Request for training of infectious disease specialists and placement in medical institutions Japan Infectious Diseases Society July 16 5:22
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The Japan Institute of Infectious Diseases has written a request form for the training of specialists and placement in medical institutions to national and prefectural governments because there is a shortage of specialists who are familiar with the treatment of infectious diseases such as new coronavirus. I have submitted.
The request form has been summarized by the Japanese Society of Infectious Diseases as it is necessary to strengthen the response to new infectious diseases as the role of specialists in infectious diseases with the new coronavirus increases.
According to the academic societies, of the more than 400 designated medical institutions for infectious diseases nationwide, only 35%, or about 35%, of the infectious disease specialists certified by the academic society are in the medical facilities that treat new coronaviruses. This means that some institutions do not have specialists.
For this reason, in the request form, establish a system to train specialists by establishing infectious disease departments at designated medical institutions for infectious diseases and allocating specialists to the government and setting up courses to teach infectious disease science to medical schools of universities. In addition to the request, we are requesting all prefectures nationwide to establish a system to dispatch specialists to designated medical institutions for infectious diseases that do not have specialists.
It means that the academic society submitted a request form to the national government and the national governor's association on the 15th.
Kazuhiro Tateda, President of the Japanese Society for Infectious Diseases, said, “We cannot increase the number of specialists immediately. We need to urgently train specialists in case of a new epidemic of infectious diseases in the future.” ..