(Health Korea News / Yu Ji-in) ‘Medical 24 Hours’ is a corner that shows brief news related to the medical field that can easily be overlooked in the media at a glance. It may seem like trivial news, but it can be valuable information to someone, so we summarize only the facts.
Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, Regional Hospice Center Hosts ‘2nd Hospice Preliminary Specialist Course’ Education Completed
The Catholic University of Korea Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital recently completed the ‘2nd Hospice Pre-Specialist Course’ hosted by the regional hospice center.
Hospice activities require the participation of various professions for holistic care, including not only professional palliative care by medical professionals but also psychological, social, and spiritual relief for terminally ill patients and their families. Currently, there are hospice specialized education programs for doctors, nurses, and social workers in Korea, but there is a lack of educational opportunities for professions that are essential for activating hospice activities, such as clergy, therapists, psychotherapists, and geriatric welfare experts.
Kim Dae-gyun, director of the Catholic University Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital Regional Hospice Center (professor of family medicine), said, “The Catholic University Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital Regional Hospice Center has developed and is operating a hospice preparatory specialist course for non-medical professionals who wish to participate in hospice care activities with the aim of raising understanding, interest, and correct awareness of hospice and palliative care,” adding, “We plan to expand and operate the educational program in the future.”
Kim Min-ji (Daegu Veterans Hospital music therapist) said, “I work to help provide psychological support to patients and their families, but I felt regretful that there were not enough opportunities for specialized training to improve my skills,” adding, “I hope that education for psychological support specialists, like this hospice preparatory specialist course, will continue to develop and develop in the future.”
Meanwhile, this training was conducted over a total of 7 sessions, 24 hours long, from June 20 to July 11, and a total of 22 hospice specialists completed the training course.
Professor Song Yong-sang of Myongji Hospital publishes textbook ‘Peritoneal Tumor Microenvironment’
Professor Song Yong-sang of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Myongji Hospital has published a textbook (Peritoneal Tumor Microenvironment of Cancers on Cancer Hallmarks: Perspectives of Translational Medicine) containing the essence of basic research and clinical knowledge on the peritoneal tumor microenvironment.
The textbook published by ‘Academic Press’, a renowned international scientific journal publisher, involved the gynecological cancer research team at Myongji Hospital (researchers Hee-yeon Kim, Jo Eun-taek, Hyun-ah Jo, and Joo-won Lee) led by Professor Yong-sang Song.
In particular, the book was co-authored by world-renowned clinical researchers and basic scientists in internal medicine, surgery, and obstetrics and gynecology, including Professor Danny N. Dhanasekaran (University of Oklahoma), Professor Benjamin K. Tsang (University of Ottawa), Professor Johji Inazawa (Tokyo Medical and Dental University), Professors Massoud Mirshahi and Marc Pocard (University of Paris and INSERM, French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), and Professor Ciro Isidoro (University of Eastern Piedmont).
The textbook, consisting of a total of 14 chapters, provides comprehensive and in-depth content on the microenvironment of peritoneal tumors, and each chapter includes the latest research results and clinical application potential.
The main contents of each chapter are ▲Definition and formation of the peritoneal tumor microenvironment ▲Clinical significance of peritoneal cancer ▲Cellular models and research methodology of peritoneal cancer ▲Tumor cell metabolism and anticancer drug resistance ▲Cell-to-cell interaction and tumor evolution, etc.
Nursing Association, Nursing Personnel Employment Training Center, Education Program Participation Review Contest Held
The Korean Nurses Association’s Nursing Personnel Employment Training Center will hold a contest for program participation reviews for three months from July 22 to October 25 for trainees who participated in the training center’s programs since 2020.
The programs of the Nursing Human Resources Employment Training Center that can participate in the contest include: △Re-employment nurse training △Practical training (basic, scenario, simulation) △EMR practical training △Pre-nurse clinical training △Organizational culture improvement training △Turnover prevention training △Nursing manager training, etc.
There are three themes for the contest: ‘Starting as a new nurse’, ‘Growing as a senior nurse’, and ‘Challenging again as a nurse’. To enter the contest, you can submit images such as essays, related drawings, webtoons, photos (illustrator, photoshop, pencil, acrylic paint, etc.) about participating in a program held at the center. Only one work per theme can be submitted.
The handwritten section should be written within 2 A4 pages, and a separate photo can be attached. For the image section, choose one of the following: a drawing, webtoon, or photo, and submit an image of no more than 1 A4 page along with a description.
To apply for participation, click on ‘Participate’ under ‘2024 Nursing Personnel Employment Education Center Program Participation Review Contest’ on the main banner of the Nursing Personnel Employment Education Center website (RNjob.or.kr), fill out the application form, and upload your essay or image as a contest entry.
The contest deadline is October 25th, and the contest results will be posted on the Nursing Personnel Employment Training Center website on November 11th.
The works entered into the contest will be judged fairly and a total of 31 people will be selected, including 1 grand prize winner, 5 best prize winners, 10 excellence prize winners, and 15 encouragement prize winners, and a certain amount of prize money will be awarded. Coffee coupons will be given to those who do not win through a drawing.
Jeonbuk National University Hospital Patient Experience Leader ‘Bom-in’ 2nd Appointment
Jeonbuk National University Hospital (Director Yoo Hee-chul) held an appointment ceremony and workshop for 34 ‘Bom-in’ patient experience leaders who will work to improve patient-centered response services by strengthening patient experience management on the 16th. The appointment ceremony, held on the 3rd floor of the main hospital building’s Ongoeul Hall, was attended by approximately 40 people, including Director Yoo Hee-chul and Customer Human Rights Support Office Director Jo Dong-hyu.
The 34 patient experience leaders appointed on this day, the 2nd group of ‘Spring People’, consist of a total of 34 people, including 6 employees who participated in the 1st group, and employees from various departments such as the outpatient nursing department, ward nursing department, examination and treatment department, general affairs department outpatient team, and special nursing emergency room were selected.
The 2nd batch of Patient Experience Leaders, ‘Bom-in’, were selected based on those who have at least 3 years of hospital work experience, have worked in the relevant department for at least 1 year, and have been recommended by each department head. They will be active until December 31, 2025.
The workshop held prior to the appointment ceremony provided education on exemplary performance activities as a patient experience leader, ‘Spring Person,’ including: △understanding and evaluating patient experience, △strategies and improvement activities for patient experience management, △roles and responsibilities of patient experience leaders, △customer response monitoring techniques, △on-site training in response monitoring, △sharing of observations after training and deriving areas for improvement.
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