Dankook University Hospital Holds Hospice Essential Staff Burnout Management Program

Stress Reduction for Essential Workers Caring for Terminal Cancer Patients

Dankook University Hospital Cancer Center recently initiated stress management for essential personnel through the '2024 Hospice Specialized Institution Essential Workforce First Exhaustion Management Program.'

The Cancer Center at Dankook University Hospital recently initiated stress management for essential personnel through the '2024 Hospice Specialized Institution Essential Workforce First Burnout Management Program.'

The program was conducted by aromatherapist Director Haemi Kang as the instructor, featuring education on sports roll-ons and hand perfume oil making using aromatherapy.

Director Hansang Lee of the Palliative Care Center stated, “We opened the palliative care ward last December and planned the burnout management program to express gratitude to the hardworking team members and to provide them with a moment of rest. Moving forward, we will continue to provide hospice team members with opportunities to relieve stress and recharge their energy so they can care for patients with pride.”

Meanwhile, Dankook University Hospital opened its palliative care ward in December 2023 and was designated as an inpatient hospice specialized institution in January this year. It provides various palliative care services for terminal cancer patients and their families, with 36 patients having used the service as of June.

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