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Short-term expert Dr. Masao Hashimoto, Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM), visited Cho Ray Hospital from August 27 to September 6.

Dr. Hashimoto who visited the hospital for the second time in this year introduced the current situation of the "multi-professional collaboration" in Japan such as "Tumor Board" for the medical treatment of lung cancer and "Respiratory Support Team" for the standardization of respiratory care, and worked on the assistance to apply it to Cho Ray Hospital.

Dr. Hashimoto compared these collaborations to the condiments for cooking, explained that condiments (collaborations) were necessary to take advantage of the taste (skill) of each ingredient (member).

He is going to assist Cho Ray Hospital continuously to establish the multi-professional collaboration.

About the multi-professional collaboration:

"Multi-professional collaboration" is a kind of collaboration wherein each specialty is exerted on equal footing among the medical staff of different sections or professions for the "patient-centered" medical care.

The members consisting of staff from various departments and professions who respect one another's opinions pursue a high-quality medical care tailored to respective conditions of patients.

"Tumor Board" is a meeting held to offer the best care for the complicated and difficult tumor cases. "Respiratory Support Team" intends to offer the safe respiratory care to ventilated patients by conducting hospital rounds.

Dr. Hashimoto delivering lecture at the auditorium

Dr. Hashimoto giving advice at hospital rounds