Contents:
 
 
 
　　Prof. T. Kanno, Department of Neurosurgery, Fujita Health University.
 
 
　　Prof. Y. Kato, Department of Neurosurgery, Fujita Health University.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
1. Founding President’s Message
 
　　Prof. T. Kanno, Department of Neurosurgery, Fujita Health University.
 
 
　I hope the entire neurosurgical community in Asia has been doing well. The recent advances of neurosurgery on this continental is surprising. All of them are done by the enthusiastic endeavor of you all. At the end of January 2006, we had 6th AsianCNS at Mumbai. Dr. Misra managed this meeting extremely well. I heard the number of participants was more than 800, which was the highest among 6 meetings for AsianCNS.
　Everything in Asia has been developing. The same with neurosurgery. However, please do not forget that we have still many poor patients. Nowadays, we have 3 categories of patients in Asia. 1st, are the patients from very rich and well developed countries. 2nd are coming from the developing countries and the 3rd come from the underdeveloped countries. How to support them? It becomes more difficult and complicated and not so easy as we used to do it. Approximately 10 years ago, the method of support, even in the comparatively expensive neurosurgery, was rather simple. There were only 2 categories － one to support and the other to receive it.
　However, at the present time, the most important way is to support the underdeveloped countries in Asia. Let’s focus on these countries and the neurosurgeons of these countries.
　In this meaning, I personally wish to develop our mutual cooperation and support to North Korea and Iraq. Fundamentally, they have high capabilities. Only by little support from us, they will be able to develop by themselves in future.
　Lastly, I hope not to forget our original aim of ACNS. It is our society endeavor to educate the young neurosurgeons in Asia and to do mutual cooperation. And then, the final aim of our society 　is to help the poor neurosurgical patients in Asia.
　I hope our younger neurosurgical generation will develop more these ideas..

　Sincerely yours,
　Tetsuo KANNO

 
 

 
 
2. On the future of AsianCNS
 
　　Prof. Y. Kato, Department of Neurosurgery, Fujita Health University.
   
 
　The Asian CNS Meeting in Mumbai has confirmed the enormous energy that the organization has at present. With more than 800 participants, the meeting is in the top tier of such events by attendance. Its high quality contents as topics coverage and educational activities structured in its program, has completely matched the level of the event. The invited speakers to the meeting were well reknown experts in their respective areas, appreciated very much for their teaching abilities. 　The result is very promising for the future of the organization; all six AsianCNS meetings in a sequence are a period for solid post-residency learning and expansion of horizons, it is a period after which the young neurosurgeon enters in its most productive and mature period of his career. 　I believe that the beginning was successful and that is demonstrated by the attractiveness of the AsianCNS for our young colleagues.
　This development will be a challenge for the next organizers. They should provide for a huge and intensive meeting, comparable only with the biggest meetings in the world. The AsianCNS has gone beyond Asia. More and more countries from Central Asia, Middle East and even Africa are represented by young neurosurgeons. North Korea has attended the meeting for a second time. All that will increase the participation even more.
　On the other hand, the AsianCNS is now more integrated with the World Neurosurgical Community. As a member to the WFNS, the organization will be broadly interacting with other major neurosurgical organizations at national and regional levels. This will stimulate a constant update and exchange with other continents.
　A new generation of young neurosurgeons is taking the turn, and soon will be the substance of the AsianCNS. With the lessons learned in the past, we have to provide them better support for development. Our women neurosurgeons should move further towards equal recognition and participation in neurosurgery. That will be possible with the effort of all members of our neurosurgical community, who support the AWNA as an integral part of the AsianCNS.
　Our organization should match the rapid development of Asia and try to reduce and bridge the gaps created by the difference of economic development. After attending the 6th AsianCNS, I believe that it can play a leading role and example in this development process.

