Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) has been commissioned to conduct an "International Comparison of Dementia Policies, Research Study on Information Dissemination" for the FY2023 project to Elderly Healthcare Promotion Project” (Elderly Healthcare Project Promotion Subsidy).
This meeting will be held as part of the "International Comparison of Dementia Policies, Research Study on Information Dissemination" project, with the aim of deepening discussions with key opinion leaders from Japan and abroad on the state of participation of persons with dementia, while keeping in mind trends in other countries for the formulation of a new national dementia strategy for Japan in the future.
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Date: Monday, January 22, 2024, 18:00-20:00 JST
Online (Zoom Webinars)
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Language
Japanese and English, with simultaneous interpretation
Program
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18:00-18:05 | Opening remarks |
Ryoji Noritake (CEO, Board Member, HGPI) | |
18:05-18:10 | Greetings from MHLW |
Kousuke Wada (Director, Division of Dementia Policy and Community-Based Long-Term Care Promotion, Health and Welfare Bureau for the Elderly, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)) | |
18:10-18:30 | Keynote lecture 1: Making Progress on Dementia Policy in the International Community |
Paola Barbarino (CEO, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI)) | |
18:30-18:50 | Keynote lecture 2: Initiatives for Involvement from People Living With Dementia in the Formulation of Scotland’s National Dementia Strategy |
Geraldine Campbell (Head, Dementia Policy Unit at The Scottish Government) | |
18:50-19:00 | Short lecture: About HGPI’s efforts |
Shunichiro Kurita (Senior Manager, HGPI) | |
19:05-20:00 | Panel discussion |
Shuichi Awata (Director, Integrated Research Initiative for Living Well with Dementia, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology) Shu Suzuki (Senior Associate, HGPI) |
Participation Fee
Free
Organizer
Health and Global Policy Institute
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