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SEMINAR REPORT / 2025.09.13

5th Tohoku Endoscopic Spine Surgery Hands-on Seminar

Event report | Niigata University, Tokimate Station South Campus / Hokutake Medical Training Center, Village Plus (Sapporo)

Reports

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

The 5th Hands-on Seminar was held on 13 September 2025, with Dr. Keiichi Katsumi as seminar president. Dry-model training and lectures in MED, FESS, and UBE/BESS/AFESS combined two venues in Niigata and Sapporo with online participation. At the Niigata venue, 40 people took part in hands-on training: 23 from Tohoku and 17 from other regions, creating an opportunity for learning across regional boundaries.

Verified participation figures

40peopleHands-on participants at the Niigata venue
23peopleOf these, from Tohoku
17peopleOf these, from other regions

Registration totals, attendance figures, and venue-specific figures retain the populations defined in the source materials.

Programme and activities

Event date
2025.09.13
Venue and format
Niigata University, Tokimate Station South Campus / Hokutake Medical Training Center, Village Plus (Sapporo)
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

Names, affiliations, and positions are based on materials from the time of the event.

Sources and related materials

Compiled after checking post-event reports and thank-you messages alongside the original event announcements.

Last checked on 25 September 2026. Original emails used to verify these records and members-only videos are not published here.

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