Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital

The Hallym Internal Medicine Forum 2015, organized by the department of internal medicine at Hallym University College of Medicine, will take place at the Grace Garden in Ramada Seoul Hotel on February 1, 2015.

Eleven Hallym professors from nine divisions of internal medicine such as cardiology, pulmonary and allergy & critical care medicine, gastroenterology & hepatology, nephrology, oncology, rheumatology, endocrinology & metabolism, infectious disease will join the forum as speakers to share their medical knowledge and clinical experiences with participants.

The specific programs including topics and speakers are as follows:

■ Session 1

1. Clinical utility of antiplatelet agents
Dr. Jung Rae Cho
Div. of Cardiology, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital

2. Lung cancer screening
Dr. Yong Il Hwang
Div. of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital

3. GINA guideline for asthma, revised 2014
Dr. Jeong-Hee Choi
Div. of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital

■ Session 2

1. Optimal surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Dr. Sang-Hoon Park
Div. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital

2. Safe colonoscopy
Dr. Kyung Ho Kim
Div. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hallym University Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital

3. Novel therapeutic approach for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Dr. Eun-Kyung Hong
Div. of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital

4. Diagnosis and treatment of hyperthyroidism
Dr. Yun Jung Kim
Div. of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Hallym University Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital

■ Session 3

1. Kidney disease and electrolyte disturbance caused by drugs commonly used in outpatients
Dr. Myung-Jin Choi
Div. of Nephrology, Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital

2. Musculoskeletal pain management: focused on drugs
Dr. Young-Ok Jung
Div. of Rheumatology, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital

3. Rational use of tumor markers
Dr. Dae-Ro Choi
Div. of Hematology-Oncology, Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital

4. The latest updates of adult vaccination
Dr. Joong Sik Eom
Div. of Infectious Diseases, Hallym University Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital

By Jonghun Im, Int’l Cooperation Team, HUMC (imjonghun@hallym.or.kr)