JMSA HEALTH CARE LECTURE SERIES: UNDERSTANDING HEADACHES WITH DR. HIROKI NARIAI

<< You can download Dr. Nariai’s headache lecture slides here >>

June 17th Wednesday was a beautiful night for Nippon Club to host the 35th Health Seminar in cooperation with JMSA at the 5th floor Sakura Room. The topic was “Understanding Headaches,” and the lecture was presented by Dr. Hiroki Nariai who is currently a pediatric neurology fellow at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center.

Dr. Nariai started his presentation by explaining the different symptoms and treatments involved in various types of headaches such as migraines, tension type headaches, and cluster headaches. He further addressed how some types of severe headaches, such as subarachnoid hemorrhages, are life-threatening and how we can distinguish a serious headache that may require immediately attention from a non-serious one. Dr. Nariai also introduced some of the most recent technologies in neurological medicine in a very understandable way in which all audiences were able to enjoy regardless of their background.

The seminar ended successfully with a Q&A session and a reception where light snacks and wine were served. Guests and staffs were able to enjoy the rest of the night with each other and also with Dr. Nariai himself.

The next Health seminar will be held in October—details to come soon!


6月17日、日本クラブ/米国日本人医師会共催 第36回ヘルスセミナー「頭痛のはなし」が開催されました。講師は現在アルバート・アインシュタイン医科大学、モンテフィオーレ・メディカルセンター子児神経内科フェローの成相 宏樹(なりあい ひろき)先生でした。

今回のトピックは年齢性別ともに関わらず誰しもが生涯必ず経験するであろう「頭痛」。成相先生は頭痛の種類を始め、様々な頭痛の対処法や頭痛の病態の理解と歴史、更には最近の医学診療・医学研究の進歩などについてもわかり易く説明してくださいました。 また、緊急の頭痛とそうでない頭痛の見分け方など普段でも役立つ知識なども教えていただきました。

1時間ほどのレクチャーのあとは成相先生を始めゲストの皆様と関係者の方々との交流を兼ねたリセプションも行われました。ゲストの方々も頭痛について期待以上に学ぶことができ、今回のヘルスセミナーも大成功で終えることができました。次回のセミナーは10月に開催される予定です。