February 9, 2022 Holding Symposium to Promote Safe and Secure Radio Usage in Medical Institutions

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Conference Japan (EMCC) will hold a Symposium to Promote Safe and Secure Radio Usage in Medical Institutions from 1:00 pm on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 to 5:00 pm on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, and deliver it in an on-demand style.
In this symposium, MIC and EMCC will introduce the possibility of new radio wave use in medical institutions, a revised version of Guide for Safe and Secure Radio Wave Use in Medical Institutions, and good practices in radio wave management for medical telemetry. Furthermore, a panel discussion will be held on architectural guidelines for medical telemeter installation from the architectural design stage.

1. Delivery period

From 1:00 pm on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 to 5:00 pm on Tuesday, March 22, 2022

2. Holding method

On-demand delivery (about 3 hours in total)

3. Program (tentative)

• 1.
  Opening
• 2.
  Organizer greetings
• 3.
  Lectures (honorifics omitted)

Session 1

Revised version of Guide for Safe and Secure Radio Wave Use in Medical Institutions

Lecturer:

KANO Takashi
Specially Appointed Professor, Jikei Medical Science Graduate University, Chair of EMCC’s Committee for Radio Use Promotion in Medical Institution
Chair of EMCC’s Committee for Radio Use Promotion in Medical Institution

Session 2

New Possibilities for the Use of Radio Waves in Medical Institutions

Presenters

• TAKAYAMA Satoshi
  transcosmos inc.
• KOMURO Hideaki
  Safie Inc.
• WAKAMURA Tomoyuki
  Cisco Systems G.K.
• KATO Noriyasu
  Allied Telesis, Inc.
• TAKANASHI Tetsuya
  Covidien Japan Inc.

Session 3

Good Practices for Radio Frequency Management of Medical Telemetry

• Shin-ichi Kamaya
  Nihon Kohden Corporation
• SAKAHASHI Shinkichi
  Fukuda Denshi Co., Ltd.
• KAWANABE Manabu
  Full-time Lecturer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Health & Medical Care, Saitama Medical University

4. Panel discussion (honorifics omitted)

1. Theme

Safe and Secure Use of Radio Waves and Hospital Architecture (tentative title)

2. Coordinators and moderators

• KANO Takashi
  Specially Appointed Professor, Jikei Medical Science Graduate University, Chair of EMCC’s Committee for Radio Use Promotion in Medical Institution
  Chair of EMCC’s Committee for Radio Use Promotion in Medical Institution
• HANADA Eisuke
  Professor, Department of Information Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Saga UniversitySaga University
  Vice-Chair, EMCC’s Committee for Radio Use Promotion in Medical Institution

3. Presenters

Introduction of Architectural Guidelines―Medical Telemetry (tentative title)

• ENDO Tetsuo
  Taisei Corporation
  Chief Investigator, Environmental Engineering Committee and Electromagnetic Environment Steering Committee, Architectural Institute of Japan
  Current Status and Issues of Medical Architecture for Safe and Secure Use of Radio Waves (tentative title)
• KAWAI Mitsuo
  Nikken Sekkei Ltd
  Vice-chief Investigator, Working Group for Healthcare Facility Design Guidelines (Electrical Equipment), Healthcare Engineering Association of Japan

4. Panelist (index based on the kana syllabary order)

• ENDO Tetsuo
  Taisei Corporation
  Chief Investigator of the Environmental Engineering Committee and Electromagnetic Environment Steering Committee of the Architectural Institute of Japan
• OHARA Shiho
  Saiseikai Yokohamashi Tobu Hospital, Kanagawa
• OMICHI Michihiro
  Vice-president, Japan Hospital Association
• KAWAI Mitsuo
  Nikken Sekkei Ltd
  Vice-chief Investigator, Working Group for Healthcare Facility Design Guidelines (Electrical Equipment), Healthcare Engineering Association of Japan
• NAGASHIMA Kimiyuki, Executive Director, Japan Medical Association

5. Closing

5. Application for participation

1. Participation fee:

Free

2. Application

If you are interested in participating, please register at the following webpage.

URL for application:
http://www.emcc-info.net/info/info20220301.html
(On the EMCC website)

It may take one to two business days from the application to when the URL for on-demand delivery is sent out by email.
The personal information obtained will be provided to the contractor to manage this symposium.
This personal information will be used only to confirm your participation.

3. Application deadline

Noon on Thursday, March 17, 2022

6. Others

This symposium is eligible to receive points/credits for renewing the following certifications.
Additional certifications, if added, will be posted on the application website.

• Medical Device Information Communicator (MDIC)
• Certified Healthcare Engineer (CHE)
• Clinical ME Specialist Certification