Main Program

(Underlined person) Session chairperson. (KL) Keynote lecture. (SL) Special lecture. (NP) Normal presentation. (*) Speaker with co-author(s)

(2003 March 27 am8:30-am9:10, Hall - A) Opening Remark

Memorial Note

(SL) (2003 March 27 am9:10-am9:30, Hall - A) Note (1): The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan

(SL) (2003 March 27 am11:40-pm12:10, Hall - A) Note (2): Japan Medical Association

(SL) (2003 March 27 pm13:30-pm13:50, Hall - A) Note (3): Prof. Som-arch Wongkhonthong (Previous Director of ASEAN Institute of Health Development, Mahidol University. Thailand)

(SL) (2003 March 28 pm12:10-pm12:30, Hall - A) Note (4): Y. Bhg. Prof. Datuk Dzulkifli Bin Abdul Razak (Vice Chancellor, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia)

SS1(2003 March 27 pm13:50-pm16:50, Hall - A) Special Symposium (1): "Framework of Risk Management for Preventive Medicine."

(Purpose)Based on analysis of current frameworks for risk management in environmental health, this panel discusses the general frameworks of risk management for preventive medicine involving various medical and health problems.

SS1-1(KL) (2003 March 27 pm13:50-pm14:05) Prof. Ryoji Sakai (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Health Risk Management, Lausanne, Switzerland, et al)
Topics: Comprehensive Health Risk Management for Global Technological Innovation.

SS1-2(KL) (2003 March 27 pm14:05-pm14:30) Dr. Vlasta Molak (GAIA, Risk Analysis, USA)
Topics: Implication of Diet and Life Style for Risk Management in PreventiveMedicine.

SS1-3(KL) (2003 March 27 pm14:30-pm14:55) Prof. Itaru Yasui (The University of Tokyo, Institute of Industrial Science, Japan)
Topic: Environmental Risks in Japan and a Trial to Improve Public Acceptance.

SS1-4(KL) (2003 March 27 pm14:55-pm15:20) Prof. Alexander A.Pivovarov (Ukranian State Chemical-Technology University, Ukraine Society Chairperson, Ukraine)
Topic: Ecological Instability in Ukraine and Possible Ways of its Overcoming.

SS1-5(KL) (2003 March 27 pm15:20-pm15:45) Acting Director George M. Gray (Harvard University, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, USA)
Topic: Confronting Risk.

SS1-6(KL) (2003 March 27 pm15:45-pm16:10) Dr. Kjell Andersson (Karinta-Konsult, Sweden)
Topic: Transparency and Trust in Risk Management - The VALDOC Approach.

SS1-7(SL) (2003 March 27 pm16:10-pm16:30) Dr. Peter L. Jwell ( Formerly Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland. Currently Peter Jewell Associates, UK)
Topic: Special Ducument - Sustaiable Development and the Involvement of People.

SS2: (2003 March 27 am9:40-am11:30, Hall - A) Special Symposium (2): "Risk and Different Cultures."

(Purpose) The symposium intends to clarify the differences in risk management among different cultures and societies.

SS2-1(KL) (2003 March 27 am9:40-am10:10) Prof. Ann Pat Caplan (The University of London, Anthropology, UK)
Topic: Can Risk Management Be Universal? The Significance of Cultural and Social Differences.

SS2-2(KL) (2003 March 27 am10:10-am10:40) Emeritus Prof. Youichirou Murakami (The University of Tokyo, Dean of International Christian University, Japan)
Topic: Knowledge Management and Medicine.

SS2-3(KL) (2003 March 27 am10:40-am11:10) Vice Chairperson, Junko Matsubara (Japan Cabinet, Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan, Japan)
Topic: Comprehensive Risk Communication for Sustainable Environment and Human Health.

SS3: (2003 March 28 pm15:30-pm17:00, Hall - F) Special Symposium (3) "Development of Internet Forum Toward All of the World"

(Purpose) Our world society's Internet Forum aims to develop the global discussion with all memebers around the world including both of developed and under-developed countries. For this purpose, the International Working Group will discuss the action plan to establish new information technology for the Internet Forum.

Prof. Vsevolod Shakin (Russian Academy of Sciences, Dept. for Math. Modeling in Ecology and Medicine, Dorodnicyn Computing Center, Moscow, Russia)

IS: (2003 March 28 pm17:30-pm19:30, Hall - A) Interdisciplinary Symposium: (Summary Presentation of All Session Chairpersons, Each 5 Minutes)

(Purpose) All session chairpersons give the summary presentation of their own sessions. Then, all of the participants discuss together to obtain better risk management for preventive medicine. On this account, this symposium is held as the final program of the last day in the Conference.

Prof. & Director, Stephan Morgenthaler (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Statistics, Lausanne, Switzerland)
Acting Director George M. Gray (Harvard University, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, USA)
President Vlasta Molak (GAIA, Risk Analysis, USA)
Prof. & Deputy Dean Rusly B. Nordin (University Sains Malaysia, Occupational Medicine, Malaysia)
Prof. Shinichi Niwa (Fukushima Prefecture Medical University, Psychiatry, Japan)
Prof. Taro Shirakawa (The University of Kyoto, Health Promotion & Human Behavior, Japan)
Prof. Takesumi Yoshimura (University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Inst. of Industrial Ecological Sciences, Clinical Epidemiology, Japan)

EL: (2003 March 28 pm16:30-pm17:00, Hall - A) Educational Lecture - Risk Management of Acute Medicine.

