It is my great pleasure to welcome you again to the ACP (American College of Physicians) Japan Chapter Annual Meeting 2016, which will be held at the Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall in Kyoto, Japan on June 4th and 5th, 2016.
The theme of the Meeting this year is “Raising Generalist Medicine”. The medical board system is now being renovated. The background of this idea of the renovation is the fact that now the majority of our patients in internal medicine is the elderly with multi-morbidity, for whom only the care of the subspecialists is not optimal, and so the most of the IM residents should get the longer and wider experience with general medicine. Well, the idea is very good, however the educational programs not only for the residents but even in the medical schools are still too inclined to subspecialty. In this meeting, we will address this very important issue in the plenary session, where Dr. Thomas Inui from Indiana University give a keynote lecture on Renovation of Medical Education In China, followed by the discussion with the primary care physicians, general hospitalists and residents.
In addition, we will offer session like Dr’s Dilemma (Quiz tournament by teams of residents), special session on medical disparity in Japan (by immediate past president of ACP; Dr. Wayne Riley and Dr. Naoki Kondo from University of Tokyo).
Our meeting is made by volunteers from ACP Japan Chapters and does not seek support from industries, so it is the meeting of the clinicians, by the clinicians, and for the clinicians. We offer a lot of educating and rewarding sessions/lectures, a poster session with full of lively discussions.
We are very looking forward to seeing all of you in Kyoto in its best season.
Yugo Shibagaki, MD, FACP
Chair, ACP Japan Chapter Annual Meeting 2016