(Event Report) Health Policy Academy, Health Policy 101: Session 1
date : 4/30/2015
*This program is available in Japanese only.
In the face of changing population demographics, constant health technology advances, and rising healthcare costs, health policy in Japan is now more interesting than ever. Yet, there remains confusion around how and what exactly health policy is and few programs offer a comprehensive overview of this important topic.
To respond to this need, Health and Global Policy Institute began the Health Policy Academy.
Health Policy 101, the first lecture series of the Health Policy Academy began with its first session on April 30, 2015. A total of six sessions will be held within this series between April and September 2015.
Lecturers
・Kohei Onozaki, Board Member and President
・Toshio Miyata, Executive Director
Schedules for Lectures
*Please note this program is available in Japanese only.
Session 1: Health policy basics
・What is health policy?
・Health care players
・Health policy making process
・Urgent health policy issues in 2015
Session 2: Health policy in the news
・Health system history in numbers
・Post-war health policy in the media
・Health policy’s effect on society
・How flexible is health policy to change?
Session 3: Health care players
・Power balance in the health care industry
・Government actors in health policy
・Health policy and politics
・Stakeholders in health care
Session 4: Cross-national comparison of Japan’s health care system
・Japanese health care system and Europe
・Characteristics of Japanese health care system
・Global health policy issues
Session 5: Is healthcare in Japan sustainable?
・The transition of the total cost of social security and of the detail of it after the war
・Factors of increasing healthcare cost
・Three perspectives on healthcare sustainability
Session 6: Tips for future health policy
・Year 2025 in numbers
・Recent government actions to address issues of 2025
・Reading government materials
・Five sources for health policy information
Health and Global Policy Institute plans to offer a second series starting October 2015.
For more information on this program, please contact us at jimukyoku@hgpi.org
Exhibition date:2015-04-30
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