1.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
Palliative Care Research 2023;18(2):123-128
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.
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