Health Seminar

We publish recorded talks by our medical staff, mostly physicians, on a range of current health topics. Past recordings remain available and may be useful for your own health.

Recent topics

• Self-care and treatment for nighttime urination, presented by Dr. Daiki Kato, Urology
• For those troubled by frequent or nighttime urination, presented by Dr. Daiki Kato, Urology
• For parents: increasing good behaviour and reducing difficult behaviour, presented by Dr. Atsuko Matsuzaki, PhD in Psychology, Saniku Gakuin University School of Nursing
• Men's frequent and nighttime urination, explained simply by a specialist, presented by Dr. Daiki Kato, Urology
• The harms of heated tobacco products, presented by Dr. Atsuko Sasaki, Health Promotion
• Chronic kidney disease and testing, presented by Dr. Ryosuke Usui, PhD in Medicine
• What you should know about cord blood: public and private banking, presented by Dr. Naohiko Matsui, Head of Obstetrics & Gynecology, with Stem Cell Institute
• Older adults and health checkups, presented by Dr. Kazumi Azukigawa, Internal Medicine (Health Checkups)
• What is palliative care? What is a hospice? What we value even through the pandemic, presented by Dr. Sayaka Osaka, Palliative Care
• End-of-life planning while you're still well: what advance care planning means, presented by Mirika Hirano, Deputy Director and Head of Nursing
• Home-based medical care, presented by Dr. Ayumi Hirabayashi, Internal Medicine
• About our palliative care ward, presented by Dr. Yoko Fukuda, Palliative Care

A free seminar, held every two months

Past talk topics have included allergy in children (food allergy, hay fever), urinary concerns such as frequency and leakage, how to take medication correctly, blood conditions such as anaemia, physicians and nurses discussing end-of-life planning, and pancreatic cancer: hope for tomorrow.