February 18, 2020 Symposium to Promote Safe and Secure Radio Usage in Medical Institutions (Postponed)

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Conference Japan will postpone the schedule of the Symposium to Promote Safe and Secure Radio Usage in Medical Institutions, which was initially scheduled on Friday, March 6, 2020.
This symposium will introduce new technologies and application examples of radio waves in medical institutions, and experts will give lectures on initiatives to build a safe and secure environment of radio wave usage. Furthermore, there will be a panel discussion with the theme of establishing a radio wave management system in hospitals.

1. Venue and original time and date

• 1.
  Time and date: 2 pm to 5 pm on Friday, March 6, 2020 (Reception from 1 pm) → The schedule will be postponed.
• 2.

  Venue: Akihabara Convention Hall
  Akihabara Daibiru Building 2F, 1-18-13 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

2. Program scheduled

• 1.
  Opening remarks
• 2.
  rganizer’s opening remarks
• 3.

  Lectures

  • Session 1:
    Medical Safety Management for Radio Usage (tentative title)
    Lecturer: Katsuyuki Kondoh, Director/Vice President of Akita University
  • Session 2:
    New Technologies and Applications of Radio Waves in Medical Institutions (tentative title)
    Lecturer: Jiro Hariguchi, XGP Forum
    Hiroyuki Yamanaka, Panasonic Corporation
    Koji Hirano, Frontier Field Inc.
• 4.

  Panel discussion

  • Theme: Construction of Radio Control System in Hospital ― Based on Trouble Cases (tentative title)
  • Coordinator/Moderator:
    Takashi Kano, Professor, the Jikei University School of Medicine
    Chair of Radio-wave Utilization Promotion Committee for Medical Institutions at the Electromagnetic Compatibility Conference Japan
    Eisuke Hanada, Professor, Saga University
    Vice-Chair of Radio-wave Utilization Promotion Committee for Medical Institutions at the Electromagnetic Compatibility Conference Japan
  • Presenter
    Shigehide Ishimaru, Deputy Chief, Department of Clinical Engineering, Kyouaikai Tobata Kyoritsu Hospital
    Shintaro Matsuda, Chief, ME Service Department, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University
  • Panelists
    Hiromi Ishikawa, Executive Director, Japan Medical Association
    Michihiro Omichi, Vice-president, Nihon Hospital Organization
    Katsuyuki Kondo, Professor and Vice President, Akita University
    Shuko Muraoka, Chief Nurse, Nursing Department, NTT Medical Center Tokyo
• 5.
  Closing

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  Panels and equipment of new technologies and application examples will be exhibited at the foyer in front of the hall
  XGP Forum, Fujitsu Ltd., Taisei Corporation, Nihon Kohden Corporation, Fukuda Denshi Co., Ltd., Internet Initiative, Inc., Frontier Field Inc., Allied Telesis Inc., and Panasonic Corporation