ANNOUNCEMENT The 34th Conference of Healthcare Engineering Association of Japan Download PDF Anouncement MAIN THEME A Perspective on Evidence-Based Healthcare and Welfare -Objective Evaluation of Medical Equipment and Facilities Makes the Difference- ORGANIZING CONFERENCE 　　　President: Junya Sakai , Ph.D. 　　　　　Professor, Healthcare and Medical Informatics, 　　　　　Graduate School of Urban Science, Meijo University 　　　Vice-President (in charge of symposium): Toyoki Kugimiya , M.D., Ph.D. 　　　　　Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Clinic, 　　　　　School of Medicine, Juntendo University 　　　Vice-President (in charge of symposium): Masuaki Nobukawa , M.D., Ph.D. 　　　　　Associate Professor, Department of Medical Systems and General Medicine, 　　　　　School of Medicine, Kyorin University 　　　Vice-President (in charge of exhibition): Kenji Kimura 　　　　　President and Representative Director, Paramount Bed Co., Ltd. ANNOUNCEMENT　　 　　On the announcement of The 34th Conference of Healthcare Engineering Association of Japan together with exhibition known as HOSPEX Japan 2005, to be held at Tokyo Big Sight in the coming November, I would like to introduce and outline some of the goals of this symposium. 　　These days, with revisions to the new Japanese Pharmaceutical Affairs Law and the Medical Med Service Law, hospitals and nursing facilities have to address the conflicting issues of guaranteeing patient safety while promoting sound facility management. 　　Service provision based around patient consent and comfort, within a unique organizational framework is essential. In addition, legal reforms and recent trends in nursing facilities have meant that the traditional strategies for manufacturing and selling medical equipment and systems are facing stagnation. 　　To accurately grasp current trends in Japan’s society, it is necessary to view it from several angles; for example, defining Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) and Evidence-Based Healthcare (EBH) so that it can withstand independent scrutiny, meeting current demands regarding the efficiency and economic value of “people”, “objects” and “equipment” within the healthcare world, and so on. 　The main theme of the present meeting is “The Perspective on Evidence Based Healthcare and Welfare”. 　　There will be special lectures, symposia and educational seminars covering such areas as patient safety, reforms to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, the so-called “mixed medical care” issue, privacy protection, diagnosis procedure combination (DPC), clinical pathway, electronic health record (EHR), treatment evaluations, hospital heating guidelines, and home nursing. 　　We hope, through these events, to impart valuable information to all participants. 　　 I am also thinking of including my own speciality of medical information systems and distribution systems as a special major project. 　　I would like to call for various papers on both general and specific subjects so that a lively exchange of ideas be made, and look forward to receiving a lot of entries. 　　　Junya Sakai 　　　President, The 34th Conference of Healthcare Engineering Association of Japan Healthcare Engineering Association of Japan HONGO-KASUGA MANSION 403, 30-16, HONGO 1-CHOME, BUNKYO-KU, TOKYO 113-0033, JAPAN PHONE : 81-3-3812-0257, FAX: 81-3-3812-0257, E-mail: info@heaj.org Copyright(c)2003 Healthcare Engineering Association of Japan. All Rights Reserved.