Introduction to Health Science

1年

2.00単位

セメスタ指定なし

平田　隆弘、新倉　雄一、懸川　友人、奥山　恵美、森　健二、山村　重雄、佐仲　雅樹、田嶋　公人

English

東金キャンパス

This course aims to give students various important viewpoints to understand and solve the healthcare problems because of the increase of the number of elderly people or necessary to improve environment of healthcare.  Each county has individual context to change and desirable outcome would be different.  In this subject, participants try to consider healthcare problem in all aspects such as microbiology, molecular biology, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, pathophysiology, pharmacognosy and Kampo medicine, and social pharmacy from the world.  Students are expected to make presentations and also engage in active discussions.  

【Elective subject】 Credit 2
【Course Outcomes】
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
1) Conduct literature search on topic selected
2) Read and respond to academic texts critically
3) Plan and write an argumentative essay
4) Present chosen academic topic verbally

【Possible Assessments】
(1) On-going Assessment: 50%
(2) Test (Presentation and products) 50%
Total 100 %

The general outlines of this lecture will be given. Each student is expected to introduce himself or herself, and also to explain what the pressing healthcare problems are in his or her own country.

Instructor Information
Name: Kimihito Tashima, Ph.D.
Email: ktashimaアットマークjiu.ac.jp

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Historical view of pharmacy and pharmacists in Japan (Dr. Yamamura)
Originally, Japanese pharmacy was developed as a place to sell medicines and pharmacist was a person who sold medicines without professional background. In this lecture, participants can know how Japanese pharmacy and pharmacists to develop in modern society in the historical stand point of view. The participants can also share the historical background of each country.

Instructor Information
Name: Shigeo Yamamura, Ph.D
Email: s_yamaアットマークjiu.ac.jp

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Interactions and symbiotic relationships of microorganisms with our body (Dr. Hirata)
We cannot live without microorganisms on earth. Even within our body, a lot of bacteria co-live with us. Some of them may be harmful to us, but some may not be, or even might control our health. In this talk, good and bad points of bacteria will be mentioned and their existence will be evaluated as much as fairly enough. Microorganisms are not mere enemy!

Instructor Information
Name: Takahiro Hirata, Ph.D.
Email: hiratatアットマークjiu.ac.jp

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Effects of Wasabi on the Gastrointestinal Tract for Our Health (Dr. Tashima)
Spices such as chili and wasabi are an essential dining table’s flavor for having a good appetite in our daily meal.  Recently, these spices were also shown to facilitate gastrointestinal function including gastric acid secretion and motility from the bench work.  So we should have spices more?  The lecture will be talked and discussed with audiences about how we enjoy and keep our health with spices from pharmaceutical point of view.

Instructor Information
Name: Kimihito Tashima, Ph.D
Email: ktashimaアットマークjiu.ac.jp

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Introduction to Scientific Research on Asian Herbal Medicines (Dr. Okuyama)
People in Asia have used many herbs as medicines for long years. Recently, the worldwide demand for herbal medicines has greatly increased for health care. It is necessary to use them properly based on the correct information. I would like to introduce our scientific research on a couple of Asian herbal medicines to discuss their efficient, safe, and sustainable use.

Instructor Information
Name: Emi Okuyama, Ph.D.
Email: emiokuアットマークjiu.ac.jp

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What is pharmacy triage? (Dr. Sanaka)　
Let’s imagine that you are a pharmacist of a drugstore, where a lot of people come to buy OTC drugs.  Most of your customers have mild diseases, but a small portion of them have more serious, even life-threatening diseases.  So, before selling OTC drugs to your customers, you have to think whether or not they have some kind of serious diseases.  If you find out a customer who may have a serious disease, you should tell him/her to see a doctor.  This “diagnostic” process is called pharmacy triage, which is one of the most important roles of pharmacists.  In this lecture, I am introducing you to pharmacy triage.

Instructor Information
Name: Masaki Sanaka, PhD.
Email: sanakaアットマークjiu.ac.jp

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A novel therapeutic approach for improving women’s health (Dr. Niikura)
Every woman is destined to face with reproductive aging (menopause), resulting from the lost capacity to maintain eggs containing ovarian follicles in the ovaries. The age-related alteration leads to infertility and systemic health complications such as osteoporosis, and thus severely impairs work-life balance of women, a major social issue in many of the developed countries including Japan. My research group has been working on to develop a novel therapeutic approach for maintaining ovarian follicle reserve in terms of quality and quantity through “neo-oogenesis”. This lecture is designed to provide students with an opportunity to broaden their visions by learning the impact of basic science on our society.

Instructor Information
Name: Yuichi Niikura, Ph.D.
Email: yniikuraアットマークjiu.ac.jp

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Drug discovery and pharmaceutic (Dr. Mori)
In the study of medicine, the toxic effect and drug efficacy of the chemical compound are important as well as dosage form. Chemical compound is absorbed, distributed, metabolized and excreted in the body after administration of medicine. Rates of these four processes can be modified by pharmaceutical dosage form and formulation additives to improve the usefulness of the medicine. The students will learn about pharmaceutical dosage form and formulation additives in this class.

