With estimates showing that 1 in 5 people lives with chronic pain and loss of productivity brings huge impacts on society in Japan. Chronic pain is complex conditions and ones that is difficult to treat, it is highly evident that multi-disciplinary treatment and care is needed. Therefore, this global symposium will invite leading experts from multi-stakeholders in Japan and overseas. The discussion will focus on policy framework to strengthen health and social systems to tackle chronic pain and on policy process that involves multi-stakeholders including patients.
Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023; from 17:00 to 19:00 JST
Online (Zoom Webinar)
(Opens an external site)
Language
Japanese and English, with simultaneous interpretation
Program
| Program(tentative, times are in JST (GMT+9)) |
| 17:00-17:05 Opening Remarks and Event Overview |
| Kiyoshi Kurokawa (Chairman, Health and Global Policy Institute) Ryoji Noritake (CEO, Board Member, Health and Global Policy Institute) |
| 17:05-17:25 Keynote Lecture 1 ”Chronic Pain Management in Japan: Current Challenges and Prospects” |
| Takahiro Ushida (Director and Professor, Multidisciplinary Pain Center and Institute of Physical Fitness, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Aichi Medical University) |
| 17:25-17:45 Keynote Lecture 2 “Global Trend of Pain Management and Pain Policy” |
| Fiona Blyth (Professor of Public Health and Pain Medicine, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney) |
| 17:50-18:50 Panel Discussion ”Chronic Pain Policy Needed for Strengthening Supportive Healthcare” |
| Panelist: Takahiro Ushida (Director and Professor, Multidisciplinary Pain Center and Institute of Physical Fitness, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Aichi Medical University) Toshiki Mano (Professor, Chuo Graduate School of Strategic Management, Chuo University) Takako Matsubara (Professor, Graduate School of Rehabilitation, Kobe Gakuin University) Fiona Blyth (Professor of Public Health and Pain Medicine, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney) Yasuko Masuda (National Patient and Family Group for Spinal Ligament Ossification) Naomi Sakurai (President, Cancer Solutions Co., Ltd) |
| 18:50-19:00 Closing Remarks |
| Nobuhide Takemura (Member, House of Representatives; Director, Parliamentary Group for Chronic Pain) |
Participation Fee
Free
Organizer
Host: Health and Global Policy Institute
Co-host: Japan Pain Foundation
Sponsor: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) Global Health Innovation Policy Program (GHIPP)
Contact
Grand Cube 3F, Otemachi Financial City,
Global Business Hub Tokyo
1-9-2, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100-0004 JAPAN
TEL: +81-3-4243-7156
FAX: +81-3-4243-7378
