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The Japanese Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases is the successor to the “Japanese Society for Infectious Diseases” established in 1969 and the “Japanese Society for Pediatric Viral Diseases” established in 1970, respectively by researchers eager to collect and to learn purely academic achievements that transcend politics and policy in the period of an active student movement. In 1987, these two societies were absorbed into the 19th meeting of the Japanese Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases, which comprehensively covers microorganisms including viruses and pediatric infectious diseases, pediatric immunology, and vaccinations. In addition, the society has been publishing “The Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology” four times a year since 1989 to present and disseminate research results as academic achievements. After 30 years, the society was dissolved into the General Incorporated Association Japanese Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases in 2020. The society has grown into a large academic society consisting of about 3,000 members.

In 2018, during the 50th year from the establishment of the “Japanese Society for Pediatric Viral Diseases, ” the 50th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases / the 9th Asian Congress of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (ACPID 2018) were jointly held in Fukuoka City. In 2016, the society launched a qualification system for trainers of pediatric infectious diseases (board-certified specialists), which is the education and training system of the society. The society has been qualifying registered specialists since 2019, and trainers (board-certified specialists) since 2020.

Name Japanese Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Establishment 1987/11/21
Past Chief Directors 1987~Munehiro Hirayama*
1994~Nobuo Watanabe*
1996~Hiroshi Ushijima*
2000~Shunpei Yokota*
2002~Hitoshi Kamiya*
2004~Tsutomu Iwata
2008~Tsuneo Morishima
2012~Hiroyuki Tsutsumi
2016~Kazunobu Ouchi
* Chairperson of Management Committee
Membership 3,169 members
Current Chief Director Kazunobu Ouchi (9th) (Department of Pediatrics Kawasaki Medical School)
Executives members 1 Chief Director, 42 Directors, 2 Auditors
Board members 113 representatives (as of April 1, 2021)
Objectives The society aims to promote clinical analysis and research of pediatric infectious diseases and immunology,
as well as academic progress and its propagation, to contribute to the enhancement of child health, and to facilitate communication between members and collaboration with related organizations in Japan and in the world.
Activities
  • Hosting academic meetings
  • Publishing the society’s journal
  • Hosting surveys, workshops and lectures
  • Distributing information on infectious diseases
  • Collaborating with related organizations in Japan and in the world
  • Promoting education and training/qualification system
  • Publishing clinical guidelines
  • Other activities required to achieve the objectives of the society
Committees
  • The Society’s Future Planning Committee
  • The Editorial Committee
    (The Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology)
  • The Guideline Development Committee
    (Guideline for the Management of Respiratory Infectious Diseases in Children)
  • The Guideline Development Committee
    (Guideline of Vaccination for Pediatric Transplant Recipients and Immunocompromised Hosts)
  • The Guideline Development Committee
    (Guideline for the Management of Gastrointestinal Infectious Diseases in Children)
  • The Pharmaceutical Affairs Committee
  • The Medical Insurance Committee
  • The Vaccination Committee
  • The Infectious Diseases Surveillance Committee
  • The Infectious Diseases Specialist / Infection Control Doctor Certification Committee
  • The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist Certification Committee
  • The Educational Committee
  • The Research Committee
  • The Ethics Committee
  • The Conflict of Interest Committee
  • The Financial Affairs Committee
  • The Election Administration Committee
Working groups
  • WG for the preparation of text for The Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology
  • WG for COVID-19 infection
  • WG for provisional trainers
  • WG for board-certified specialists
  • WG for the establishment of principles of ethics in research (tentative)
Annual Meeting Once a year
Journal The Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Number of issues: 4/year (February, May, August and November)
Format: On-line edition and printed edition (not for sale)
Contents: Research papers (original articles, case reports, academic symposium)
Educational papers (reviews, special lectures in meetings, etc.)
Annual  fee No admission fee; ¥10,000 annual fee
Juridical personality Qualified (General Incorporated Association)
Japanese Association of Medical Sciences/Japanese Association for Dental Science Non-member
Registration/board-qualification Available

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