Centre for Ageing and Healthcare Management Research, PolyU CPCE

17/09/2026

(𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻) 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀: 𝗔 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆
Background: The healthcare system of Hong Kong is facing a growing burden arising from chronic diseases and patient demands because of the rapid ageing and healthcare workforce shortage. Primary care is widely recognised as the most cost-effective way in improving health of the people. This study aimed to understand how older adults’ experiences of primary care in Hong Kong may impact the service utilisation and revisit intention of primary care services.
Methods: This correlational study used a combination of cluster, purposive, and snowball sampling methods and collected 573 valid responses from Hong Kong residents aged 60 years or above. A modified version of the Primary Care Assessment Tool Chinese Version (PCAT-C), requiring an estimated 15 min to complete, was used to measure the perceived service quality, satisfaction, trust, and revisit intention. Data collections were performed between March 2025 and November 2025. A partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was performed in the statistical software SmartPLS 4.0 to test the relationships of various variables.
Results: By analysing the 573 valid samples (Mage: 74.2, SD: 7.3; female: 80.5%) from the 607 total collected responses, ongoing care was revealed as the most influential PCAT factor in both older adults’ perceived service quality (β = 0.368; p < 0.0001) and satisfaction (β = 0.189; p < 0.0001), while trust (β = 0.265; p < 0.0001) and perceived service quality (β = 0.195, p = 0.001) were found to have positively contributed to older adults’ intention to revisit primary care services among the respective relationships among perceived service quality, satisfaction, and trust towards revisit intention.
Conclusions: To enhance the utilisation of primary care among older adults, it is vital to improve their trust, perceived service quality, and satisfaction with primary care providers. One promising way to achieve this goal is to improve ongoing quality of care and people-centred care at the primary care level.

https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/14/18/3054

27/08/2026

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗣𝗖𝗘 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
It is with great pleasure that we present the transcripts of the tenth annual international CPCE Health Conference 2025, organised by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s College of Professional and Continuing Education (PolyU CPCE). Since its inception in 2016, this conference has served as a vital platform for scholarly exchange, and this year, the conference was convened under the timely and critical theme, “Primary Healthcare Policy Development in the Asia-Pacific Region.”

The 2025 conference was proudly supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No.: UGC/IIDS24/H02/24), as a part of the broader IIDS project, "Shaping Primary Healthcare Policy – Application of the Primary Health Care Performance Initiative (PHCPI)."

Visit https://polyu.hk/JuGEr for details.

17/08/2026

【𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗨 𝗖𝗣𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗣𝗖𝗘 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮-𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰】

PolyU CPCE successfully hosted the 11th annual CPCE Health Conference on 31 July 2026. Held in a hybrid format—welcoming participants both online and in-person at the PolyU West Kowloon Campus—the international event brought together healthcare experts, educators, and researchers from Hong Kong, mainland China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Australia.

Under the theme "Reviewing Universal Healthcare Coverage in the Asia-Pacific", this year's conference provided a vital platform for cross-regional dialogue. The discussions focused on evaluating current healthcare models and exploring sustainable strategies to ensure accessible and equitable healthcare for all.

The event was honoured to have Dr Cecilia Fan, JP, Acting Secretary for Health of the Health Bureau, HKSAR Government, as the officiating guest who delivered the opening address.

Prof. Peter P. Yuen, Dean of PolyU CPCE and Conference Chair, formally kicked off the event with a welcoming speech and shared insights into Hong Kong’s dual-track healthcare system.

Other prominent speakers included Prof. David Bishai, Clinical Professor, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Dr Somsak CHUNHARAS, President, National Health Foundation, Thailand, Prof. Tomonori Hasegawa, Professor Emeritus, Toho University School of Medicine, Japan, Prof. Gordon LIU, Peking University BOYA Distinguished Professor of Economics, China, Prof. Hu Bing-Jie, Vice President, Guangzhou Medical University, China, Prof. Dongwoon HAN, Professor, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, South Korea, Prof. Vivienne Hui ZHANG, Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, Prof. Zhanming LIANG, Associate Dean and Academic Head, College of Business, Law and Governance, James Cook University, Australia, and Dr Jukkrit WUNGRATH, Program Chair, Master of Primary Health Care Management, ASEAN Institute for Health Development (AIHD), Mahidol University, Thailand.

