Plenary Symposia

International leaders in their respective disciplines who are actively involved in both research and practice have been invited to deliver following keynotes sessions and plenary discussion sessions to inspire and motivate the conference participants:

Thursday June 12, 2014
East Meets West in Spirituality and Philosophy

Venerable Sik Hin Hung

Buddhist Monk
Lineage Holder of the Ch'an Schools of LingJi and Guiyang

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Dr Héctor Wittwer

Professor
University of Zurich in Switzerland
Chief Editor of the 1st Interdisciplinary Handbook on Death and Dying

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Friday June 13, 2014
East Meets West in Psychosocial Support

Dr Gilbert Fan

Head
Department of Psychosocial Oncology
National Cancer Centre Singapore

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Mr Mal McKissock OAM

Certified Grief Therapist and
Death Educator
Association of Death Education and Counselling ADEC, USA

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Saturday June 14, 2014
East Meets West in Measuring Grief and Bereavement

Dr Amy Chow

Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration
The University of Hong Kong

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Dr Sidney Zisook

Professor, Department of Psychiatry,
University of California San Diego

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