December 23, 2022 Holding of Third Briefing Session on Safe and Secure Radio Wave Use in Medical Institutions

To be delivered on demand

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) will provide the Third Briefing Session on Safe and Secure Radio Wave Use in Medical Institutions through on-demand delivery in order to help medical personnel gain a better understanding of the importance of the safe and secure use of medical equipment that utilizes radio waves, such as medical telemetry.
The lectures delivered in this briefing session cover essential points for safe and secure radio wave use in medical institutions, such as examples of problems and major issues relating to medical equipment that utilizes radio waves, and countermeasures to be taken to cope with such problems and issues, and also cover examples of advanced radio wave use in medical institutions. Participants can choose lectures depending on their interest. MIC hopes many participants will take advantage of their availability.

1. Delivery period

Third session: From 9:00 a.m. on Monday, January 23, 2023, to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 20, 2023

2. Seminar format

Delivered on demand

3. Content of the third session

Participants can choose any of the following three the lectures in which they are interested.

Essential points for safe and secure radio wave use in medical institutions

Lecture 1: Introduction to the revised edition of the Guide for Safe and Secure Radio Wave Use in Medical Institutions (about one hour)

Lecturer: HANADA Eisuke, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Saga University

  • This lecture will introduce the revised edition of the Guide for Safe and Secure Radio Wave Use in Medical Institutions, which was published by the Electromagnetic Compatibility Conference Japan (EMCC) in July 2021.
  • This lecture is the same as one delivered as the "Briefing on Radio Wave Safety in the Medical Field" by the Chugoku Bureau of Telecommunications (held on February 26, 2022, and distributed from March 7 to March 14, 2022).

Lecture 2: Guidelines and Descriptions for Building Plan Considering the Use of Radio Wave Equipment on Medical Institutions—For Wireless Medical Telemetry Systems (about one hour)

Lecturer: ENDO Tetsuo, Deputy Director, Advanced Technology Development Department, Taisei Advanced Center of Technology, Taisei Corporation

  • This lecture will introduce the Guidelines and Descriptions for Building Plan Considering the Use of Radio Wave Equipment on Medical Institutions—For Wireless Medical Telemetry Systems, published by the Architectural Institute of Japan in September 2021.
  • This lecture is the same as the one delivered as part of the Seminar in Aichi on Safe Radio Wave Use in Medical Institutions organized by the Tokai Bureau of Telecommunications (held on January 29, 2022, and distributed from February 7 to February 21, 2022).

Points on advanced radio wave use in medical institutions (for participants who are interested in introducing new communications technology)

Lecture 3: Current Situation and Future Prospects for Wireless Communications Infrastructure in Hospitals: The Current State of Hospital ICT Environments and Usage Scenarios for 5G, etc. in the Medical Field (about one hour)

Lecturer: BABA Nobukazu, Divisional Director, Business Innovation Headquarters, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation

  • This lecture is the same as one delivered as the "FY2021 Seminar on Radio Wave Use in Medical Institutions" by the Shikoku Bureau of Telecommunications (held on November 26, 2021, and distributed from December 13 to 31, 2021).

4. Application for participation

1. Participation fee

Free

2. Application method

If you are interested in participating in this briefing session, please register on the webpage.
OMC INC., MIC's contractor, will deal with applications. It may take one to two business days from the application to when the URL for on-demand delivery is sent out by email. Names and other personal information contained in applications will be used only to confirm the participants in this seminar and will be destroyed after the briefing session.

3. Application deadline

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

5. Other

Viewing two hours or more of this briefing session entitles participants to receive points/credits for renewing the following certification.

  • Medical Device Information Communicator (MDIC)
  • Certified Healthcare Engineer (CHE)
  • Clinical ME Specialist
  • *
    The published materials are in Japanese only.

Contact

For further information about this press release, please fill in the inquiry form and submit it to MIC on the website
https://www.soumu.go.jp/common/english_opinions.html

Global Strategy Division, Global Strategy Bureau, MIC

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