Seminars

Content　Dry-model training in MED, FESS, and UBE/BESS/AFESS, combining two venues in Niigata and Sapporo with online participation.

Organising board member　Dr. Keiichi Katsumi, Niigata Central Hospital (at the time of the event)

Speakers　Dr. Takami (高見正成), Wakayama Medical University; Dr. Tsuchiya (土屋邦喜), JCHO Kyushu Hospital; Dr. Sasaki (佐々木寛二), Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital; Dr. Yoshikane (吉兼浩一), Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center; Dr. Takuya Nikaido, Fukushima Medical University

Content　A seminar on tips for introducing UBE and adapting techniques from MEL to UBE for multilevel disease.

Chair　Dr. Takuya Nikaido

Dr. Fukushima (福島成欣), Chief Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery / Director, Spine Center, Toranomon Hospital　Tips and Pitfalls in Introducing UBE

Dr. Seiji Yamaya, Director, Endoscopic Spine Surgery Center, Sendai Nishitaga Hospital　Endoscopic Laminoplasty for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Multilevel Disease: Adapting Wakayama-style MEL to UBEL

Content　Practical training and special lectures in Category 2 MED and Category 3 FESS, with UBE/BESS/AFESS also included.

Organising board member　Dr. Katsushi Chiba, Yamagata Spine Center, Miyukikai Hospital (at the time of the event)

Speakers　Dr. Takashi Tomita; Dr. Yoshihara (吉原潔); Dr. Seiji Yamaya; Dr. Tsuchiya (土屋邦喜); Dr. Sasaki (佐々木寛二); Dr. Keiichi Katsumi

Content　Lectures and dry-model training connected two venues in Sendai and Sapporo with online participants, covering basic MED and FED/FESS techniques, clinical outcomes, introduction, and applications.

Organising board member　Dr. Takashi Tomita

Speakers　Dr. Nakagawa (中川幸洋); Dr. Minamide (南出晃人); Dr. Sakane (坂根正孝)

Content　Sharing tips and precautions for far lateral disc herniation surgery using MED and FED.

Organising board member and chair　Dr. Keiichi Katsumi

Dr. Seiji Yamaya　MED for L5/S Far Lateral Disc Herniation: Techniques for Safe and Reliable Surgery

Dr. Tomowaki Nakagawa　Mastering the Lateral Approach with the MED System: How It Changes Surgical Strategy

Dr. Katsushi Chiba　FED-PL: Tips and Pitfalls

Sources　Event announcement and programme distributed by the Society

Content　A seminar exploring key MED/MEL techniques through discussion among questioners, respondents, and participants.

Organising board member and chair　Dr. Norio Numata

Questioner: Dr. Kikuchi (菊池孝幸) / Respondent: Dr. Takahashi (髙橋永次)　Manoeuvres That Can Lead to Failure

Questioner: Dr. Suzuki (鈴木忠) / Respondent: Dr. Keiichi Katsumi　Common Pitfalls

Questioner: Dr. Abe (安部悠一郎) / Respondent: Dr. Usui (薄井知道)　Troubleshooting

Content　Wet-model training using live pigs for Category 2 MED and Category 3 FED/FESS.

Organising board member　Dr. Takuya Nikaido

Content　Three questioners and six technically certified surgeons discussed key surgical techniques using videos.

Organising board member and chair　Dr. Ryota Kimura

Questioner: Dr. Suzuki (鈴木忠) / Respondents: Dr. Takashi Tomita and Dr. Utsumi (内海秀明)　Defining the Extent of Bone Resection

Questioner: Dr. Ono (尾野祐一) / Respondents: Dr. Tomowaki Nakagawa and Dr. Keiichi Katsumi　Managing Bleeding

Questioner: Dr. Iida (飯田純平) / Respondents: Dr. Seiji Yamaya and Dr. Takuya Nikaido　Endpoints of Discectomy and Decompression

Content　Sharing the development of endoscopic spine surgery in Tohoku and messages for the next generation of doctors.

Organising board member and chair　Dr. Takashi Tomita

Dr. Takano (高野裕一)　My Journey from Osteoporosis Researcher to Endoscopic Spine Surgeon

Dr. Nakano (中野惠介)　25 Years with MIS: From MED to MELIF

Dr. Hasegawa (長谷川和宏)　A Minimally Invasive Mindset in Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery

Sources　Event announcement and programme distributed by the Society

Content　Sharing basic MED system techniques, cervical and lumbar applications, and the role of MED in surgery for lumbar disc herniation.

Organising board member　Dr. Tomowaki Nakagawa and Dr. Seiji Yamaya

Chair　Dr. Takuya Nikaido

Dr. Tomowaki Nakagawa　Starting Endoscopic Spine Surgery: MED System Features and Basic Handling to Know

Dr. Seiji Yamaya　Application and Safety of the “Reverse Slide” Technique (逆滑り台法) for Contralateral MEL Decompression from the Cervical to the Lumbar Spine

Dr. Norio Numata　Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery at Our Hospital: The Role of MED

Sources　Event announcement and programme distributed by the Society

Content　MED and FED practical training and lectures, combining local sessions at seven venues in seven prefectures with online lectures.

Organising board member　Dr. Tomowaki Nakagawa and Dr. Seiji Yamaya

Speakers　Dr. Munehito Yoshida; Dr. Dezawa (出沢明); Dr. Koichi Sairyo; Dr. Ono (小野孝一郎)

Content　Sharing experiences from introducing FED to obtaining technical certification.

Organising board member　Dr. Katsushi Chiba

Chair　Dr. Takashi Tomita

Dr. Ryota Kimura　Starting Full-endoscopic Discectomy with Far Lateral Disc Herniation

Dr. Seiji Yamaya　From Introducing FED to Category 3 Technical Certification: The Value of Training at Another Institution in Japan

Dr. Kanno (菅野晴夫)　How We Introduced FED and the Steps We Took

Dr. Katsushi Chiba　The Path to Category 3 Technical Certification

Sources　Event announcement and programme distributed by the Society

Content　An online seminar planned and hosted by KiSCO Co., Ltd. before the Society was established.

Chair　Dr. Toshimi Aizawa

Dr. Seiji Yamaya　Endoscopic Spine Surgery with the New MED System, SYNCHA

Dr. Takuya Nikaido　The Usefulness of Combining Endoscopic Spine Surgery with O-arm Navigation for Cervical Disorders

Dr. Takashi Tomita　Intra-spinal Canal Treatment as Minimally Invasive Spine Care: Current Practice in Trans-sacral Canal Plasty (TSCP)

Dr. Katsushi Chiba　Precautions When Introducing Full-endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: Lessons from Reoperation Cases