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Fertility preservation for patients with gynecologic malignancies: The Korean Society for Fertility Preservation clinical guidelines

  • Lee, Sanghoon;Kim, Seul Ki;Hwang, Kyung Joo;Kim, Tak;Kim, Seok Hyun
    • Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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    • v.44 no.4
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    • pp.175-180
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    • 2017
  • Fertility preservation plays a central role in cancer care since an increasingly large number of cancer patients are surviving as a result of improvements in diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Physicians who take part in the initial diagnosis and management of gynecologic cancer should understand the importance of fertility preservation. Since indications for fertility preservation are limited to early-stage gynecologic cancer, a surgeon must carefully consider each indication. Before performing fertility-sparing surgery, health professionals should compare its oncologic and pregnancy outcomes with those of other standard treatments. Individualized treatment strategies should be delivered depending on the patient's situation, and physicians should provide timely information and appropriate counseling.

From A to Z of Thyroid Disease with Which the Psychiatrist should be Familiar (정신과의사가 알아야 할 갑상선질환의 A부터 Z까지)

  • Chung, Jae-Hoon
    • Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.73-80
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    • 2006
  • Thyroid disease is highly Prevalent, and many Physicians encounter the Patients with thyroid disease on many occasions. However, many doctors may make an erroneous diagnosis because of its variable clinical manifestation. Thyroid tumor is the most common disease which is detected in more than 30% of general population. Recently, the incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing to be a leading position in female cancer. Therefore, clinical physicians should be familiar with thyroid disease due to its high prevalence and heterogeneous clinical features.

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The Proposal of Reforming for Resolving Medical Malpractice Disputes (의료분쟁 해결제도의 개혁-미국 및 일본의 경험을 중심으로-)

  • 이규식
    • Health Policy and Management
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.72-94
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    • 1991
  • The number of disputes between physicians and patients caused by medical malpractice are showing a sharp increasing over the past several years. The disputes on medical malpractice may be resolved either in court or by direct negotiation between both sides concerned. There are no special acts relating to the civil or penal liability of the physicians in Korea. The medical disputes are decided merely through legal technicalities and without reference to actual medical practice. The current system which does not compensate injured patients adequately or equitably leads to taking a long time consuming for dispute resolution processes. The things make worsed, the problem is due to not being of insurance system or a proper funds for compensation. This research proposes a outline of new and comprehensive alternative for these problems and failure of conventional resolution of medical disputes. So far, we have learned lessons from the excperiencies of resolving medical malpractice disputes of Japan and the United States. The proposal first calls for an administrative arbitration and pretrial screening panels as a condition precedent to trial. The proposal also includes to facilitate with the funds for compensating the injured.

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