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Outline of the Society

The Japan Society of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy


President


Hitoshi Okazaki, M.D., Ph.D.

Activities


The Society takes activities in an attempt to achieve the development of the field of transfusion medicine and cell therapy, and the promotion of the safe and appropriate transfusion medicine and cell therapy, in addition to contributing for the improvement of the health and hygiene of the population.

1 Activities for the promotion of Science
１）Organization of Scientific Meetings
Annual meeting (once a year), Autumn symposium (once a year)
２）Commendation
Scientific Encouragement Prize, Murakami Memorial Prize, others
３）Research Support
Survey on the adverse events associated with the infusion of hematopoietic stem cells in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Multicenter clinical study on the collection of peripheral hematopoietic stem cells.

2 Activities for the Enlightenment of educational publication
１）Publication of the Society Journal
The Journal of the Japan Society of Transfusion Medicine and Cell
Therapy ISSN 1881-3011
Issue 1-6 yearly (bimonthly publication)
２）Newsletter publication
Preparation of the society guidelines, Publications from the society,Delivery of mail magazine (e-News)

３ Activities for the development of human resources (personnel training)
１）Activities for the promotion of the education of medical technologists Organization and support of technical training courses

４ Surveillance activities
１）Survey on the use of blood products (Project sponsored by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan)
２）Hemovigilance Program
Operation of the system for the gathering of the adverse effects of blood transfusion

５ Certifying activities
１）Certifying systems
Certifying Physician system, Certifying Medical Technologist system, Certifying Nurse systems (Autologous Blood Transfusion, Clinical Transfusion Nurse, Apheresis Nurse)
２）Inspection & Accreditation Activity
Education of inspectors, Accreditation of hospitals


History


June 1952
Establishment of the Blood Transfusion Research
Conference (Previous denomination)
April 1954
Establishment of the Japan Society of Blood
Transfusion
April 1960
The 8th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Blood
Transfusion and the 8th Meeting of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Joint Organization (Tokyo)
April 1991
Establishment of the Certifying Physician System
April 1995
Establishment of the Certifying Medical Technologist System
March 1996
The 44th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and the 24th Meeting of the ISBT Joint Organization (Chiba)
May 2002
Request for the withdrawal of the proposal from the Council of the Directors of the National University Hospitals
April 2006
Establishment of the Japan Society of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy (Limited Liability Intermediate Corporation)
September 2007
Establishment of the Certifying Nurse System
June 2009
Converted to and registered as the Japan Society of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy (General Incorporated Association)
November 2009
The 16th Autumn Symposium of the Japan Society of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy and the 20th ISBT Asia Regional Meeting Joint Organization (Nagoya)
May 2010
Certifying Clinical Transfusion Nurse System established.
July 2010
Certifying Apheresis Nurse System established.


Office


Unite bldg. 5th Floor, 2-14-14 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Phone +81-3-5804-2611
Fax +81-3-5804-2612
E mail info@mail.jstmct.or.jp
Web Site http://yuketsu.jstmct.or.jp/

Members


Approximately 5,400 members (April 2015)

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