緩和・支持・心のケア合同学術大会2020大会長よりご挨拶

コロナ禍の初の合同大会をWEB開催で無事に終えて

合同大会長　内富庸介（国立がん研究センター中央病院・社会と健康研究センター）

8月24日、速報値で、6239名（事前4420名、当日1856名）の知らせを受けました。コロナ禍の最中、初めての合同大会、しかもWEB開催、一重に学会員の皆さん、そして患者さん、支援者のご尽力の賜物と、本当に、本当に厚く御礼申し上げます。

毎週毎週少しずつ録画されたセッションを視聴しております。コロナ禍の、国難にあって、そして格差を抱えた世界が新しく生まれ変わろうとしている今だからこそ、「多様性、対話、利他」のテーマをあらためて再考しています。合同大会の多くのセッションの討論から多くの研究課題の気付きとして、また、新たな診療実践の提案として新しい利他の芽吹きを感じています。

一方で、先達から、さらには世界の研究者から欠けることなく講演がいただけたことは、コロナ禍にあっても現地開催を補うどころか、普段では聞けない、聞かない隣の会場の視聴がオンデマンドでしかも半年自由に視聴できる方略など、格差を補うに余りある効果もWEB開催では確認できました。「離乳食を作りながら学会に参加できるなんて！遠距離なので諦めていたのに！旅費がかからずお財布にも優しかった！」という声をいただけたのも望外の喜びであります。

年末までしっかり時間があります。多くのセッションの視聴、学びを通して、あたらしい対話、研究やプラクティスの花が開くことを切望し、学会運営事務局を代表してお礼に替えさせていただきます。どうもありがとうございました。

First Joint Meeting of Palliative, Supportive, and Psychosocial Care during Corona Era was successfully completed on the WEB

Joint Conference Chairman Yosuke Uchitomi (National Cancer Center Hospital and Center for Public Health)

On August 24, we received a preliminary report of 6239 people (4420 people in advance, 1856 people on the day). We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the members, patients, and supporters for their efforts in holding the first joint meeting and holding the website during the corona disaster.

We are watching recorded sessions little by little every week. The theme of “diversity, dialogue, altruism” is being reconsidered because the world of corona stagnation, which is in a national crisis and has disparities, is about to be reborn. From the discussions in many sessions of the joint conference, I feel that new altruism has sprung up as awareness of many research issues and as proposals for new clinical practice.

On the other hand, the fact that we were able to give lectures from our predecessors and researchers from all over the world, rather than supplementing the local event even in the event of a corona storm, is on-demand for viewing the next venue, which we cannot usually hear or hear. Moreover, we were able to confirm the effects that are more than enough to make up for the disparity, such as strategies that can be viewed freely for half a year. It was an unexpected joy to hear the voice saying, “I was able to attend the conference while making baby food! I had given up because it was a long distance! It didn’t cost me travel expenses and was kind to my wallet!”

We have plenty of time until the end of the year. I hope to open up new dialogues, research and practice through watching and learning many sessions, and I would like to express my gratitude on behalf of the secretariat of the Joint Meeting. Thank you very much.