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Two Physicians from Korea Invited for Training

HICARE invited two physicians from Korean hospitals affiliated to the Republic of Korea National Red Cross that provide medical care for radiation-exposure victims, for training on the treatment of radiation disorders.

Names and Titles of Trainees:

Geon-Ho Bahn
Professor, Department of Neuropsychiatry
Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Kyung Hee University, School of Medicine


Yun-Hong Cheon
Department of Rheumatology
Gyeongsang National University Hospital

Period of Training:

July 8 to 12, 2013

Training Organizations (in order of visits):

Hiroshima University Hospital (Advanced Emergency and Critical Care Center)
Hiroshima University Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine
Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital
Kurakake Nozomi-en (A-bomb survivors nursing home)
Radiation Effects Research Foundation
Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Casualty Council
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, etc.

Training Course:

Diagnosis of radiation disorders

Looking up the A-bomb Dome

At the hypocenter

With Associate Professor Nobuyuki Hirohashi, Advanced Emergency and Critical Care Center of Hiroshima University Hospital (far left)

With Professor Kenji Kamiya, Hiroshima University Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine (back)

With Dr. Kenichi Arita, Director of Department of Respiratory Disease of Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital (back row, right)

Lecture scene of Dr. Nanao Kamada, Board Chairman of Hiroshima A-Bomb Survivors Relief Foundation (far right)

With Dr. Michiko Yamada, Division Chief, Division of Health Examinations, Department of Clinical Studies, Radiation Effects Research Foundation (far left)

With Dr. Saeko Fujiwara, Director of Health Management & Promotion Center, Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Casualty Council (far left)

Dr. Bahn (right) receiving a certificate of completion by Dr. Saeko Fujiwara

Dr. Cheon (right) receiving a certificate of completion

Feedback:

◆I’ve been working with Nagasaki University, for a long period of time, on the psychological effects of A-bomb survivors. The HICARE training was very useful as it provided me with the briefings about A-bomb survivors and details of their medical care.
When I go back to Korea, I will gather materials about A-bomb survivors and their 2nd /3rd generation descendents living in Korea (through the Korean Red Cross). I’m also planning to confirm if the A-bomb survivors’ blood samples are preserved in Korea like they have in Japan.
In addition, I’d like to work on starting Korea – Japan joint research on “telomere erosion” - a new field in genetic research.

◆In Korea, I only had a vague image about the damage caused by A-bombing. However, seeing, feeling and hearing what really happened after the bombing, was an extremely valuable experience for me. I was also impressed with the systematic medical care and support for A-bomb survivors in Japan.
I believe that now I understand much better about the pain of A-bomb survivors. I’ll be more sympathetic to the needs of A-bombed patients in my hospital. I’d like to conduct observation and research on morbidity of autoimmune disorders (such as rheumatism, arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus) in survivors of the A-bomb.