Prof. Shinichi Niwa (Chairperson of International Program Committee, The JSRMPM vice-chairperson)

Prof. Bruno Gottstein (University of Bern, Institute of Parasitology, Switzerland)

(KL) Prof. Tetuo Ikuoka (Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Acute Medicine, Japan)

Panels - Principles and Methods in Preventive Risk Management.

(Purpose)All panels clarify the new principals and methods of risk management, which are common to various medical and health problems as shown in the workshops, here.

PN1: (2003 March 28 pm13:30-pm16:00, Hall - D) Panel-1. Statistics in Risk Management for Preventive Medicine.

(Purpose) In spite of fine development of medical and health statistics in risk assessment, statistics in risk management has not been developed well. On this account, this panel clarifies the principles and the methods of statistics for medical and health risk management.

PN1-1(KL)(2003 March 28 pm13:30-pm14:00) Prof. & Director, Stephan Morgenthaler (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Statistics, Lausanne, Switzerland)
Topic: Dose Response Curves and Their Use in Public Health Policy.

PN1-2(KL)(2003 March 28 pm14:00-pm14:30) Prof. Nozomu Matsubara (The University of Tokyo, Statistics, Japan)
Topic: Decision Making Theory in Preventive Medicine - Rationale for Medical Cost.

PN1-3(SL)(2003 March 28 pm14:30-pm14:55) Prof. Takashi Yanagawa (The University of Kyushu, Biostatistics, Japan)
Topic: Assessing Evidences for Risk Management.

PN1-4(SL)(2003 March 28 pm14:55-pm15:20) Prof. Masayuki Kakehashi* (Hiroshima University, Institute of Health Sciences, Japan), and Dr. Rao Arni S. R. Srinivasa (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India)
Topic: Mathematical and Statistical Approaches to Risk Management for the Prevention of HIV/AIDS and Other Infectious Diseases.

PN1-5(NP) (2003 March 28 pm15:20-pm15:40) Director Kunio Hara* (Institute for Science of Labour, Kawasaki, Japan), Shinji Kumagai (Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Osaka, Japan) and Prof. Kenji Nakaaki (Azabu University, Environmental Health, Japan)
Topic: Application of Mathematical Modeles Predicting the Exposure Levels of Vapor and Gas of Chemicals Used at the Workplace.

PN2: (2003 March 28 am10:40-pm12:30, Hall - D) Panel-2. Clinical Preventive Medicine.

(Purpose) Risk management science in clinical medicine is rapidly growing up, and the present preventive medicine is very active in clinical medicine, such as health examination and patient education, etc. In this panel, clinical diagnosis strategy toward disease prevention is newly introduced, in addition to some other examples of preventive medicine in clinics.

Prof. Shinichi Niwa (Chairperson of International Program Committee of the Conference, JSRMPM Vice-Chairperson. Fukushima Prefecture Medical University, Psychiatry, Japan)

PN2-1(KL) (2003 March 28 am10:40-am11:05) Prof. Kazuo Honaoka, Drs. Choku Yajima and Hiroshi Sekiyama (The University of Tokyo Hospital, Anesthesiology, Japan)
Topics: Clinical Diagnosis Strategy for Preventive Risk Management.

PN2-2(SL) (2003 March 28 am11:05-am11:20) Prof. Yushi Okazaki (Mie University, Medical School, Psychiatry, Tsu City, Japan)
Topic: Vulnerabilities to Schizophrenia and Early Preventive Interventions.

PN2-3(SL) (2003 March 28 am11:20-am11:35) Prof. Naoyasu Motomura (Osaka Education University, Mental Health, Japan)
Topic: Mental Support for School Crisis in Ikeda Incidnet.

PN2-4(SL) (2003 March 28 am11:35-am11:50) Dr. Phaik M. Morgenthaler-Leong (Lausanne University, Medical Genetics, Switzerland)
Topic: The Search for Individual Susceptibilities to Environmental Pollutants Through Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) Detection.

PN2-5(SL) (2003 March 28 am11:50-pm12:05) Associate Prof. & Director, Irma R. Makalino (University pf the Philippines College of Medicine, Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Poison Control and Information Service, Philippine)
Topic: Establishing a Link Between Pediatric Disease and Environmental Exposure: A Step Toward Preventive Risk Management.

PN2-6(SL) (2003 March 28 pm12:05-pm12:15) Prof. Ryoji Sakai (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Health Risk Management, Lausanne, Switzerland, et al) and Shirley V. V. Chaves* (World Health Risk Management Center, Tokyo, Japan)
Topic: Risk Perceptron.

PN2-7(NP) (2003 March 28 pm12:05-pm12:15) Dr. Yoshihiro Kaneko*, Prof. Yutaka Motohashi, Dr. Hisanaga Sasaki & Mio Miyoshi (Akita University, Dept. Public Health, Japan)
Topic: Clustered Risks of Suicide in Rural Area of Japan.

