Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care

Korean Society for Hospice and Palliative Care (한국호스피스완화의료학회)
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Advances in Hospice and Palliative Care in Japan: A Review Paper

  • Mori, Masanori (Palliative Care Team, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital) ;
  • Morita, Tatsuya (Palliative Care Team, Division of Palliative and Supportive Care)
  • Received : 2016.08.31
  • Accepted : 2016.09.06
  • Published : 2016.12.01
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Abstract

Over the past decade, hospice and palliative care in Japan have progressed rapidly under the national policies supported by the Cancer Control Act. The numbers of palliative care units/inpatient hospices, hospital palliative care teams, and clinics with a home hospice function have been steadily increasing. The increasing numbers of physicians, nurses, and pharmacists have been certified as specialists in palliative care by national associations. Collaborative efforts have been made to standardize and disseminate educational programs and training opportunities in undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical education. Research activities in Japan have markedly contributed to the growing body of evidence, especially in the fields of terminal delirium, terminal dehydration, palliative sedation, care for dying patients, prognostication, communication, psycho-oncology, and regional palliative care programs. This review focuses on major palliative care settings, specialty, national associations, education, and research in palliative care in Japan.

지난 10년 동안 암 관리법에 의한 국가 정책에 따라 일본에서는 호스피스 및 완화의료가 급속히 발전해왔다. 완화의료 시설 및 입원 환자의 호스피스, 병원의 완화 의료팀, 가정 호스피스 기능을 갖춘 진료소의 수는 꾸준히 증가하고 있으며 국가 협회로부터 완화의료 전문가로 공인된 의사, 간호사, 약사의 수도 증가하고 있다. 학부, 대학원 및 계속적인 의학 교육을 통해서 교육프로그램 및 교육의 기회를 표준화하고 보급하기 위한 공동 노력이 이루어졌다. 일본의 연구 활동은 말기 섬망, 말기 탈수증, 완화적 진정, 임종 환자의 의료, 예후, 의사 소통, 정신 종양학, 지역적인 완화의료 프로그램의 분야에서 현저하게 기여하였다. 이 보고서에서는 일본에서의 주요 완화의료 환경, 특성, 국가 협회, 교육, 완화의료 연구에 초점을 맞추었다.

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