International Colloquium in Kyoto

As a result of rapid population aging, Southeast Asia is currently facing a serious social issue of caring for the elderly. In Thailand, the social welfare system for elderly care is not well-prepared to the rapid increase of care needs. This colloquium will create a space to exchange the ideas and experiences of researchers who have been studying aging from the perspectives of both “care prevention” and “care” in the community, and explore the possibilities to address these issues with a focus on local characteristics of each place.

Program

15:00- Introduction Study on “frailty” in Thailand and Japan: How to take a preventive approach?

Yumi Kimura ⽊村 友美 Ph.D (Public Health), Assistant Professor at Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University

15:15- "Field medicine" for reconsidering "optimal aging" in Asian countries Kozo Matsubayashi 松林 公蔵

Ph.D, MD, Professor Emeritus at Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University

15:45- Elderly care in Northern Thailand: Emerging communality in a changing society Yoko Hayami 速⽔ 洋⼦

Ph.D, Anthropologist, Director at Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University

16:15- "Buddhism Social Networks” and health in old age Kwanchit Sasiwongsaroj クワンチット サシウォンサロジ

Ph.D, Anthropologist, Director at Research Institute of Language and Culture, Mahidol University

16:45- Discussion ＝＝＝＝＝＝

Contact: ⼤阪⼤学⼈間科学研究科 ⽊村友美 Yumi KIMURA yumi621@hus.osaka-u.ac.jp

2018

４/14 Sat. 15:00～

Inamori Hall Kyoto University

京都⼤学 稲盛財団記念会館

東南亭（２F）

Aging and Elderly Care in Asia

Studies from Thailand and Japan

Open to Public (Language: English)