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Roh Hwan-kyu, president of the Korea Medical Association emphasized the need of general meeting of employees in which KMA members can make important decision through vote
On Apr 1, Roh Hwan-kyu, president of the Korea Medical Association met with reporters at KMA Hall and emphasized that "There should be decision-making framework in which KMA members can make important decision through...
Korean Medical Association is wrapped in confusion ahead of the crucial decisions on 'Re-entering into strike
The executive committee of Korean Medical Association decided to propose a agenda of 'Re-entering into strike' on Executive Board scheduled in the coming Mar 30. But the Korean Medical Association is wrapped in confus...
The most of clinical trials for commercialization of stem cell therapy is ongoing in the United States
It turned out that the most of clinical trials for commercialization of stem cell therapy is ongoing in the United States.
According to data cited by U.S. clinical research registration site (based on the last Mar 15...
Korean Medical Association plans to ask whether or not to proceed with general strike again as an urgent agenda on extraordinary general meeting
As the existing medical law amendment with contents of 'Pilot project after the legislation' passed Cabinet meeting on last Mar 25, Korean Medical Association held executive committee on the next day, and they announc...
Members of the Korean Medical Association accepted the 2nd negotiation result of government-KPA, so they avoided 2nd general strike
Members of the Korean Medical Association decided to accept the 2nd negotiation result of government-KPA, so they avoided 2nd general strike which could lead to 'medical crisis'. However, it seems that the medical com...
Korean Hospital Association strongly requested policy switch about separation of dispensing and prescribing function
Medical society strongly requested policy switch to the ruling party that Hospital grade medical institutions issue a drug prescription and leave patients to select where they get their dispensed drug.
On Mar 20, Kor...
Korean Medical Association and Ministry of Health and Welfare are viewing the measure for 'Reorganization of structure of Health care policy Deliberation Committee' differently
It turned out that the measure for 'Reorganization of structure of Health care policy Deliberation Committee' is not consistent with the facts, so it is expected to cause more controversy.
Regarding the composition o...
Korean Medical Association and government announced that they concluded agreements
On Mar 17, president of Korean Medical Association Rho, Hwan Kyu and head of Health care policy Deliberation Committee Choi, Jae-Wook held press conference at the KMA hall and announced that they concluded agreements....
KMA and government plan new measures to establish independent ratings agency for evaluating training system of medical residents
Korean Hospital Association seems to be quite uncomfortable with the negotiation result between KMA and government. Unlike the first agreement of KMA and government, in the second agreement, there added new measures t...
A lot of patients with type 2 diabetes confuse basal insulin with rapid acting insulin
According to the result of 'Blood glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes and Survey of whether the patients know the features of insulin pen' which Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical asked a research company Ipsos ...