Instructor Information
Name: Kenji Mori, Ph.D.
Email: kmoriアットマークjiu.ac.jp

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Apply the latest technology for prevention of lifestyle diseases (Dr. Kakegawa)
As symptoms of lifestyle diseases are difficult to recognize and treatment is required for a long term or a lifetime, interest in correct lifestyle that prevent lifestyle diseases in advance is increasing in Japan. I would like to introduce an attempt to predict the effects of medicine, the living environment and eating habits on our QOL by using the latest trick omics information and propose correct lifestyle habits and environments based on our results.
Instructor Information

Name: Tomohito Kakegawa, Ph.D
Email: tomohitoアットマークjiu.ac.jp

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Good pharmacy practice (GPP) guideline in Asian countries (Dr. Yamamura)
Pharmacists provide pharmaceutical care in accordance with the GPP guideline defined by WHO and FIP. In this lecture, participants can learn what is GPP and how developed or developing GPP in Asian counties. It would be a good opportunity to learn the role of pharmacists in globally.

Instructor Information
Name: Shigeo Yamamura, Ph.D
Email: s_yamaアットマークjiu.ac.jp

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【Site visits】 Medicinal Botanical Garden & Virtual Traditional Japanese Medicine, Kampo memorial hall
ーバーチャル漢方記念館と薬用植物園で学ぶ自然の恵みと漢方の不思議ー（Dr. Tashima）
Medical doctors in Japan sometimes prescribe Kampo medicines covered by health insurance.  You may find the extract preparation of Kampo medicines as OTC drug in Japan.　Kampo is a traditional Japanese medicine.  It was originated in ancient China and has been modified and changed especially during Edo period in Japan.  The Class is a brief introduction to Kampo and Kampo medicine.  Shall we discuss about our traditional medicines of each country as well?　You will learn the significance of several famous medicinal plants of Japan by observing those plants out of campus.

●Web site: バーチャル漢方記念館 Hello! TSUMURA -漢方・生薬を学ぶ・知る・楽しむ- https://www.tsumura.co.jp/hellotsumura/
●Web site: 東京都薬用植物園 https://www.tmiph.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/lb_iyaku/plant/
予定日：8月2日(火)　現地集合：午前11:00・現地解散：16時（変更する場合もあります）

Instructor Information
Name: Kimihito Tashima, Ph.D
Email: ktashimaアットマークjiu.ac.jp

Review lecture contents (2h).

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【Site visits】 Medicinal Botanical Garden & Virtual Traditional Japanese Medicine, Kampo memorial hall
ーバーチャル漢方記念館と薬用植物園で学ぶ自然の恵みと漢方の不思議ー（Dr. Tashima）
Medical doctors in Japan sometimes prescribe Kampo medicines covered by health insurance.  You may find the extract preparation of Kampo medicines as OTC drug in Japan.　Kampo is a traditional Japanese medicine.  It was originated in ancient China and has been modified and changed especially during Edo period in Japan.  The Class is a brief introduction to Kampo and Kampo medicine.  Shall we discuss about our traditional medicines of each country as well?　You will learn the significance of several famous medicinal plants of Japan by observing those plants out of campus.

●Web site: バーチャル漢方記念館 Hello! TSUMURA -漢方・生薬を学ぶ・知る・楽しむ- https://www.tsumura.co.jp/hellotsumura/
●Web site: 東京都薬用植物園 https://www.tmiph.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/lb_iyaku/plant/
予定日：8月2日(火)　現地集合：午前11:00・現地解散：16時（変更する場合もあります）

Instructor Information
Name: Kimihito Tashima, Ph.D
Email: ktashimaアットマークjiu.ac.jp

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Reflect on what you have learned on this course, and discuss our future and your dream.

Instructor Information
Name: Kimihito Tashima, Ph.D
Email: ktashimaアットマークjiu.ac.jp

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【Possible Assessments】
(1) On-going Assessment: 50%（授業テーマ毎に200 wordsエッセイを提出）
(2) Test (Presentation and products) 50% （当該科目で印象に残ったこと・成長したことについて、3-5分間 英語プレゼンテーションムービーを作成する）
Total 100 %

レポート提出後、manabaなどで講評を掲載する。

1. 「植物はなぜ薬を作るのか」　齋藤和季 (著)　(文藝春秋 2017年、968円) 978-4166611195
2. 「Newton 大図鑑シリーズ　くすり大図鑑 単行本」 (ニュートンプレス 2021年､3300円) 978-4315524802
3. 「 樹木たちの知られざる生活: 森林管理官が聴いた森の声」 ペーター・ヴォールレーベン（著）、長谷川圭（翻訳）ハヤカワ・ノンフィクション文庫（早川書房 2018年、770円）978-4150505318
4. 「世界史を変えた薬」 　佐藤健太郎 (著)  　（講談社 2015年、924円） 978-4062883382

田嶋公人 (K棟507, ktashimaアットマークjiu.ac.jp)
森　健二 (K棟308, kmoriアットマークjiu.ac.jp)
新倉雄一 (K棟210, yniikuraアットマークjiu.ac.jp)

Kimihito Tashima, Ph.D
Room: K507 (Togane campus)
Office Hour:  15:05-19:00 on Friday
Email: ktashimaアットマークjiu.ac.jp

Kenji Mori, PhD.
Room: K308 (Togane campus)
Office Hour:  15:05-17:00 on Thursday
Email: kmoriアットマークjiu.ac.jp

Yuichi Niikura, PhD.
Room: K210 (Togane campus)
Office Hour:  9:05-11:00 am on Monday and Wednesday
Email: yniikuraアットマークjiu.ac.jp