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Palliative care
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【Ideas】
Palliative care uses proactive medical measures and nursing methods to alleviate patients’ physical, psychological and spiritual discomfort and improve the quality of life of both patients and their families.
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Physical aspect: palliative care uses medication therapy, comfort nursing, rehabilitation, nutrition, other medical care, and health education to relieve symptoms and make patients feel comfortable.
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Psychological aspects: palliative care uses companionship, talk, and emotional support, including grief counseling, to assist patients and their families in adjusting to the terminal stage of the disease.
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Spiritual aspect: palliative care provides continuous care and support, respects the beliefs of patients and their families, allows appropriate religious ceremonies and activities, gives prayers and comfort, and makes patients and their families feel spiritually relieved.
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Social aspect: palliative care assists patients and their families in assessing social resource connections and overcoming life and economic difficulties.
【Objectives】
To alleviate pain, obtain physical and psychological comfort and peace, maintain dignity and a good death, and improve the quality of life.
【Service Objects】
【Team】
Professional team services, including services provided by physicians, nurse practitioners, psychologists, spiritual care workers, social workers, volunteers, nutritionists, pharmacists, speech therapists, and rehabilitators, provide the care needed by patients, their families, and caregivers.
【Service methods】
Our hospital provides three palliative care service models:
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Canaan ward (Hospice ward)：For terminally-ill patients who have been assessed by a physician for hospitalization, the Ward provides holistic care and resources for caregivers or families.
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Palliative shared care：During hospitalization, the palliative care team and the attending medical team will provide shared care so that terminally-ill patients who live in non-hospice wards can also obtain the palliative care services they need.
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Palliative home medical care：Our hospital is a Class A hospice home medical care institution. Hospice physicians, hospice home nurse practitioners, and hospice team members regularly visit homes or institutions to provide appropriate care that meets the needs of patients and their families.In this way, terminally-ill patients and their families can stay at home or in institutions to feel at ease receiving the proper care of the palliative team.
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How to receive palliative service from our hospital
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Outpatient clinic：Please register according to the latest announcement on the timeframe on the Mennonite Christian Hospital website.
■Department of Family Medicine Dr. Hsuan-Yu Lin, Dr. Hsin-En Huang, Dr. Wei-Lin Huang
■Department of Radiation Oncology:Dr. Yi-Chen Chen、Department of Hematology and Oncology:Dr. Hsueh-Fu Lin
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Palliative home medical care：Please consult the outpatient departments mentioned above first.
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Inpatients in our hospital：Please consult with the original attending physicians.
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Inpatients in other hospitals：Please consult with the original attending physician team and contact the palliative consultation hotline at our hospital under the assistance of professional healthcare personnel
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Consultation Hotlines
Canaan ward (Hospice ward) Consultation Hotline: (03)824-1498, 1499
Palliative home medical care Consultation Hotline:(03)824-1624, 0921605352
Palliative shared care Consultation Hotline: (03)824-1604
Fax: (03)824-1607
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4)
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 Dr. Wei-Lin Huang |
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Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University |
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Resident physician/Chief resident, Department of Family Medicine, Mennonite Christian Hospital
Resident physician/Chief resident, Department of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital
Clinical research physician, Department of Family Medicine, Mennonite Christian Hospital
Head, Clinical Skills Center, Mennonite Christian Hospital
Lead teaching physician, Department of Family Medicine, Mennonite Christian Hospital |
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Hypertension, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia consultation and control, Weight control consultation, Preventive care and health consultation, Diabetes Shared care, Early Chronic Kidney Disease Care, Osteoporosis care,Labor health on-site service, Integrated home health care, Hospice home care, Advance Medical Care Consultation |
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Publications: |
1. Lin, Y. H., Huang, W. L. (2018). Hyperthyroidism-induced Pitting Edema of the Lower Extremities: A Case Report. Journal of Taiwan Family Medicine; 28(3): 161-167
2. Huang, W. L. (2017). Discussion and Improvement of Care Provider Injury Caused by Assisted Transposition. Taiwan Association of Family Medicine 2017 Academic Symposium.
3. Huang, W. L. (2016). A Study Investigating the Factors Affecting Senior High School Students’ Practice of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Taiwan Association of Family Medicine 2016 Academic Symposium.
