Program

"AI in Human Factors and Ergonomics

how should we apply the disruptive technologies to occupational health?"

<DAY 1>  Friday, November 8, 2024

14:00 - 14:30     Opening Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Prof. Yoichi Ueta (President of UOEH, Japan)

  

    Congratulatory Address                                                                                                                                                                                           Mr. Yuichiro Funai (Executive National Occupational Health Specialist, Planning Division, Occupational Health and Safety               Department, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Japan)

    Dr. Kenichiro Nishi (President of the Association for the Promotion of Occupational and Environmental Health (SANSUIKEN),        Japan)

    Dr. Toshiaki Higashi (The Special Advisor to Nishinihon Occupational Health Service Center, Senior Advisor to UOEH, Japan,           former President of UOEH, Japan)


 14:30 - 15:20    Plenary Lecture

     [Chairperson: Prof. Yoshiya Tanaka (Director of International Center, Professor of The First                        Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, UOEH, Japan)]


                           "Future Prospect of Occupational and Environmental Health"      

                            Prof. Leon Guo                                                                                                                                                                                       (Distinguished Professor, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Taiwan University                                     College of Medicine and NTU Hospital, Graduate Institute of Environmental and Occupational                                          Health Sciences, National Taiwan University College of Public Health, Taiwan)

 15:30 - 17:30    Transition Session 

     [Chairpersons: Dr. Tomohiro Ishimaru (Vice Director of International Center, Associate Professor of          Dept. of Medical Humanics, School of Medicine, UOEH, Japan, and Dr. Ying Jiang, Assistant Professor       of Dept. of Health Development, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, UOEH, Japan)]

    Lecture 1       "Comparing the diagnosis and enforcement of occupational diseases in Indonesia to other                                      countries: Scoping Review "

                             Dr. Muhammad Ilyas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   (Toxicologist in Occupational Medicine, Lecturer and Occupational Medicine Specialist, Universitas                                                   Indonesia, Indonesia)

  Lecture 2       "Doctorate in HFE for Latin American and Caribbean Región:  an advanced research and                                           training network for change working conditions"

                           Prof. Fatima Díaz Bambula                                                                                                                                                                 (Professor, University del Valle, Colombia)

  Lecture 3        "Wearable Environmental Health"      

                            Dr. Chi-Hsien Chen                                                                                                                                                                               (Associate Professor, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Taiwan University College                               of Medicine and NTU Hospital, Taiwan)

  Lecture 4        "Digital Mental Health"    

                           Prof. Hisashi Eguchi                                                                                                                                                                              (Professor, Dept. of Mental Health, UOEH, Japan)

 17:30 -               Photo Session -Day 1-

 18:00 - 20:00    Welcome Reception

<DAY 2>  Saturday, November 9, 2024

 10:00 - 11:00    Poster Presentation

 13:00 - 14:00    Keynote Lecture

     [Chairperson: Prof. Takeshi Ebara (Vice Director of International Center and Professor, Dept. of                 Ergonomics, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, UOEH, Japan)]


                            "AI in Human Factors and Ergonomics -how should we apply the disruptive technologies to                                     occupational health?"

                            Prof. José Orlando Gomes                                                                                                                                                                   (President of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), Professor, Graduate Program in                                            Informatics & Polytechnic School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) 

 14:15 - 16:30    Symposium

    [Chairpersons: Prof. Prof. Takashi Toriizuka (Professor, College of Industrial Technology, Nihon                         University, Japan), Prof. David Koh (Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National                University of Singapore, Singapore), Prof. Sara Arphorn, Department of Occupational Health and              Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Thailand)]

  

Presentation 1      "Potential of AI in Human Factors and Ergonomics"

                            Prof. Takashi Toriizuka                                                                                                                                                                        (Professor, College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Japan)

 Presentation 2      "Transforming workplace health and ergonomics through AI"

                             Dr. Melvin Seng                                                                                                                                                                                     (Occupational Health Physician, Google & Adjunct Assistant Professor, National University of                                            Singapore, Singapore

  Presentation 3      "Integration of New Era Technology in Occupational Health and Safety Internship Program:                                                     Case Studies from Mahidol University, Thailand" 

                              Dr. Chaiyanun Tangtong                                                                                                                                                                      (Associate Professor, Deputy Dean of Education Administration, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol                                          University, Thailand)

  Presentation 4      "Generative AI in Occupational Medicine - Developing GPT for Medical Surveillance"

                                 Prof. Victor CW Hoe                                                                                                                                                                              (Professor of Occupational and Public Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine,                                           Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia)



     Wrap-up            Dr. Ken Takahashi                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (Occupational Physician, JEOL Ltd., Japan and Professor Emeritus, University of Occupational and Environmental Health,                                        Japan)

 16:30 - 16:45    Excellent Poster Award Ceremony                                                                                                                                                                                               Prof. Yoshiya Tanaka                                                                                                                                                                                                                       (Director of International Center, UOEH, Japan)

                            Announcement of UOEH International Symposium 2025

    Prof. Masayoshi Zaitsu                                                                                                                                                                                             (Professor, Center for Research of the Aging Workforce, UOEH, Japan)

                           Closing Remarks

                                Prof. Yoshiya Tanaka                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (Director of International Center, UOEH, Japan)

 16:45 - 17:00     Photo Session -Day2-

 17:00                 End of the UOEH International Symposium 2024