Attracting over 1,260 participants, the conference featured a rich programme of keynote speeches, panel discussions, and parallel sessions. Experts engaged in in-depth exchanges on critical topics shaping the future of healthcare, including sustainable healthcare financing models, primary healthcare and community-based models, ,the evolution of dual-track healthcare systems, and telemedicine and digital health advancements.

【𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗨 𝗖𝗣𝗖𝗘成功舉辦第𝟭𝟭屆「𝗖𝗣𝗖𝗘醫護研討會」 探討亞太地區全民健康覆蓋】

PolyU CPCE主辦的第11屆年度盛事「CPCE醫護研討會」於2026年7月31日圓滿舉行。是次研討會以混合模式進行，參加者可選擇親臨理大西九龍校園或透過網上參與。活動匯聚了來自香港、中國內地、日本、南韓、泰國及澳洲等地的醫療保健專家、教育工作者及研究人員。

今年大會以「檢視亞太地區的全民健康覆蓋」為主題，為跨地域的醫療政策交流提供了一個重要平台。會上集中評估現行的醫療模式，並探討可持續的發展策略，以確保大眾能獲得公平及普及的醫療服務。

大會非常榮幸邀請到香港特別行政區政府署理醫務衞生局局長范婉雯醫生，JP擔任主禮嘉賓並致開幕辭。

PolyU CPCE院長兼大會主席阮博文教授為大會致歡迎辭，為活動揭開序幕，並就香港的雙軌醫療體系分享見解。其他講者包括香港大學公共衞生學院臨床教授David Bishai教授、泰國National Health Foundation主席Somsak CHUNHARAS博士、日本東邦大學醫學部名譽教授長谷川友紀教授、北京大學國家發展研究院經濟學長江學者特聘教授劉國恩教授、中國廣州醫科大學副校長胡丙杰教授、南韓漢陽大學醫學院教授Dongwoon HAN、中山大學公共衛生學院衛生管理學系教授張慧教授、澳洲詹姆斯庫克大學商業、法律與治理學院副院長兼學術主管梁展明教授，以及泰國Mahidol University ASEAN Institute for Health Development的Dr Jukkrit WUNGRATH。

是次研討會吸引了逾1,260名人士參與，大會安排了豐富的議程，包括多場主題演講、專題討論及分組會議。與會專家就多個影響醫療未來發展的關鍵議題進行了深入交流，涵蓋可持續的醫療融資模式、基層醫療及社區醫療模式、雙軌醫療體系的演變及遙距醫療與數碼健康的最新發展。

13/08/2026

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗼.𝟯
Date: 24 August 2026 (Monday)
Venue: Room N201, 2/F, North Tower, PolyU West Kowloon Campus and Zoom meeting
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm (HKT)
Registration: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/dya9G23qfB

12/08/2026

𝗖𝗔𝗛𝗠𝗥 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗣𝗟𝗦 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀
Date: 19 August 2026 (Wednesday)
Venue: Online (Microsoft Teams)
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (HKT)
Registration: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/dJJXH2d21b

21/07/2026

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝟱: 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗕𝗔
Date: 29 July 2026 (Wednesday)
Venue: Room N203, 2/F, North Tower, PolyU West Kowloon Campus and Zoom meeting
Time: 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm (HKT)
Registration: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/CjyFYL1G5P

22/06/2026

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14/06/2026

https://link.springer.com/book/9789819521746
This major reference work is published today.

12/06/2026

【PolyU CPCE與GUM發布「香港僱員醫療保險指數」： 疫後住院需求急升】
PolyU CPCE聯同企業僱員福利及強積金顧問GUM 發布最新「香港僱員醫療保險指數」季度更新，揭示本港團體醫療保險市場的最新趨勢。數據顯示，醫療使用及費用仍維持上升趨勢，預示僱員醫療保險保費或將延續過去兩年的升勢。

