Nursing care for foreign residents and visitors to Japan
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Objective.
In nursing care for foreign residents and visitors to Japan, students will understand the difficulties that arise from differences in language and culture, deepen their knowledge of multiculturalism, learn about the abilities required of nurses, and gain suggestions on how to devise a curriculum necessary for developing the international mindset of nursing students.
Date & Time
Saturday, January 31, 2026, 13:00-15:30
How to hold an event
Live and on-demand delivery via Zoom webinar
Lecture topics and lecturers
Lecture 1: "The Role of Interpreters in the Medical Field: A Bridge to Support a Multicultural Society
Lecturer: Naoko Ohno, Juntendo University, School of International Liberal Studies, Senior Associate Professor
Lecture 2: "Challenges that foreign residents and visitors to Japan face at medical facilities in Japan"
Lecturer: Dr. Gakkula Mahender Kumar (Associate Professor, Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing)
Program
13:00-13:10 Opening remarks
13:10-13:45 Lecture 1
13:45-13:55 Q&A
13:55～14:30 Lecture 2
14:30～14:40 Q&A
14:40～14:50 Break
14:50-15:20 Free discussion
15:20-15:30 Closing Remarks
on demand delivery
Distribution Period: February 6, 2026 to May 6, 2026