　Prof. Yoko Kato
　President of the AsianCNS

 
 
 
 
3. Agenda for the ACNS Executive Committee Meeting in Mumbai
   
 
28th January 2006
Between 5:00pm ￣6:00pm
  1. Call to order and Presidential address
  2. Respects to the departed.
  3. Report as founder from Prof. Kanno:
    • Recommendation of Prof. Ro (North Korea) to Executive Committee Member.
    • Fund-raising
    • Report and discussion on Toyota Corporation Sponsorship Fund
    • Report on the admission to full membership of the AsianCNS to the WFNS and the issue of annual membership fees of 8U$ per member of the WFNS.
  1. Report on the 5th AsianCNS - Dr. Eka
  2. Report on the 6th AsianCNS - Dr. Misra
  3. Report on the Charter of AsianCNS . - Prof. Raja
  4. Means and ways to increase the membership
  5. Introduction of new members
  6. Activities of the AsianCNS until now and in future Prof. Kato
  7. Educational schedule of the AsianCNS:Workshops in Bangladesh, Pyonyan, Indonesia and Vietnam in 2006
  8. Discussion and Election of the place and the President of the 7thAsianCNS
  9. Other businesses, as decided.
  10. Closing remarks － Prof. Kanno
  11. Adjourn

　The following are the Minutes of this meeting we would like to present to the members:

 

