Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

“Care for Patients Who Have Undergone Laparoscopic Gastric Cancer Resection: Developing a Support Program for improving inconveniences in the social life” Issue No. 25463439 (Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research (C) 2013–2015)

“Development of a Discharge Support Program Focusing on Employment Support, Based on Multidisciplinary Care for Patients Who Have Digestive System Cancer” Issue No. 16K12075 (Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research (C) 2016–2018)

　

FY2018

Plan to distribute the “Support Program to Fulfill the Model Criteria for Workplaces that Accept Employees” that we have created in 2,000 company workplaces, and promote policies for the employment of cancer patients.

Plan to add an English-language version of this website.

FY2017

Put our knowledge of issues surrounding employment and the literature review to practical use and created a survey sheet about the current situation and issues in workplaces for patients.

Selected 2,000 companies published in the Kaisha Shikiho (the Japan company handbook; includes listed companies and unlisted companies) from the Kanto area using a stratified random sampling method and carried out survey.

Carried out survey with cooperation from associations for patients with digestive issues.

FY2016

Took part in a workshop in which companies also participated: “Better Support for Workplaces and Workers with Cancer,” and took the opportunity to create a survey sheet.

Held a workshop with multiple disciplines, patients, workplace managers (HR representatives, etc.), labor lawyers, and social workers, and refined the “Support Program to Fulfill the Model Criteria for Workplaces that Accept Employees.”

Had the content of the workshop recorded and edited by a specialist cameraman and uploaded it onto the website as a video.

FY2015

Article: “Lifestyle Support Post-gastrectomy: Site for ‘Sharing Experiences’ Established” published in the Shimotsuke Shimbun on Sunday June 7, 2015.

Distributed the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) for 2013-2015 research report in 458 medium-sized hospitals in 2016 and raised awareness.

Carried out surveys about the relationship between the frequency of use of websites for cancer survivors and QOL.

FY2014

“Support for people who have undergone surgery for gastric cancer from many different specialists, considering issues of inconveniences in the social life”; launched the International University of Health and Welfare (IUHW) IPA-GP via the homepage.

Held a workshop: “Multidisciplinary Support for Eating and Exercise Post-gastrectomy.”

Introduced the above activities through IUHW Nogizaka School.

Created an “information card,” established it on the wards and for outpatients, and made our patients aware of it.

FY2013

Carried out surveys to identify issues of improving inconveniences in the social life of patients with gastric cancer.

Gave a research report on “The Relationship Between PGSAS and Physical and Social Causes: Interviews with Nurses in Outpatient Departments” at the 43rd meeting of the Japanese Society for Gastro-surgical Pathophysiology.

Held a workshop: “Considering Support for Issues Improving Inconveniences in the Social Life Together with Patients.”

Head of the Digestive
Diseases Center
IUHW Hospital Professor
Yoshifumi Ikeda

Our hospital’s Digestive Diseases Center has 14 full-time members and 1 part-time doctor; together with the president of IUHW, Masaki Kitajima, there are 16 of us, and our small and select group carries out diagnosis and treatment. In terms of surgery, we have three teams, the upper gastrointestinal tract team, the lower gastrointestinal tract team, and the hepato-biliary-pancreatic team, who work together to carry out tests and operations relating to benign and nonbenign general diseases of the digestive organs. We also focus on a wide range of surgical illnesses, such as treatment for hernias, wounds and thyroid diseases, and anti-cancer drug treatments.

Notably, we actively engage in minimally invasive treatments using laparoscopies and thoracoscopies, applying these to many organ cancers, including those of the esophagus, stomach, colon, liver, and pancreas, and maintaining high levels of functionality.

In terms of internal digestive medicine, we engage in treatments of the alimentary canal and hepato-biliary-pancreatic area, carrying out tests and treatments primarily with endoscopes. Using cutting-edge endoscopies means that we can offer safe healthcare, from the early detection of minute lesions to early treatment. Notably, the numbers of endoscopic surgeries for early-stage esophageal and gastric cancers are dramatically increasing, and it is not an exaggeration to say that our services are excellent enough to be the best in Tokyo. In addition, as we use a center-based system in our hospital, we accurately handle patients undergoing quick cancer surgeries and emergency cases through close cooperation between our surgical and internal medicine teams.

Moreover, we approach treatments via a system of mutual support, with cooperation from the Head and Neck Oncology Center, Gynecology, Urology, the Respiratory Diseases Center and others, and are constructing a system that will enable us to carry out safe and reliable treatments for our patients regardless of any complications or diseases.

IUHW Mita Hospital Digestive Diseases Center