Diana T.f. Lee

Biography

 Professor Diana Lee is the Professor of Nursing at the Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is also the Chairman of the Nursing Council of Hong Kong and a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.Professor Lee's research interests lie in the areas of elderly health care and chronic illness care. She has been honored with the 'Excellent Research Award' by the Food and Health Bureau in 2007. Her research efforts are focused on promoting health-related quality of life for older people and patients with chronic illness, as well as on evaluating new initiatives for improving elderly health care services. In particular, she has conducted various studies to promote the quality of care in nursing homes. Recently, she is investigating end-of-life issues in nursing homes and in the community. She also led the territory-wide CADENZA training programme which was a HK$73.8 million funding programme to provide gerontological education and foster positive community attitudes towards aging.Professor Lee has published over 145 refereed articles and delivered over 80 keynote/ plenary papers in international, national and local conferences. Professor Lee has also been appointed as a member of various government boards and councils such as the Hospital Authority Board, Elderly Commission and Advisory Council on AIDS.

Research Interest

 Gerontology and long-term care; family and community care