The Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) Health Information Project hosted a Global Sage Meeting entitled, “Co-creating Health Information Right.”

In the current era of advancing digitalization, when information regarding health and medicine is intertwined, we hosted a multi-disciplinary discussion that was rich in historical and cultural perspectives that examined the nature of accurate and reliable health information together with health sector representatives, patients and patient advocacy leaders, and experts in fields like history, philosophy, anthropology, and religion. Centered around the theme of “health information,” we exchanged broad views on the nature of health information that is needed today and will be needed in the near future, as well as on how to best prepare people for comprehending that information.

*For details, please see the PDF linked below.

[Event Overview]

• Date & Time: Friday, July 21, 2023; from 14:00 to 17:30 JST
• Venue: Event Space in Google
• Language: Japanese and English, with simultaneous interpretation
• Host: Health and Global Policy Institute
• Support: Moderna Japan Co., Ltd.
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[Program] (title omitted, Japanese order)
14:00-14:10　Explanatory explanation
　Kai Shigeno (Senior Associate, Health and Global Policy Institute)
14:10-14:30 Keynote Lecture 1: Co-creating Health Information Right
　Takeo Nakayama (Professor, Department of Health Informatics, School of Public Health, Kyoto University)
14:30-14:50 Keynote Lecture 2: Information is a Determinant of Health
　Garth Graham (Head of YouTube Health)
14:55-15:35 Panel discussion 1: Defining “Accuracy” in the Context of Health Information
Panelists:
　Norio Ohmagari (Director, Disease Control and Prevention Center (DCC) of National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM); Director and Chief, International Center for Infectious Diseases; Chief Medical Officer, Department of Infectious Diseases, Disease Control and Prevention Center of NCGM)
　Naomi Sakurai (President, Cancer Solutions Co., Ltd.)
　Rami Suzuki (President and Representative Director, Moderna Japan)
Moderator:
　Eri Yoshimura (Senior Manager, Health and Global Policy Institute)
15:35-16:20 Panel discussion 2: How We Should Consider Information Reliability and Validity
Panelists:
　Soichiro Toda (Project Researcher, Graduate School/Faculty of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University)
　Shoukei Matsumoto (Ancestroist; CEO & Co-Founder, Interbeing, Inc.; Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum)
Moderator:
　Ryoji Noritake (CEO, Board Member, Health and Global Policy Institute)
16:20-17:30 Networking