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OSAKA UNIVERSITY SHORT-TERM STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM
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Introduction to Health Service and Medical care in Japan
Kanehisa MORIMOTO, et al. (Graduate School of Medicine)
Objective Japan has achieved tremendous improvements in life expectancy during the last 50 years and leads the international life expectancy tables. as achieved tremendous improvements in life expectancy during the last 50 years and leads the international life expectancy tables. This course will provide an overview of systems of health service and medical care in this country, with special referen to rapid aging of the population, trends of epidemiology of major diseases, and characteristics of life style of the people in Japan.
Textbook and Reference Books
R Detels, WW Holland, J McEwen, GS Omenn (ed.): Oxford Textbook of Public Health, Vol. 1-3, Oxford University Press, 1997.
WJ Stephen: An Analysis of Primary Medical Care - An International Study, Cambridge University Press, 1979.
Ministry of Health and Welfare: Annual Report on Health and Welfare 1990 - 1991, Japan International Cooperation of Welfare Services, 1992.
Ministry of Health and Welfare: Health and Welfare Statistics in Japan, Health and Welfare Statistics Association, 1992.
Lecture Outline
1. History of public health in Japan. Prof. Dr. TATARA K.
2. System of health and welfareervices in Japan. ( A field trip)
3. System of medical care in Japan. (A field trip)
4. System of dental service in Japan. ervices in Japan. ( A field trip)
3. System of medical care in Japan. (A field trip)
4. System of dental service in Japan. Asst. Prof. Dr. SHINJO F.
5. Epidemiology of major diseases in Japan. Assoc. Prof. Dr. NAKNISHI N.
6. Lifestyle and health. Prof. Dr. MORIMOTO rof. Dr. MORIMOTO K.
7. Alcohol consumption and health Assoc. Prof. Dr. TAKESHITA Assoc. Prof. Dr. TAKESHITA T.
8. Allergic diseases in Japa Res. Asst. Dr. TSUJITA Res. Asst. Dr. TSUJITA S.
9. Mental health for the people in Japan Res. Asst. Dr. MARUYAMA Res. Asst. Dr. MARUYAMA Res. Asst. Dr. EZOE Res. Asst. Dr. EZOE S.
10. Medicalthics for the people in Japan. Assoc. Prof. Dr. MURAOKA Assoc. Prof. Dr. MURAOKA K.
11. System of community nursing care in Japa Prof. Dr. HAYAKAWA Prof. Dr. HAYAKAWA K.
12. Quality assurance of health care in Japan Prof. Dr. INAMURA Prof. Dr. INAMURA S.
13. Comparison of character of cancers between Westn countries and Japan. Prof. MATSUURA Prof. MATSUURA N.
14. History and pathology of Hashimoto's Diseas Prof. IWATANI Prof. IWATANI Y.
15. Cooperative research works with Asian countries. Prof. YAMAJI K.
Field Works
In this course, visits to institutions related to health service and medical care are organized to let the students understand real aspects of these activities in a community. Institutions expected to visit include hospitals, private clinics, public health centers, community health centers, health care homes for elderly, and welfare homes for the elderly. s for elderly, and welfare homes for the elderly. The participants are requested to submit the report on the visited institution