July 20th solstice 21st, Global Webinar on Long-term Care Policy and its Challenges during COVID-19 Period was successfully held. Professor Hong Mi, director of Laboratory of Population Big Data and Policy Simulation, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, supervised over the conference.
This webinar was co-hosted by Laboratory of Population Big Data and Policy Simulation, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University; Center for Non-traditional Security and Peaceful Development, Zhejiang University and MAYINCHU Research Association of Zhejiang Province. The conference studio is the meeting room 410, West No.1 Teaching Building, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University.
Dominique la Salle, Acting Secretary-General of ISSA in UN at Geneva, French Demographer Jean-Marie, Professor Bei Wu from New York University，Professor Weiguo Zhang from Toronto University, Canada and other experts made keynote speeches on the webinar. A total of 161 scholars from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Canada, Singapore, India, Pakistan and Vietnam attended the webinar. Associate Professor Xueying Xu, School of Foreign Languages, Zhejiang University, and Associate Professor Xiaoting Liu, School of Public Administration also attended the meeting and delivered keynote speeches.
Professor Hong Mi was delivering the opening speech
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world. In the past few months, more than 600,000 people worldwide have died from COVID-19. According to incomplete statistics, the elderly account for nearly a third of the fatality. The surge in confirmed cases and death cases among the elderly has placed significant spending pressures on long-term care systems in different countries. By comparing the performance of different countries in pandemic prevention and control, it can be seen that countries with relatively more mature long-term care social security system, such as Germany and Japan, have achieved better control effect compared with countries with commercial long-term care insurance.
China is currently facing a serious aging society, and the long-term care insurance system is still in its early stage of development. In 2016, China launched the long term care pilot program in 15 cities. In 2020, it extended to 30 cities nationwide. However, the construction of the long-term care insurance system still faces challenges and divergence. In this context, the holding of Global Webinar on Long-term Care Policy and its Challenges during COVID-19 Period is of great guiding significance to the development and improvement of long-term Care insurance system in China and the world.
Over the course of two days, 24 speeches from four sessions was delivered on the webinar, focusing on long-term care policies in the context of COVID-19 period. The keynote speakers elaborated on the current situation of long-term care systems in various countries and the changes and challenges during the epidemic from different perspectives of demography, sociology, public health etc., put forward suggestions and solutions to improve long-term care policies, and conducted discussions and exchanges on issues such as old-age services, health care and aging policies.
Prof. Bei Wu demonstrated the application of digital technology and AI technology in LTC during the pandemic. Dominique La Salle introduced the dynamic social security crisis during the COVID-19 and proposed solutions. Zhuo Chen from the University of Georgia and Jackie Ning Zhang from Seton Hall University analyzed the impact of COVID-19 on LTC institutions and the elderly from social, economic and psychological perspectives. Prof. Weiguo Zhang from Toronto University, Associate Professor Liu Xiaoting from Zhejiang University, and Dr.Fei Sun from The University of Michigan have separately made in-depth analysis and explanation on elderly issues such as elder abuse, senile cognitive decline and senile dementia. Excellent presentations, bursting ideas and heated discussion composed a symphony.
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Prof. Hong Mi was talking with Dominique La Salle
Associate professor Xiating Liu was delivering keynote speech
Associate professor Xiating Liu was delivering keynote speech
Doctor students Qiyini Ma, Xiaotong Tang, Yichao Li, Zhidong Liu, Chen Chen, and Mater Student Ziqi Yu of Professor Mi Hong's research team, also delivered keynote speeches in this webinar, sharing the contents of China's practical experience during COVID-19 period and the policy comparison of various countries, as well as the problems of elder abuse and fraud.
Qiyini Ma was delivering keynote speech
Ziqi Yu was delivering keynote speech
Yichao Li was delivering keynote speech
The global webinar brought together leading scholars in the field of long-term care from all over the world. Nearly 30 keynote speakers shared their academic views and the latest achievements. During the conference, Data sets and Data Bases during COVID-19 Pandemic in different countries, including U. S., UK, France,etc. have been full communicated; issues on Long-term care and impact during COVID-19 Pandemic, such as policy and practice on home care, community care and nursing care, have been fully discussed; some new interdisciplinary research theories, methodologies and models have been put forward; some new issues for LTC during COVID-19 Pandemic have been discovered.
This international conference is an academic summit with professional focus, comprehensive interdisciplinary perspective. It promotes international academic exchanges in the field of long-term care, and promotes the deepening of long-term nursing research and policy practice.
Thanks for support of adviser of ISSA Mr. Yukun Zhu, Dr. Liming Cai from American Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Dr. Wei Yang from King's College London.
Reported by Ziqi Yu
