Activity Report of the Kyoto Hospice and Palliative Care Unit Liaison Committee: Regional Palliative Care Cooperation Developed from Face-to-Face Relationships

Tetsuya Yamagiwa; Wakako Sakai; Akira Yoshioka; Hiroshi Ueno; Akiko Yamashiro; Akira Kawakami; Yukimasa Ogino; Noriyuki Tsuchiya; Tetsushi Otani; Shinnosuke Osato; Kentaro Nobutani; Yoshiko Takeura; Takatoyo Kambayashi; Masaki Shimizu; Keiko Onishi; Kazushige Ueda

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Activity Report of the Kyoto Hospice and Palliative Care Unit Liaison Committee: Regional Palliative Care Cooperation Developed from Face-to-Face Relationships

VernacularTitle:「京都ホスピス・緩和ケア病棟連絡会」の活動報告　～顔の見える関係から発展させた地域緩和ケア連携～
Author: Tetsuya YAMAGIWA ¹ ; Wakako SAKAI ² ; Akira YOSHIOKA ³ ; Hiroshi UENO ⁴ ; Akiko YAMASHIRO ⁵ ; Akira KAWAKAMI ⁶ ; Yukimasa OGINO ⁷ ; Noriyuki TSUCHIYA ⁸ ; Tetsushi OTANI ⁹ ; Shinnosuke OSATO ¹⁰ ; Kentaro NOBUTANI ¹¹ ; Yoshiko TAKEURA ¹² ; Takatoyo KAMBAYASHI ¹³ ; Masaki SHIMIZU ¹⁴ ; Keiko ONISHI ¹⁵ ; Kazushige UEDA ¹⁶
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1. Hospice, The Japan Baptist Hospital
2. Hospice, Yakushiyama Hospital
3. Department of Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, Mitsubishi Kyoto Hospital
4. Pain and Palliative Care Unit, University Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
5. Department of Palliative Care Medicine, Rakuwakai Otowa Hospital
6. Department of Palliative Care Medicine, Uji Tokusyukai Medical Center
7. Department of Palliative Care Medicine, Kyoto Min-iren Chuo Hospital
8. Department of Palliative Medicine, Inariyamatakeda Hospital
9. Department of Palliative Care Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center
10. Department of Palliative Care Medicine, Asokavihara Hospital
11. Department of Palliative Medicine, Otokoyama Hospital
12. Palliative Care Unit, Maizuru Medical Center
13. Department of Palliative Care Medicine, Kyoto Min-iren Asukai Hospital
14. Department of Palliative Care, Kyoto Katsura Hospital
15. Department of Palliative Care, Kyoto City Hospital
16. Department of Palliative Care Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital
Keywords: palliative care; regional cooperation; face-to-face relationship; COVID-19
From:Palliative Care Research 2023;18(2):123-128
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: To improve the quality of palliative care in the Kyoto region, we thought that closely connecting hospice and palliative care units (PCU) is necessary. Subsequently, we established the Kyoto PCU Liaison Committee in September 2017. This committee was created as a place to casually discuss the problems that individual PCU facilities have, deliberate on their worries together, grow and develop, and support newly launched facilities. Furthermore, discussions were held on current topics (emergency hospitalization, blood transfusion, smoking, bereaved family meetings, etc.) at the liaison meetings. While meetings were adjourned in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we continued to exchange opinions on infection control, PCU management, etc., using the email network at first. Later, these meetings resumed via web conference systems. Thus, by having face-to-face relationships on a daily basis, we were able to maintain cooperation between PCUs even during the pandemic, and collaborate with cancer treatment hospitals. Overall, by forming a team of PCUs in Kyoto Prefecture, we aim to enable patients and their families to live with peace of mind wherever they are.