ICAPS 2024 Honorary Lecture

“Collaborative Relationships between Surgeons and Anesthesiologists Essential for Patient Safety”

• Dr. Jeffrey B. Cooper
• (Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Founding Member of APSF)

ICAPS 2024 Keynote Speeches

“The History, Present and Future Prospects of the APSF Newsletter”

• Dr. Steven Greenberg
• (Editor-in-Chief, APSF Newsletter)

“The Current State of the Medical Accident Reporting System in Japan”

• Dr. Sosuke Kimura
• (Executive Director, Japan Medical Safety Research Organization)

“Looking at Anesthesia Safety from the Perspective of Medical Administration”

• Annual Meeting of the Japan Federation of Anesthesiologists
• (held concurrently)

Symposiums and Educational Lectures

Expectations Towards Anesthesiologists: Prioritizing patient safety

This session will explore the expected role of anesthesiologists, both now and in the future, through discussions from the perspectives of the government (community-based healthcare in particular), patients, surgeons, and a variety of other groups. Discussions will also focus on anesthesia safety in the context of international medical safety standards and future prospects.

Taking a Longer-Term View of Perianesthesia: ASA'S Perioperative Surgical Home

This session will look into ASA’s “Perioperative Surgical Home” with speakers from the U.S., Europe, Korea and Japan discussing how to prevent or detect clinical deterioration not in the short span of time from hospital admission to discharge, but rather in the longer timeframe from a patient’s decision on surgery to rehabilitation and return to function.

Anesthesia Safety in Non-operating Room Scenarios

Discussions in this session will focus on safer anesthesia management in non-operating room scenarios, such as gastrointestinal endoscopy, pediatric MRIs and other procedures requiring sedation management, as well as perinatal sedation and anesthesia, with information shared on current conditions in the U.S., Korea and Japan.

Emerging Infectious Diseases and Operating Room Supply: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

This session will examine the challenges that have emerged with global shortages of anesthesia and medical equipment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and explore the development of new supply systems in Japan, the U.S., and internationally.

The Quest for the Ideal in Anesthesia Safety for an Aging Society: Preserving neurological functions in the perioperative period

As surgical patient age with the graying of the population and the prevalence of minimally invasive surgery, the need to preserve neurological functions is becoming increasingly important in terms of both maintaining physical functions after surgery and preventing post-operative cognitive impairments. This session will visit the topics of anesthesia management for the elderly, with particular focus on perspectives of preserving neurological functions.

Practicing Team Care in the Perioperative Period

In this session, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, clinical engineers and other professionals from multiple disciplines will discuss their roles and future developments in clinical safety in the perioperative period. The session will also feature international perspectives, with an introduction to how team care is practiced from a multidisciplinary stance in the field of obstetric anesthesia in the U.S.

Clinician Safety and Occupational Health

This session will explore the important topic of both patient and clinician safety, and discuss the creation of an environment to protect the physical and mental health of clinicians, as well as mental health initiatives.

Post-operative Safety: Beyond pain control with APS

This session will discuss the operations of the Acute Pain Service (APS) and Postanesthesia Care Unit (PACU) within the context of post-operative safety. APS and PACU, both not yet in wide use in Japan, will be examined with reference to current conditions in the U.S. and how they should be developed going forward.

…and more!