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Ethics of Medical Care, Health and Social Welfare in the Super-Aging Society of Contemporary Japan

Research Topic
Ethics of Medical Care, Health and Social Welfare in a Super-Aging Society of Contemporary Japan

Lead Researcher
Aya Seike, Senior Lecturer, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Collaborating Researchers
Kenji Toba, Assistant to the President, The National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (NCGG)

Hidenori Arai, President, NCGG

Yukihiko Washimi, Hospital Director, NCGG

Hidetoshi Endo, Director, Education and Innovation Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, NCGG

Akinori Takeda, Vice Director, The Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders, NCGG

Naoki Saji, Vice Director, The Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders, NCGG

Takashi Sakurai, Director, The Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders, NCGG

Nobue Mizuno, Chief Nurse, NCGG

Sayaka Takeuchi, Certified Nurse Specialist in Dementia Nursing, NCGG

Junko Hagihara, Certified Nurse Specialist in Dementia Nursing, The Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders, NCGG

Rieko Inoguchi, Certified Nurse Specialist in Gerontological Nursing, The Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders, NCGG

Center Co-Researchers
Yoshinori Hiroi, Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Seiji Kumagai, Associate Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Chihiro Hatanaka, Senior Lecturer, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Sakiko Yoshikawa, Program-Specific Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

 

 

This project focuses on the tasks surrounding medical health welfare in the super-aging society of Japan, especially“ social isolation,” “dementia and nursing-care issues” and “end-of-life preparedness.” Using the methods of action research (research and practice), we try to implement a problem-solving method in our society. This method consists of four processes; 1) research on the background of tasks, 2) needs assessment, 3) trial intervention approaches and 4) proposals for effective interventions. Through this action research, the following effects are expected; 1) “mutual regeneration” in the local community, 2) social awareness of “dementia” and its increasing prevalence in Japan’s super-aging society, and 3) advancement of medical technology, and thus the culture to re-think how to live more fully.

2021/08/27

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