18th ISfTeH International Conference - Japan

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The “18th ISfTeH International Conference – Japan” and “JTTA 2013 TAKAMATSU” will be held on 18 -19 Oct , 2013 at Takamatsu Sunport Hall inTakamatsu.
It has been 8 years since the ﬁrst JTTA was held in Takamatsu on Oct. 22, 2005 and since then the environment surrounding telemedicine has changed alot in our country. In March 2011, Japan was rocked by an Earthquake which had a devastating effect on the medical world in Japan. People associatedwith medical care died, medical facilities were destroyed and clinical records were damaged. After this disaster the government then shifted their policy
towards promoting telemedicine and the electronic medical record network. The perinatal electronic medical record network and electronic maternity book
“Ihatobu” which were already in place in Iwate, were proven to be very useful to manage the pregnant women in the disaster area. It was thenre-acknowledged that a data center type medical IT network is very important and increased the demand for telemedicine.
The government’ s vision is to spread telemedicine and home medical care with EHR/PHR to many regional areas including those damaged areas hit by thetsunami .
I am honored and believe it has a great purpose to hold the “18th ISfTeH International Conference – Japan” in an era where the idea of telemedicine,
EHR/PHR is developed and rapidly becoming more popular.
At this international conference, I would like introduce to the world the technologies of Japanese telemedicine. EHR/PHR with the theme of the current
situation and the future of telemedicine in various countries of the world with the collaboration of regional medical information networks established under
the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’ s “Restoration of Regional Medical Care” project, activating clinical trials with coordination pathways (such asthe Diabetes Regional Medical Coordination) for various types of diseases, electronic prescription, the Japanese version of EHR, and IT.
Takamatsu Sunport Hall is located inside Symbol Tower which is right next to the JR Takamatsu station. It has many convention facilities and a great network
environment such as the JGN-X, which is a very fast internet connection promoted by the government.
In addition, Takamatsu can be easily accessed from all over the world and Japan by plane, train, bus or ferry.
“The Setouchi International Art Festival 2013” will also be held the same time. It is a contemporary festival to show people from all over the world the beautyof Setouchi Sea, which displays many art projects on different islands of the Setouchi Sea. Many attendees from foreign countries will be able to enjoy thefestival.
As we will do our best to make this convention a success, I would very kindly like to ask that many people join us.

ChairmanKazuhiro Hara
Chair of Japanese Telemedicineand Telecare Association
Kagawa University, Seto Inland
Sea Regional Research Center
Specially Appointed Professor
Tokushima Bunri University,
Faculty of Health and Welfare
Professor

We look forward toseeing you.
Venue
Sunport Large Hall Takamatsu
Sunport 2-1, Takamatsu-city,
Kagawa 760-0019, Japan

Takamatsu Port

SunportFerry TerminalＮ

JR HotelClement Takamatsu
JR Takamatsu Station

Takamatsuchikko
StationJapanese Telemedicine andTelecare Association Office
Takasaki University of Health andWelfare
Faculty of Health and Welfare
Department of Healthcare Informatics
37-1 Nakaorui-machi, Takasaki-shi,
Gunma 370-0033, Japan
Tel/Fax 027-350-7475
Email: jtta@takasaki-u.ac.jp