I. Main Theme
Enlargement of Evidence-Based Occupational Therapy
II. Dates
Friday 7th – Sunday 9th, September 2018
III. Venue
- Nagoya Congress Center
- 1-1 Atsuta-nishimachi, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya 456-0036
http://www.nagoya-congress-center.jp/
IV. Contents
1. A lecture by the Chairman:
Scientific Evidence Required for Occupational Therapy
- Speaker:
- Hideki Miyaguchi (Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University)
- Chairperson:
- Hiroshi Sakai (Aino University)
2. Keynote Lectures
I Regenerative medicine of spinal cord injury
- Speaker:
- Chizuka Ide (Director, The Central Biomedical Laboratory of Aino University)
- Chairperson:
- Haruki Nakamura (Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists)
II Groundwork for Increasing Occupation-Based Neurological Evidence
- Speaker:
- Guðrún Árnadóttir (Landspitali University Hospital, Iceland)
- Chairperson:
- Hideki Miyaguchi (Hirosima University)
III Expected Role of Occupational Therapy in Criminal Justice Area
- Speaker:
- Satoru Ohashi（Assistant Vice-Minister of Justice）
- Chairperson:
- Akemi Kayama (Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University)
IV Dementia and Car Driving
- Speaker:
- Masaru Mimura (Professor, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine)
- Chairperson:
- Yoshio Fujita (Chiba Prefectural University of Health and Medical University)
3. Symposiums
1) Community Support for children and adults with developmental disabilities ~Occupational Therapy in Domains of Developmental Disabilities and Mental Disorders: A Step Toward a Fusion~
- Chairperson & Speaker:
- Chieko Karashima (Nagoya University)
- Speakers:
- Ryoichiro Iwanaga (Nagasaki University)
Makiko Tatematsu (Hinaga General Center for Mental Care)
Natsuki Omote (Hinaga General Center for Mental Care)
Yuki Soejima (Nagasaki Prefectural Support Center for Developmental Disorders)
2) Present and Future of Technological Support for persons with disabilities
- Chairpersons:
- Jumpei Oba (Kobe Gakuin University)
Hiroshi Kurumadani (Hiroshima University) - Speakers:
- Takemasa Yamashita (Hiroshima Hiramatsu Hospital)
Eiichi Ono (National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Research Institute)
Yuichi Tanaka (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
Masafumi Hizume (The National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities)
3) Introduction of the occupational therapy guidelines according to the disease and its clinical application
- Chairperson:
- Toshio Higashi (Nagasaki University)
- Speakers:
- Yasuhito Sengoku (Sapporo Medical University)
Hiroyuki Inadomi (Kyoto University)
Shun Takehara (Shonan University of Medical Sciences)
Koji Horaiya (Hokusetsu General Hospital)
4) International Café: Talk with Occupational therapists from the Philippines
- Chairperson:
- Takayasu Zakoda (Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists)
- Speakers:
- Rolland Lyle D. Duque (Life Skills Therapy Center)
Abelardo Apollo I. David, Jr (Independent Living Learning Centre)
4. Open Lecture:
The secret of health and longevity – prevention of frailty and dementia
- Speaker:
- Masafumi Kuzuya (Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine・Institutes of Innovation for Future Society）
5. Seminars
- Friday 7th, September 2018: Scheduled to be held at night
- Saturday 8th, September 2018: Scheduled to be held in the morning and at night
6. General Presentations
A number of abstracts will be presented as oral (including special sessions) or poster presentations.
V. Exhibition of Equipment
Up-to-date information on assistance tools for living and rehabilitation equipment will be provided.
VI. Secretariat
Congress Steering Committee of the Science Department, Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists
Secretariat, International Travel Division ECP Sales Department, Nippon Travel Agency Co., Ltd.
Toranomon Marine building, 11th floor, 3-18-19 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
TEL: +81-3-5402-6401 Email: ot_52@nta.co.jp
