On November 24, 2022, Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) Board Member Professor Kohei Onozaki gave the seventh and final lecture of the eleventh semester of Health Policy Academy (HPA). While referring to real policy proposals and similar documents, Professor Onozaki shared his know-how regarding health policy formulation in the context of the relationships of various stakeholders. More time than usual was set aside for discussion after the lecture and, in the broad question-and-answer session that took place, attendees were able to consult Professor Onozaki on issues like the implementation of My Number Cards in Japan or how companies based overseas can approach healthcare in Japan after COVID-19.

This lecture marked the final session of this semester of HPA. The first semester of HPA was held in 2015 and this semester marked the eleventh time the program has been offered. The introductory lecture for this semester was held in May 2022 and was followed by a tightly-packed schedule of seventh lectures, one special lecture featuring HPA alumni, four study sessions, and one group presentation session. As in previous years, we hosted frontrunners in each theme as guest speakers who spoke on key issues related to urgent topics in health policy. Study sessions were centered around discussions among attendees from diverse backgrounds in industry, Government, academia, and civil society. Through these discussions, attendees actively deepened their knowledge and, based on the lectures and discussions, gave presentations on issues they chose themselves in a session titled, “Our Recommendations for Health Policy.”

Due to circumstances surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the eleventh semester of HPA was held in a hybrid format in which participants joined both remotely and in-person.

■ Program of The 11th Semester of HPA (lectures and study sessions)

Lecture 1 – Introduction (Thursday, May 26, 2022)

Kohei Onozaki (Board Member, HGPI)

June Study Session : Increasing income-based co-payment rates for late-stage healthcare for the elderly (Thursday, June 9)

Lecture 2 – The History of Health Policy/ Health Insurance System (Thursday, June 23)

Yasuki Kobayashi (Former Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo)

July Study Session : Political Actions for Strengthening the COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing Capacity during The Pandemic (Thursday, July 7)

Lecture 3 – Policy Making Process (Thursday, July 21)

Hayato Kume (First Secretary , Embassy of Japan in the United States of America)

August Study Session : Improving catch-up vaccine uptake of the HPV vaccine (Thursday, August 4)

Lecture 4: Advocacy for Public Health by Private Sector (Thursday, September 1)

Takeo Morooka (Representative Partner, PH Consulting LLC)

September Study Session : Implementation of Advance Care Planning (ACP) in The Integrated Community Care System (Thursday, September 15)

Lecture 5 – Community Healthcare in Japan (Thursday, October 6)

Yoshiki Kuriya (Representative Director, Nihonkai Healthcare Net (Regional Medical Coordination Promotion Corporation))

Lecture 6 – Advocacy from Civil Society (Thursday, October 20)

Yukiko Nishimura (President, Advocacy Service for Rare and Intractable Diseases (NPO ASrid))

Group Presentation Session – Our Recommendation for Health Policy (Thursday, November 10)

Lecture 7 – Predicting the Future of Healthcare (Thursday, November 24)

Kohei Onozaki (Board Member, HGPI)

Special Study Session – “Looking Back at The Response to The COVID-19 Infection from The Perspective of Health Communication (Friday, August 26)

Mamoru Ichikawa (Representative Director, Medical Journalism)

*not included in regular course

(Speaker names listed above are in no particular order and titles have been omitted. Affiliations and positions are current as of the date of each session.)

 

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■Related contents held as part of the project

[Application Closed] Health Policy Academy the 11th Session *Application Deadline Extended to 31 March Noon (Opening in May 2022)
[Event Report] The 11th Semester of Health Policy Academy, Lecture 1 – Introduction (May 26, 2022)
[Event Report] The 11th Semester of Health Policy Academy, June Study Group Session (June 9, 2022)
[Event Report] The 11th Semester of Health Policy Academy, Lecture 2 – The History of Health Policy / Health Insurance System (June 23, 2022)
[Event Report] The 11th Semester of Health Policy Academy, July Study Group Session (July 7, 2022)
[Event Report] The 11th Semester of Health Policy Academy, Lecture 3 – Policy Making Process (July 21, 2022)
[Event Report] The 11th Semester of Health Policy Academy, August Study Group Session (August 4, 2022)
[Event Report] Special seminar on “Looking Back at The Response to The COVID-19 Infection from The Perspective of Health Communication,” 11th semester of Health Policy Academy (August 26, 2022)
[Event Report] The 11th Semester of Health Policy Academy, Lecture 4 – Advocacy for Public Health by Private Sector (September 1, 2022)
[Event Report] The 11th Semester of Health Policy Academy, September Study Group Session (September 15, 2022)
[Event Report] The 11th Semester of Health Policy Academy, Lecture 5 – Community Healthcare in Japan (October 6, 2022)
[Event Report] The 11th Semester of Health Policy Academy, Lecture 6 – Advocacy from Civil Society (October 20, 2022)
[Event Report] The 11th Semester of Health Policy Academy, Group Presentation Session (November 10, 2022)