title: [Construction of Tama PEG network].
abstract: During the past year, four-seminar activities were held for Tama PEG network. We introduced activities such as PEG education, Tama PEG network and a demonstration of practical approaches for medical caregivers: cope with emergency situations, the PEG exchange and patients with feeding-swallowing difficulties. Then the first open seminar titled "What is gastric fistula?" was held for the people of Tama-shi. On the other hand, we also introduced hospital operational functions such as the PEG related exchange and its management at each of the basic hospital. A PEG related consulting, "the chat channel", is available on the special home page in cooperation with the association of the doctors in Tama-shi. As a result of these activities over a year, we have received various inquiries and requests: asking for participation of the feeding and swallowing difficulty seminar group to the PEG network, asking for participation of the Eight South Dentist Association under the Minami Tama Health Center, a lecture request on the regional alliances pass at the Tokyo Metropolitan Hospital Conference, and a PR and training exchange cooperation at the visiting nurse station liaison conference. In this presentation, the necessity of the network activities with the public health center and dentist association and the future development of the PEG network will be reported.
authors.affiliation: Tokyo Metropolitan Health Care Public Corporation Minami Tama Regional Hospital.
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohtsu
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services; D004724:Endoscopy; D005774:Gastrostomy; D014041:Tokyo