Symposiums & Seminars

ILC-Japan held a seminar “Life and Death -An International Comparison of End of Life” on November 18, 2011 in Tokyo.

【Program】

Opening remarks

Mr. Tadaharu Goto, President of ILC-Japan

Overview of Research Project

Mr. Shinichi Ogami, Project Manager of ILC-Japan

Chairman's Speech

Dr. Rihito Kimura, President of Keisen University

Part 1 : End of Life Care in Japan and US : Overview and Policy Challenges

Dr. Masako Minooka, Visiting researcher of Biomedical Ethics Dept., the University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicin

Dr. Michael Gusmano, Research Scholar of The Hastings Center Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, New York Medical College

Part 2 : Discussion

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