Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care

Korean Society for Hospice and Palliative Care (한국호스피스완화의료학회)
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Policy on Hospice and Palliative Care in Korea

말기암환자 완화의료정책 현황

  • Chang, Yoon-Jung (Hospice and Palliative Care Branch, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center)
  • 장윤정 (국립암센터 국가암관리사업본부 호스피스완화의료사업과)
  • Received : 2012.11.13
  • Accepted : 2012.11.20
  • Published : 2012.12.01
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Abstract

The importance of palliative care for terminal cancer patients has been emphasized globally. Korea has formulated and implemented its policy for cancer control as it drew up a 10-year plan for cancer patient care. We examined Korea's National Cancer Act and the second 10-year plan for cancer patient care, which are legal grounds for palliative care projects for terminal cancer patients, to check the current status of Korea's efforts to establish a hospice and palliative care system. Institutionalization of hospice and palliative care has been developed within a framework of the national cancer project. Efforts such as expansion of hospice units, experts training and quality improvement should continue after the reimbursement of hospice and palliative care begins in 2013.

말기암환자에 대한 완화의료의 중요성은 세계적으로 강조되고 있다. 이에 우리나라에서는 암정복10개년계획을 수립하면서 암에 대한 정책을 기획하였고, 추진되었다. 말기암환자 완화의료사업에 대한 법적 근거를 제시하는 암관리법과 제2기 암정복10개년 계획의 내용을 통해 현재 우리나라의 호스피스 완화의료 제도화 현황을 확인해보고자 한다. 호스피스 완화의료의 제도화는 국가암관리사업의 커다란 틀 안에서 발전되어 왔다. 완화의료기관의 확대 및 전문인력 양성과 질적 향상 등에 대해 2013년 완화의료 수가 본 사업이 시작된 이후에도 호스피스 완화의료의 지속적인 발전을 위하여 발전해야 할 것이다.

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