小型門診手術為推動住院保障使用急升的主要因素，反映醫療需求結構正發生根本性轉變。

主要研究發現：
• 住院保障使用急升： 較2024年大幅上升16.5%，當中小型門診手術佔住院保障使用次數高達87%，成為市場主流
• 門診費用重返高位： 門診需求回穩但費用顯著上漲，平均每宗門診費用升至港幣610元，帶動綜合費用指數上升
• 醫療資源分配傾斜： 高達65%的住院保費皆分配於低嚴重性的常規輕症（如脫疣及內窺鏡檢查），而高嚴重性疾病僅佔約16%

PolyU CPCE院長 #阮博文 教授指出，私營醫療保險開支若日後每年按此速度增長，將會對僱主私營醫療保險的負擔能力構成嚴重問題。

【PolyU CPCE and GUM Release "Hong Kong Employee Health Insurance Index": Post-Pandemic Inpatient Demand Surges】
, together with corporate employee benefits consultant , released the latest quarterly update of the "Hong Kong Employee Health Insurance Index", revealing the latest trends in the local group medical insurance market. The data shows that healthcare utilisation and costs continue to rise, indicating that employee medical insurance premiums are likely to continue the upward trend seen over the past two years.

Minor day procedures remain the key driver of rising inpatient utilisation, reflecting a fundamental structural shift in healthcare trends.

Key findings:
• Inpatient Utilisation Surges: Increased by 16.5% from 2024, with minor day procedures accounting for as much as 87% of inpatient cases, becoming the dominant trend
• Outpatient Costs Rebound to Peak: While outpatient demand is stabilising, costs are inflating rapidly. The average cost per outpatient visit rose to HK$610, pushing the overall expense index higher
• Imbalanced Resource Allocation: Approximately 65% of inpatient premiums are spent on low-severity, routine cases (such as viral warts and endoscopy), while high-severity illnesses account for only around 16% of resources

Prof. , Dean of PolyU CPCE, warned that if private medical insurance costs continue to grow at this pace, it could pose serious affordability challenges for employers providing .

08/06/2026

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【新書資訊】　《死亡與年老哲學》
The Philosophy of Dying and Ageing
作者︰張燦輝
出版社︰漫遊者文化（2026-05）
ISBN︰9786264091848
HKD︰183

【內容簡介】

✦年老哲學的重要著作

本書是作者一貫深思與不斷叩問的研究大成，
也填補了中文學術界在「年老哲學」範疇長期以來的系統性缺失。

✦東西方生死觀的辯證整合

由歷史維度開展，本書採取了問題導向的模式，
先探索了古希臘神話與哲學、基督宗教、與中國哲學中，
有關死亡、靈魂、永恆、不朽與生命存在環環相扣的哲學思考，
然後將東西方生死觀辯證整合。
從這個基礎上，
導引出不同的哲學家對死亡與年老的哲學反省。

✦學習哲學即是學習死亡

本書跳脫了傳統死亡學（Thanatology）僅作為實徵研究或心理輔導的範疇，
轉而回歸哲學的原點：「學習哲學即是學習死亡」。

✦死亡並非生命中的事件，因為人無法經驗死亡

本書最核心的理論貢獻：對「死亡」與「年老」之本質差別的微觀解析。
「死亡並非生命中的事件」，因為人無法經驗死亡。

✦往死（Dying）與年老（Ageing）：動態的生命議題

既然死亡本身是無法指稱的「無」（Nothing），
那麼哲學的主戰場便應移至「往死」（Dying）與「年老」（Ageing）這兩個動態過程。
「現在進行式」的生命過程，才是當代年老哲學最應直面的生命議題。

✦年老學的現象學轉向：

本書將「年老」從生物學衰老轉化為現象學的「在世存有」分析。超越傳統死亡觀的二元對立，洞察年老是肉身在時間中喪失本己性的進行式。透過「往死」的動態視角，揭示老去即是主體與世界連結的剝落，使年老成為一種具備本體論意義的存活危機，而非僅是死亡的序幕。並揭示年老的「他者性」。

【目錄】

序言
前言

0. 導論：死不與生對立，老去才是

0.1 學習哲學就是學習死亡
0.2 哲學家死亡錄
0.3 死亡可否被思考？
0.4 死亡不是可體驗之事
0.5 存在的焦慮
0.6 仍在97歲的赫伯特．芬加雷特
0.7 老年、年老、變老
0.8 年老作為哲學問題
0.9 多老才算老？

