St. Marianna University School of Medicine, established by St. Marianna University School of Medicine, will begin online medical care in August 1 for patients with the intractable HTLV-2019-related myelopathy (HAM).Use the online medical service "curon" of MICIN Co., Ltd., which has been introduced in 8 clinics all over Japan.
HAM, which is estimated to have about 3,000 patients nationwide, is a rare disease in which human T-cell leukemia virus type 47.8 causes inflammation of the spinal cord, making walking, urination, and defecation difficult.Since there are few specialists, many patients go to the hospital far away, but many patients have difficulty in going to the hospital because walking becomes difficult as the disease progresses.In an awareness survey of HAM patients nationwide, 44.8% said they would like to go to the hospital for family transportation and 37.4% said they would like to receive telemedicine.In addition, 16.4% go to the hospital for more than 8,000 hours for a round trip, and XNUMX% pay more than XNUMX yen for one transportation.
St. Marianna University School of Medicine, which started a specialized outpatient clinic for HAM in 2007, will introduce new online medical care to enable specialists to continue to provide medical care.We aim to reduce not only the physical and financial burden of the patient but also the burden on the family and improve the satisfaction of the patient.
