Table 1 Major events of psycho-oncology in Korea
Year | Events |
|---|---|
1993 | The history, research field, and clinical application of psycho-oncology were introduced at an annual conference of the Korean Society of Psychosomatic Medicine |
2000 | ‘National Cancer Center Act’ enacted |
2003 | ‘Cancer Control Act’ was legislated |
2006 | Korean Psycho-Oncology Study Group (KPOSG) was founded |
2007 | An overview of psycho-oncology, research and clinical practice was presented |
April, 2007 | at the symposium of the Institute of Human Behavioral Medicine, Seoul National University, under the theme of ‘Psychiatric Studies: Therapy and Care’ |
November, 2007 | The 9th Cancer Control Forum sponsored with the topic of ‘Mental Suffering of Cancer Patients, How to Help?’ |
2009 | National Cancer Center published the ‘Recommendations for Distress Management in Cancer Patients’ |
March, 2010 | The 1st KPOSG conference was held in Seoul |
May, 2011 | The 2nd KPOSG conference was held in Seoul |
May 2013 | The 3rd KPOSG conference was held in Sungnam |
August, 2013 | 2013 KPOSG symposium was held in Seoul (Seoul Palace Hotel) |
September, 2014 | Korean Psycho-Oncology Society (KPOS) was founded The 1st KPOS conference was held in Seoul |
October, 2015 | The 1st issue of the Korean Journal of Psycho-Oncology (KJPO) was published |
November, 2016 | The 2nd KPOS conference was held in Seoul |
May, 2016 | The 3rd KPOS conference was held in Seoul |