PN3: (2003 March 28 pm13:30-pm15:30, Hall - B) Panel-3. Contribution of Forensic Medicine to (Hospital) Risk Management.

(Purpose) With introduction of several cases of application of clinical forensic medicine to risk management for patient and public safety, the panel clarifies the effectiveness of clinical forensic medicine to preventive risk management.

Prof. Shigeyuki Tsunenari (Kumamoto University, Forensic Medicine, Japan)

PN3-1(SL)(2003 March 28 pm13:30-pm13:55) Prof. Yoshinobu Sato (Kyorin University, Forensic Medicine, Japan)
Topic: Child Abuse - The position and the Roles of Forensic Medicine.

PN3-2(SL)(2003 March 28 pm13:55-pm14:20) Assoc. Prof. David Leo Ranson (Monash University, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine. Australia)
Topic: A New Approach to the Forensic Pathology and Coronial Investigaation of Hospital Deaths and the Detection of Adverse Medical Treatment Events in Victoria Australia.

PN3-3(SL)(2003 March 28 pm14:20-pm14:45) Dr. Gilbert Lau (Deputy Director, Health Sciences Authority Centre for Forensic Medicine, Singapore)
Topic: Death May Have it Benefits - The Role of Forensic Pathology in Medical Audit.

PN3-4(SL)(2003 March 28 pm14:45-pm15:05) Assoc. Prof. Philip S.L. Beh (The University of Hongkong, Forensic Pathology, Hongkong)
Topic: Forensic Pathology and Hospital Risk Management.

PN4: (2003 March 28 pm13:30-pm16:30, Hall - A) Panel-4. Advances in Biological Evidences in Effectiveness of Risk Management Policy.

(Purpose) This panel seeks principles and methods in molecular biology, which are the basic tools to evaluate effectiveness and validity of medical and health services.

PN4-1(KL) (2003 March 28 pm13:30-pm14:00) Prof. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor* (University of Cambridge, Biological Anthropology, UK)
Topic: Risk and Management Issues in Intestinal Parasite Control - The Importance of Cost-effectiveness.

PN4-2(KL) (2003 March 28 pm14:00-pm14:30) Prof. William G. Thilly* (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biological Engineering, USA), Dr. Pablo-Herrero-Jiminez (McKinsey Associates, Mexico City, Mexico), Prof. Ryoji Sakai (Swiss Federal Institute of Tecnology, etc) and Jose' Marquez (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biological Engineering, USA)
Topic: The History of Cancer Rates: American and Japanese Populations After the Agrarian-industrial Shift.

PN4-3(KL) (2003 March 28 pm14:30-pm15:00) Prof. Kouji Matsushima* (The University of Tokyo, Molecular Preventive Medicine, Japan) & Assoc. Prof. Hidekuni Inadera (The University of Tokyo, Environmental Science Center, Japan)
Topic: Risk Assessment Applied to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals.

PN4-4(KL) (2003 March 28 pm15:00-pm15:30) Prof. Taro Shirakawa* and Dr. Akiko Yamasaki (The University of Kyoto, Health Promotion & Human Behavior, Japan)
Topic: Interaction Between Genetic and Environmental Factors - Allergy is a Model?

PN4-5(SL) (2003 March 28 pm15:30-pm15:50) Deputy Director Naoto Aoki* and Dr. Akio Ogata (Tokyo Metropolitan Research Laboratory of Public Health, Japan)
Topic: Risk Management Activities of Tokyo Metropolitan Government for Endocrine Disruptors.

PN4-6(SL) (2003 March 28 pm15:50-pm15:10) Dr. Aleksandra Fucic* (Institute fora Medical Research and Occupational Health, Croatia) & Dr. Joe. N. Lucas (University of California, Livermore, USA)
Topic: Ecocytogenetics - A New Approach to Preventive Medicine in the 21st Century.

PN-5: (2003 March 28 pm13:30-pm15:30, Hall - E) Panel-5. Application of Information Technology in Preventive Risk Management.

(Purpose) High technology in present clinical activities increases the difficulty in clinical risk management. On other hand, availability of information technology increases including internet and remote communication. On those accounts, this panel discusses the availability of information science to patient safety and dialogue on public health education.

Prof. Vsevolod Shakin (Russian Academy of Sciences, Dept. for Math. Modeling in Ecology and Medicine, Dorodnicyn Computing Center, Moscow, Russia)

PN5-1(KL) (2003 March 28 pm13:30-pm13:50) Emeritus Prof. Makoto Tsuruki (The University of Tokyo, Social Informatics, Vice President of Jumonji Women's University, Japan)
Topic: Counter-terrorist Measures in the Highly Informatized Society.

PN5-2(SL) (2003 March 28 pm13:50-pm14:05) Dr. Vlasta Molak (GAIA, USA) and Prof. Vsevolod Shakin* (Russian Academy of Sciences, Dept. for Math. Modeling in Ecology and Medicine, Dorodnicyn Computing Center, Moscow, Russia)
Topic: Kyoto Index - An Information Technology for Risk Assessment and Risk Management.

