Event
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What is a Medical Social Worker?
Invited Speaker: Seiko Nishikawa on Medical Social Work
November 30, 2019 on Saturday at 14:00 - 16:00
Topic / Theme:
Medical Social Work
Speaker:
Seiko Nishikawa
Medical Social Worker, Tokeidai Memorial Hospital.
Facilitator:
Venue:
Sapporo International Communication Plaza, MN Bldg. 3F, Kita 1 Nishi 3
Venue:
Venue:
Language:
English
Price:
Free
Event Description
The type of patients we work with include those with a handicap caused by disease, accident or simply old age; those without family; and those who have financial problems. We anticipate the problems that such people will have both in hospital and after they return home. Once we listen to the patients’ concerns, we encourage them to focus on their cure and the practical aspects of resuming an ordinary life at home.
Becoming a medical social worker
・What medical social workers in Sapporo do
・An ordinary day in the life of a medical social worker
・Differences between a medical social worker and a care manager
・Why it is useful to connect with a medical social worker
Becoming a medical social worker
・What medical social workers in Sapporo do
・An ordinary day in the life of a medical social worker
・Differences between a medical social worker and a care manager
・Why it is useful to connect with a medical social worker
Summary
Below are some reports from some members that attended the event as well as some documents from it.
Below are some reports from some members that attended the event as well as some documents from it.
Update
Member Reports
Becoming a medical social worker
It requires a four year college degree in social welfare, certification and job experience.
What medical social workers in Sapporo do?
Their work concerns those without family support, those without sufficient finances and those with a handicap or serious physical ailment.
An ordinary day in the life of a medical social worker:
An MSW works in a hospital or other medical facility and follows patients from the initial consultation to after discharge from hospital. The MSW in hospital meets with the patient, the family and hospital staff to advise, instruct , inform , advocate and set up systems to support the patient in hospital and after discharge.
Differences between a medical social worker and a care manager:
The MSW, as explained above, supports the patient in hospital. The care manager applies the criteria of long-term care insurance, “Kaigo Hoken”, after the client has been discharged from hospital.
Why it is useful to connect with a medical social worker?
The MSW provides necessary information and support for hospitalized patients who often lack the ability to create systems in hospital and after discharge from hospital to maximize security and comfort on a long-term basis.
What medical social workers in Sapporo do?
Their work concerns those without family support, those without sufficient finances and those with a handicap or serious physical ailment.
An ordinary day in the life of a medical social worker:
An MSW works in a hospital or other medical facility and follows patients from the initial consultation to after discharge from hospital. The MSW in hospital meets with the patient, the family and hospital staff to advise, instruct , inform , advocate and set up systems to support the patient in hospital and after discharge.
Differences between a medical social worker and a care manager:
The MSW, as explained above, supports the patient in hospital. The care manager applies the criteria of long-term care insurance, “Kaigo Hoken”, after the client has been discharged from hospital.
Why it is useful to connect with a medical social worker?
The MSW provides necessary information and support for hospitalized patients who often lack the ability to create systems in hospital and after discharge from hospital to maximize security and comfort on a long-term basis.
Stuart Walker
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HMSC Presentation on Nov. 30, 2019 "What is a Medical Social Worker?"
The speaker shared her background and knowledge as a Medical Social Worker in a hospital for 20 years.
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