1.Considering what we can do for Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
Eiji FURUYA ; Tomomasa MORIYAMA ; Kenji KATAYAMA ; Toshikazu MIYAMOTO ; Yuka MUROFUSHI
Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2014;64(3):141-154
Sports Acupuncture is used for alleviating physical disorders of athletes and it helps them to keep up the quality of their performance. Acupuncture has been used for sports injuries to relieve the pain, and lately, is also applied for preventing injuries, conditioning, or health maintenance. However, the definition of "Sports Acupuncture"is still unclear and there is no guideline to apply acupuncture for athletes.
As Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic will be held in Tokyo in 2020, we decided to review past researches related with sports acupuncture. These researches examine the effects of acupuncture for muscle pain, muscle fatigue, muscle atrophy, and sports injuries. Moreover, we invite one former athlete and she speaks how she used acupuncture when she was a player. After this panel discussion we will be able to make a step to next level, so that we re-create "Sports Acupuncture"on athletes'demand.
2.Evaluation of the M*Adhere Standard for Patient Efficacy and Health Economics System (M*Adhere SPEHEC® ) in Pharmaceutical Management
Chikako ISHIMURA ; Mika AOHARA ; Tohru SAKAMOTO ; Yuichi FURUYA ; Kenji FURUYA ; Aya FURUKAWA ; Kaori KADOYAMA ; Toshiaki NAKAMURA
Japanese Journal of Drug Informatics 2020;22(2):108-115
Objective: In order to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of pharmacotherapy and maximize the benefit/risk ratio, patient follow-up after medication is imperative. Such follow-up includes medical adherence, drug efficacy, early detection and treatment of adverse events. All pharmacy pharmacists should, at their service counter, select and correctly identify the most noticeable symptoms of adverse drug reactions for the patient, especially with their other roles and responsibilities. Thus, we evaluated the usefulness of M*Adhere SPEHEC® in pharmaceutical management.Methods: During the month of April 2019, 21 pharmacists at six pharmacies responded to the survey.Results: Of 21 pharmacists, 18 (85.7%) stated that the efficiency and/or quality of pharmacotherapy management had improved. The system enabled evidence-based identification of drug adverse event symptoms, and the time for pharmaceutical care was reduced by an average of 2 min.Conclusion: Based on these results, M*Adhere SPEHEC® was confirmed to be highly useful in improving the efficiency and quality of pharmaceutical management for patient follow-up.