Program

< DAY 1 > Friday, November 13, 2026

13：30 - 14：00 Opening Remarks @#2305 Prof. Seichi Horie (President of UOEH, Japan) Congratulatory Address Dr. Kenichiro Nishi (President of the Association for the Promotion of Occupational and Environmental Health (SANSUIKEN), Japan) Dr. Yoichi Ueta (Vice President of the College of NISHINIHON Nursing and Medical Care, and Former President of UOEH, Japan)

Welcome Address

Prof. Akinori Nakata (Director of International Center, UOEH, Japan)

14：00 - 15：00 Keynote Lecture [Chairperson] Assoc. Prof. Akiomi Inoue (Vice Director of the Institutional Research Center and the Medical Education Center, UOEH, Japan)

　"Sick-leave policies, practices, and their implications for workers’ psychosocial wellbeing: learning from international experiences" Prof. Yawen Cheng (Institute of Health Policy & Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

15：00 - 15：30 Tea break

15：30 - 17：30 【Symposium 1】"Designing Sustainable Work Through Fatigue Prevention and Healthy Work Design"

[Chairpersons] Prof. David Koh (Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore),

Assist. Prof. Nuri Purwito Adi (Dept. of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)

15：30 - 16：00 "Food, Nutrition and Health: Importance of healthy and sustainable diet for NCD prevention and planetary health"

Prof. Shoichiro Tsugane (Graduate School of Public Health, International University of Health and Welfare, Japan)

16：00 - 16：30 "TBC"

16：30 - 16：40 Break

16：40 - 17：10 "Occupational Physical Activity and Fatigue: Insights from the Physical Activity Paradox"

　　　　 Dr. Rina So (Senior Researcher, Ergonomics Research Group/Research Center for Overwork-Related 　　　　　　　　 Disorders, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan)

17：10 - 17：30 Q&A

17：30 - 17：35 Closing Remarks Day 1

Prof. Akinori Nakata (Director of International Center, UOEH, Japan)

17：35 - 17：40 Group Photo

18：00 - 19：30 Reception @Student Cafeteria, UOEH

< DAY 2 > Saturday, November 14, 2026

9：30 - 10：30 Poster Session ＠#2205

10：45 - 12：30 【Collaboration Session with the University of Padua】@#2305

10：45 - 11：30 [Chairperson] Prof. Tomohiro Ishimaru (Vice Director of International Center/Dept. of Medical Humanics, School of Medicine, UOEH, Japan)

　　　　　 "Ethics education of university students involved in occupational therapy prevention and rehabilitation"

　　　　 Dr. Luciana Caenazzo (Associate Professor of Legal Medicine, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Italy)

11：30 - 12：30 [Chairperson] Prof. Yoshiya Tanaka (Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Molecular Targeted Therapies, School of Medicine, UOEH, Japan)

"Bernardino Ramazzini: The Father of Occupational Health”

Prof. Alberto Zanatta (Professor, History of Medicine, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Italy)

12：30 - 14：00 Lunch Break

14：00 - 16：30 【Symposium 2】"Building Mentally Healthy Workplaces: Preventing Overwork and Psychosocial Risks"

　　 [Chairperson] Prof. Shingo Nakayamada (The First Department of Internal Medicine, UOEH, Japan)

14：00 - 14：40 "How Should We Remedy the Problems of Karoshi in Japan?"

　　 Dr. Masaya Takahashi (Director, Research Center for Overwork-Related Disorders, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan)

14：40 - 15：20 "TBC"

Dr. Eka Nurhayati (Lecturer, Dept. of Public Health, Medical Doctor Study Program (Undergraduate), Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Bandung, Indonesia)

15：20 - 15：30 Break

15：30 - 16：10 "TBC"

Dr. Ayako Hino (Lecturer, Dept. of Mental Health, UOEH, Japan)

16：10 - 16：30 Q&A

16：30 - 16：45 Excellent Poster Award Ceremony

Prof. Seichi Horie (President of UOEH, Japan)

16：45 - 16：50 Introduction of UOEH International Symposium 2027

　　 Prof. Yoko Kawamura (Dept. of Occupational Safety and Health Management, UOEH, Japan)

16：50 - 17：05 Closing Remarks

Prof. Akinori Nakata (Director of International Center, UOEH, Japan)

17：05 - 17：10 Group Photo