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JSLM will hold its first annual academic scientific meeting from Saturday, November 13th to Sunday, November 14th, 2021 (Initially, it was planned to be held locally in Wakayama Prefecture; however, we have decided to change to a completely virtual live and on-demand event due to the current status of the coronavirus pandemic). If you are interested in lifestyle medicine as it evolves globally, especially if you are a medical professional, please attend this meeting.

The environment for studying and gaining certification in lifestyle medicine in Japan is now fully set up. This year, it will be possible to take the Lifestyle Medicine Board Certification certification exam in Japanese at the nearest Prometric test center in Japan (you can also take the exam in other languages) . Participants are able to obtain the CME in person to take this year’s certification exam in Japan if they attend this online meeting.

Details of the schedule from November 13th (Sat) to 14th (Sun) will be posted in the “what’s new” section of this website.

The scheduled period of meeting :

Saturday November, 13th      9:00am JPT〜5:40pm JPT

Sunday November, 14th        8:00am JPT〜4:30pm JPT

[ How to apply ]

Please transfer the required participation fee to the following bank account or Paypal account and make a copy of the transfer details (photocopy is accepted). Then please send it to this email address: committee2@lifestylemedicinejapan.org.

(Transfer Bank Account)

①Domestic Remittance

Saikyo Shinkin Bank, Ikebukuro Branch (Store No. 003)

FUTSU: 3133331

Account Name: Nihon Lifestyle Igakukai

*The transfer fee must be borne by the enrollment applicant.

②Overseas Remittance

◼︎Name of the organization: Japanese Society of Lifestyle Medicine (Nihon Lifestyle Igakukai)
◼︎Registration address of the organization: 2-6-15, Nishi Ikebukuro, Toshima-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
◼︎Bank account number: 1336-003-3131331
◼︎Beneficiary’s bank: SHINKIN CENTRAL BANK
◼︎SWIFT code: ZENBJPJT
◼︎Address of the bank: 8-1, Kyobashi 3-Chome, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

*The transfer fee must be borne by the enrollment applicant.

(Paypal account)

goofy@me.com

*The transfer fee must be borne by the enrollment applicant.

(Entry Fee)

JSLM member 12,000 yen

Non-member 20,000 yen

Non-member + JSLM membership 22,000 yen

(Please follow this link for membership classification information and our application form “Membership” section of this website (here))

Student    2,000yen

* If you join JSLM, you can get a discount for participating in our Journal Club and academic meetings.)

Important Notice:

To obtain in-person CMEs required for the certification exam, you will need to attend online live (1 CME can be obtained by attending a 1-hour session).

About Zoom Link:

If you have applied for the conference and have not received the Zoom invitation after the 11th of November, Thursday, please contact committee3@lifestylemedicinejapan.org.

About video-on-demand:

We will send a link to all registered participants after the date of the live event to access the recorded video of the academic meeting for a period of time. If you cannot participate live, please watch it later. However, some content cannot be distributed on demand due to film rights and copyrights. Please note that.

We would like to inform you of the latest presenters’ information for the JSLM academic meeting to be held online from November 13th (Sat) to 14th (Sun), 2021. As you can see, wonderful speakers active in medicine in Japan and overseas will give lectures, and the lineup will align with the sub-theme of the academic meeting: “Lifestyle Medicine: From the Perspective of the World and the Perspective of Japan.”

The detailed meeting schedule will be announced on this website as soon as it is confirmed. If you are interested in lifestyle medicine in Japan and around the world, please join us.

(Registration)

◉ Hiroaki Masuzaki, MD, PhD (Professor and Chairman, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine (Second Department of Medicine), University of the Ryukyus)

Title “Perspective on Lifestyle Medicine in Near-Future Japan: Lessons from Okinawa Crisis and Application of IoT and AI for Management of Lifestyle-Related Diseases”

◉ Mark Rowe, MD (The founder of Waterford Health Park in Waterford, Ireland)

Title “Physician Selfcare”

◉ Shaw Watanabe, MD, PhD (Chairman of Medical Rice Association)

Title “Beyond Medical Care”

◉ Kunihiro Matsushita, MD, PhD (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Associate Professor, US)

Title “Hypertension: Aiming for Diagnosis of the Most Important Risk Factors and Optimization and Efficiency of Treatment”

◉ Kahl Goldfarb, DPT, OCS, OMT, CSCS (CEO of Water & Sports Physical Therapy, US)

Title “Advanced Physical Therapy: Biochemical Treatments, Aquatic Therapy and 3D Infrared Analysis”

◉ Mayumi Muroya (Representative of Beauty Food Association, Ambassador of Ministry of the Environment)

Title “Diversity of Food: Vegan School Meal in Japan”

◉ Pankaj K. Vij, MD, FACP (A family medicine doctor in California, US)

Title “Transforming Lives. Improving Outcomes.”

◉ Ryutaro Shirahama, MD, PhD (Chairman of RESM, Medical Corporation, Appointed Associate Professor, Advanced Science and Technology Research Center, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University)

Title “Role of Sleep Medicine in Health and Longevity”

Japanese Society of Lifestyle Medicine will publish 「代謝にターボをかける生き方」 on June 25th. This is a translation of “Turbo Metabolism: 8 weeks to a new you” by Dr. Pankaj Vij.
We recommend this book for those who are interested in lifestyle medicine and who want to improve your health.

You can buy through Amazon at:
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4908083657

There’s 20% discount for the members of JSLM. Please contact at office@lifestylemedicinejapan.org  for further information.

翻訳チーム監訳者のご挨拶 ( A greeting from our translation team in Japanese )

Global Lifestyle Medicine Week has begun. Here are some of the things we can do over the next week to help us choose healthy behaviors for chronic illnesses and increase our awareness.

Please stay tuned to our official Facebook and Instagram.

For those who are considering participating Certification Exam 2021 in Japan, we updated the guidelines for applicants 2021.

Please also check out our Certificate Exam page for more information.

If you have any question about Certificate Exam in Japan, feel free to contact at office@lifestylemedicinejapan.org.

We are delighted to announce that our website has been revamped.
The new website is packed with contents and easier to access the information the users need.

Please visit our new Japanese website here (You are on English page now)↓
http://www.lifestylemedicinejapan.org/

There’s the Language switching button on the top bar so that you can jump to the English page.
We will update the important information, such as the 1st annual meeting of JSLM and the LM certificate exam in Japan, on the What’s New page.
As you already know, we also have Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter account.
Those are linked to the top bar icons. Please kindly follow us on those SNS, too.

JSLM is holding a series of interactive lectures which provide journals of the latest research and the current trend in Japan based on the official IBLM certification board review textbook.

Participation fee for non-members : 1,000yen
Participation fee for members : Free

Please apply up to 1 week in advance.
Check the details here (Flyer).

contact at office@lifestylemedicinejapan.org

JSLM provided a video call session which became the first lifestyle medicine workshop. (Flyer)

Lifestyle Medicine societies worldwide, for example the U.S., U.K. and Australia, will spread the word about LM this week. JSLM is also participating in this movement via Facebook and Instagram. Don’t miss it!