Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) held additional special seminar of the 12th session of Health Policy Academy (HPA).

The HPA holds additional special seminar in addition to its regular schedule, inviting HPA Alumni (those who have previously completed the HPA program). In the current term, many HPA Alumni from the first to the eleventh term joined the seminar, alongside the current students.

At the special seminar, Seigo Hara, Representative Chief Executive Officer, MICIN, inc./ HGPI Fellows, provided entitled “Health and Digital Technology”, the lecture focused on the changing of telemedicine system around Covid-19 pandemic and issues of Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) system in Japan.

In the Q&A session, students from diverse backgrounds actively asked questions, and it was a lively exchange of opinions that transcended industry and regional barriers.

The HPA has been renewed, and the 12th session will be called “HPA Advance.” This curriculum will cover the theory, themes, and analysis of health policies and will be conducted over the next six months. Its objective is to offer participants opportunities to learn about essential concepts required for the actual policy-making process. This includes fostering coordination and agreement among various ideas through discussions and the development of recommendations with students from diverse backgrounds.