日本脳卒中学会の現況と近未来的展望

抄録

In April 2003, I was nominated 4th President of the Japan Stroke Society (JSS), following Dr. Fumio Gotoh. Now, Professor Tetsuo Kanno, chairman of this annual meeting, has suggested I should speak about the present status and aims of the JSS, as the new president. In the first year, we have already resolved several issues, including 1) alliance of JSS with the Japan Medical Association, 2) establishment of the system of JSS-verified stroke specialists, 3) reorganization of various committees, 4) framing the homepage and the publicity committee, and 5) establishment and publication of the guidelines for stroke management.
Other issues which we have to settle in the near future are 1) changing JSS to a limited liability, non-profit organization ("chukan hojin" in Japanese), 2) establishment of an age-limit system in JSS, 3) increasing the number of JSS members, 4) cooperation with other stroke-related societies and associations, 5) promoting the Journal of Stroke and CVD, 6) promoting clinical trials by the JSS, and 7) developing a mass-education campaign concerning the risk of stroke in Japan.
There is much to do to ensure that the Society plays its proper role in the 21st century, so I look forward to your kind cooperation.