At the Annual General Meeting of the Japanese Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, held at the Okayama Convention Center on November 26th and 27th, Registered Nurse Akina Terashima from our hospital gave a presentation and won an award for excellence.

The title of the presentation was "Efforts toward online post-discharge visits for peritoneal dialysis patients." Before the corona crisis, Registered Nurse from three departments, the outpatient department, the ward, and the dialysis room, performed post-discharge visits for PDs. We have announced the results of working on online. Although it was decided in advance that I would receive the Comedy Award, I also received the Excellence Award on the day of the announcement on the 26th.

Regarding this award, Registered Nurse Terashima said, "I was surprised when I was selected for the Comedical Award, but I couldn't believe it when I was selected for the Excellence Award on the day. The doctor who requested an online visit, With the cooperation of many people, such as the chief nurse who coordinated the appointment, the Registered Nurse the discharge adjustment room who explained the patient, and the nutritionist who provided nutritional counseling, the team made an online visit. I think that the fact that I was able to create a track record of implementing this led to this announcement.
In the future, it would be nice if patients could choose not only direct visits but also online visits as an option. ” and talked about joy and future aspirations.