Celebrating a World Leader in Health Care Provision: The 55th Anniversary of Japan’s National Health Insurance Program and Emergency Medicine – October 19, 2016
At a time when Canada is struggling with rising medical costs, tighter budgets, and long wait times, perhaps it’s time to look to a world leader in health care provision for solutions. Join CJSO for an evening with Shunichiro Nakao, emergency physician and research fellow at Ottawa University’s Ottawa Hospital Research Institute for a discussion on Japan’s national health insurance system and emergency medical procedures.
VENUE: C’est Japon A Suisha (Suisha Gardens), 208 Slater St, Ottawa
DATE: Wednesday, October 19, 2016
TIME: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
FEE: No admission fee, however, meal costs are covered by participants (i.e. pay for what you order)
Shunichiro Nakao is a research fellow at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute where he specializes in emergency medical procedures. Nakao graduated from Mie University’s Department of Medicine and was a fellow at the Japanese National Center for Global Health and Medicine before coming to Ottawa in 2014.
