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Hokushinkai is a patient group whose purpose is to promote friendship among heart disease patients, exchange information, manage their health, and improve their knowledge.
Anyone who has been hospitalized or visited Kitano Hospital Heart Center can join.
The activities are led by the Director of the Heart Center, and involve doctors, nurses, and exercise therapists from the medical department.
There are lots of fun events, such as lectures, short trips, dinner parties, tea parties, and walking tours.
There are also many things that are useful in everyday life, such as the latest medical information and information exchange between members.
We hope that by learning that you are not the only one battling illness, but that there are many others out there, you will be able to deepen your knowledge and network with other members, and that this will encourage you to overcome your illness.
This association was established in March 1983 and is made up of patients who have been treated at the Kitano Hospital Heart Center and their associates. Its aims include promoting friendship among members, exchanging information, and improving health management knowledge.
As you know, angina pectoris and myocardial infarction are diseases for which self-management, including dietary therapy, is extremely important for the rest of your life, even after you are discharged from the hospital. Therefore, steady effort is necessary.
This association brings together patients to encourage them by letting them know that they are not the only ones battling illness, but that there are many others out there. At the general meeting, we invite doctors from the medical department, nutritionists, and even external speakers to give valuable lectures.
At the same time, we will also publish a newsletter containing information and knowledge about the disease, as well as member experiences. We also plan short trips, dinner parties, tea parties, walking events, etc., and invite doctors and nurses from the medical department to participate to deepen exchanges.
Representative of organizers, vice-representative, general affairs, accounting, public relations, recreation, and other roles, auditor (advisor)
(Selected by members)
Advisor, Director of the Heart Center at Kitano Hospital
Kitano Hospital General Affairs Division
| Title | performer | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| When you find out you have heart disease | Makoto Takagi | Takagi Cardiology |
| The importance of dietary therapy | Takao Ishimura | Kitano Hospital Cardiology Department (currently Ishimura Internal Medicine Cardiology Department) |
| How to strengthen your heart | Genmyo Murase | Chief Abbot of Obakusan Manpukuji Temple |
| Medical and surgical treatment of heart disease | Toshihiko Ban | Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University |
| Obesity and abnormal metabolism | Yuji Matsuzawa | Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka University (Professor) |
| Actual eating habits | Akiko Kitaura | Kitano Hospital Nutritional Guidance Office |
| Bypass surgery: current status and future | Hisayoshi Suma | Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Medical College (currently Vice Director of Shonan Hospital) |
| Long-term management of heart disease | Takao Ishimura | Kitano Hospital (currently Ishimura Internal Medicine and Cardiology Department) |
| How to find a good doctor | Takao Ishimura | Kitano Hospital (currently Ishimura Internal Medicine and Cardiology Department) |
| Recent treatments in the field of cardiovascular medicine | Tetsuro Futo | Kitano Hospital Cardiology Department (currently Torii Internal Medicine Clinic) |
| How to fight arteriosclerosis | Tsuyoshi Umezawa | Kitano Hospital Cardiology Department (currently Umezawa Internal Medicine Cardiology Department) |
| Cardiac emergency treatment and cardiac resuscitation | Takeshi Funauchi | Kitano Hospital, Department of Cardiology (now Funauchi Internal Medicine Clinic) |
| Self-diagnosis of arrhythmia | Yosuke Yuzuki | Department of Cardiology, Kitano Hospital (currently Wakayama Japanese Red Cross Hospital) |
| About Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery | Kazuaki Minami | Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at Osaka Red Cross Hospital |
| Aiming for safe blood | Kiyoshi Takatsuki | Director of Kitano Hospital |
| Preventing sudden death | Takashi Nohara | Director of the Department of Cardiology at Kitano Hospital (currently Director of Hirakata Kosei Hospital) |
| The path I've walked | Kinta Nakata | Representative Director of Hida Takayama Festival Forest |
| Lifestyle habits incorporating exercise therapy | Takashi Nohara | Director of the Department of Cardiology at Kitano Hospital (currently Director of Hirakata Kosei Hospital) |
| When you feel palpitations (arrhythmia) | Tetsuya Haruna | Deputy Director of Cardiology at Kitano Hospital |
| What is stress? | Shunichi Ishihara | Associate Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, Bunkyo University |
| Memory Clinic: Looking back over the past five years | Makoto Tanaka | Assistant at the Department of Geriatrics, Kyoto University Hospital |
| Along with exercise therapy | Hiroshi Hamasaki | Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University |
| Demonic hands, philosophical heart - Aiming for safer cardiac surgery | Koji Ueyama | Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Kitano Hospital |
| Key points for managing high blood pressure | Toru Kinugawa | Director of Kinugawa Internal Medicine and Cardiology |
| From a long life to a vibrant long life! Exercise habits to keep your mind and body healthy | Shinji Sato | Associate Professor, Department of Sports and Health, Faculty of Human Environment, Osaka Sangyo University |
| Diabetes: A Must-Know Option - Its Relationship with Heart Disease | Izuru Masuda | Director of Takeda Hospital Health Checkup Center Director of the Takeda Hospital Group Preventive Medicine and EBM Center |
| Cutting-edge cardiovascular surgery: Small costs, big benefits | Koji Ueyama | Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitano Hospital Heart Center |
| The spirit of once-in-a-lifetime encounters learned from cardiac rehabilitation ~Better relationships are the best form of rehabilitation~ |
Hiroshi Hamasaki | Professor Emeritus, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University |
| Proceed with treatment together with your doctor - self-management will determine your future | Eisaku Nakane | Deputy Director of the Cardiac Center at Kitano Hospital |
| The latest arrhythmia treatment at Kitano Hospital's Cardiac Center | Tetsuya Haruna | Kitano Hospital Cardiac Center, Chief of Arrhythmia |
| Useful information on high blood pressure starting tomorrow | Toshiaki Izumi | Deputy Director of Cardiology, Kitano Hospital Heart Center |
| Date and Time | Title | Affiliation | in charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 26, 2013 | The 1st Hokushin Walking Club Photo Exhibition | Patient associations | Moderator Public Relations Officer |
| March 4, 2014 | 2nd Stretching Together | Rehabilitation Department | Tanaka-san |
| July 1, 2014 | 3rd session: Let's all talk and laugh together! Patient member's comment: "Impressions from listening to Dr. Haruna's lecture" Watching Rakugo on DVD "Laughter boosts your immunity!!" |
Patient associations | Moderator Public Relations Officer |
| September 2, 2014 | Part 4: Let's talk while watching the heart disease DVD "Living a Healthy Tomorrow." If you have any questions about your heart, please ask. |
Patient associations | Recreation Officer |
| March 13, 2015 | Part 5: Heart disease and diet | Nutrition Department | Acting Section Chief Inoue |
| September 11, 2015 | No. 6 Successful aging and physical fitness, physical function, and exercise in older adults | Kyoto Pharmaceutical University | Professor Yoshinori Nagasawa |
