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[Event Report] Dementia Project: The 25th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Pre-meeting Seminar ‘“iNPH” Diagnosis and the New Phase of Healthcare Policy -The Framework for Dementia Care Promotion in the Basic Act on Dementia-‘ (February 16, 2024)

[Event Report] Dementia Project: The 25th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Pre-meeting Seminar ‘“iNPH” Diagnosis and the New Phase of Healthcare Policy -The Framework for Dementia Care Promotion in the Basic Act on Dementia-‘ (February 16, 2024)

Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) co-hosted the 25th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) Pre-meeting Seminar entitled, ‘“iNPH” diagnosis and the New Phase of Healthcare Policy -The Framework for Dementia Care Promotion in the Basic Act on Dementia-’ with Integra Japan k.k. and FUJIFILM Corporation.

The summary of this event can be found on the event report attached at the bottom of the page.


[Event Overview]

  • Date & Time: Friday, February 16, 2024; 17:00 – 19:00 JST
  • Venue: NAMBA SkyO Convention Hall Conference Room 2 (5-1-60, Namba, Chuo-Ku, Osaka, Japan)
  • Host: The 25th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
  • Co-host: Integra Japan k.k., FUJIFILM Corporation., Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI)

 

[Program] (Title Omitted, In no particular order) (Times are in JST (GMT+9))

17:00-17:10 Opening Remarks
Haruhiko Kishima (Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University / Vice President, The Japanese Society of NPH)
17:10-17:30 Introduction: The Significance of the Enactment of the Dementia Basic Act from the Perspective of iNPH
Shunichiro Kurita (Senior Manager, Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI))
17:30-17:50 Keynote lecture 1: The Enactment of the Basic Act on Dementia to Promote an Inclusive Society and Prospects for Future Policies
Aki Nakanishi (Deputy Director, Technical Officer (Medical Science), 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))
18:00-18:20 Keynote lecture 2: Innovating for Early Diagnosis: The Development and Progress of a Gait Analysis Application and Diagnostic Imaging AI Software
Shigeki Yamada (Lecturer, Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University)
18:20-18:50 Panel Discussion: Evolving Policy, Research, and Clinical Systems to Enter a New Era for iNPH

Hiroaki Kazui (Professor, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kochi Medical School / Chairman, The Japanese Society of NPH)
Madoka Nakajima (Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Juntendo University)
Aki Nakanishi (Deputy Director, Technical Officer (Medical Science), 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))

Designated remarks
Manabu Ikeda (Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Course of Integrated Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University / President, Japanese Psychogeriatric Society)

Moderator
Shunichiro Kurita (Senior Manager, Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI))

18:50-19:00 Closing Remarks (Video message)
Hayato Suzuki (Member, House of Representatives; Secretary-General, Parliamentary Association for Promoting Dementia Policies for an Inclusive Society)
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