18/05/2021 Doctor Vo Cong Minh: “Medicine helped to change my perspective on life” It felt natural for FV’s Head of ORL Dr Vo Cong Minh to pursue a career in medicine as his family worked in the medical field, but the more he studied, the more passionate he became about his humanitarian line of work.
19/04/2021 Deep Inspiration Breath Hold and Active Breathing Coordinator WHAT IS DEEP INSPIRATION BREATH HOLD (DIBH)? DIBH is a radiotherapy technique where patients take a deep breath during treatment, and hold this breath while the radiation is delivered. By taking a deep breath in, your lungs fill with air and your heart will move away from your chest. DIBH can be useful in situations […]
01/03/2021 Facet Joint Injections for the Treatment of Pain WHAT IS A FACET JOINT INJECTION? Facet joints are small joints that link the bones of the spine together. The facet joints allow movement and stabilise the spine. Wear and tear, inflammation and injury to the facet joints may cause pain in some people. Several injections to different facet joints may be needed depending on […]
23/02/2021 Dr Diec Kha Han, The Head of FV Traditional Medicine Department Dr Diec Kha Han graduated from the University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City in 2006 and in 2016, Dr Kha Han was awarded the Specialisation Degree Level I in Traditional Medicine at the same university.
23/02/2021 Dr Nguyen Minh Duc Joins Neuro-surgery & Endovascular Surgery Department of FV Hospital Dr Nguyen Minh Duc graduated from University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, in 2010 and received his Specialisation Level I, Neurosurgery, in 2018 from the same university
23/02/2021 Assoc. Prof. Dr Tran Le Linh Phuong – Urology Expert Joins FV’s Urology Department Assoc. Prof. Dr Tran Le Linh Phuong graduated from University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City in 1989, she also received her Specialisation Degree Level I in 1993, Master of Medicine in 1999 and PhD in Medicine in 2004 from the same university.
28/01/2021 How Moderna’s Vaccine Works By Jonathan Corum and Carl Zimmer Updated Jan. 21, 2021 Moderna, a Massachusetts-based vaccine developer, partnered with the National Institutes of Health to develop and test a coronavirus vaccine known as mRNA-1273. A clinical trial demonstrated that the vaccine has an efficacy rate of 94.1 percent in preventing Covid-19. A Piece of the Coronavirus The […]
08/01/2021 Developing the Culture of Safety at FV Hospital Building a culture of safety is an important activity to positively improve the thoughts, attitudes and behaviour of healthcare workers. However, developing a culture of safety in the healthcare setting is challenging and it takes years and years to see improvement.
23/12/2020 Moving from reactive to proactive risk management Look at the word responsibility—“response-ability” is the ability to choose your response. Highly proactive people recognise that responsibility. They do not blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behaviour.
03/12/2020 What is LASIK eye surgery? WHAT IS LASIK? LASIK, or Laser-Assisted in situ Keratomileusis, commonly referred to as laser eye surgery or laser vision correction, is a type of refractive surgery for the correction of myopia, hypermetropia, and astigmatism, and recently presbyopia. LASIK surgery is performed by an ophthalmologist who uses a laser or microkeratome to reshape the eye’s cornea […]
03/12/2020 Corneal Transplantation Corneal Transplantation has advanced to a stage where long term success rates and visual outcomes can be excellent, even in the most severe cases, and several different forms of Corneal Transplantation are now available to suit the disease condition. If you have received, or will be receiving a cornea transplant, or are a relative or […]
01/12/2020 Dr Nguyen Van Tho Joined Pulmonology Department of FV Hospital Dr Nguyen Van Tho graduated from University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City in 2000. He was engaged as an inpatient doctor of a hospital who specialised at Tuberculosis and Lung Disease in 2004.