PN5-3(KL) (2003 March 28 pm14:05-pm14:25) Prof. Bruno Gottstein (University of Bern, Institute of Parasitology, Switzerland)
Topic: Climate Change and Human Health: Zoonotic Parasitic Diseases in Europe and Vector Population Dynamics.

PN5-4(SL) (2003 March 28 pm14:25-pm14:40) Associate Prof. Mitsuhiro Takemura (The University of Tokyo, Environmental Media Informatics, Japan)
Topic: Medical Information Archive in the Internet Age. - Visualization of Communication Technologies for Preventive Risk Management Scenario.

PN5-5(SL) (2003 March 28 pm14:40-pm14:55) Associate Prof. Rahmat Awang* (Universiti Sains Malaysia. Director of National Poison Centre, Malaysia and Secretary of the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology, Malaysia), Dr. Mohamed Isa Abdul Majid, Razak Lajis (National Poison Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia) and Dr. Irma Makalinao (Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Philippines College of Medicine, Manila, Philippines)
Topic: Risk Assessment and Risk Management: A Poison Centre Perspective.

PN5-6(SL) (2003 March 28 pm14:55-pm15:10) Dr. Kazuto Inaba (The Center of Life Science and Society, Kawasaki, Japan)
Topic: Ethics, Law, Medical Information, and Risk managment in Japan.

PN6: (2003 March 27 pm17:00-pm19:00, Hall - B) Panel-6. Socio-Behavioral Analysis of Health Risk.

(Purpose) Risk behavior in medicine exists in the behaviors of health personnel and the customers. Herein, this panel analyzes those behavioral and social properties in various health topics, and discusses the principles and the methods.

Prof. Hitoshi Ieda (The University of Tokyo, Social Infrastructure, Japan)

PN6-1(KL) (2003 March 27 pm17:00-pm17:25) Prof. Minoru Yabuuchi (University of Tokyo, Social Psychology, Japan)
Topic: Diagnostic Evaluation of Health Risk Behaviors: A Signal Detection Approach.

PN6-2(KL) (2003 March 27 pm17:25-pm17:45) Prof. & Deputy Dean, Rusly B. Nordin1*, Mustaffa BE2, Mafauzy BM1, Tengku Mohd Ariff BRH1, Naing L1, Razlan BM1, Abdul Aziz BIA1, Mohamed Rusli BA1, Yasin Kamarul BJ3, Ariza BAR4, Hashami BB5, Rampal KG6, Alias MY7 (1;Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Kota Bharu, Malaysia, 2;International Medical University (IMU), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 3;Ministry of Health, Gua Musang, Malaysia, 4;Ministry of Health, Lumut, Malaysia, 5;Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), Kuching, Malaysia, 6;Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 7; Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, Malaysia)
Topic: Topic: Health Risk Behaviors in Agricultural Workers: Experience with Oil Palm Plantation Workers in Malaysia.

PN6-3(SL) (2003 March 27 pm17:45-pm18:05) Prof. Toru Hijikata (Seigakuin University, Risk Sociology, Japan)
Topic: Sociological Observation of Risk - Paradox of Risk Control.

PN6-4(SL) (2003 March 27 pm18:05-pm18:25) Dr. Ryuichi Shibasaki* (National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Social Infrastructure, Japan) and Prof. Hitoshi Ieda (The University of Tokyo, Social Infrastructure, Japan)
Topic: Measurement of Risk Evaluation Characteristics of Decision-Makers for Anti-Disaster/Anti-Accident Behavior.

PN6-5(SL) (2003 March 27 pm18:25-pm18:45) Dr. Max Kaelin (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland)
Topic: Risk Aversion as Risk Management in Medicine.

PN-7: (2003 March 27 pm17:00-pm19:00, Hall - A) Panel-7. Advances in Epidemiology and Safety Monitoring System.

(Purpose) In this panel, the relationships between risk management and epidemiology is clarified. And, since medical and health risk management requests their own monitoring system, this panel discusses the suitable monitoring system for risk management.

PN7-1(KL) (2003 March 27 pm17:00-pm17:25) Prof. Yoshifumi Yasuoka (The University of Tokyo, Institute of Industrial Science, Japan)
Topics: Environmental and Disaster Risk Assessment with Remote Sensing.

PN7-2(KL) (2003 March 27 pm17:25-pm17:45) Prof. Takesumi Yoshimura (JSRMPM Vice-Chairperson. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Inst. of Industrial Ecological Sciences, Clinical Epidemiology, Japan)
Topic: Epidemiology and Risk Assessment.

PN7-3(KL) (2003 March 27 pm17:45-pm18:10) Prof. Olaf Gefeller (University of Erlangen, Dept. Med. Informaics, Biometry & Epidemiloy, Germany)
Topic: The Concept of Partial Attributable Risks - Quantifying the Contribution of Several Exposure Factors to the Disease Load on the Population Level.

PN7-4 (KL) (2003 March 27 pm18:10-pm18:30) Dr. Markus Kasper* (Head Manager of Matter-Engineering, Formerly Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland), Prof. Konstantin Siegmann (Delft Univ., Physics, Netherlands) & Prof. Hans C. Siegmann (Stanford Univ., Physics, USA)
Topic: Quantifying Particulate Air Pollution with Respect to Human Health - Working Principles of Portable. Sensors.

