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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!

If you’re a physician, doctor, medical professional, healthcare executive or an individual in a profession that’s committed to helping advance the cause of Lifestyle Medicine, then we invite you to join us and become part of the movement to transform health and healthcare!

We are also welcoming the individuals who are not medical personnel or corporates/organizations to become our partners.

Members can receive discounts on participation fees at annual meetings, study workshops, journal clubs, exam preparation courses, etc.

Lifestyle medicine is a global network that promotes preventive medicine. There are also discounts for related academic societies overseas, so you can quickly learn information on non-communicable diseases in countries other than Japan. In addition, you can receive explanations in Japanese about the contents of the board certification review textbook (written in English), and you also can receive information of the past exams.