The 6th Continuous Medical Education (CME) Seminar on neurology, lectures and hands-on, is planned during the memorial 50th Annual Congress of Japanese Neurological Society (Chairman Professor Yasuto Itoyama) in Sendai.

This is the 6th CME by the Japanese Neurological Society. We are expecting many members to attend the CME program. The program includes 4 updated educational lectures on May 19th (Tuesday afternoon) and 4 practical Hands-on courses and 1 video seminar on May 23rd (Saturday morning).
"Advances in practical clinical neurology" is the theme of CME this year, and we are hoping the program offers the update of clinical neurology and techniques for clinical study and treatment. In addition to the board certified neurology specialists we also invite other attendants who are interested in the program or the members who are planning to apply for the board certified neurologist.

CME credit of 7 points is given to those attending 4 lectures, and 3 points is given to those attending Hands-on. We are hoping many members of the Society will attend the CME program.

Chairman, Continuing Education Committee of Japanese Neurological Society

Program for the 6th Continual Medical Education of Japanese Neurological Society

Lectures
Date: Pre-congress, May 19th, 2009 Wednesday 13:00-16:10pm
Fee: 5,000 yen including textbook; CME credit 7 points

1. 13:00-13:45
Moderator: Shinichi Takahashi (Keio University, Neurology, Associate Professor)
Speaker: Kazumi Kimura (Kawasaki Medical School, Stroke Medicine, Professor)
Title: Stroke, Emergency System

2. 13:45-14:30
Moderator: Masashi Aoki (Tohoku University, Neurology, Assistant Professor)
Speaker: (Shin'ichi Takeda, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Director)
Title: Gene therapy, Future and Present

Intermission 14:30-14:40

3. 14:40-15:25
Moderator: Akio Ikeda (Kyoto University, Neurology, Associate Professor)
Speaker: Mariko Y. Momoi (Jichi Medical University, Pediatrics, Professor)
Title: Pediatric Neurology for Neurologists

4. 15:25-16:10
Moderator: Ichiro Yabe (Hokkaido University, Neurology, Associate Professor)
Speaker: Shoji Tsuji (The University of Tokyo, Neurology, Professor)
Title: Genetic diagnosis in Neurology, its role and guidelines

Hands-on
Date: Post-congress, May 23rd, 2009 Saturday 09:00-11:00am
Fee: 3,000 yen including textbook; CME credit 3 points

1. Electrophysiology: 9-11am, Nerve conduction velocity study
Lecturer: Tetsuo Komori (Saitama Medical University, Neurology, Associate Professor)
Capacity: 100 attendants (10 groups of 10 students)

2. Carotid Echo: 1st Session 9-9:50am TBD, 2nd Session 10-10:50 TBD
Lecturer: Kazuyuki Nagatsuka (National Cardiovascular Center, Cerebral-vascular Division, Director)
Capacity: 50 attendants for each session

3. Transcranial Doppler: 1st Session 9-9:50am TBD, 2nd Session 10-10: 50 TBD
Lecturer: Kazumi Kimura (Kawasaki Medical School, Stroke Medicine, Professor)
Capacity: 50 attendants for each session

4. Botox therapy: 9-9:50am TBD
Lecturer: Takahiro Mezaki (Sakakibara Hakuho Hospital, Neurology, Consultant)
Lecturer: Ryuji Kaji (Tokushima University, Neurology, Professor)
Capacity: 60 attendants

5. Muscle and Nerve biopsy-Video lecture: 9-11am TBD
Lecturer: Mitsuru Kawai (Higashi-Saitama National Hospital, Neurology, Vice-Director of Hospital)
Lecturer: Takashi Kanda (Yamaguchi University, Neurology, Professor)
Capacity: 140 attendants

Memorandum;
Carotid Echo and Transcranial Doppler can accept;
1st session; 9-9:50am; 50 attendants
2nd session; 10-10:50am; 50 attendants
Members can attend two sessions among Botox therapy, 1st and 2nd sessions of Carotid Echo or Transcranial Doppler. Fee (3000 yen) and CME credit (3 points) are the same whether members attend one or two sessions.

Early registration can be made online in the web for the 50th Japanese
Neurological Society Meeting.

Continuing Education Committee
Japanese Neurological Society,
Chairman: Fumihiko Sakai