Tsuji Shoji
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo.
Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 2010 Nov;50(11):771-7. doi: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.50.771.
The 51st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Neurology was held in Tokyo (Tokyo International Forum) from Thursday, May 20 to Saturday, May 22, 2010 with as many as 5,471 attendants. Our Society has been celebrating its 50th anniversary during the period from 2009 through 2010. At the 51st Annual Meeting in 2010, we looked toward the future, as we celebrate our 50th anniversary together with distinguished guests closely related to our Society. The theme for the 51st Annual Meeting was set as "Future of Neurology-Breakthrough to the next stage-." As represented in the theme, I hope that the Annual Meeting provided an excellent opportunity for all of us to look ahead to the future of Neurology and our Society in the next half-century. We have achieved tremendous advances in better understanding neurological diseases and developing more efficacious treatment over the last half century. Great strides have been made in all areas, of which diagnostic imaging, molecular genetics, immunology and physiology are just a few examples, and understanding of diseases has similarly taken a great leap forward. In Japan, the aging of society coupled with the declining birthrate has placed ever-increasing expectations on neurologists to provide better care for dementia, cerebrovascular disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. Given this situation our Society is required to provide outstanding education in both the pre- and post-graduate context, and, furthermore, to ensure that excellent training programs are available for young neurologists preparing for Board certification. Looking towards the future of neurology, we should continue to anticipate new, ground-breaking achievements for better understanding neurological diseases and establishing more effective treatment through our ongoing endeavors.
日本神经学会第51届年会于2010年5月20日(周四)至5月22日(周六)在东京(东京国际论坛)举行,参会人数多达5471人。本学会在2009年至2010年期间庆祝成立50周年。在2010年的第51届年会上,我们与和本学会密切相关的贵宾共同庆祝50周年之际,展望了未来。第51届年会的主题定为“神经学的未来——迈向新阶段的突破”。正如主题所示,我希望本次年会为我们所有人提供了一个绝佳的机会,以展望神经学及我们学会在未来半个世纪的发展。在过去的半个世纪里,我们在更好地理解神经疾病和开发更有效的治疗方法方面取得了巨大进展。在各个领域都取得了长足进步,其中诊断成像、分子遗传学、免疫学和生理学只是几个例子,对疾病的理解同样有了巨大飞跃。在日本,社会老龄化和出生率下降使得神经科医生在为痴呆症、脑血管疾病和神经退行性疾病提供更好治疗方面的期望越来越高。鉴于这种情况,我们学会需要在研究生教育之前和之后提供出色的教育,此外,还要确保为准备参加委员会认证的年轻神经科医生提供优秀的培训项目。展望神经学的未来,我们应该继续期待通过我们持续的努力取得新的、开创性的成就,以便更好地理解神经疾病并建立更有效的治疗方法。