International Research Summer School 2011_LANCASTER UNIVERSITY, UK

WEEK TWO (June 27 -July 2, 2011)

The purpose of the second week of the Summer School is to support students in their private study. Supervision will be given throughout the week with an opportunity for review and goal setting on the final day.

Students will meet each morning at 9.30 am in the International Observatory for End of Life Care Resource Room (Bowland South, room B225) to discuss and plan that day’s activities. There will be further opportunities to meet with other Lancaster University faculty for specific guidance and advice. Throughout the week there will be full access to the information resources of the International Observatory on End of Life Care and the University library.














We are grateful for the continued sponsorship of the Irish Hospice Foundation.

Workshop: Caring of the Elderly and Quality of Life Approach

Title: Caring for the Elderly and Quality of Life Approach
Date: TBA
Time: 9:00am to 4:30pm
Venue: September, 2011

Trainer: Fr. Peter Abas

Workshop Outline:
a. Understand the caregiving role

b. Roles and responsibilities of care givers

c. Managing Elderly person's needs

Church Documents and teachings -END of LIFE-

Church Documents and Teachings

• Responses to Certain Questions Concerning Artificial Nutrition and Hydration, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, August 1, 2007 (En Español)
• Commentary on Nutrition and Hydration, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, August 1, 2007 (En Español)
• Address of John Paul II to the Participants in the International Congress on Life-Sustaining Treatments and the Vegetative State, March 20, 2004 (En Español)
• Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, Fourth Edition, NCCB/USCCB, June 15, 2001
• Statement on Euthanasia, USCCB, Administrative Committee, September 12, 1991
• Declaration on Euthanasia , Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, May 5, 1980 (En Español )

cut and paste the link below ....

http://www.usccb.org/prolife/programs/rlp/2010/docs/hilliardpamphlet.pdf

Lancaster University UK

Group of International participants from around the world who came to attend this course at Lancaster University.

Japan, Borneo, Germany, Uganda, Ireland, Spain, Greece, USA and UK.

International Observatory On End of Life Care

2011 International Research of Summer School

Research Sponsored by:

Irish Hospice Foundation
Lancaster University School of Health and Medicine

...intergenerational peaceful rhythmic ...

PAPAR: It was a joyful and memorable day for the elderly residents of Holy Family Purak, Papar. On March 14 they were visited by a group of children from Maria Rani doh Kahansanan, Holy Nativity Church Terawi, Penampang, Sabah. The children arrived at 10:00am and were greeted by Sr. Patricia, FSIC who is currently serving and assisting the elderly residents. The children wore striking red Tshirts with the empowering slogan Save children from child sexual abuse.

This slogan was also a theme campaign for a special Holy Mass tto make people aware of child sexual abuse in this vicinity in November last year, a week after Fr P. Abas’ arrival from the USA. The children sang two songs which were much appreciated by the residents. One of the residents said, “These children are precious, take care of them.” In addition to entertaining the residents, the children were given information about the home for the elderly.

Sr. Clara, FSIC, gave the children a brief historical background about Holy Family Purak. Later, the children were given a guided tour around the residence. Fr Peter Abas who is the spiritual advisor of Children of Maria Rani doh Kahansanan stimulated the cognitive and emotional powers of the elderly residents by producing peaceful rhythmical beats on a drum.

He invited two elderly women to play the drum with him. Fr Abas had travelled around the USA for many years with his drums and drummed with many elderly individuals at different independent living residences for the elderly, and at nursing homes. While in Rochester, New York, Fr Abas earned his doctorate in gerontology and was a practitioner in Gerontology as Geriatric Consultant and Clinical Chaplain at the Sisters of Mercy of America’s independent living residence.

After almost seven years, his experiences led him to formulate some intervention programmes for the elderly. In addition, his active, humble and friendly personality helped the elderly to better mingle with each other. During his career he developed and founded an excellent way of nurturing the aged called Aging Gracefully. In July, 2009 in Paris, France, he presented and spoke at the World Conference of International Association of Gerontologist and Geriatrics.

It was then that he began to pursue his talent and interest in therapy by joining a special class in drumming. After acquiring drumming skills, he developed an interesting therapeutic theory that employs drumming in healing loneliness. Fr Peter Abas conducted a very short session with the elderly of Purak residence with an inspiring beat of a drum for the first time since his homecoming in early October 2010.

This article was published in Herald News on the 24/4/2011.

Proposed research work on aging in Borneo

I am formulating my qualitative research on aging in Borneo. Any person who is interested to do a research on aging in Borneo, do not hesitate to contact me.
I am also in the midst of searching for some foreign grants to support my work. Anyone in USA, UK, Germany, Holland, Sweden, Japan, China and other countries can be a help to me?

...precious face of an elderly woman

It is never too late to show love and gentleness to this wonderful elderly woman.