PN7-5(NP) (2003 March 27 pm18:30-pm18:45) Drs. Hiroyuki Watanabe*, Hiroko Hikoyama, Hideo Takazawa, Kumiko Kasuya, Mieko Matsumoto, Chieko Ohsaki and Kazuko Kozuka (Showa Unversity Northern Yokohama Hospital, Depts. Medicine, Nursing & Medical Informatics, Japan)
Topic: Analysis of Incidents in Medical Treatment Through Computer System.

PN8: (2003 March 27 pm13:50-pm15:50, Hall - D) Panel-8. Evidence-based Health Policy and Economics.

(Purpose) At present, many of health policy studies contain huge philosophical arguments. To improve the evidenced based sciences in medical and health policy, we use 'Evidenve-Based Health Policy 'EBHP)' and seek the principles and the methods in the EBHP.

Prof. Nobuo Koinuma (The University of Tohoku, Medical Economics, Japan)

Dr. Baldur Eliasson (ABB, Energy, Switzerland)

PN8-1(KL) (2003 March 27 pm13:50-pm14:10) Prof. Nobuo Koinuma (The University of Tohoku, Medical Economics, Japan)
Topic: Priority Setting in Health Care. - Oregon Health Plan and Japanese Health Insurance System.

PN8-2(KL) (2003 March 27 pm14:10-pm14:30) Prof. Olaf Gefeller* and Dr. Annette Pfahlberg (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Dept. Med. Informatics, Biometry & Epidemiology, Germany)
Topic: Sunscreens for the Prevention of Melanoma - an Evidence-based Recommendation for the Public?

PN8-3(SL) (2003 March 27 pm14:30-pm14:45) Dr. Stefan Hirschberg* & Dr. Thomas Heck (Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland)
Topic: Health Effects Due to Air Pollution in China.

PN8-4(SL) (2003 March 27 pm14:45-pm15:00) Prof. Yutaka Motohashi (Akita University, Dept. Public Health, Japan)
Topic: Evidence-based Health Policy for Suicide Prevention in Japan.

PN8-5(SL) (2003 March 27 pm15:00-pm15:15) Prof. Minoru Sugita (Tohou University, Hygiene, Japan)
Topic: Health Impacts of Biological Weapons.

PN9: (2003 March 28 pm13:50-pm15:30, Hall - C) Panel-9. What Is Progressive Education for Risk Reduction?

(Purpose) Education and dialogue are important tools for risk reduction in medical and health risks. This panel contains several examples of the leading scientists in medical and health education from Europe and Asia to ontain the further progresses.

Acting Director George M. Gray (Harvard University, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, USA)

PN9-1(KL) (2003 March 28 pm13:50-pm14:20) Prof. Masaki Moriyama*, Drs.Tanaka Keiko, Ushijima Kayo, Miyake Yoshihiro and Arakawa Masashi (Fukuoka University, Public Health, Japan)
Topic: The Possibility to Communicate, Interchange and Share the Health and Risk Related View Among Ordinary People Living in Different Asian Countries.

PN9-2(SL) (2003 March 28 pm14:20-pm14:40) Dr. Azim A. Majumder (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Medical Education, Malaysia)
Topic: Health Promotion, Health Education and Risk Education - Asian Perspectives.

PN9-3(SL) (2003 March 28 pm14:40-pm15:00) Associate Prof. Akihito Hagiwara (The University of Kyushu, Medical System, Japan)
Topic: Reducing the Risk of Medical Disputes Throghout Health Communication.

PN10: (2003 March 28 am10:40-pm12:10, Hall - A) Panel-10. International Cooperation Strategy in Risk Management Activities for Preventive Medicine in the Future.

(Purpose) According to globalization of health problems, such as AIDS, drug market, and earth environmental health issue, worldwide risk management is required for preventive medicine. Thus, this panel discusses the frameworks of international coordination in health risk management including the international laws and international cooperation for health risk management.

Prof. & Director Takehiko Sasazuki (The University of Kyushu , International Medical Center of Japan, Research Institute, Japan)

PN10-1(SL) (2003 March 28 am10:40-am10:55) Acting Director George M. Gray (Harvard University, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, USA)
Topic: The Harvard Center for Risk Analysis' Efforts in Risk Education, Research and Outreach.

PN10-2(SL) (2003 March 28 am10:55-am11:10) Prof. & previous Director Som-arch Wongkhonthong (Mahidol University, ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Thailand)
Topic: International Cooperation for Health Development in Asia: A case study of ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University.

PN10-3(SL) (2003 March 28 am11:10-am11:25) Prof. Vsevolod Shakin (Russian Academy of Sciences, Dept. Math. Modeling in Ecology and Medicine, Dorodnicyn Computing Center, Moscow, Russia)
Topic: Risk Management in Favor of the Better Quality of Life on the National Levels Worldwide.

PN10-4(SL) (2003 March 28 am11:25-pm11:40) Director, Jorgen Schlundt (WHO, Food Safety, Switzerland)
Topic: Food Safety Risk Management within the New Framework of Risk Analysis in the International Food Arena.

