Thursday, August 13, 2009

The 4th WEAAD in Korea



Korean Information Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (KINPEA) and Japan INPEA
had co- worked the 4th WEAAD in Busan Korea. In this year, both two countries needed
to discussed the future direction of elder abuse in Asia Pacific. The ceremony was very successful.
From Japan, Prof. Toshio Tatara (Ph.D), Asia Representative of International Network
for the Prevention of Elder Abuse(INPEA), Shukutoku University Graduate School of Integrated Human and Social Welfare, Prof. Noriko Tsukada (Ph.D), Japan Representative of INPEA, Nihon University, Graduate School of Business in Tokyo, Chair for the INPEA Japanese Committee, Prof. Akiko Sasaki, Department of Community Health Nursing, Tokyo Medical School of Community Health Nursing in Tokyo, from Korea, Kyu-tak Sung , Chair-Professor of Michigan University in the US, Mi-hye Kim, Professor of Ewha Womans University Graduate School of Social Welfare, Dong Hee Han, Korea Representative of INPEA, Director of Research Institute of Science for the Better Living of the Elderly (RISBLE), Visiting Professor at Kosin University. Also there was special guest from USA, Ms Lisa Nereneberg, Consultant in elder abuse prevention. We would like to express all Participators and Korean professors who are researching and interest in elder abuse to take part in the ceremony.
The main purpose in this year was as follow;
1) To provide the insightful solution to intervene in the negative effects of elder abuse through sharing international concerns on the risk factors of elder abuse
2) To promote social advocacy for elder abuse among the members of society as well as
the elderly and get rid of social prejudice against older persons by replacing it with the
positive concept through the WEAAD ceremony, which has been held annually since
2006
3) To develop common agenda for the prevention of elder abuse in the future through the
discussions between the representatives of International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA), namely from Korea and Japan.
Also this event was reported to INPEA and introduce by DVD in the 4th WEAAD in 19th IAGG.

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