Minutes of the 6th ACNS Executive Committee

Chairpersons
Prof. Kanno T, Prof. Raja IA, Dr. K Ganapathy, Dr. Rashid Jooma

  1. Meeting Called to order by Prof. Kanno
  2. The report of the previous year was presented by Prof. Kanno
    • The New member country. North Korea was represented by Dr. Hee-won Jung and his colleague. They were introduced, and asked to address the committee. Dr. Jung introduced himself and expressed his pleasure to be a part of the ACNS.
      Dr. Mohd. Tahir Joharji mentioned that the first meeting of the Gulf Neurosurgical Society was held and Dr. Madaan was the President and he was the Vice President，and he would be happy to be a part of the ACNS. This was appreciated by Prof. Kanno and Dr. Tahir was asked to present all the necessary formalities to Prof. Kanno so that this could be dealt with immediately.
    • The requirement of funds was presented by Prof. Kanno. Since the ACNS has become a member of the WFNS, a certain fee has to be paid for each of the members to the WFNS which is a total of US$8.00 per member. For the present financial year Toyota Corporation, Fujita University, and a few Drug companies have sponsored this years fees, however this cannot last long, and an alternative of payment by each individual has to be made as a contribution. Prof. Kanno mentioned that he had met Mr. Watanabe, who is the President of the Toyota Corporation and Mr. Watanabe agreed to set up a Division which will look into the ways of philanthropic aid to the ACNS and Mr. Watanabe was agreeable to assist workshops and conferences in Asian Countries alone.
      Prof. Raja thanked Prof. Kanno for the help in raising funds and also suggested that each country have a minimum membership of 25-50 individuals and the individual country neurosurgical society be responsible for the payment of the amount to the ACNS and the WFNS.
      Prof. Misra did not agree that individual country neurosurgical societies be held responsible, and suggested that this be an individual affair. Also now the ACNS is an informal group, once payments are made, we need to have a charter and also voting rights.
      Prof. Ganapathy supported Prof. Misra and suggested that a block membership in blocks of 3-5 years, or a life membership system be used where a single payment is made for life.
      Dr. Joharji felt that a block payment for life will financially stress the Neurosurgeons in developing countries.
      Dr. Jooma felt that we have a list of official members and this be divided into two groups: viz
      • Those who have been members for a long time, and are the senior neurosurgeons in the ACNS.
      • Those who are training and those who have graduated less than 5 years ago.
    • Dr. Jooma also raised the question of a continental society instead of the present system of individual society.
      Dr. Raja felt that converting this society to a continental society will make the Australasian Neurosurgical Society to be separated from ACNS, also this concept would invoke politics and other issues and hence the ACNS be maintained as an individual society.
      Dr. Joharji felt that it would be a good option to have a committee which would look into fund raising. He also mentioned that the bureaucracy and politics involved in converting ACNS to a continental society will be extreme and it would be better to continue as an individual society.
      Dr Seow Wan Tew suggested that it would be a good idea to collect this money from the delegates at the ACNS along with the conference fees.
      Dr. Sarkar suggested that the qualified neurosurgeons should be asked to pay, and those who are not qualified should not be asked to pay. Also the logistics of yearly payments was reiterated, and the issue of block payments might be easier. Also he suggested that one person should be given the responsibility of collecting the payments and then transferring the amount as a bulk to the ACNS office as this will reduce the ancillary costs.
      Dr. Eka suggested that since people who register for the conference have to pay, they should be asked to pay the membership fees along with the conference fee.
      Dr. Kanno summarized the issue before closing and suggested a team should look into the matter. He proposed the names of Dr. Seow Wan Tew, Dr. Misra, Dr. K. Ganapathy, Dr. Rashid Jhooma, as a part of the committee to discuss the issue.
  3. Dr. Eka presented the report of the 5th ACNS meet held in Indonesia in 2004. He reported a total of 111 participants in the workshops and 409 participants in the conference. This was possible through the unflailing support from Fujita Health University and from a major sponsor the Libo
    During this period the WFNS hands-on training was also conducted and this was a success. He handed over the full report to Dr. Raja
  4. Dr. Misra had presented the prelimnary statistics on the hands-on workshops and the 6th ACNS together. There were 5 hands-on workshops and two live surgery demonstrations, which were attended to the full capacity. The total number of participants in the conference had soared to a record high of 678 as of the middle of January, and spot registrations were expected too. He thanked his team for their total support and also thanked the team of experts who aided in the hands-on workshop and the arrangements during the conference.
  5. Dr. Raja presented the topic of the charter and asked for the committees views and opinions.
  6. The issue of increasing membership numbers was raised by Dr. Kanno and he suggested that our activities need to be publicized to the neurosurgeons from other countries. This is what he proposed to do in the upcoming meetings, where he has been invited to speak.
    Dr. Joharji reiterated that fact that the Arab world of neurosurgeons have hardly heard of the ACNS and we need to also talk about the ACNS in these countries explaining how it would be beneficial for the individual and thereby the community that we have more and more members.
  7. Dr. Raja put up the nominees for the executive committee members for approval.
  8. Dr. Kato presented the data for the new members in the ACNS and then talked about the upcoming 4 meetings in the coming year of the ACNS, in Bangladesh with the Bangladesh Neurosurgical Society during February, the Singapore Society in May, Indonesia in November and ASEAN meet in Vietnam. There will be workshops associated with these meets.
  9. Dr. Kato discussed the activities of ACNS in the past year, and she mentioned that they have been working on a new website. A new electronic newsletter will be sent off regularly. She also talked about the educational programmes being coordinated with the WFNS.
  10. The presidential election for the 7th ACNS and the place of the 7th ACNS was discussed. There were two applicants:
    • Dr. Jizong Jhao (China) presented a video on the　suggested venue of the 7th ACNS as Beijing, between October 14th and 17th 2008, soon after the Beijing Olympics, as this was the best time of the year.
    • Dr. Fadzhil Cheah (Malaysia) suggested Kuala Lumpur as the next venue for the ACNS meet along with the ASEAN meet in 2008.
    Voting was held as an open vote and the decision to have the next meet in Beijing was decided and Dr. Zhao would be leading the team during this period by a 19:10 majority.
  11. Dr. Kanno brought up the issue of the 12th AACNS meet in Nagoya and raised the point that Dr. Goel and Dr. Seow Wan Tew wanted to host the 13th AACNS meet.

Dr. Kanno thanked all the members of the Executive committee.

The meeting was declared closed.
 
