As part of our work on healthy and active aging in Asia under the auspices of the Asia Health and Wellbeing Initiative (AHWIN), JCIE partnered with the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) to convene a roundtable for researchers involved in AHWIN-related ERIA studies. The meeting was a follow up to last year’s roundtable and was intended to build on the network of AHWIN-supported experts. This online meeting, which focused on projects addressing the cross-border movement of the long-term care workforce, gave researchers the opportunity to present their studies to allow for information-sharing, cross-pollination, and networking among the various research teams.
The second half of the event focused on the impact of COVID-19 on the recruitment, training, and work of migrant healthcare and eldercare workers, where speakers addressed some of the major challenges created by travel restrictions in the wake of the pandemic.
AGENDA
Welcoming Remarks
SATOKO ITOH, Managing Director, JCIE
Session 1: Research Presentations
Moderator:
OSUKE KOMAZAWA, Special Advisor on Healthcare & Long-Term Care Policy, ERIA
Human Resources for Health and Elderly Care in Asia
MARIA REINARUTH D. CARLOS, Faculty of International Studies, Ryukoku University, Japan
The Skill Circulation of Oral Care and Swallowing Function Rehabilitation: Developing a Career Path for Returned Healthcare Migrants from Japan to Asian Countries
SUSIANA NUGRAHA, Universitas Respati Indonesia
Modeling the Development and Circulation of the Long-Term Care Workforce
TAKEO OGAWA, President, Asian Aging Business Center; Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University
Session 2: Discussion on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Recruitment, Training, and Work of Cross-Border Migrant Healthcare and Eldercare Workers
Moderator:
YUKO HIRANO, Professor, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University
INES YAMANOUCHI MALLARI, President and School Administrator, Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku
MITA NOVERIA, Researcher, Research Center for Population – Indonesian Institute of Sciences (PPK-LIPI)
YOICHI HIRUMA, Associate Professor, Organization for International Collaboration, Shizuoka University
