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Organiser

  • Hong Kong Local Network

Location

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Hong Kong

4602 Cosco Tower
183 Queen's Road
Central
0000
Hong Kong SAR

Programme

Any inquiry, please feel free to call 27781611 or email admin@theiet.org.hk 

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