January 22, 2024 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.
In this symposium, experts will give lectures on the use of smartphones in medical institutions. In addition, a panel discussion will be held on the theme of improving the radio spectrum usage environment to promote the use of smartphones. We invite you to join us, as we will deliver the lectures on demand and allow viewers to choose their favorite lectures based on their interests.

1. Distribution period

Period: 9:00 am, Thursday, February 22 to 5:00 pm, Friday, March 15, 2024

2. Method of holding the symposium

On-demand delivery (about three hours overall)

3. Program (tentative)

For details, please see the attachment.
(1) Opening
(2) Organizer’s greeting
(3) Speeches

• Keynote speech:
  Expansion of Smartphone Use in Medical Institutions and the Safe Management of Radio Waves.
  Speaker: KANO Takashi, Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Medical Safety Management, Jikei University of Health Care Science
• Lecture 1:
  Project to Reform the Way Doctors Work by Using Smartphones and Beacons for Healthcare Professionals
  Lecturer: TAKESHITA Kohei, Lecturer, Division of Innovation for Medical Technology, the Jikei University School of Medicine
• Lecture 2:
  Providing Original Hospital Apps for Patients with Features such as PHRs, AI Interviewing, etc.
  Lecturer: SAKAKIBARA Yoshihiro, Manager, CIO Information System Office, IT Promotion Center, Sofukai Okayama Kyokuto Hospital
• Lecture 3:
  Maximum Transmission Power Suppression Method for Mobile Terminals Using Base Station Parameters
  Lecturer: HIGASHIYAMA Junji, Manager, Wireless Device Technology, 6G Network Innovation Department, NTT Docomo, Inc.

(4) Panel discussion

• Theme:
  Improvement in the Radio Spectrum Usage Environment to Promote the Use of Smartphones
  Moderator:
  KANO Takashi: Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Medical Safety Management, Jikei University of Health Care Science Chair of the Committee for Promotion of Radio Use in Medical Institutions, Electromagnetic Compatibility Conference Japan
  HANADA Eisuke: Professor, Department of Information Science and Engineering, Saga University Vice Chair of the Committee for Promotion of Radio Use in Medical
  Institutions, Electromagnetic Compatibility Conference Japan
• Panelists
  OMICHI Michihiro: Vice President of the Japan Hospital Association KOYAMA Isamu: Hospital Director Emeritus, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University Senior Managing Director, Saitama Medical University NAGASE Keisuke Professor, Kanazawa University Department of Corporate Planning and Deputy Director of University Hospital
  HIGASHIYAMA Junji: Manager, Wireless Device Technology, 6G Network Innovation Department, NTT Docomo, Inc.
  WATANABE Koji: Executive Director, Japan Medical Association

(5) Closing

4. Application to participate

(1) Participation fee: Free of charge
(2) Application:
If you wish to participate, register at the following web page.
URL for application: https://mri-project.smktg.jp/public/application/add/19677

Personal information provided at the time of application, such as name and contact information, will be used by Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. only for the operation and management of the symposium and will be discarded after the symposium is over.
The URL for on-demand delivery and authentication ID and password will be sent to you by email on or after February 19. For applications received after February 19, please allow one to two business days for us to contact you.
(3) Application deadline: 1:00 pm, Thursday, February 29, 2024

5. Support

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Japan Municipal Hospital Association, the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association, the Association of Radio Industries and Businesses, the Japan Medical Association, the Japanese Nursing Association, the Japan Association for Clinical Engineers, and the Four Hospital Organization Council

6. Others

This symposium is eligible for points and scores for renewal of the following certification programs.

• Certification system for Medical Device Information Communicators (MDIC)
• Certification system for Centre for Healthcare Engineering (CHE)
• Certification system for Clinical ME Specialists
• Certification System for Clinical Engineering Technicians