Abstract
Recently critical pathway (CP) has been adopted in a large number of hospitals. An advantage of introduction of CP is accomplishment of medical care for each patient on schedule. Both medical doctor and medical co-worker can grasp the schedule of medical care for a patient, and cooper ate sufficiently as a team, including division of work, advancement of speciality and efficiency of medical care.
In this symposium 5 speakers and 2 special speakers presented their lectures, then discussed with audience about present problem and future course of CP. At the end of the symposium, Dr. Kaname Moriwaki, a director of Minami Wakayama National Hospital, presented his special lecture. We hope that this symposium will be useful for the further improvement of CP for each disease.
