(Health Korea News / Yoo Ji-in) ‘Medical 24 Hours’ is a corner that shows brief news related to the medical field that is often overlooked in the media. It may seem like trivial news, but it could be valuable information to someone, so I’m only summarizing the facts.
◆Yongin Severance Hospital opens an international clinic to treat foreign patients
Yonsei University Yongin Severance Hospital opened an international clinic for prompt treatment of foreign patients and held an opening ceremony in front of the international clinic on the first floor on the 14th.
The opening ceremony was attended by Yongin Severance Hospital Director Kim Eun-kyung, International Medical Center Director Kwon Kwon, faculty members, and officials from Pyeongtaek Military Medical Center (BDAACH), Osan Military Medical Center (Osan MTF), and International SOS.
Yongin Severance Hospital established an international clinic to respond to the needs of US military personnel and medical tourists in neighboring Pyeongtaek and Osan. For foreign patients who visit the international clinic, we provide support services such as quick treatment appointments, postpayment of treatment fees, and receipt of treatment, examination, and medication. We are also planning to support accompanying services during comprehensive health checkups for US military personnel and their families.
The hospital plans to assign practical staff, such as clerks and nurses, to the international clinic and recruit volunteers who can interpret to provide smooth medical support services in the future.
◆Dongnam Area Nuclear Medicine Institute holds an agreement ceremony and groundbreaking ceremony for the Cardiocerebrovascular Center
On the afternoon of the 15th, the Southeast Area Nuclear Medicine Institute will hold an agreement ceremony and groundbreaking ceremony for the ‘Cardiovascular Center Construction Project’ to strengthen the role of public medical care in the region by reinforcing critical and essential medical care in the southeast area.
The Cardiocerebrovascular Center construction project is a local government-led project to strengthen essential medical care, with Busan Metropolitan City providing 100 million won, Gijang-gun providing 3.2 billion won, and Ulju-gun Seosaeng-myeon Residents’ Council providing 2 billion won. Busan has already become a super-aging society with the ratio of the population aged 65 years old at 23.5%, and the Gijang and Seosaeng areas where the Southeast Atomic Energy Medical Center is located have a larger elderly population than the national average, but there is no cardio-cerebrovascular center nearby, so it is necessary to stay for more than 30 minutes. The situation was such that I had to go to a distant medical institution. Accordingly, through this project, we plan to eliminate blind spots in essential medical care.
The Cardiovascular Center is scheduled to operate normally from March 2025 through construction and securing manpower. The Cardiocerebrovascular Disease Center will be built on the 3rd floor of the hospital building of the Dongnam Atomic Energy Medical Center, and the intensive care unit and operating room are right next to it, allowing for more rapid treatment of critically ill patients. The center, comprised of medical staff from the departments of cardiology, neurosurgery, neurology, and rehabilitation medicine, will be equipped with cutting-edge equipment such as the latest angiography, surgical microscope, and MRI.
◆Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital conducts academic exchanges on ‘sleep apnea correction treatment’ for overseas dentists
On October 30, the Department of Orthodontics at Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital conducted an academic exchange on sleep apnea correction treatment for Australian and Malaysian dentists.
This academic exchange, led by Professor Kim Soo-jeong of the Department of Orthodontics, directly observed various patient cases with sleep apnea, from patients undergoing anterior extension device (MAD) treatment to growth stage 3 pediatric patients with sleep apnea symptoms due to tonsillar enlargement. It was designed as a place for discussion and learning.
In addition, several researchers leading the dental community in Australia and Malaysia attended and graced the event. Dentist Dr. Donny, founder of Myofocus, a leading dental organization in Australia, conducted a seminar on Myofunctional Therapy (MFT) and emphasized the importance of myofunctional therapy in improving sleep apnea symptoms.
◆Korea University Anam Hospital President Han Seung-beom inaugurated as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Korean Orthopedic Society
Korea University Anam Hospital Director Seung-beom Han was inaugurated as chairman of the board of the Korean Orthopedic Society on October 18. The term of office is one year from November 1.
