RENKEI Researcher Online Workshop Exploring -UK Research Collaborations in Health

Theme 1: Patient Safety (Day 1)

Theme 2: Medicine & Informatics (Day 2)

Hosted by Theme 3: Ageing (Day 2)

Dates and times: 23 June 2021, 9:00 – 11:20 UK/ 17:00 – 19:20 Japan (Day 1) 24 June 2021, 9:00 – 11:40 UK/ 17:00 – 19:40 Japan (Day 2) Format: Online (Zoom) Open to: Staff and students of RENKEI member institutions

Keynote Speeches (Day 1):

Prof. Kensaku Mori Prof. Dame Louise Robinson (Nagoya University) (Newcastle University)

“Future of AI-based “21st century dementia care: medicine” time for a new approach?”

What is RENKEI (Research and Education Network for Knowledge Economy Initiatives)? A partnership of 6 Japanese and 6 UK universities, with the British Council as its secretariat.

Kyoto University Durham University University of Edinburgh Nagoya University (Host) University of Leeds University University of Liverpool Newcastle University University of Southampton

Aims of the workshop To learn about each other’s research expertise/interests, and to identify potential for collaborative research between the two countries.

Seed funding Grants of GBP 5,000 (≒JPY 770,000) will be offered in each of the three thematic areas for collaborative research proposals developing out of the workshop.

Please register at https://tinyurl.com/yrztuxdr by 18 June 2021. We will send the Zoom meeting details.

Enquiries: [email protected]

Outline programme

A detailed programme is available here.

General moderators: Prof. Hideki KASUYA and Assoc. Prof. Branko ALEKSIC, Nagoya University

Day 1, Wed. 23 June, 9:00 – 11:25 (UK)/ 17:00 – 19:25 (Japan)

Opening

Matt KNOWLES, Director, British Council Japan Julia LONGBOTTOM, British ambassador to Japan Prof. Kazuhito KAWAKITA, Vice-President, Head of Institute of International Education and Exchange, Nagoya University

Guest speakers

JSPS, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Jenny White, Sasakawa Foundation

Keynote speakers

Prof. Kensaku MORI, Department of Intelligent Science, Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University

Prof. Dame Louise ROBINSON, Professor of Primary Care and Ageing & Regius Professor of Ageing, Newcastle University

Presentation Session 1: Patient Safety

Presentations (5 presenters) and panel discussion

Day 2, Thurs. 24 June, 9:00 – 11:50 (UK)/ 17:00 – 19:50 (Japan)

Presentation Session 2: Medicine and Informatics

Presentations (8 presenters) and panel discussion

Presentation Session 3: Aging

Presentations (6 presenters) and panel discussion

Closing

Feedback from each session (Chairs)

Information about future plans

RENKEI Researcher Online Workshop Exploring Japan-UK Research Collaborations in Health

General moderators: Prof. Hideki KASUYA and Assoc. Prof. Branko ALEKSIC, Nagoya University

Day 1, Wed. 23 June Day 2, Thurs. 24 June

Opening Presentation Session 2 1-1. Matt KNOWLES, Director, British Medicine and Informatics 17:00- Council Japan (3 minutes) 17:00- 18:20 1-2. Julia LONGBOTTOM, British 18:15 8 Presenters (Japan) ambassador to Japan (3 minutes) (Japan) 1-3. Prof. Kazuhito KAWAKITA, Vice- (5 minutes Presentation+2 minutes Q&A President, Nagoya University (3 each) 9:00- minutes) 9:00- 10:20 Guest speakers 10:15 Followed by panel discussion (20 minutes) (UK) 1-4. Japan Society for the Promotion of (UK) Science (15 minutes) Chairs: K. Mizuguchi, Osaka (Japan) 1-5. Jenny White, Sasakawa S. Tsaftaris, Edinburgh (UK) Foundation (15 minutes) Keynote speakers 1-6. Prof. Kensaku MORI, Department of Intelligent Science, Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University, (20 minutes Q&As included) 1-7. Prof. Dame Louise ROBINSON, Professor of Primary Care and Ageing & Regius Professor of Ageing, Newcastle University, (20 minutes Q&As included) Break (10 minutes) Break (10 minutes) Presentation Session 1 Presentation Session 3 18:30- 18:25- Ageing 19:25 (A number of short presentations will 19:30 (Japan) provide an overview of the research (Japan) 6 Presenters topics in each participating institution) (5 minutes Presentation+2 minutes Q&A Patient Safety each) 10:30- 10:25- 11:25 5 Presenters 11:30 Followed by panel discussion (20 minutes) (UK) (5 minutes Presentation+2 minutes (UK) Q&A each) Chairs: Y. Hirakawa, Nagoya (Japan) M. Jackson, Liverpool (UK) Followed by panel discussion (20 minutes) 19:35- Closing 19:50 Feedback from each session by the Chairs Chairs: Y. Nagao, Nagoya (Japan) (Japan) S. Slight, Newcastle (UK) 11:35- 11:50 Information about future plans (UK)

*1-1 The purpose and nature of the funding that will be given for collaborative research will be explained in the opening session

List of Presenters (10 from Japan, 9 from UK, total 19 presenters)

Chair Family Given Name in University in Session Title name name(s) Japanese University Japanese

Patient safety Dr Uematsu Haruhiro 上松東宏 Nagoya University 名古屋大学

Patient safety Prof Ushiro Shin 後信 Kyushu University 九州大学

Patient safety Prof Lawton Rebecca University of Leeds

Patient safety Prof O'Hara Jane University of Leeds

Patient safety Dr Slight Sarah Newcastle University ○

Medicine & Informatics Dr Sun Sai Tohoku University 東北大學

Medicine & Informatics Dr Luz Saturnino University of Edinburgh

Medicine & Informatics Prof Mizuguchi Kenji 水口賢司 Osaka University 大阪大学 ○

Medicine & Informatics Prof Chen Yen-Wei 陳延偉 Ritsumeikan University 立命館大学

Paula Medicine & Informatics Prof Williamson Ruth University of Liverpool

Medicine & Informatics Prof Nakashima Naoki 中島直樹 Kyushu University 九州大学

University of Medicine & Informatics Prof Batchelor James Southampton

Medicine & Informatics Prof Tsaftaris Sotirios University of Edinburgh ○

Ageing Dr Hirakawa Yoshihisa 平川仁尚 Nagoya University 名古屋大学 ○

Ageing Prof Jackson Malcolm University of Liverpool ○

Ageing Prof Kabayama Mai 樺山舞 Osaka University 大阪大学

Ageing Dr Brandt Adam Newcastle University

Ageing Prof Fujita Satoshi 藤田聡 Ritsumeikan University 立命館大学

Ageing Dr Kondoh Hiroshi 近藤祥司 京都大学

*Prof. Yoshimasa Nagao (Nagoya University) will act as chair for the Patient Safety session.