Thu. May 16, 2019 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Room 1 (1F Main Hall)

Organizer:Michiko Moriyama(Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japan)
Chair: Michiko Moriyama(Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japan), Akira Matsushita(Family Practice Center of Okayama, Okayama University Medical School, Japan)

The world is affected by the aging population and the National Health Service faces problem with sustainability. In these circumstances, innovative challenges are being conducted in each country and region to build a sustainable health care system. Challenge continues in each municipality towards the development of the integrated community care system in Japan.
In this session, we would like to discuss the challenges of the activities aiming at elderly citizens in social security system in each country, aiming for "Elderly people in the area familiar to the end".



Michiko Moriyama
Professor, Chronic Care & Family Nursing Unit, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University

Michiko MORIYAMA has taught at Hiroshima University since 2002. She graduated from California State University, Fresno （Master’s in Nursing Science（MSN））and obtained a Ph.D in public health from Yamaguchi University. She previously OPrked at Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, where she contributed to the development of the National Long-term care insurance system. Prof Moriyama is a clinical nurse specialist in gerontology and is an expert on chronic care and family nursing, has clinical experiences at various nursing fields such as hospitals, the hospice home, the home-visiting nursing station. She has established DPP HEALTH PARTNERS CO., LTD in 2010 to provide chronic disease management programs all over Japan. Prof. Moriyama is a board member of many professional and academic organizations and OPn national and international awards in her field.

Akira Matsushita


Graduated from Yamagata University medical school in 1991.
Kawasaki Medical University General Medicne Training
Michigan State University Hospital, USA Family medicine residency
training in 1996
Kawasaki Medical University, General Medicine Clinical lecturer in 1999
Nagi Family Clinic, Director in 2001

Board certified Family Medicine in USA
Board Member of Japan Primary Care Association
Clinical Professor, Okayama University