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Department of Surgery and
Clinical Science, Yamaguchi
University Graduate School
of Medicine
1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube City,
Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan |
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c/o Congrès Inc.
1-9-17 Tenjin, Chuo-ku,
Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
810-0001, Japan
TEL：+81-92-718-3531
FAX：+81-92-716-7143
E-mail：jscvs55@congre.co.jp |
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| Kimikazu Hamano, MD, PhD. |
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| Congress President, 55th annual meeting of JSCVS |
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Department of Surgery and Clinical Science,
Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine |
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The 55th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery will be held in Shimonoseki. This will be only the second time the Annual Meeting has been held in Yamaguchi Prefecture, the first having been the 31st Annual Meeting held in Ube in 2001 under the presidency of my predecessor, Professor Kensuke Esato. It is a great honor to have been given this opportunity, both for me personally and for my department. I would like to express my gratitude to the membership for my nomination and approval.
As the theme of this Annual Meeting I have chosen “Beyond The WAVE! Go on and overcome!” We cardiovascular surgeons must surmount many hurdles in order to grow and develop. Without running the risk of surgery itself, we are unable to conduct adequate procedures. And even when we have become fully fledged surgeons, the waves still come at us thick and fast. I hope that this Annual Meeting will be of some use in enabling us to overcome them.
The world is changing at an accelerating rate, and heading in an increasingly unpredictable direction. Previous successes may not be of much use to us, and in the present era we are required to think for ourselves and decide what to do under different circumstances. We each have to build up our individual basic physical and mental fitness. This is equally true for cardiovascular surgeons. Unless we think about how cardiovascular surgery will change in future, and respond to this by making improvements in whatever way we are able to, we will not be able to survive.
The Japanese healthcare system has lagged behind those of Western countries in terms of working practice reform, which will have been introduced for about a year by the time this meeting is held. How far this reform can be introduced without causing problems for both medical staff and patients is an important issue, and I hope we will discuss this point at the Annual Meeting and come up with solutions and measures for improvement.
For the 55th Annual Meeting, we are planning a variety of events touching on these topics, and I hope that we will be able to consider them and learn about them together. The meeting as a whole will be split into the five areas of coronary artery disease, valvulopathy, aortic disease, congenital malformations, and peripheral vascular disease, each of which has its own Program Committee that has put together the primary sessions. Following on from last year, we are also planning a joint workshop with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), with the aim of making the Annual Meeting ever more international. Attending the meeting is of course important in terms of academic learning at the venue, but exchanging views with the many other participants, obtaining new information, and having conversations are also extremely meaningful. From this viewpoint, I intend to allow some leeway in the schedule.
The meeting will be held over the three days from Thursday, February 20 to Saturday, February 22, 2025, and the venues will comprise Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki, right next to the Shimonoseki Straits, and three neighboring venues. One of these, the Premier Hotel Mojiko, is on the other side of the straits. Getting there and back means taking the Kanmon Ferry (approximately 5 minutes), but I hope you will enjoy the feel on your skin of the sea breeze from the Shimonoseki Straits, scene of the successes of “A Man Called Pirate” (the famous novel by Naoki Hyakuta based on the life of Sazo Idemitsu). I am aware that holding the Annual Meeting in a provincial city may make it inconvenient, but look forward to seeing as many as possible of you there.
I would like to end by offering my condolences to the victims of the recent earthquake in the Noto Peninsula and my hope that they will quickly receive sufficient support, along with my wishes for the world to speedily return to a peaceful state and for your continued health and prosperity.
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