Hospital Director Seung-beom Han graduated from Korea University College of Medicine and earned a master’s and doctoral degree from the same graduate school. He served as the director of the operating room, director of the medical cooperation center, and vice-director of the Korea University Anam Hospital. He is currently serving as the director of Korea University Anam Hospital. In the name of knee, hip, and artificial joint replacement surgery, we performed the first artificial joint surgery in Korea using navigation.
Hospital director Seung-beom Han served as president of the Association of Advanced General Hospitals, director and insurance committee chairman of the Korean Orthopedic Association, councilor of the Korean Hip Joint Society, councilor of the Korean Knee Joint Society, and councilor of the Korean Fracture Society, and published numerous academic papers. We have also devoted ourselves to research activities for the advancement of medicine, such as demonstrating the latest hip joint replacement surgery to domestic and foreign specialists and finding the optimal surgical method and transplant material.
◆Professor Han Jeong-yeol of Ilsan Paik Hospital published ‘Safe Drug Use in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women’
Korea Mother Safe, where Professor Han Jeong-yeol of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, serves as the center director, published a new book, ‘Safe Drug Use in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women’ on the 8th.
This book is a guide book that provides practical information for safe drug use by pregnant and breastfeeding women. Mother Safe Professional Counseling Center has compiled over 2,000 drug safety ratings and drug information accumulated over the past 10 years.
A total of 5 topics: ▲Trends related to the use of teratogenic drugs by pregnant women at home and abroad ▲Choice of frequent important diseases among domestic couples preparing for pregnancy, pregnant women, and lactating women ▲Most frequent important diseases before pregnancy ▲Most frequent important diseases during pregnancy ▲Breastfeeding It contains systematic information to help you use drugs safely before and after pregnancy, including those for the most common and important diseases.
◆Professor Lee Young-joo of Breast Surgery at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital receives the Doosan Yonkang Surgery Academic Award
Professor Youngjoo Lee of the Breast Surgery Department of Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Catholic University of Korea, received the Doosan Yonkang Surgical Academic Award at the Korean Surgical Society conference held on November 2, once again being recognized for his outstanding contributions to breast cancer research.
Professor Lee, who received the award in the Journal of Korean Surgical Society section, conducted the research as a co-first author with Professor Seungpil Jeong of Korea University Anam Hospital, and the corresponding author is Professor Suyeon Bae of Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital. The title of the winning paper is ‘Analysis of the prognosis of breast cancer according to the time of recurrence,’ and it is a study that analyzed the effect of breast cancer subtype and time of recurrence on survival rate in 2,730 patients.
Breast cancer is largely classified into four subtypes depending on the overexpression of hormone receptors and HER2, and treatment methods are different for each subtype, and the timing and method of recurrence also differ. This study analyzed the impact of early recurrence within 5 years after diagnosis and late recurrence after 5 years on survival rate. As a result, early recurrence was identified as a factor that worsened prognosis in all subtypes, whereas late recurrence was found to be a significant negative prognostic factor only in the luminal B subtype. Therefore, we concluded that active and careful long-term follow-up and effective treatment are needed for patients with luminal B subtype even after 5 years.
◆Ewha Womans University Aortic Vascular Hospital designated as Aortic International Education and Training Center
Ewha Womans University Aortic Vascular Hospital acquired the qualification as an Asia-Pacific Aortic Care Training Center of Excellence in the field of aortic dissection and aortic aneurysm surgery using the global aortic medical device ‘E-Vita OPEN NEO’.
On the 12th, Ewha Womans University Aortic Vascular Hospital held an agreement signing ceremony and signboard hanging ceremony for designation as an Aortic International Education and Training Center in the Lee Hak-hye conference room on the 7th floor of Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital.
At the signing ceremony, Joo Woong, Director of Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Song Seok-won, Director of Ewha Womans University Aortic Vascular Hospital, Pat Mackin, Ativion Global CEO, Shamik Dasgupta, Vice President of Asia-Pacific Region, and Life Science Korea CEO Choi Yoon-gyu attended and signed the agreement. Medical staff visiting from Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, and India were also present.
