2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

International educational program using web conference to detect early pancreatic cancer in Asia

Research Project

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Project/Area Number	18K09945
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 58010:Medical management and medical sociology-related
Research Institution	Kyushu University
Principal Investigator	Aso Akira 九州大学, 医学研究院, 共同研究員 (50621702)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	工藤孔梨子九州大学, 大学病院, 助教 (50644796) 中島直樹九州大学, 大学病院, 教授 (60325529) 藤森尚九州大学, 大学病院, 助教 (60808137) 清水周次九州大学, 大学病院, 名誉教授 (70274454) 森山智彦九州大学, 大学病院, 准教授 (20452758)
Project Period (FY)	2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Keywords	遠隔医療会議 / EUS / 膵癌
Outline of Final Research Achievements	We visited major hospitals in each country with the aim of disseminating endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) technology in Asian countries and applying it to management of pancreatic cancer. We established a human and technical network for a teleconference, and started 'EUS-Asia teleconference' in March 2019. After the COVID-19 pandemic, we focused on EUS-Asia teleconference and held a total of 13 meetings during the study period. This research became the basis of international exchange with Asian countries and contributed to the improvement of treatment outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer.
Free Research Field	消化器内科学
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	膵癌の予後は極めて不良であり、治療成績向上は全世界的な課題である。本研究で用いたEUSによる膵癌早期発見や、EUS-FNAやEUS下ドレナージなどの内視鏡診療にかかる期待は大きい。本研究では遠隔会議の利点を最大限生かし、COVID-19パンデミック下においても遠隔医療会議（EUS-Asia teleconference）を途切れさせることなく、継続・拡大発展させた。アジア各国のEUS診療の向上、ひいては膵癌診療成績向上に寄与した本研究の社会的意義は大きいものと考える。