Vinnitsa in Ukraine doctors first protocol developed to provide palliative care (+ photos)
September 29, the meeting of the "round table" organized Vinnytsia regional public organization "Association of Vinnytsia doctors." In his opening remarks, Chairman of the Association Harkovenko Ruslana said: "Every year tens of thousands Vinnichchine terminally minoryh need hospice and palliative care. These people in no way should remain alone, without support. First, physicians must take care of anesthesia, adjust the discomfort of the patient symptomatic treatment. " Chairman of the NGO "Accord" Tatiana Nikelsen noted that an important point in the development assistance terminally ill, Vinnytsia doctors consider the establishment of specialized hospices. Vinnytsia experts carefully worked out the problems and developed this protocol palliative care, which will be a handbook for health and social workers who work with patients. It should be noted that the document calcdiscos for the first time in Ukraine. According to the oncologist Regional Children's Hospital Valery Livandovskoho, Vinnichchine there are hundreds of people, including children who need palliative care. "Visiting the workshop in Austria on the same themes, I am convinced that we need this kind of help implement the European standards" -said Valery Livandovskyy. Chief specialist on spa treatment control treatment and preventive care for adults Department of Health and Resorts Regional State Administration Victor said Wednesday that health reform, which continues in Vinnytsia region, affected areas of palliative and hospice helpedtance. To provide this kind of help enough features primary and secondary modern system of medical aid, but there is a need for functioning department of palliative care in the central district and specialized hospitals. This was reported in the Vinnytsia Regional State AdministrationSource: http://artlife.rv.ua/