 
 
4. The Executive Board Officers Appointments
 
　　　Founding President : Prof. Tetsuo Kanno
   
 
Composition of the acting Executive Board
The Executive Board Nominees, voted on the meeting, have assumed the following positions until a regular election is held within the next 2 years, in accordance with the adopted constitution and the by-laws, as “in-charge positions” several senior or long serving members of the AsianCNS have been included in a Vice-Presidential position to enhance the co-ordination with geographical regions and countries with active participation in the AsianCNS.:


President: Prof. Yoko Kato,
Department of Neurosurgery,Fujita Health University School of Medicine,
Japan

Exec Vice President: Yong Kwang Tu, National Taiwan Universityh, Taiwan

Vice Presidents:

Sew WanTew ,KK Women`s and Children`s Hospital ,Singapore
Jizong Zhao, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, P.R.China
Ibrahim Sbeih, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
Tariq Salahuddin, Punjab Medical College, Pakistan
Keki Turel, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, India
Javaid Iqbal. King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Rhiad, Saudi Arabia. 
Nho Vo Van, Cho Ray Hospital Vietnam,
Kyu-Sung Lee,Yonsei University Hospital, Korea,
Teruyasu Hirayama,Niihon University, Japan
Michael Murphy, Program Director of Surgery and Surgical Services, StVincent Hospital, Australia
Myat Thu,Yangon General Hospital, Mianmar 
Ivan NG,National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore,
Gennady Chmutin,Khabarovsk Regional Clinic, Russia
M. K. Kariev,Medical Institute Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Endro Basuki,Pt Takeda, Indonesia 
Nanthasak Tisavipat, Thailand,
Ru-Xiang Xu, Pearl River Hospital, First Military Medical University, P.R.China
Chie Mihara, Yokoyama Hospital, Japan

Secretary: Eka Wahjaepramono, Trisakti University Siloam Gleneagles Hospital, Indonesia

Deputy Secretary: Mohammed Taher Johardji, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia

Treasurer: Kiyohiro Hokin, Sapporo Medical University, Japan

Deputy Treasurer: Basant Pant, Katmandu Model Hospital, Nepal
Newsletter Editor: Kostadin Karagiozov, Department of Neurosurgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Japan

Historian: Prof.　Iftikhar Ali Raja, King Edward Medical College, Pakistan

 
 
 
 
5. AWNA: the Minutes and Agenda
   
 
At the 6thAsianCNS took place the administrative meeting of the constituent AWNA, as part of their 7theAWNA Meeting.Below are the agenda and the Minutes of those meetings:

AGENDA

2006, 7TH AWNA ANNUAL MEETING
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INDIA
JAN 27TH , 2PM TO 3.30PM

OPEN SESSION MEETING

AGENDA ITEM

  1. REPORTS OF ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
  2. MEMBERSHIP UPDATES AND RECOMMENDATION TO INVITE NEW MEMBERS
  3. ACTIVITIES OF AWNA
    • EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR WOMEN NEUROSURGEONS
    • GUIDANCE FOR JOB PLACEMENT
    • DISCUSSIONS ABOUT VARIOUS ISSUES IN CURRENT PRACTICE
    • REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS
  4. ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT :
    • TO ELECT PRESIDENT FOR NEXT Meeting 2008 & TO ELECT OFFICERS FOR 8TH
    • AWNA
  5. ABOUT FUTURE PLANS
  6. ANNOUNCEMENTS & ADJOURNMENT

