Public Lecture 1
Community Forum
Sponsor: Yomiuri Newspaper and Foundation, Japan Surgical Society
Support: Ministry of Health and Welfare
Date: Thursday, March 23, 2000, 1:30 pm
Place: Yomiuri Hall, Yurakucho, Tokyo, Japan
Theme:
Surgical treatment that makes patients smile
—Establishing a trusting relationship between patients and doctors—
Platform lecture:
Masaki Kitajima (President of the Annual Congress of the Japan Surgical Society)
Panel discussion:
Chairperson: Katsuya Otani (Medical Journalist)
Panelists:
Masayuki Yasutomi (Professor at the First Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Kinki University)
Masahiko Watanabe (Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University)
Toshiharu Furukawa (Lawyer, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University)
Mitsuko Baisho (Actress)
Information:
Secretariat, Yomiuri Community Forum
Tel: 03-5575-6088
Fax: 03-5574-8697
Public Lecture 2
Sponsor: Japan Surgical Society
Planning, production and cooperation: Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK)
Date: April 15, 2000, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Place: Lecture Room No. 518, The West Lecture Building, Keio University, Mita Campus
Theme: Surgical treatment gentle to patients
Chairperson: Teruo Matsuda (MC of "Today's Health" program on NHK)
Candidate panelists:
1. Dr. Masaki Kitajima (President of the 100th Annual Congress of Japan Surgical Society, Dept. of Surgery, Keio University)
2. Dr. Harubumi Kato (Dept. of Surgery, Tokyo Medical College)
3. Dr. Tomoo Tajima (Dept. of Surgery, Tokai University)
Content:
The 100th Annual Congress of Japan Surgical Society will be covered by NHK. The NHK coverage will be used as materials for public lectures on TV in which minimally invasive surgical treatment will be discussed, focusing on its significance and future direction. Specifically, minimally invasive treatment in such areas as robotic surgery and sentinel node navigation surgery will be discussed.
