May 26, 2023 Holding Briefing Sessions 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 Briefing Sessions on Safe and Secure Radio Wave Use in Medical Institutions through on demand to help medical personnel gain a better understanding of the importance of the safe and secure use of equipment that utilizes radio waves, such as medical telemetry.
This session will consist of presentations on basic radio wave use, essential for the safe and secure radio waves at medical institutions, trouble cases and countermeasures for equipment that uses radio waves, and advanced radio wave use at medical institutions. Participants can choose the topics according to their interests, and are cordially invited to attend.

1. Distribution period

9:00 am on Monday, June 26 - 7:00 pm on Friday, December 22, 2023

2. Method of holding the session

On demand

3. Contents

You are invited to select an abstract of your interest from the following three options. For more details, see the attachment (PDF).

• Lecture 1: Basic Knowledge of Radio Wave Use in Medical Institutions (about one hour)
  Lecturer: Dr. KAWABE Manabu, Lecturer, School of Clinical Engineering, Faculty of Health and Medical Care, Saitama Medical University
  

  This lecture will introduce the key points of the revised version of “Guide for Safe and Secure Radio Wave Use in Medical Institutions” published by the Electromagnetic Compatibility Conference Japan (EMCC) and “Guidelines and Descriptions for Building Plan Considering the Use of Radio Wave Equipment on Medical Institutions―For Wireless Medical Telemetry Systems” published by Architectural Institute of Japan.

• Lecture 2: Examples of Troubles Associated with the Use of Radio Waves and Countermeasures―Medical telemeters (about 30 minutes)
  Lecturer: Mr. YOSHIYAMA Junichi, Department of Clinical Engineering, Chuden Hospital, Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

  This lecture introduces how to respond to radio wave problems and how to inspect medical telemeters used for monitoring electrocardiograms, etc., based on actual examples.

• Lecture 3: Introduction of IoT Application Cases in the Medical Field (about 30 minutes)
  Lecturer: Mr. SAKAMOTO Yuji, General Manager, SMILE Unit, Office of the President, CARECOM Co., Ltd.

  This lecture introduces advanced initiatives, such as IoT-based hand hygiene monitoring systems and monitoring systems, aimed at reducing the management costs of medical devices.

4. Application for participation

• 1.
  Participation fee: Free of charge
• 2.
  How to apply:
  If you wish to participate, please register at the following web page.
  URL for application: https://i-denpa-online.peatix.com/ NIS+, a company commissioned by MIC, will accept applications. It may take one to two business days from the time of application to the issuance of the email notifying the URL for attending the session.
  Personal information provided at the time of application, such as names, will be used only to consolidate participation in this information session and discarded after the session.
• 3.
  Application deadline:
  Tuesday, December 19, 2023

5. Others

Those who view at least two hours of this information session can earn points/scores to renew the following certification programs.

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

[Reference]
Electromagnetic Compatibility Conference Japan comprises related organizations, such as relevant ministries and agencies, industry manufacturers, and user groups, to discuss measures to prevent and eliminate interference caused by unwanted radio waves. Established in the Conference, the Radio-wave Utilization Promotion Committee for Medical Institutions conducts studies and surveys on safe radio wave usage in medical institutions. MIC actively contributes to this Committee.

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  The published material is in Japanese only.