[SS-03] International tele-education on neurology: how to actively join tele-conference

[SS-03-4] International education on muscular diseases

Ichizo Nishino (Department of Neuromuscular Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan)

The importance and needs of tele-conference are rapidly gowing in the world. There is a considerable barrier for non-native speakers including Japanese to actively join such international or even local tele-conferences in English. In this symposium, examples of international case conferences and tele-education are presented by experienced experts. We would like to discuss the future plans of tele-conference and tele-education which the Japanese Society of Neurology should promote. Furthermore, we would like to encourage young colleagues to join this symposium to learn some tips of acively participating in such tele-meetings.

＊質疑・討論は、日本語でも受け付けます。

Dr. Ichizo Nishino, is Director of Department of Neuromuscular Research, National Institute of Neuroscience (NIN), NCNP. He is also serving as a Visiting Professor in 4 universities, including those in Taiwan and Thailand.

Dr. Nishino obtained his M.D. in 1989 from Kyoto University. After 5 years of neurology training, he started muscle disease research. He was appointed to Section Chief in NIN, NCNP in 2000, and to the current position in 2001. By now, he has published >480 PubMed-listed papers in the field.

His laboratory functions as a referral center for muscle disease, providing diagnostic service for muscle pathology and genetic analysis, collecting more >70% of muscle biopsies performed in Japan (1093 cases in 2018). Not surprisingly, his muscle repository is one of the largest collections in the world

Dr. Nishino is a corresponding Fellow of AAN and ANA; Vice President of Asian and Oeceanian Myology Center; and an Executive Board Member for a number of academic societies.