title: [Strengthening Cooperation between Medical and Nursing Care - A Collaborative Meeting of Home Care Doctors and Care Managers in Shinjuku-City].
abstract: The number of elderly patients requiring home care is expected to increase as a result of the aging population and a decrease in the average length of hospital stay in Shinjuku Ward. Therefore, cooperation between medical and nursing staff is increasingly important. According to research on care managers conducted by Shinjuku Ward, care managers have little opportunity to discuss plans of care with doctors, which requires improvement. In order to strengthen the cooperation between medical and nursing staff, Shinjuku Ward conducted a collaborative meeting for home care doctors and care managers. In the results of the questionnaire given to participants, all respondents answered"Helpful"when asked if the meeting was useful, and 95% of respondents indicated that"understanding and perspective of each other's area has deepened."Therefore, additional collaborative meetings were suggested to promote cooperation and mutual understanding between doctors and care managers.
authors.affiliation: Shinjuku-City Yotsuya General Consultation Center for the Elderly, Community General Support Center.
authors.forename: Yurie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itatani
mesh_terms: D006699:Home Care Services; D007564:Japan; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010819:Physician's Role; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires