Tasks to Establish the Role of Hospice and Palliative Care Social Workers in Community Care.

In 2018, the South Korean government launched a community care policy aimed at providing more extensive social services for older adults, the disabled, and mental health patients. This policy also included an expansion of home-based hospice services in response to the growing demand for hospice and palliative care. Despite these initiatives, social workers play a limited role in home-based hospice care, and those specializing in hospice and palliative care are not yet fully equipped to provide effective community care services.

Enhanced percutaneous delivery of recombinant human epidermal growth factor employing nano-liposome system.

We encapsulated recombinant human epidermal growth factor (rhEGF) into nano-liposomes (NLs) system for topical delivery. The rhEGF-loaded NLs were prepared using a high pressure homogenization method. Morphology and overall particle distribution of NLs were investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high resolution microscope (CytoViva™).