MINUTES

January 27th, 2006 in MUMBAI India

  1. Dr.Geeta Parulekar
    Welcome the guests of the 7th AWNA mmeting
    She introduced Dr.Yoko Kato.
  2. .Dr.Yoko Kato delivered her talk on the problems toward by lady Neurosurgeons.
    She spoke about the expectations of lady Neurosurgeons.
  3. Dr.Kanaka Senior M.D.
    Lady Neurosurgeon from India spoke at length of her Experinces as a lady resident under late Prof.B.Ramamu Ahi.
    She encouraged female neurosurgeons to innovate to be known.
  4. Dr. Geeta Parulekar spoke about her problems as a lady in practice in Mumbai.
  5. Dr.Samina Khaleeq from Pakistan said that she is still lonely in Pakistan. She could attract only 2 more female neurosurgeons. She requested Dr.Kato to encourage more problems for ladies.
  6. Dr.Gail Rosseau thanks Dr.Kato for inviting her. She spoke optimistically about the lady neurosurgeons in U.S.A. She said in the U.S.A, it is no more a gender issue but a generation issue. She encouraged more participation in WFNS.
  7. Dr.S.Pashkala, Neurosurgeon From Kerala spoke about the positive aspects of private practice. She seems very happy with her position in Kerala.
  8. Dr.Sarla Menon from Bhopal, India spoke about her inspiration to be a neurosurgeon, She spoke about the iregulator hours and the devotion required.
  9. A young lady resident from India spoke about the teething troubles in the department. She spoke about improving her knowledge to face society.
  10. Dr.Cleopatra C. from Germany. She spoke beautifully about how Prof.A.Pervecksky encouraged her to innovate something so as to make her name in skill base surgery.
  11. Dr.Nadia Khan from Pakistan spoke about training in Zurich, Switzerland. She spoke about the diffences between the east and the west. She spoke about the joy of being in the operation room.
  12. Dr.Samina Khaleeq presented a video presentation of her experience of the earthquake in Pakistan in October 2005. It was a heart-breaking presentation which gained much applause.
  13. Dr.Yauri Joshi from India said that she has given response from patients in her private practice.
  14. Dr,Robin Surgupta was appreciating the efforts of Dr.Kato.
  15. Dr.Hirotoshi Sano from Fujita Health University Japan spoke about being the 1st micro neurosurgeon in Japan 35 years ago, the spoke about increasing number of surgeons (lady) in Japan.
  16. Dr.Russell Andrews spoke about being no difference between man to women.
  17. Dr. Geeta Parulekar expressed the vote of thanks.

The meeting was adjourned
 
 
 
6. New members of AsianCNS
   
 

Introducing our new members : ACNS New Member 2004-2005

  1. Satyendra Kumar India
  2. Nguyen Kim Chung Vietnam
  3. Shafiul Alam Bangladesh
  4. Nguyen Van Tan Vietnam
  5. Pham Thi Thu Hien Vietnam
  6. Duong Dai Ha Vietnam
  7. Gennady Egorovitsch Chumytin Russia
  8. William Aramovich Khachatryan Russia
  9. Sunil Ramrao Yadav India
  10. AlbinoBricolo Italy
  11. Narendra Kumar Das India
  12. Dhananjaya Ishwar Bhat India
  13. Yang Wei-Dong China
  14. Zhu Shi Guang China
  15. Im SO Phorn Cambodia
  16. Jafri Malin Abdullah Malaysia
  17. Xiao Shaowen China
  18. Parasuraman India
  19. Subodh Mohan Shetty India
  20. Varun Bhargava India
  21. Batuk Damjibhai Batuk India
  22. Shamsul MD Alam Bangladesh
  23. Vadim Anatolyevich Byvaltsev Russia
  24. Ahmed Mahmoud Hablas Egypt

 
 
 
 
7. Editor’s lines
   
 

　Our organization is at a stage of evolution,when the number of members has reached those significant proportions, so delivering information to every one of them becomes difficult and more important. No need to mention, that in the “information” age this factor becomes the criterion for the efficacy of the system It is not appropriate for an organization as the AsianCNS to be in touch with its members from one bi-annual meeting to another. Nowadays there is an easy mean to reduce isolation; it is via cyberspace. The newsletter, and later the website will be the place for regular update regarding all AsianCNS issues. The newsletter will be sent quarterly to all members who registered for membership with their E-mail addresses. There is also a website in construction, that will be producing more realistic image of the events, as there will be photographs, and it will be more easily updated. On it will be a form of feedback from you.Until then, an E-mail address will be set-up for feedback. I hope you all, fellow members, will enjoy the editions of the AsianCNS Newsletter.

Kostadin L. Karagiozov, MD,PhD
Department pf Neurosurgey
Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Japan
 

 

 
 
8.Photograph of academic society