Abstracts from the 45th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Microcirculation.

Abstract

On August 10, 1971, Dr. Masaharu Tsuchiya established "Gathering of Microcirculation Researchers" in consultation with founders, Dr. Takehiko Azuma, Dr. Makishige Asano, Dr. Yoshio Mishima, and Dr. Ryu Nakayama. This workshop was a forum for exchanging opinions on the microcirculatory system in various parts of the body, whether basic or clinical. Held from the first "Gathering of Microcirculation Researchers" (February 14, 1976) to 26th , during that time, Tokyo International Symposium on Microcirculation (July 26, 1981, at Sasagawa Hall), and Symposium on INTRAVITAL OBSERVATION OF ORGAN MICROCIRCULATION (June 18, 1983, at Tokai Alumni Association) were held. Before that, in January 1977, Prof. Tsuchiya was appointed as a professor at Keio University School of Medicine, and was quickly recognized in the fields of microcirculation to establish a study group and further developed into an academic society. This study group developed into the "Japanese Society for Microcirculation" on February 16, 1985. Then, Prof. Tsuchiya, as a President, held the 4th World Congress for Microcirculation (1987. 7. 26- 8. 2, Keio Plaza Hotel, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) in Tokyo with 440 foreign delegates from 27 countries and 500 domestic delegates. Without Prof. Tsuchiya, we can't talk about the Japanese Society for Microcirculation today. After Prof. Tsuchiya passed away, Prof. Hiromasa Ishii was appointed as the second President in 2001, and then Prof. Makoto Suematsu was appointed as the third President in 2008 and held the 10th World Microcirculation Society in Kyoto (Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto) with 240 delegates from overseas (30 countries) and 164 delegates from Japan. On March 26, 2016, I was appointed as the fourth president of the Japanese Society for Microcirculation.