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◆Former President Shin Gyeong-rim selected as the ‘100 Years of Nursing Award’ by the Korean Liver Association
Shin Kyeong-rim, former president of the Korean Nurses Association, was selected as the winner of the ‘100 Years of Nursing Grand Prize’.
The Korean Nurses Association announced that in celebration of its 100th anniversary, former President Shin Kyeong-rim has been selected as the recipient of the ‘100 Years of Nursing Grand Prize’, which is awarded to a nurse who has greatly contributed to the development of nursing in Korea. The ‘100 Years of Nursing Grand Prize’ is an award given to members of the Korean Nurses Association who have made remarkable contributions to the development of national nursing projects and the improvement of public health through dedication and service as nurses in the 100-year history of nursing. As this was the first award given by the Nursing Association on its 100th anniversary, it attracted great interest in the nursing community.
Former President Shin Kyeong-rim, the recipient of the award, devoted himself to the nursing field for over 50 years in the 100-year history of nursing, and is unrivaled in leading the development of Korean nursing by dedicating himself to legalizing the scope of nursing work, unifying the four-year nursing education system, establishing the nursing policy department of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and enacting the nursing law. made a meritorious contribution.
He served as president of the Korean Nurses Association and director of the Korea Nursing Education and Evaluation Institute, and further served as a member of the National Assembly, demonstrating outstanding leadership in the fields of nursing and health care policy.
◆Gyeonggi-do responsible medical institution joint symposium held in 2024
National Health Insurance Ilsan Hospital, together with Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center Uijeongbu Hospital, Paju Hospital, and Pocheon Hospital, successfully held the ‘2024 Gyeonggi Provincial Responsible Medical Institutions Joint Symposium’ at the Grand Ballroom on the 2nd floor of Sono Calm Goyang East at 2 pm on the 1st.
At this symposium, about 150 people, including national responsible medical institutions, Gyeonggi-do public health and medical support groups, and community practitioners, attended to share the results and future direction of the severe emergency transport, transfer, and treatment cooperation project of Gyeonggi-do responsible medical institutions and establish a regionally complete emergency medical system. I looked for a solution.
Yoo Young-cheol, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Health and Health Department, who gave a congratulatory address, emphasized, “Gyeonggi Province will pursue the designation of medical institutions as base medical institutions in medically vulnerable areas to minimize the gap in areas underserved by emergency medical services, and will do its best to protect the lives and safety of the residents of the province.” In his next congratulatory address, Joo Young-soo, director of the National Medical Center, expressed the significance of the symposium, saying, “A continuous and solid network between local responsible medical institutions and cooperative medical institutions will serve as a solid foundation for the Gyeonggi-do medical system.”
◆Professor Kim Hyeong-jun, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, received the ‘Young Respiratory Researcher Award’ from the Korean Tuberculosis and Respiratory Society
Professor Hyeongjun Kim of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital attended the 138th Fall Conference of the Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases (KATRD International Conference 2024 & The Congress of the Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases) held at Lotte Hotel World in Seoul from October 23 to 25. He won the ‘Young Respiratory Researcher Award (Excellence Award)’.
The Young Respiratory Researcher Award is a prestigious award given to young researchers who lead the development of the Korean Tuberculosis and Respiratory Society and the advancement of respiratory science research. Winners are selected based on a comprehensive evaluation of thesis performance, research funding performance, and recommendations from academic society members over the past two years.
Even though patients with non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung disease and tuberculosis are infected with the same bacteria, each patient’s condition is very different, so various prediction models and diagnostic tools tailored to individual patients are essential. Professor Kim Hyeong-jun conducted a study titled ‘Usefulness of the BACES score in nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease for various clinical outcomes’ and ‘Experience of alternative treatment for side effects of rifampin, a drug-susceptible tuberculosis treatment. Respiratory infections through major research such as ‘Real-world experience of adverse reactions-necessitated rifampicin-sparing treatment for drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis’ He received this award in recognition of his contribution to the further development of disease severity assessment, customized management, and treatment strategies.
◆Ewha Medical Center signs a business agreement with Seoul Gangseo Rotary Club
On the 7th, Ewha Womans University Medical Center signed a business agreement with the Seoul Gangseo Rotary Club of Rotary International District 3640 and the Taipei Hwa Nan Rotary Club of Rotary International District 3523 at the Bogu Women’s Building in Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital.
This event was attended by medical center and Rotary club officials, including Ewha Medical Center Director Yoo Kyung-ha, Seoul Gangseo Rotary Club President Lim Bong-hee, Taiwan Huanan Rotary Club President Morris Lee, Seoul Gangseo Rotary Club International Service Committee Chair Lee Cheol-gyu, and Kim Hyeon-hee, head of the social work team at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital. About 10 people attended.
This business agreement and support project is part of the Rotary Foundation’s humanitarian international service project GG2570901 program, which is a follow-up project after the first support (GG1864186) from the International Rotary Club in 2017, and provides free screening and medical support to prevent cancer in women in vulnerable groups in the community. It was concluded for
Ewha Medical Center and Seoul Gangseo Rotary Club provide free health checkups and health education to prevent female cancer for low-income workers, foreign workers, and North Korean defector women in the community, and provide medical and social welfare services. .
To this end, the two organizations will carry out cooperative activities such as ▲establishing a system for medical support activities for low-income vulnerable groups, ▲building community networks and sharing related information, and ▲mutual cooperation in operating projects for the treatment and prevention of diseases for low-income vulnerable groups.
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