Commentators: Dr. Molak, Profs. Morgenthaler, Nordin and Yoshimura, and Dr Kunii.

Workshops - Current Activities and Problems of Individual Risk Management Program.

(Purpose) Each workshop is held by specific medical or health risk to summarize the current topics and then to identify the future requirments. Those outcomes are presented by the following interdisciplinary symposium, which clarifies the principles and methods to improve those outcomes.

WS1: (2003 March 28 pm15:30-pm17:10, Hall - E) Workshop-1. Safety Management in Drug.

Emeritus Prof. Y. Hayashi (Kitazato University, Drug Safety, Japan)

WS1-1(KL) (2003 March 28 pm15:30-pm15:50) Dr. Joseph.DeGeorge (Former Associate Director for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Center for Drug Evaluation and Review, US Food and Drug Administration, USA)
Topic: A Phamaceutical Perspective on Risk Management - Gauging the Risks to be Managed Today and in the Future.

WS1-2(KL) (2003 March 28 pm15:50-pm16:10) Emeritus Prof. Tadashi Watabe (Toyama Medical & Pharmaceutical Univeristy, Institute of Natural Medicine, Japan)
Topic: Lethal Interctions of the New Antiviral Drug, Sorivudine, With 5-Fluorouracil Anticancer Prodrogs.

WS1-3(KL) (2003 March 28 pm16:10-pm16:30) Center Director, Tohru Inoue (National Institute of Health Sciences, Center for Biological Safety and Research, Japan).
Topic: Risk Management in Drug & Food.

WS1-4(SL) (2003 March 28 pm16:30-pm16:45) Dr. Takashi Kikuchi* & Prof. John Gittins (The University of Oxford, Statistics, UK)
Topic: A New Bayesian Method for Determining the Sample Size of a Bridging Study.

WS1-5(NP) (2003 March 28 pm16:45-pm16:55) Drs. Yoshihiko Kanno*, Tatsuya Kobayashi, Hirokazu Okada and Hiromichi Suzuki (Saitama Medical School, Dept. Nephrology, Japan)
Topic: Effect of Endocrine Distruping Substance in Patients Receiving Dialysis therapy on Estrogen Receptor Gene Transcription.

WS2: (2003 March 27 pm17:00-pm19:00, Hall - E) Workshop-2. Safety Management in Food.

WS2-1(KL) (2003 March 27 pm17:00-pm17:20) Director, Jorgen Schlundt (World Health Organization, Food safety Programme, Switzerland)
Topic: The Use of New Risk Analysis Principles in the Prevention of Food Borne Disease.

WS2-2(KL) (2003 March 27 pm17:20-pm17:40) Division Chairman, Shigeki Yamamoto* (National Institute of Health Sciences, Division of Biomedical Food Research, Japan), Dr. Fumiko Kasuga, and Dr. Ken Osaka(National Institute of Health Sciences, Japan).
Topic: Microbiological Risk Analysis in Japan.

WS2-3(KL) (2003 March 27 pm17:40-pm18:00) Dr. Wilfred G. Goldmann, Senior Scientist, Institute for Animal Health, Neuropathogenesis Unit, Scotland, UK)
Topic (Tentative): Food Safety Management.

WS2-4(SL) (2003 March 27 pm18:00-pm18:20) Dr. Yukiko Yamanda (National Food Research Institute, Japan)
Topic: Codex Alimentarius Commission and Food Safety.

WS2-5(SL) (2003 March 27 pm18:20-pm18:40) Dr. Jun Sekizawa (National Institute of Health Sciences, Chem-BIo Informatics, Japan)
Topic: Risk Communication in Food Safety.

WS3: (2003 March 27 am11:40-pm12:30, Hall - E) Workshop-3(1). Patient Safety in Medical, Dental and Nursing Activities.

Vice President Masaki Muto (National Nagano Hospital, Japan)

Prof. Bruno Gottstein (University of Bern, Institute of Parasitology, Switzerland)

WS3-1(KL) (2003 March 27 am11:40-pm12:10) Prof. Yoshitaka Wada (The University of Kyushyu, Law School, Japan)
Topic: Influences of Legal Sanctions on Prevention of Medical Accidents.

WS3-2(SL) (2003 March 27 pm12:10-pm12:30) Drs. Isao Mori,* Siho Iwane and Sachiyo Fujimoto (Japanese Society for Investigation of Medical Accidents, Japan)
Topic: The Present State of Medical Accidents and Malpractices by Japanese Doctore - An Outline of Seven Years Activities of the Japanese Society for Investigation of Medical Accidents.

WS3: (2003 March 27 pm13:50-pm15:00, Hall - E) Workshop-3(2). Patient Safety in Medical, Dental and Nursing Activities.

Vice President Masaki Muto (National Nagano Hospital, Japan)

Prof. Bruno Gottstein (University of Bern, Institute of Parasitology, Switzerland)

WS3-3(SL) (2003 March 27 pm13:50-pm14:10) President Kazuyoshi Yajima (Sano College, Japan) and Dr. Kaname Hirayanagi(Dept. Hygiene, Nihon University Med. School, Japan)
Topic: Human Error Factors in Medical and Health Care System to be Learned from Preventive Countermeasures in Space, Aviation and Marine Environments.

