title: [Palliative care in Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital].
abstract: This paper illustrates a brief review of the development process of the palliative care team at the Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital. Palliative care team has been first instituted in 2002, and currently providing general support for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy not only for terminally ill patients. In future, we would start a regional palliative care program, including community palliative care team, to provide appropriate palliative care for all cancer population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital.
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nanba
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fukumoto
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kasai
authors.forename: Tomosue
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: Chizuru
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Imura
mesh_terms: D017051:Hospice Care / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*