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India's extravaganza: food, tourist attractions, etc. The Indian subcontinent is an extremely diverse cultural sphere, supported by its diverse topography surrounded by mountains and oceans, where multiple religions such as Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity coexist, and more than 20 official languages are used, including not only Hindi and English. This time...

Yusuke Terasaka, Vice President and Head of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Kyoto Katsura Hospital Values of PICC among physicians in various fields in India: Through a panel discussion Three important techniques for proper PICC insertion and positioning in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata....

Yusuke Terasaka, Vice President and Head of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Kyoto Katsura Hospital This time, we visited six representative hospitals in India (with 400 to 1,500 beds) to observe the introduction of PICC (peripherally inserted central venous catheter). At these hospitals, 10 to 15 PICC insertions are performed per day, and at each facility...

Yusuke Terasaka, Vice President and Chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Kyoto Katsura Hospital This time, I visited major cities in India for 9 days and 7 nights to inspect local hospitals and medical sites. India has the world's largest population and the fastest growing economy, but there is a great disparity in the field of medical care between public and private hospitals, and between urban and rural areas. We actually visited PICC, a...

In the last part of this report on our experiences of participating in overseas academic conferences, I would like to introduce the results of our activities. The AMOR-VENUS study team, consisting of myself, Dr. Hideto Yasuda, Dr. Masahiro Kashiwaura, our medical staff, and myself as a member of J-IVCARES, conducted a study entitled "Impact of different peripheral venous catheter materials in the intensive care unit on the incidence of phlebitis....

In this third installment of our overseas academic conference participation experience, we would like to introduce the Main Congress. The Main Congress featured important research presentations on evidence-based vascular access management. Parallel sessions were held on a wide variety of topics, including "Acute Care," "Prehospital and Emergency Medicine...

In this second installment of our overseas conference participation experience, we would like to introduce the Pre-Congress Workshops. The Pre-Congress Workshop was held at the University of Wollongong with three parallel courses: Workshop 1, "Planning the Exit Site for Optimal Dressing and Securement...", Workshop 2, "Planning the Exit Site for Optimal Dressing and Securement...", and Workshop 3, "Planning the Exit Site for Optimal Dressing and Securement...".

This is a four-part series of reports on our experiences participating in overseas academic conferences. In this first installment, we will provide an overview of the conference we attended. Conference OutlineConference NameAVAS Scientific Meeting 2025 DatesSunday, July 20, 2025Pre-Congress WorkshopMonday, July 21, 2025Tuesday, July 22, 2025Main CongressOpening...