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Dr. Hsin-En Huang |
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Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University |
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Resident physician/Chief resident, Department of Family Medicine,National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Attending physician, Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Attending physician, Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital Douliu Branch
Adjunct lecturer, Department of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital |
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Hypertension, hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia consultation and control, early stage chronic kidney disease care, Geriatric disease diagnosis and treatment, Multi-drug integration, psychosomatic symptoms, such as insomnia,anxiety, etc.Integrated home health care, Hospice home care |
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1.The relationship between different glycemic statuses and colon polyps in a Taiwanese population
Huang, H-E., Yang, Y-C., Wu, J-S., Wang, R-H., Lu, F-H. ＆ Chang, C-J., 2014 Jan 1, In : Journal of Gastroenterology.49, 7, p. 1145-1151 2.Validation of genome-wide association study-identified single nucleotide polymorphisms in a case-control study of pancreatic cancer from Taiwan
Shan, Y. S., Chen, L. T., Wu, J. S., Chang, Y. F., Lee, C. T., Wu, C. H., Chiang, N. J., Huang, H. E., Yen, C. J., Chao, Y. J., Tsai, H. J., Chen, C. Y., Kang, J. W., Kuo, C. F., 2020 May 26, In : Journal of biomedical science. 27, 1, 69. 3.No association between alcohol consumption and pancreatic cancer even among individuals genetically susceptible to the carcinogenicity of alcohol
Yan-Shen Shan, Li-Tzong Chen, Chih-Hsing Wu,Yin-Fan Chang,Chih-Ting Lee, Nai-Jung Chiang,Ying-Jui Chao, Chia-Jui Yen, Hui-Jen Tsai, Hsin-En Huang, Chia-Rung Tsai, Ya-Ling Weng, Han-Chien Yang, Hui-Chin Liu, and Jeffrey S. Chang, 2021 Jul 15, In: Scientific Reports. 11(1):14567 |
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Dr. Yi-Chen Chen |
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Department of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University |
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Resident physician/Chief resident/Attending physician, Department of Radiation Oncology and Hospice Ward, Mackay Memorial Hospital
Specialized doctor in radiation and oncology
Specialized doctor of hospice palliative medicine in Taiwan
Head, Department of Palliative Care Center, Mennonite Christian Hospital |
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Radiotherapy (Head and neck cancer, Lung cancer, Breast cancer, Esophageal cancer, Gastric cancer, Pancreatic ＆ biliary cancer, Colorectal cancer, Prostate cancer, Bladder cancer, Cervical cancer, Endometrial cancer, Palliative radiotherapy), Palliative care, Pain management |
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Dr. Hsueh-Fu Lin |
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Department of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center |
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Resident physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital
Chief resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital
Clinical researcher, Department of Hematology ＆ Oncology,Tri-Service General Hospital
Attending physician, Department of Hematology ＆ Oncology,Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital
Head, Division of General Medicine, Mennonite Christian Hospital |
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Diagnosis and treatment of various cancers, Head and neck cancer, Lung cancer, Breast cancer, Esophageal cancer, Gastric cancer, Pancreatic ＆ biliary cancer, Colorectal cancer, Prostate cancer, Bladder cancer, Lymphoma, Leukemia, Myeloma, Terminal cancer care, Hematological disease, Anemia, Haemophilia, Von Willebrand disease and other hemorrhagic diseases, Vascular embolism, Platelet disease, Chemotherapy, Targeted therapy and immunotherapy, General internal medicine, Palliative care, Pain management
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1.Lin, H. F., Li, Y. H., Wang, C. H., Chou, C. L., Kuo, D. J., ＆ Fang, T. C. (2011). Increased risk of cancer in chronic dialysis patients: a population-based cohort study in Taiwan. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 27(4), 1585-1590. 2.Lin, H. F., Chao, T. Y., ＆ Lee, H. S. (2010). Bloody Diarrhea and Gastrointestinal Tract Wall Thickening After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Donor Lymphocytes Infusion. Gastroenterology,138(7), e5-e6. 3.Hsiao, P. J., Kuo, S. M., Chen, J. H., Lin, H. F., Chu, P. L., Lin, S. H., ＆ Ho, C. L. (2009). Acute myelogenous leukemia and acute leukemic appendicitis: a case report. World Journal of Gastroenterology: WJG, 15(44), 5624. 4.Lu, C. C., Lin, H. F., Lee, H. S., ＆ Kao, W. Y. (2009). Metastatic colon cancer presenting as Pancoast's disease. The American Journal of Surgery, 197(5), e51-e52. 5.Lu, C. C., Lin, H. F., Feng, C. C., Yu, C. Y., ＆ Kao, W. Y. (2008). Sunitinib malate as the salvage therapy in advanced rectal carcinoid tumor. International journal of colorectal disease, 23(12), 1265-1266. |
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Dr. Hsuan-Yu Lin |
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Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University |
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Resident physician, Department of Family Medicine, Mennonite Christian Hospital
Chief resident, Department of Family Medicine, Mennonite Christian Hospital
Research fellow, Department of Family Medicine, Mennonite Christian Hospital
Specialized doctor of hospice palliative medicine in Taiwan |
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Specialties: |
Family medicine, Preventive Care, General Illness Consultation,
Palliative care consultation, Home-based palliative care |
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Publications: |
1. Cheng, N. L., Lin, H. Y.: Chewing Betel Nut as a Risk Factor for Fatty Liver: A Study of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C in Rural Eastern Taiwan. Journal of Internal Medicine of Taiwan, 2020; 31: 425-43
2. Lin, H. Y., Wang, L. K., LiW. H.: New Knowledge of Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Skin Itching. Primary Medical Care, 2021; 36(4): 126-32 |
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