NCD Global Forum for Civil Society Diabetes Session
date : 4/4/2018
NCD Global Forum for Civil Society
Diabetes Session
Open Forum
Diabetes Session
Open Forum
Date & Time: Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 13:00–17:00
(Registration: 12:40-) (Reception: 17:00-)
Venue: International House of Japan, Iwasaki Koyata Memorial Hall
(5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Organizer: Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI)
Participants: Patient leaders, healthcare policy experts, legislators, ministry officials, industry leaders, etc. (approx. 80 persons)
Program: (Speakers Under Request/ In no particular order/ Honorifics and titles omitted)
* Simultaneous English translation available throughout, * Details subject to change
12:40 Doors Open
13:00-13:05 Welcoming Remarks (pre-recorded)
Kiyoshi Kurokawa (Chairman, HGPI)
Kiyoshi Kurokawa (Chairman, HGPI)
13:05-13:15 Report from Patient Leader Workshops and Opinion Exchange
Yumi Kagawa (Director, Patient Speaker Bank)
Yumi Kagawa (Director, Patient Speaker Bank)
13:15-13:25 Keynote Address 1: Japan’s NCD Initiatives and Community Diabetes Care
TBD (Health Service Bureau, MHLW)
TBD (Health Service Bureau, MHLW)
13:25-13:45 Keynote Address 2: Japan’s Diabetes Care and Policy Issues
Kojiro Ueki, (Director, Diabetes and Metabolism Information Center,
Institute of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM))
Kojiro Ueki, (Director, Diabetes and Metabolism Information Center,
Institute of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM))
13:45-14:05 Special Session: Global Cooperation on NCD’s Beginning with Diabetes
Kevin Walker (Executive Director, Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD))
14:15-16:45 Panel Discussion:
Global Trends and Future Outlook of Patient-Centered Diabetes Care and Management in the Community
Panelists:
Kojiro Ueki
Ole Mølskov Bech, (President and Representative Director, Novo Nordisk Japan Ltd.)
Yumi Kagawa
Cristina Parsons Perez (Capacity Development Director, The NCD Alliance)
Kenneth E. Thorpe (Chairman, PFCD)
TBD
16:50-17:00 Closing Address
Hiroki Takeda (Executive Director, Japan Chronic Disease Self-Management Association (J-CDSMA))
Kevin Walker (Executive Director, Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD))
14:15-16:45 Panel Discussion:
Global Trends and Future Outlook of Patient-Centered Diabetes Care and Management in the Community
Panelists:
Kojiro Ueki
Ole Mølskov Bech, (President and Representative Director, Novo Nordisk Japan Ltd.)
Yumi Kagawa
Cristina Parsons Perez (Capacity Development Director, The NCD Alliance)
Kenneth E. Thorpe (Chairman, PFCD)
TBD
16:50-17:00 Closing Address
Hiroki Takeda (Executive Director, Japan Chronic Disease Self-Management Association (J-CDSMA))
17:00- Reception
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