February 1, 2023 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) are to hold the Symposium to Promote Safe and Secure Radio Usage in Medical Institutions. This symposium will feature lectures by experts on such topics as examples of the use of new telecommunications technologies expected to find use in medical institutions, along with a panel discussion on expectations for the use of radio waves in medical institutions and associated issues. The symposium will be streamed on-demand, with participants able to choose lectures according to their areas of interest. MIC hopes many participants will take advantage of their availability.

1. Availability period

9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 1 through 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2023

2. Seminar format

On-demand delivery (about two hours in total)

3. Program (tentative)

1. Opening

2. Greetings from the organizer

3. Lectures (honorifics omitted)

Session 1:

Remote Diagnosis and Remote Emergency Transport Based on 4K High-Resolution Images via 5G: Aiming to Eliminate Disparities in Community Medicine
Lecturer: KAGEJI Teruyoshi
Deputy Director, Tokushima Prefectural Kaifu Hospital

Session 2:

Field Trials of Efficient Drug Traceability within and outside Hospitals Using Local 5G, Robots, and Image Recognition
Lecturer: TORIKAI Kota
Associate Professor, System Integration Center, Gunma University Hospital

Session 3:

sXGP: The Next-Generation PHS Service for Hospitals
Lecturer: NAKAHARA Takahiro
Director, Department of Medical Informatics, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center

Session 4:

Toward Further Possibilities for Combining Medical Care with IT: Research into Next-Generation Use of the IoT and New Solutions
Lecturer: KATO Noriyasu
Director, Wireless Business Group, Global Product Marketing Department, Allied Telesis K.K.

Session 5:

Radio Wave Regulation of Medical Telemeters Using Radio Wave Monitoring Devices
Lecturer: KAWABE Manabu
Lecturer, School of Clinical Engineering, Faculty of Health and Medical Care, Saitama Medical University

4. Panel discussion (honorifics omitted)

Theme:

Expectations for the Use of Radio Waves in Medical Institutions and Associated Issues

Moderators:

KANO Takashi
Visiting Professor, Jikei University of Health Care Science
Chair of the EMCC's Committee for Radio Use Promotion in Medical Institutions
HANADA Eisuke
Professor, Department of Information Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Saga University
Vice-Chair of the EMCC's Committee for Radio Use Promotion in Medical Institutions

Panelists (listed in order of the Japanese syllabary):

OMICHI Michihiro
Vice-President, Japan Hospital Association
SHITOH Hidefumi
Director, Informatics Systems Integration Section, General Informatics Division, Tokyo Medical University
TADA Kazuhiro
Director, Department of Clinical Engineering, Kimitsu Chuo Hospital
NAGASHIMA Kimiyuki
Executive Director, Japan Medical Association
MATSUDA Shintaro
Chief, Department of Medical Engineering Service, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center

5. Close

4. Application for participation

1. Participation fee

Free

2. How to apply

If you are interested in participating in this briefing session, please register on the webpage.

Names and other personal information contained in applications will be used only for communications by the EMCC regarding this symposium and will be destroyed after the symposium has ended. The URL for the on-demand stream will be sent by e-mail on February 22 to applicants who have applied to participate by February 21. It may take one or two business days to send the details to those who apply after this date.

3. Application deadline

No later than 1:00 pm on Thursday, March 16, 2023

5. Other

This symposium entitles participants to receive points/credits for renewing the following certifications.

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

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  The published materials are in Japanese only.