WS3-4(SL) (2003 March 27 pm14:10-pm14:30) Prof. Mikako Arakida,* and Dr. Miki Aoyagi. (Hamamatsu University, School of Medicine, Nursing, Japan)
Topic: Patients' Safety Measures in Home Care Nursing.

WS3-5(NP) (2003 March 27 pm14:30-pm14:45) Drs. Hiroyuki Watanabe,* Kazunari Arai, Kazuyuki Serata, Fujiko Ibe, Sachie Chiba & Masahiro Chiba (Showa University Northen Yokohama Hospital, Depts. Medicine, Surgery, Anesthesis & Nursing, Japan)
Topic: Analysis of Retention of Surgical Materials in the Body in Our Hospial.

WS4: (2003 March 28 am8:30-am10:30, Hall - E) Workshop-4. Risk Management Toward Earth Environment and Ecology.

Prof. Kouji Matsushima (The University of Tokyo, Molecular Preventive Medicine, Japan)

WS4-1(KL) (2003 March 28 am8:30-am8:50) Prof. Vsevolod Shakin (Russian Academy of Sciences, Dept. Math. Modeling in Ecology and Medicine, Dorodnicyn Computing Center, Moscow, Russia)
Topic: Risk Assessment and Risk Management for Living Systems Under Extreme Conditions.

WS4-2(KL) (2003 March 28 am8:50-am9:10) Prof. Yoon S. Kim*, JT Lee, MH Cho, and JS Moon (Hanyan University, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Korea)
Topic: Risk Management of Air Pollution in Korea.

WS4-3(KL) (2003 March 28 am9:10-am9:30) Prof. Alexander A.Pivovarov (Ukranian State Chemical-Technology University, Ukraine Society Chairperson, Ukraine)
Topic: The Modern Processes of Water Treatment for Improving the Living Standards.

WS4-4(SL) (2003 March 28 am9:30-am9:45) Associate Prof. Hiroyuki Matsuda (The University of Tokyo, Marine Science, Japan)
Topic: Risk Management in Red List Criteria of Threatened Species and Wildlife Management.

WS4-5(SL) (2003 March 28 am9:45-am10:00) Prof. Zhanat Ispaeva (Charitable Foundation 'Children of Aral, Kazakhstan)
Topic: Ecology and Health Condition of Children from the Aral Sea Area.

WS4-6(SL) (2003 March 28 am10:00-am10:15) Dr. Sharipa S. Bisarieva (The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia, Editor of Information Bulletin, Kazakhstan)
Topic: Environment and Health of Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

WS4-7(SL) (2003 March 28 am10:15-am10:30) Dr. Markus Kasper* (Head Manager of Matter-Engineering, Formerly Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland), Prof. Konstantin Siegmann (Delfl Univ., Netherlands) & Prof. Hans C. Siegmann (Stanford Univ., Physics, USA)
Topic: Quantifying Particulate Air Pollution with Respect to Human Health Risks (Examples from Different Mega-cities).

WS5: (2003 March 27 pm17:00-pm19:00, Hall - C) Workshop-5. Risk Management in Urban Safety and Health.

WS5-1(KL) (2003 March 27 pm17:00-pm17:25) Prof. Bjorn Malbert (Chalmers Institute of Technology, Architect and Urban Planning, Sweden)
Topic: Health Protection - A Point of Departure for Urban Planning.

WS5-2(KL) (2003 March 27 pm17:25-pm17:50) Prof. Koiuchi Nobutomo (The University of Kyushyu, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Health Services Management and Policy, Japan)
Topic: Minimization of Medical Injuries Among Urban Patients.

WS5-3(SL) (2003 March 27 pm17:50-pm18:10) Associate Prof. Ryozo Ooka (The University of Tokyo, Institute of Industrial Science, Japan)
Topic: Urban Climate Analysis and Urban Environmental Design.

WS5-4(SL) (2003 March 27 pm18:10-pm18:30) Associate Prof. Joon Pil Cho (Ajou University, Emergency Medicine,Suwon, Korea)
Topic: Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Within a Community.

WS6: (2003 March 28 pm15:30-pm17:10, Hall - C) Workshop-6. Risk Management in Occupational Health.

WS6-1(KL) (2003 March 28 pm15:30-pm15:50) Dr. Kazutaka Kogi (Advisory researchers, The Institute for Science of Labour, Japan)
Topic: Roles of Workplace Improvement in Managing Safety and Health Risks at Work Experiences in Asian Countries.

WS6-2(KL) (2003 March 28 pm15:50-pm16:10) Dr. Chaiyuth Chavalitnitikul (Thailand Government, Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, Thailand)
Topic: Occupational Safety and Health Management System - Thailand Experiences.

WS6-3(KL) (2003 March 28 pm16:10-pm16:30) Assoc. Prof. & Chairman, Chalermchai Chaikittiporn (Mahidol University, Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Thailand)
Topic: Occupational Safety and Health Management System in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand.