According to the agreement, Ewha Womans University Aortic Vascular Hospital will be responsible for specialized education on aortic disease surgery for medical staff at home and abroad, including in the Asia Pacific region, and both Ativion and Life Science will provide necessary support for education and training operations.
◆Catholic Medical Center and Mediplexus signed a business agreement (MOU)
The Catholic University Catholic Central Medical Center’s Information Convergence Promotion Institute signed a business agreement with Mediplexus for research and business cooperation in the seminar room of the Information Convergence Promotion Institute on the morning of November 8.
The signing ceremony was held in the presence of key officials and related working-level staff, including Director Kim Dae-jin of the Information Convergence Promotion Agency, Vice President of External Cooperation Choi In-young, Mediplex CEO Kim Dong-gyu, and Senior Leader Son Soo-wan.
The two organizations cooperate in academic research to generate real clinical evidence (RWE) based on EMR data, and provide company-led research to attract biohealth companies’ database (DB) clinical research and software analysis technology that enables DB research at the clinical trial level. Cooperate in development.
◆Professor Lee Jun-hong, Department of Neurology, Ilsan Hospital, received the Neuro Frontier Academic Award
Professor Junhong Lee of the Department of Neurology at National Health Insurance Ilsan Hospital won the Neuro Frontier Academic Award at the ‘2024 Korean Neurological Association Fall Conference’ held at KINTEX in Ilsan from November 9th to 10th.
The Neuro Frontier Academic Award is an award that honors achievements that have pioneered new fields of neuroscience in Korea and contributed significantly to the expansion and development of neuroscience. Winners are determined through recommendation and performance review by members of the Korean Neurological Association.
Professor Lee Jun-hong served as the founding president of the Korean Society of Neuroultrasound, the chairman of the board of the Korean Society of Neurological Intensive Therapy, and is currently receiving the award in recognition of his contributions as the founding president of the Korean Society of Neuromodulation Therapy.
◆Professor Hongbin Kim of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital was elected as the next chairman of the Korean Society of Infectious Diseases.
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital announced on the 15th that Professor Kim Hong-bin of the Department of Infectious Diseases was elected as the next chairman of the Korean Society of Infectious Diseases at the recently held fall conference of the Korean Society of Infectious Diseases and the Korean Society of Antimicrobial Therapy.
Since its founding in 1961, the Korean Society of Infectious Diseases (KSID) has led academic development in the field of infection at home and abroad, development of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, and policy establishment. Recently, it has been recruiting infection experts and titrating antibiotics. It plays a central role in various fields, including use management and treatment of multidrug-resistant bacteria.
Professor Hongbin Kim, who will serve as the Chairman of the Board of the Korean Society of Infectious Diseases for two years starting in 2026, is the first distinguished member of the Society of Health Epidemiology of America (SHEA) in Korea, and is a member of the editorial board of ‘Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology’, the official journal of the Society of Health Epidemiology, and a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). ) He is a world-renowned infectious disease expert who served as a scholar-in-residence member.
◆Hallym University Kang Sacred Heart Hospital selected as the best eco-mileage institution in the second half of 2024 by Seoul Metropolitan Government
On the 12th, Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital was selected as the best institution in the eco-mileage excellent organization evaluation for the second half of 2024 hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and received a letter of appreciation.
The Eco-Mileage Project, hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, is a project that accumulates mileage for homes, schools, and businesses that reduce carbon emissions through various energy-saving activities, such as reducing electricity, city gas, and water usage. As part of the eco-mileage project, Seoul City evaluates excellent organizations in the first and second half of each year.
This eco-mileage excellent organization evaluation was conducted on 419 organizations whose greenhouse gas emissions decreased by more than 10% over the four months from December 2023 to March 2024 compared to the same period of the previous two years. Each organization was evaluated by dividing it into four categories based on tons of oil equivalent (TOE) according to its energy scale.
Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital was selected as the best institution in the 200-1000 TOE category in recognition of its contribution to monitoring energy usage and establishing conservation policies by operating an Energy Management Innovation Committee. In addition, it was highly praised for encouraging many faculty and staff to participate in energy conservation through various contests such as energy conservation naming and idea contests and idea proposal systems.
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