• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.59-67
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• 2004

As we enter into the 21C, it is important to reassess the knowledge and skills that are necessary for individual consumers and consumer professionals to be able to function efficiently in the rapidly changing society, and also to develop teaching tools fit to enhance the teaming of such knowledge and skills. The Purpose of this study is three-folds: 1) to identify key competencies necessary in the 21C consumer education, especially in higher education institutions, 2) to suggest 'experiential learning' as an ideal pedagogical tool for consumer education in the 21C century, and 3) to provide an example from an undergraduate classroom in the U.S. that applies 'service learning' as a teaching tool in a consumer studies curriculum. Discussions about the potentials for expanding this learning strategy are also provided.

• 약학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.252-259
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• 2003

Self-medication is a representative phenomenon in the domain of popular care, originated from perspective of medical pluralism and the pharmacy profession is said to be in the most appropriate position of health care professions to activate self-medication. As any healthcare reform impacts in a country, 2000 institutional separation between medicine and pharmacy implemented in Korea brought a lot of changes in behavior of drug use not only to physicians and pharmacists but also to consumers (patients). In this paper, the reality of self-medication since the institutional separation between medicine and pharmacy was analyzed, based on the empirical data which were collected by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs in 2002. The major finding is that the domain of popular care including self-medication was significantly shrunk, while that of professional care was proportionally expanded. As a result, the following four points were strongly recommended for the purpose of promoting self-medication: i) upgrading the pharmacy education system from 4 year to 6 year level, ii) improvement of continuing education and introduction of GPP (Good Pharmacy Practice), iii) activating 'pharmacal encounter' (i.e., pharmacist-consumer relationship) and iv) promotion of socio-economic research activities and proactive participation in the international self-medication movement of pharmacists in Korea.

• 의료법학
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.385-411
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• 2008

The goal of medicine is to contribute to promoting national health by preventing diseases and providing treatment. The scope of modern medicine isn't merely confined to disease testing, treatment and prevention in accordance to that, and making experiments by using the human body is widespread. The advance in modern medicine has made a great contribution to valuing human dignity and actualizing a manly life, but there is a problem that has still nagged modern medicine: treatment and healing for terminal patients including cancer patients. In advanced countries, pain care and hospice medicine are already universal. Offering a helping hand for terminal patients to lead a less painful and more manly life from diverse angles instead of merely focusing on treatment is called the very hospice medicine. That is a comprehensive package of medical services to take care of death-facing terminal patients and their families with affection. That is providing physical, mental and social support for the patients to pass away in peace after living a dignified and decent life, and that is comforting their bereaved families. The National Hospice Organization of the United States provides terminal patients and their families with sustained hospital care and home care in a move to lend assistance to them. In our country, however, tertiary medical institutions simply provide medical care for terminal patients to extend their lives, and there are few institutional efforts to help them. Hospice medicine is offered mostly in our country by non- professionals including doctors, nurses, social workers, pastors or physical therapists. Terminal patients' needs cannot be satisfied in the same manner as those of other patients, and it's needed to take a different approach to their treatment as well. Nevertheless, the focus of medical care is still placed on treatment only, which should be taken seriously. Ministry for Health, Welfare & Family Affairs and Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service held a public hearing on May 21, 2008, on the cost of hospice care, quality control and demonstration project to gather extensive opinions from the academic community, experts and consumer groups to draw up plans about manpower supply, facilities and demonstration project, but the institutions are not going to work on hospice education, securement of facilities and relevant legislation. In 2002, Ministry for Health, Welfare & Family Affairs made an official announcement to introduce a hospice nurse system to nurture nurse specialists in this area. That ministry legislated for the qualifications of advanced nurse practitioner and a hospice nurse system(Article 24 and 2 in Enforcement Regulations for the Medical Law), but few specific plans are under way to carry out the regulations. It's well known that the medical law defines a nurse as a professional health care worker, and there is a move to draw a line between the responsibilities of doctors and those of nurses in association with medical errors. Specifically, the roles of professional hospice are increasingly expected to be accentuated in conjunction with treatment for terminal patients, and it seems that delving into possible problems with the job performance of nurses and coming up with workable countermeasures are what scholars of conscience should do in an effort to contribute to the development of medicine and the realization of a dignified and manly life.

• 시큐리티연구
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• 제33호
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• pp.197-228
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• 2012

우리나라의 민간경비는 경제발전과 더불어 비약적으로 성장하고 있다. 그러나 최근 사회적 이슈로 대두된 용역경비업체의 폭력사건에서 보는 바와 같이 민간경비에 대한 국가적 규제 및 자격검증 제도에 대한 국민적 요구가 증대되고 있다. 민간경비에 대한 국가적 관리의 부재는 영세업체의 난립과 자격 없는 경비원의 고용으로 인해 국민의 신뢰를 떨어뜨리게 된다. 본 논문은 민간경비규제 관련 미국연방법과 캘리포니아 주 법제도를 상세히 살펴보고 이를 통하여 정책적 시사점을 도출하는데 그 목적이 있다. 구체적으로 미국 연방규제법인 민간경비원고용인가법(PSOEAA)의 내용과 캘리포니아 주의 민간경비 자격 및 교육훈련제도를 살펴본다. PSOEAA에 따르면, 공개대상 전과도 중죄뿐만 아니라 부정직성 허위의 진술과 같은 윤리적 요소가 포함된 범죄까지 포함하고 있고, 확정판결이 나지 않은 계류중인 범죄에 대해서도 통보하도록 되어 있었다. 아울러 경비업자는 매 12개월마다 해당 경비원의 전과사실을 조회할 수 있기 때문에 고용 후 발생하는 민간경비원의 범죄에 대해서도 적절한 관리 및 확인이 가능하였다. 캘리포니아 주의 경우 우리와 다르게, 주 소비자 서비스청 산하의 소비자업무국(the Department of Consumer Affairs)에서 민간경비업무를 담당하며, 면허의 발급 및 취소 경비원의 교육 기준 등에 관한 세부적인 지침 및 실무사항은 소비자업무국 내의 '경비 및 조사서비스'과(the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services)에서 처리되고 있었다. 나아가, 캘리포니아 주의 민간경비규제법령(Business and Professions Code)은 경비서비스를 (1) 전속민간경비업, (2) 민간경비서비스(계약경비업), (3) 경보서비스로 분류하여, 경비서비스별로 면허 자격 교육훈련 등의 요건을 차별화 세분화 단계화하고 있었다. 민간경비는 국민의 안전과 직결되는 분야로서 공공재의 성격이 강하며, 이에 전문성 신뢰성 등을 확보하기 위해서는 정부 주도의 적극적이고 전문적인 관리가 필요하다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 미국의 사례를 바탕으로, (1) 부적격자 배제를 위한 전과요건의 실질적 강화, (2) 민간경비 전문담당 부서의 설치, (3) 법적인 경비업무 성격에 따른 선택과목의 다변화 및 시간에 따른 단계별 교육진행이라는 정책적 시사점을 최종적으로 제시하였다.