[Home Medical Care Promotion for Multidisciplinary Cooperation]

It may be said that the effective functioning of an integrated community care system depends entirely on home medical care. "Cooperation"is necessary in pushing home medical care forward and it is vital to advance as a system. In Iwaki-city, the municipal government and the medical association have been sponsoring many types of multidisciplinary cooperation workshops for home medical-care promotion. There was administrative participation, and cooperation became the main workshop focus. We hold workshops 2 times a year. The Iwaki City Medical Association holds lectures on home medical care in the town. Doctors who work in medical offices and hospitals attend the lectures, with topics such as family medicine, understanding dementia, advice for the acceptance of medical examination, cancer screening in the local community hall, and gaining a favorable reception. In our hospital, I hold many types of workshops on home medical care in southern Iwaki-city and on facilitating cooperation. These contribute to collaboration, as they facilitate face-to-face interaction in an important area. I also report the actions taken in our hospital.