'Treatment' for baby disease by clown doctors

"Clown doctors" David Barashi and patients. (Photo provided by the Israeli EMBASSY)

Course "clown doctors" began to take place from 25/10/2013, at the Central children's Hospital for four days due to artist David Barashi-a "clown doctors" have had 10 years of experience working in the Hospital of Israel will guide for doctors and nursing in the Faculty room of the hospital

PGS. TS. Offense Police-Deputy Director of the Hospital of Pediatrics said "this class small but great significance, is the opportunity for the Pediatrics hospital doctors have more ways to bring joy, optimism and dispel the fear for the" patients ". This is the first program held in Vietnam and will is the premise for the programme "doctor clown" of Vietnam.

"Clown doctors" cut in large part the anxiety

According to the journal Pediatrics by the American Academy of Pediatrics, have up to 60% of anxiety in stages before surgery as the feeling of stress, fear, panic, confused. The high anxiety will be an agent leads to trouble after surgery, can last 6 months after the procedure. Results after research showed the presence of the clown doctors along with the parents of the child patients in the process before the surgery is an effective measure of reducing the anxiety.

The "clown doctors" also participated in many professional treatments such as blood test, burn treatment, physical therapy, HIV treatment, emergency ...

Clown doctors would dispel illness fears for children before each surgery. (Photo provided by the Israeli EMBASSY).

"Clown doctors" David Barashi said this specialisation is considered as a specialized clinical approach, a combination of theatre and therapy treatment care so popular in recent years. The method uses the "clown doctors" appeared 11 years ago and its first presence in BV of Israel. Here, the "clown doctors" working time as a normal medical staff. The clown doctors will visit each patient bullshit makes me feel happy, elated and optimistic than before his illness. They created a magical fantasy world in which children's Center and the negotiation effort to do what she wants.

The spirit is effective therapy in the treatment process

Mr. Phạm Thu Ha-Central children's Hospital nurse confided that she's very excited with this project. According to her, every doctor, nursing should be a "clown" because they are frequently exposed to patients 24/24 h. It is important to know to create a fun, upbeat environment for the children. When hospitalized, the children as well as his family has suffered much pain and fear of disease. Treatment is only one part, besides the mental therapy is also very effective. With us, do nursing in the Pediatric Institute is a special environment because in addition to responsibilities at work, we are the father, mother, friend of the children. If your doctor, nursing is fun for children, the section would have to successfully drive away fear for each child, help the child confident in himself.

Mr. Phạm Thu Ha also hope that, after this project will be implemented and further developed to physicians, nursing in particular is trained, professional training in creating friendly relationship, trust with patients.=