Investigation of socio-economic factors associated with successful assisted living in Japan and the United States

International Collaborative Research Program 2022–23
3rd Osaka University and UC Berkeley Joint International Symposium

Opening remarks and Introduction

• Dr. Kei Kamide (Dean, Professor, Div. of Health Science, Osaka Univ.)

Session 1; Research achievement reports 9:10-10:10 (Japan time)

• Moderators: Dr. Linda Neuhauser (Professor, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley), Dr. Marlon Maus (Professor, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley)

1. Yuko Nakamura (Doctor course student, Osaka Univ.) – Serum lipids as a risk factor in older age from the SONIC study
2. Naoko Murakami (Doctor course student, Osaka Univ.) – Actual conditions for returning to home after hospitalization among older patients receiving home medical care：the OHCARE study
3. Yuka Ohata (Doctor course student, Osaka Univ.) – Association between skeletal muscle mass and blood pressure decline over a five-year period for community-dwelling older adults.
4. Yuka Tachibana (Doctor course student, Osaka Univ.) – Evaluation between respiratory function with spirometry and cognitive function in the community dwelling older population
5. Angela-Maithy Nguyen (Postdoctoral scientist, UC Berkeley) – Predictors of mental health trajectories among adult survivors ten years after Hurricane Katrina, 2005-2015

Session 2; Special lectures by invited professors from UC Berkeley 10:15-11:15

• Moderators: Dr. Kei Kamide (Professor, Health Science. Osaka Univ.), Dr. Mai Kabayama (Professor, Health Science. Osaka Univ.)

1. Winston Tseng (Professor, UC Berkeley, Osaka Univ.) – Pacific Islanders Together Towards Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2. Marlon Maus (Professor, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley) and Dr. Linda Neuhauser (Professor, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley) – Design Thinking and Innovative Solutions to Complex Health Problems

Session 3; Joint discussion 11:15-11:25 (Japan time)

• Moderators: Dr. Winston Tseng (Professor, UC Berkeley, Osaka Univ.), Dr. Kei Kamide (Professor, Health Science. Osaka Univ.)

Closing remarks

• Dr. Winston Tseng (Professor, UC Berkeley, Osaka Univ.)

Location: Symposium (in person and online) at Lecture room 1, Div. Health Science, Osaka Univ. Graduate School of Medicine.

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