40th Breakfast Meeting “General Practitioner: Current situation and future prospects in Japan”
date : 12/13/2012
Japan, as a country with a rapidly aging society, has seen growing attention being paid to family medicine as a means for solving the varying medical problems associated with aging and supporting the entire community.
To discuss the ways in which family medicine can address community medical needs, we were pleased to receive a talk from Dr. Kassai. Dr. Kassai is Japan’s doyen of family medicine, and spoke about the current situation of family medicine in Japan, together with case examples from overseas.
■Theme
General Practitioner: Current situation and future prospects in Japan
■Speaker
Prof Ryuki Kassai, MD, PhD, MRCGP
Professor and Chair, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
■Time and Date
December 13th, 2012 (Thursday) 8:00-9:00 （Doors open at 7:45)
■Venue
GARB Marunouchi （2-2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo）
Registration deadline: 2012-12-10
Exhibition date：2012-12-13
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