1. 死亡與不朽之傳統概念

1.1 希臘傳統
赴死比活著好
蘇格拉底：或許死亡比活著更好
柏拉圖：死亡就是靈魂從肉身解放
伊壁鳩魯和盧克萊修：死亡與我無關

1.2 基督宗教傳統——基督：戰勝死亡——肉身復活
約翰福音：永恆生命
新約聖經的死亡觀：以肉身復活來戰勝死亡

1.3 中國哲學傳統
儒家：樂生安死
道家：死生自然
飲酒聚首，圍爐取暖

2. 死亡與不朽的哲學省思

2.1 奧德修斯與卡呂普索
2.2 鮑曼論死亡與不朽
2.3 死亡的恐懼
2.4 追求不朽

3. 不同傳統哲學家對死亡的哲學省思

3.1 費爾巴哈
上帝與不朽／
天堂與烏托邦／
有神論與無神論／
無神論的人文主義者

3.2 烏納穆諾
掙扎於理性與非理性之間／
人皆盼望不朽／
人是有血有肉的存在／
起點／
存在先於不朽／
不朽於人間

3.3 威廉士
馬克普洛斯事件／
乏味的不朽／
死亡不必然為惡／
生命的意義：絕對之欲／
幸運地有機會死去

3.4 內格爾
死亡是不是一種惡事？／
死亡是善是惡，也要在生命中去談／
不存在的生命，不存在的時間，根本談不上好壞善惡／
時間的不對稱性／
「適時」的死亡？

3.5 胡適
靈魂不滅與三不朽／
社會不朽論／
我的宗教：小我與大我的連結

4. 年老哲學

4.1 如何定義老年？

4.2 古希臘哲學家論老年
索福克勒斯／
柏拉圖／
亞里士多德／
波娃對柏拉圖及亞里士多德的闡釋

4.3 何以老年成悲劇？
亞里士多德看老年的悲劇／
莎士比亞與黑澤明的《李爾王》

4.4 西塞羅論老年
生平／
努斯鮑姆談西塞羅／
《論老年》／
對《論老年》的評論

4.5 波娃
波娃與沙特／
波娃的《論老年》／
《論老年》全書綱領／
第一章：外在性的觀點／
第二章：存在世界之中

5. 死亡的孤寂與掙扎

5.1 埃默里

5.2 托爾斯泰
托爾斯泰的「懺悔」／
《伊凡．伊里奇之死》／
《流芳頌》

5.3 臨終的處境
諾伯特．愛里亞斯／
伊莉莎白．庫伯勒—羅斯

5.4 面對死亡與臨終

6. 死亡現象學

6.1 海德格
死亡：人的存在條件／
此在分析：人如何存在／
向死存活

6.2 死亡現象學
西蒙．克里切利論海德格的死亡哲學／
達絲特：《死亡：論有限性》

7. 往死與年老中的存活危機

7.1 時間與時間性
何謂「變老」／
年老與時間的關係

7.2 揚．巴斯〈時間與變老：恆久與新興議題〉
引子／
變老的時序化／
人類年老及其構成脈絡／
生命過程的時序化／
邁向三重時間性／
結論

8. 生之意義：在死亡與年老之先

8.1 喪失之問
年老與喪失：臨床觀點／
年老與喪失：哲學觀點／
斯多葛哲學看喪失

8.2 本己性：論述自身與身分認同
艾力遜的人生階段理論／
悲痛與喪失／
人生四階段／
人生故事：年老與敘述

附錄：最後一課

1. 生命意義：死亡與衰老
（胡塞爾、勞思光、伯林、老人院等）

2. 人生的意義？
（特里．伊格爾頓）

3. 在生命中朝向年老與死亡的意義之藝術
（年老的意義、Madadayo）

【作者簡介】

張燦輝（Chan-Fai Cheung）

香港中文大學哲學系及研究院畢業，德國佛萊堡大學哲學博士，香港中文大學哲學系教授退休，曾任中大哲學系系主任、大學通識教育主任、國立清華大學客座教授。現為中央研究院文哲所訪問學人。

攝相和篆刻為主要藝術創作。

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