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Event Date: October 14, 2026, 12:10 PM – 12:50 PM
Brown Bag Seminar
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar Series The 250th Seminar “Disaster Medicine: Preparing for Future Emergencies”
The Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar Series will start every Wednesday at lunchtime from April 2021. The purpose of this webinar series is to provide opportunities not only to learn research related to SDGs in Asian and Oceanian regions, but also to expand your research network across different academic areas.
The webinar is free, available in English and Japanese, and open to everyone! We hope you all come and join us!
The webinar is free, available in English and Japanese, and open to everyone! We hope you all come and join us!
Details
- Date
- 2026/10/14 (Wed) 12:10 – 12:50
- Style
- Zoom Webinar
- Language
- Bilingual Japanese-English support (simultaneous interpretation)
- Admission Fee
- Free
- The maximum number for the webinar participants
- 500 people
- Contact
- Kyushu University Q-AOS Administrative Office
TEL: +81-92-802-2605
Mail: aoevent★jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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Abstract
Japan is one of the safest countries in the world. However, it experiences many natural disasters and has accumulated numerous lessons from them. For better or worse, Japan is often described as a disaster-prone nation.
Disaster medicine in Japan began to develop following the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. Since then, the country has experienced major disasters, including the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Kumamoto Earthquake, and increasingly severe flood disasters that occur almost every year.
In every disaster, situations arise that exceed expectations, often resulting in extensive damage. Even when the unexpected occurs, it is important to maintain the flexibility to respond effectively and to prepare at every level, from individuals and communities to healthcare systems and social infrastructure.
In this lecture, I will discuss lessons learned from past disasters and consider how we can better prepare for future emergencies.
Disaster medicine in Japan began to develop following the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. Since then, the country has experienced major disasters, including the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Kumamoto Earthquake, and increasingly severe flood disasters that occur almost every year.
In every disaster, situations arise that exceed expectations, often resulting in extensive damage. Even when the unexpected occurs, it is important to maintain the flexibility to respond effectively and to prepare at every level, from individuals and communities to healthcare systems and social infrastructure.
In this lecture, I will discuss lessons learned from past disasters and consider how we can better prepare for future emergencies.
Program
◆12:10 – 12:15 Introduction
Session Chair: Assoc. Prof. Mami WAKABAYASHI (Coordinator of Q-AOS)
◆12:15 – 12:40 Seminar
・Speaker: Professor Tomohiko Akahoshi (Department of Advanced Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Emergency and Critical Care Center, Kyushu University Hospital)
・Title: Disaster Medicine: Preparing for Future Emergencies
・Key words: Disaster Medicine, Natural Disasters, Infectious Disease Disasters, Evacuation Shelters, Economy Class Syndrome, Sleeping in Vehicles
◆12:40 – 12:50 Q&A
Session Chair: Assoc. Prof. Mami WAKABAYASHI (Coordinator of Q-AOS)
◆12:15 – 12:40 Seminar
・Speaker: Professor Tomohiko Akahoshi (Department of Advanced Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Emergency and Critical Care Center, Kyushu University Hospital)
・Title: Disaster Medicine: Preparing for Future Emergencies
・Key words: Disaster Medicine, Natural Disasters, Infectious Disease Disasters, Evacuation Shelters, Economy Class Syndrome, Sleeping in Vehicles
◆12:40 – 12:50 Q&A
Material
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