‘Concerned about Korea’s stroke treatment system’
By Son, Hyung-Min | translator Kim, Jung-Ju
24.02.14 13:05:19
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Entering a super-aged society, 340,000 stroke patients expected in 2050 in Korea
Raising the need for system improvements such as securing specialized stroke treatment personnel and a compensation system
▲ (from the left) Dr. Jae-Kwan Cha (Director, Quality Improvement Committee, KSS), Hee-Joon Bae (President, KSS), Kyung Bok Lee (Director, Policy Making Committee, KSS),
The government announced the initiation of a pilot project to lay the foundation for a stroke care system, but its lack of content is being criticized by the academic society. Academics have suggested that securing human resources, establishing a compensation system, and revising the stroke disease group classification system should be made first for the establishment of any system.The Korean Stroke Society held a press conference at the Westing Chosun Hotel in Seoul on the 14th to explain its views.
At the conference, Dr. Tae-jung Kim, Director of the Public Relations Committee (Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital), pointed out that the number of stroke
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