About KAEND
I am Dr, Young-Chul Choi in the Neurology Department at Yonsei University I am honored to be appointed
president of the KAEND, and I am very pleased to convey my greetings and express my appreciation to the
members through the homepage.
In the KAEND, the departments of neurology and rehabilitation alternately take over the positions of
president and chairman every term, and the responsibilities of the officers have also been shared
harmoniously by the two departments. In this way, we have worked together for a long time without discord
and have contributed to the academic developments in the area of electrodiagnostic medicine. I believe all
of this would not have been possible without the cooperation of all the members and would like to express my
sincere appreciation to them.
Since its establishment on December 7, 1996, the KAEND has been developing continuously. Academic
conferences have been held each year since the inaugural general meeting. Unlike other academic conferences,
we hold workshops focusing on practical skills and techniques as well as presentations and academic
lectures, thereby providing members with the opportunities to easily acquire useful techniques used in
clinical practice as well as recent discoveries and the latest developments in electrodiagnostic medicine.
In addition, we invite scholars who are actively engaged in research overseas to provide opportunities to
learn about new and broad knowledge. Since 1999, we have been publishing the Journal of the Korean
Association of EMG Electrodiagnostic Medicine. In addition, we have been engaged actively in information
exchange regarding electrodiagnostic medicine and have made every effort to contribute to academic
development of related fields. In 2002, our activities and efforts were recognized and our association was
registered in the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences, and the homepage of our association was opened in
2007. As a result, the exchange of information among members has become more active and the development of
our association has accelerated due to measures, such as the simplification of the responsibilities of the
association. Since 2008, we have conducted electrodiagnostic medicine QC examinations for members after many
years of preparation and issued certificates.
President of the Korean
Korean Association of
Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Young-Chul Choi
Through these efforts, we have been able to restrict the indiscriminate overuse of electroneuromyography and
improve the quality of the testers.
Recently, however, we have been faced with difficulties, such as a decrease in the absolute number of
academic research papers contributed to the Journal and a decline in the number of applicants for the
electrodiagnostic medicine QC examination. Our previous executive members and officers have made
considerable efforts to overcome these difficulties. As part of these efforts, we have held training courses
in the regional area since 2017 and were able to complete them successfully. In addition to offering these
training courses, our association is continuously expanding academic lectures and workshops in the fields
that would interest members, such as diverse diagnosis techniques of neuromuscular disorders, and
therapeutic techniques as well as topics related to electroneuromyography. These efforts would not be
possible without your support and participation. Therefore, I earnestly ask for your active encouragement
and participation. Our mission is achieved through the active participation of our members and society.
The mission of our society is to improve the quality of health care for patients with muscle and nerve
disorders and to promote mutual friendship among members through research and advance of the
electrodiagnostic medicine. To fulfill this mission, our society has been funding research, publishing a
scientific journal and treatment guidelines, as well as providing special information through a variety of
scientific congresses and encouraging public awareness. Moreover, we need to collaborate and communicate
with health professionals and societies in other countries to share experiences and expertise to fulfill the
entire mission.
Thank you.