Saturday, April 21, 2007
Welcome Lunch
Honorable Yuji Tsushima and US Senator David Durenberger (Emphasis on how the political changes and health financing changes in 05-06 have affected access to advanced medical technology. Review the status of the ideas and recommendations from the 2005 Forum and set goals for the leadership dialogue)
Supporting Agency Statements
Yukio Matsutani, M.D., Director General, MHLW Health Policy Bureau
Takashi Wachi, Chairman, Japan Federation of Medical Devices Associations
Overview of Japanese Healthcare System – Naoki Ikegami, M.D., PhD., Professor
& Chair, Department of Health Policy & Management, Keio University
(Emphasis on how political changes and health financing changes in Japan in 05-06 have
affected access to advanced medical technology. Identification of 2-3 political and policy
concerns & opportunities & suggestions of solutions – tasks for this group to focus on.)
Moderator: Theodore Marmor, Ph.D., Professor of Public Policy & Management,
Professor of Political Science, Yale University School of Management
Discussant: Naohiro Yashiro, Ph.D., Professor, Int’l Christian University
Overview of Japanese Healthcare System
Naoki Ikegami, M.D., PhD., Professor & Chair, Department of Health Policy & Management, Keio University
(Emphasis on how political changes and health financing changes in Japan in 05-06 have affected access to advanced medical technology. Identification of 2-3 political and policy concerns & opportunities & suggestions of solutions – tasks for this group to focus on.)
Moderator: Theodore Marmor, Ph.D., Professor of Public Policy & Management, Professor of Political Science, Yale University School of Management
Discussant: Naohiro Yashiro, Ph.D., Professor, Int’l Christian University
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Contribution of Advanced Technology to the Quality of Life: Societal Perspective
(Patients expectations, payers concerns, how the industry has contributed,
and the future)
Takeo Sekihara, President, Japan Investor Solutions & Technologies Co., Ltd.
Masaakira James Kondo, Vice Chairman and President, Health Policy Institute,
Japan; Associate Professor, Healthcare & Social Policy Leadership Program,
University of Tokyo
Teruo Okano, PhD, Professor and Director, Institute for Advanced Biomedical
Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women’s Medical University
Masamichi Katsurada, President, Toshiba Medical Systems
Cheryl Blanchard, PhD, Senior Vice President, Research & Development, Chief
Scientific Officer, Zimmer, Inc.
Contribution of Advanced Technology to the Quality of Life: Physicians Hospitals Perspective
(Advances in clinical practice, issues in the diffusion of new technology,
team approach)
John Mayer, M.D., President, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Senior
Children’s Hospital Boston
Takao Ohki, M.D., PhD, Professor and Chief, Department of Vascular
University School of Medicine
Cecil Rorabeck, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Western
Hideo Matsumoto, M.D., PhD, Associate Professor, Dept of Orthopedic,
University
John Wocher, Executive Vice President, Kameda Medical Center
Lunch
Alex Azar, J.D., Former Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services
Challenges to Patient Access and Potential Market and Regulatory Solutions
(This session will cover clinical development & trials, harmonization by doing, & regulation)
Mitch Krucoff, M.D., Professor Medicine/Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Clinical Research Institute
Marc Swiontkowski, M.D., Professor & Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota
Susan Alpert, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Chief Quality Officer, Medtronic
Hikaru Horiguchi, Director, Medical & Assistive Device Industry Office/METI
Tomiko Tawaragi, Director, Office of Medical Devices/MHLW
Innovations in Payment Policy that Enhance Value to Patients
(Discussions focus on changes since 2005 and future direction, patients choice, and pay for value)
Susan Bartlett Foote, J.D., Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health; Director, Medical Technology Leadership Forum
Adrian Towse, MA, MPhil, Director, Office of Health Economics, London
Junichi Shiraishi, Councilor, Health Insurance Bureau/MHLW
Shinya Matsuda, M.D., Department of Medicine and Community Health, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
Makoto Tamura, PhD., Vice President Government Affairs, Boston Scientific Japan K.K.
Monday, April 23, 2207
Ken Kizer, M.D., MPH, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Medsphere Systems Corporation
Next Stage/Evaluating Patient Outcomes, a Better Healthcare System
Moderators: Honorable Yuji Tsushima & US Senator David Durenberger
Discussion by Small Group Leaders
