Nerima Clinic for Developmental Disorders, Tokyo, Japan.
Ann Acad Med Singap. 2008 Dec;37(12 Suppl):29-3.
When I started the neonatal screening in Japan, I could not obtain the necessary information for establishing the national screening system in my own country. Thus, around 1970, I visited H. Bickel, R. Guthrie and several other experts in the field of the neonatal screening in USA and Europe. Through their help, I could learn: (i) the philosophy of the world of screening, (ii) the way to improve the basic techniques in this field and (iii) the way to improve the level of screening. On the other hand, I realised that in some countries, people received imprecise information from non-authoritative sources. I also realised that it was difficult for people in developing countries to meet experts of other countries. Therefore, when I was appointed the first president of International Society of Neonatal Screening (ISNS), I proposed to have the regional meetings held in many areas. In this report, I explained how we were asked to establish the national screening system in Japan through the support of experts around the world. I hope that people will understand the reason why I proposed that regional meetings of the ISNS be held in various locations.
当我在日本开始新生儿筛查工作时，我无法在自己的国家获得建立国家筛查系统所需的信息。因此，大约在 1970 年，我拜访了 H. Bickel、R. Guthrie 以及其他几位欧美新生儿筛查领域的专家。通过他们的帮助，我了解到：（i）筛查领域的理念；（ii）改进该领域基础技术的方法；（iii）提高筛查水平的方法。另一方面，我意识到在一些国家，人们从非权威来源获得了不准确的信息。我还意识到，发展中国家的人们很难接触到其他国家的专家。因此，当我被任命为国际新生儿筛查学会 (ISNS) 的第一任主席时，我提议在许多地区举办地区会议。在本报告中，我解释了如何在世界各地专家的支持下，要求在日本建立国家筛查系统。我希望人们能够理解我提议在不同地点举办 ISNS 地区会议的原因。
