Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors

On March 13, 2024, I was appointed as the 6th President of the Board of Directors.

Let me briefly introduce myself. After graduating from Yamaguchi University in 1984, I studied anesthesiology, intensive care, and emergency medicine at the Yamaguchi University Department of Anesthesiology (Professor Hiroshi Takeshita), and completed my doctorate in the area of neurointensive care. I then studied at the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Glasgow (Prof. Ross Bullock). Since then, I have specialized in neurointensive care.

During the next two years, I would like to devote myself to the following:

1) Enhancement of the clinical research support system for intensive care
In addition to observational research on intensive care, I will establish a support system to facilitate randomized controlled trials initiated by our members.

2) Strengthen international exchange programs including international joint research
I will strengthen international exchange programs with ESICM, SCCM, ANZICS, WFICC, and the intensive care societies of ASIA.

3) Develop educational contents related to intensive care
In addition to the printed version, I will take advantage of the characteristics of a multi-professional society to enhance the educational content that will appeal to the younger generation.

4) Initiatives for organ donation and organ transplantation
I will plan and operate a regional donor coordinator team training course, and revise the manual for legal brain death determination and the patient management manual for organ donation in cooperation with other related academic societies, so that medical care can be provided in accordance with the wishes of patients' families regarding organ donation.

Other projects that will lead to the development of intensive care medicine, young personnel involved in intensive care, and mid-career executives are considered most important. In addition, I will continue to improve our basic structure as an academic society by enhancing the intensive care medical care delivery system (multi-specialty personnel, intensive care beds, and operations), expanding basic field academic societies (the Japanese Association of Surgeons, the Japanese Neurosurgical Association, etc.), and negotiating with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and other related parties on various additional medical fees, etc.

In order to achieve the above VISION, the board members, committees, and working members will work together with a sense of speed and a sense of HARD WORK. I will be sending out a lot of information to you, our members, so I would like to ask for your cooperation and your frank opinions.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Yasuhiro Kuroda

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