WS6-4(SL) (2003 March 28 pm16:30-pm16:45) Dr. Akiyoshi Ito (The Institute for Science of Labour, Japan)
Topic: Developing Action Programs for Occupational Health Risk Management.

WS6-5(NP) (2003 March 28 pm16:45-pm16:55) Dr. Banwari L. Meel Mbbs (University of Transkei, Health Sciences, South Africa)
Topic: Prevalence of Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) Among Ex-Mineworkers of the Transkei, South Africa.

WS7: (2003 March 28 pm15:30-pm17:10, Hall - B) Workshop-7. Risk Management in Disasters and Accidents.

WS7-1(KL) (2003 March 28 pm15:30-pm15:55) Prof. Atumu Ohmura (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Climate, Zurich, Switzerland)
Topic: Risk Management Related to Climate Changes.

WS7-2(KL) (2003 March 28 pm15:55-pm16:20) Prof. & Dean, Tai-ichirou Takemoto (Faculty of Health Management, Nagasaki International University,Nagasaki, Japan)
Topic: The Health Impacts of Volcanic Disaster.

WS7-3(SL) (2003 March 28 pm16:20-pm16:40) Dr. Genn Saji (Secretariat of Nuclear Safety Commission, Cabinet Office, Japan)
Topic: Risk Management of Nuclear Hazards Using Safety Goals - Lessons Learned from the Chernobyl Accident.

WS7-4(NP) (2003 March 28 pm16:40-pm16:55) Dr. Banwari L. Meel Mbbs (University of Transkei, Health Sciences, South Africa)
Topic: Pre-hospital and hospital traumatic deaths in the former homeland of Transkei, South Africa.

WS8: (2003 March 28 am8:30-am10:30, Hall - A) Workshop-8. Risk Management of Communicable Disease.

WS8-1(KL) (2003 March 28 am8:30-am8:50) Prof. & Director Som-arch Wongkhomthong (Mahidol University, ASEAN Center, Thailand)
Topic: Risk Management for HIV/AIDS in Thailand.

WS8-2(KL) (2003 March 28 am8:50-am9:10) Dept. Director Jean-Louis Virelizier (Institut Pasteur, Chef de l'Unite d'Immunologie Virale, Paris, France)
Topic: Preventing HIV Infection/AIDS: Playing for Heavy Stakes.

WS8-3(KL) (2003 March 28 am9:10-am9:30) Director Naomi Wakasugi (International Medical Center of Japan, Department of Epidemiology, Japan)
Topic: HIV/AIDS of Women and Children: Avoidance of Risk and Reduction of Vulnerability.

WS8-4(KL) (2003 March 28 am9:30-am9:50) Prof. Kremenchuts'kyy Gennadiy (Dniepropetrovsk State Medical Academy, Microbiology, Virology and Immunology, Ukraine)
Topic: New Probiotic: A-Bacterinum.

WS8-5(SL) (2003 March 28 am9:50-am10:05) Dr. Osamu Kunii (Economic Cooperation Bureau, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan)
Topic: Challenges in Global Partnership to Combat HIV/AIDS Pandemic.

WS8-6(SL) (2003 March 28 am10:05-am10:15) Dr. Satoshi Nakamura (International Medical Center of Japan, Division of Technology Transfer and Evaluation, Dept. Appropriate Technology Development and Transfer, Japan)
Topic: Water Borne Diseases in Laos - Study of drinking water and its bacterial contamination at a village in Vientiane Municipality.

WS9: (2003 March 27 pm17:00-pm18:30, Hall - F) Workshop-9. Health Policy in Aging Population.

Prof. & President Masahide Ohmori (Chairperson of Executive Committee of the Conference. Tokai Women's Junior Collage, Bioscience, Japan)

WS9-1(SL) (2003 March 27 pm17:00-pm17:25) Dr Alexander D. Deev, SA Shalnova, DB Shestov, RG Oganov (The National Research Center for Preventive Medicine, Moscow, Russia)
Topic: The Social Non-Homogeneity of Classic CHD Risk Factors and Mortality in Russia.

WS9-2(SL) (2003 March 27 pm17:25-pm17:50) Prof. Yutaka Sakurai,* Dr. Sakurai M., Dr. Katagiri, T. (National Defense Medical College, Hygiene, Japan)
Topic: Risk Management in Nursing Home.

WS9-3(NP) (2003 March 27 pm17:50-pm18:05) Dr. Hiroyuki Shimada* & Dr. Shuichi Obuchi (Kitasato University, Grad, Sch. Med., Japan)
Topic: The Effects of Perturbed Walking Exercise Using a Treadmill for Preventing Falls Among the Frail Elderly Persons.

2003 March 28 pm19:30-20:00

The Business Meetings

Joint Executive Business Meeting with URMPM, ATSRMPM, APSRM, JSRMPM MSRMPM & UKRSRMPM Committees:

Joint General Assembly with URMPM, ATSRMPM, APSRM, JSRMPM, MSRMPM & UKRSRMPM:

Joint Business Meeting of the Editorial Boards in 2 official journals for URMPM, ATSRRMPM, APSRMPM, MSRMPM & URKSRMPM:

The 3rd JSRMPM Executive Business Meeting:

The 3rd JSRMPM PR Committee Business Meeting: