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Highlights
- Medical Education Collaboration
- In 2023, over 60,000 instances of education and training for healthcare personnel and academic promotion.
- Public Awareness and Dissemination of Cancer Fatigue Disease
- Making various healthcare education tools such as chemotherapy healthcare education handbooks, Fatigue Scale, and educational videos of health and diseases.
- The First Public Art Display in Taiwan Dedicated to Cancer Awareness
- Donated 11 "Hope Ribbon" figures as part of World Cancer Day 2022.
In line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Charitable Donations
PhytoHealth has long been focused on social issues and actively participates in various charitable activities and donations. In 2023, we sponsored multiple medical associations and foundations to support cancer patients and enhance health education on diseases. We also sponsored HOPE Taiwan Cancer Foundation and maintained a long-term partnership, responding to World Cancer Day by donating 11 "Hope Dolls" to the Pingtung Donggang Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area, creating Taiwan's first public art piece themed around cancer awareness.
Donations & Charitable Events in 2023
- Sponsor the Breast Cancer Education and Prevention Association seminar and the Taiwan Breast Medical Association, providing strong support for cancer patients and their families across Taiwan, while promoting breast cancer prevention, treatment, and care.
- Sponsored the Taiwan Society of Cancer Palliative Medicine to hold multiple academic seminars aimed at enhancing the quality of healthcare in the country and supporting the holistic care of patients and their families.
- Sponsored research projects for esophageal cancer patients at Mackay Memorial Hospital, Tri-Service General Hospital, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, and Shuang Ho Hospital to enhance the quality of cancer care and support cancer patients.
- Sponsored the Taiwan Neurotrauma and Critical Care Society to hold academic seminars aimed at enhancing clinical medical quality and providing support for patients with neurotrauma.
- Sponsored the Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Society of Anesthesiology, dedicated to assisting in the enhancement of clinical expertise among healthcare professionals, while actively providing health education and knowledge to patients and their families.
- Sponsored the Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Stroke Society to enhance clinical care quality and provide support for stroke patients and their families.
Disease-related Healthcare Education
PhytoHealth promotes cancer fatigue disease awareness through educational materials, including a fatigue assessment tool and a trilingual animated video for cancer fatigue education. Collaborations with HOPE TV of the Taiwan Cancer Care Association distributed an educational manual on chemotherapy and several educational videos. Additionally, we actively sponsor and collaborate with patient associations, including the HOPE Taiwan Cancer Care Association, the Taiwanese Breast Cancer Education and Prevention Association, and the Taiwan Society of Palliative Medicine, to provide strong support for cancer patients and their families across Taiwan.
Shared Decision-Making (SDM) Form
The Taiwan Society of Palliative Medicine developed the Shared Decision-Making (SDM) Form for cancer-related fatigue, which uses simple cards to help cancer patients better understand the disease, methods for improvement, and the pros and cons of various medications. It provides detailed information on different treatment methods and medications based on the severity of the condition, helping patients and physicians to find the most appropriate treatment approach.
Fatigue Scale
The medical community introduced a "Fatigue Scale" that allows patients to selfassess their cancer-related fatigue score. If the score is less than 4, nonpharmacological treatments such as exercise, regular sleep, nutrition, and cognitiveFor Phytohealth 33 behavioral therapy can be used to improve the condition. When fatigue worsens to moderate or severe levels (a score of 4 or higher), medication can be considered as an additional treatment option.
Daily Record of CRF
The Taiwan Society of Palliative Medicine has introduced a "Fatigue Diary" for cancer patients, providing a tool to understand and assess cancer-related fatigue scores. By involving patients and clinical healthcare personnel, the aim is to improve the quality of cancer treatment and care.
Videos for Health Care Education
We produced multiple cancer-related fatigue educational videos, including interviews with well-respected physicians and animated videos that provide an easy-tounderstand introduction to cancer fatigue, from disease recognition, prevention, and assessment, to coping and treatment.
Medicine-Education Cooperation
PhytoHealth is committed to enhancing clinical care for oncology patients in Taiwan and maintaining a good partnership with healthcare personnel. We continue to collaborate with major medical societies and hospitals to hold academic conferences, clinical education courses, and expert seminars to improve healthcare personnel's assessment and diagnosis of cancer-related fatigue, ensuring that patients receive better care. The events benefited more than 60,000 healthcare workers and recipients in 2023.