The 59th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Teratology Society
the 13th World Congress of the ICPF
July 26 – 2, 2019 in Nagoya, Japan
Theme: For the Future of Children – Disseminating a philosophy of “Medicine is Jinjutsu” from Japan to to the world
The 13th World Congress of the ICPF (CLEFT 2019) was held at Aichi-Gakuin University, Meijo Koen Campus, Nagoya. It was planned in conjunction with the Japanese Teratology Society – the 59th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Teratology Society. Among more than 15 congresses and workshops in the past 20 years, this specific congress was the turning point to get together with the doctors and co-medicals engaged in not only cleft anomalies but with other congenital problems.
Emeritus President
Akihasa Mizuno, Special advisor Japanese Cleft Palate Foundation and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chubu Electric Power Co.,Inc.
President
Nagato Natsume, Director of Cleft Lip and Palate Center, Aichi Gakuin University Hospital and Professor, Division of Research and Treatment for Oral and Maxillofacial Congenital Anomalies, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University
It was aimed to present the advances in treatment, prevention, research, and cutting-edge technology for surgeons, physicians, scientists and other health professionals from all over the world. The topics were:
Protecting the lives of fetuses
Treatment and research for congenital anomalies
- Introduce the delicate skills and techniques, latest research in Japan
Current status and outlook for international medical assistance in congenital anomalies
- Disseminating the philosophy of “Medicine is Jinjutsu” (a benevolent art)
The role of monitoring of congenital anomalies in Japan
- Including the data of ‘Fukushima’ after the 2011 nuclear accident
Possible roles of the folic acid for prevention of congenital anomalies