Dr Naoto Ishimaru
General Physician and attending Physician, Akashi Medical Centre Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
Presents:
Hypothermia in Japan: A Perspective from a Sub-tropical Climate
Synopsis:
You might imagine extreme weather conditions or mountains in winter when it comes to hypothermia. Actually, most of the hypothermic events take place in common indoor situations. Home is not a warm place for certain populations, such as people with socioeconomic vulnerability. The common causes of hypothermia are sepsis, drug/alcohol and endocrine disease. Therefore, investigation for these entities is essential when we encounter the persons suffering from hypothermia. How could we avoid hypothermic deaths? Several prognostication systems have been developed. Among them, we propose a simpler scoring system potentially leading to faster decision-making and disposition in real practices. Of course, we need to acknowledge the variations of hypothermia in different climates and cultures.
Bio:
Prior to Naoto’s current work, he worked and committed himself to clinical education as a clinical lecturer in a community-based medicine training station, Tsukuba University Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan. He had also worked in downtown Tokyo.
He received his Ph.D. from The Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba. Besides a certified family physician, he is a Board-Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, the Japanese Respiratory Society and the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases. His areas of research interest head for primary care diagnosis and management of common medical problems including respiratory infections, hypothermia and sleep apnea.
As an editorial member, he contributes to several Japanese medical journals.