OSAKA UNIVERSITY SHORT-TERM STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM _

05s-01
INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SERVICE AND MEDICAL CARE IN JAPAN

Ryoji MATOBA, 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. This course will provide an overview of systems of health service and medical care in this country, with special reference to the 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. Assoc.Prof. Dr.Nakanishi N.
2. System of health and welfare services in Japan. Lecturer. Dr.Fukuda H.
3. Community care in Japan. Lecturer. Dr.Takatorige T.
4. Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases in Japan. Assoc.Prof. Dr.Nakanishi N.
5. Lifestyle and health. Prof. Dr.Morimoto K.
6. Medical ethics for the people in Japan. Assoc.Prof. Dr.Muraoka K.
7. Occupational stress. Res.Asst. Dr.Nakayama K.
8. Measurement of salivary stress marker. Res.Asst. Dr.Toda M.
9. How the Japanese physician and nurse are working at a university hospital. Prof. Dr.Ohno Y.
10. Community health nursing in Japan. Prof. Dr.Aso Y.
11. Infection and chronic inflammatory diseases. Prof. Dr.Yamamoto Y.
12. Unexpected death and death certificate in Japan. Lecturer. Dr.Kuroki H.
13. DNA identification in Japan. Res.Asst. Dr.Nakatome M.
14. Insurance system and compensation medicine in Japan. Lecturer. Dr.Kuroki H.
15. Drug abuse in Japan. Prof. Dr.Matoba R.

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 be visited include hospitals, private clinics, public health centers, community health centers, health care homes for elderly, and welfare homes for the elderly. The participants are requested to submit a report on the institutions visited.

Grading
Evaluation will be based on a term paper and class attendance.