Report on The 39th Annual Congress of the Japan Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (JSSHP 2018)

Abstract

Dates: November 2 & 3, 2018

Venue: Senri Life Science Center (Osaka)

Congress President: Tadashi Kimura (Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan)

The 39th Annual Congress of the Japan Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy was held at the Senri Life Science Center (Osaka) for 2 days from November 2 (Fri.) to 3 (Sat.), 2018. With the help of so many, we were pleased to have 423 participants in this year’s Congress, exceeding our expectations. The following programs were held successfully.

Friday November 2, 2018

Special lecture: Hiromi Rakugi (Professor, Department of Geriatric and General Medicine, Osaka University)

Educational lecture 1: Susumu Miyamoto (Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University)

Educational lecture 2: Akira Nishiyama (Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Kagawa University)

Workshop: “Introduction of latest findings by young investigators”

Saturday November 3, 2018

Morning lecture: “PROGNOSIS Asia: A sub-analysis of the Japanese population from the PRediction of short-term Outcome in preGNant wOmen with Suspected preeclampsIa Study using the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio”: Shigeru Saito (Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Toyama University)

2014–2015 JSSHP study report: Kazushi Watanabe (Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aichi Medical University)

Symposium: “Diagnosis and Treatment of Preeclampsia: Evidence from Japan”

Reports from International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP) 2018 in Amsterdam

Next generation’s seminar sponsored by GE Healthcare Japan: “Point-of-care maternal cardiovascular ultrasound hands-on”

Special program: “HDP and Obstetric emergency: Perinatal Critical Care Course”

General session: 80 programs (only oral presentation)

We express our sincere gratitude to all involved, including the Board of Directors of The Japan Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy.

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Invited guests and committee members of JSSHP 2018.

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Welcome address and opening.

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Congress president, Tadashi Kimura.

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President of JSSHP, Hiroyuki Seki.

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Reception desk and members of Osaka University.

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Lobby and sponsor exhibitions.

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Congress award of basic research in JSSHP 2018, Kiichiro Furuya.

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Congress award of clinical research in JSSHP 2018, Akihiko Ueda.

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Speakers of symposium.

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Chairman and speakers of “ISSHP 2018 report”.

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Next generation’s seminar.

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Closing and Thanks to everyone who supported JSSHP 2018 in Osaka.