Name: 29th JASMEE Conference
Start: 2026-07-11T09:00:00+09:00
End: 2026-07-12T17:30:00+09:00
Location: Kansai Medical University, Faculty of Medicine

29th JASMEE Conference

from Saturday, July 11, 2026 (9:00 AM) to Sunday, July 12, 2026 (5:30 PM)

Monday, July 6, 2026
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Friday, July 10, 2026
Saturday, July 11, 2026
10:00 AM [01] Opening Remarks
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Room: [1F] Katano Hall
Contributions

10:00 AM Opening by the President of the 29th JASMEE Conference - Raoul Breugelmans (Kansai Medical University)

10:05 AM Welcome Address by the President of Kansai Medical University - Tatsuo Kinashi (Kansai Medical University)

10:15 AM Orientation - Eric H. Jego (Nihon University School of Medicine)
10:40 AM [02] General Topics 1A: Cultural and global perspectives
Cultural and global perspectives
10:40 AM - 11:40 AM
Room: [2F] Room A
Contributions

10:40 AM Never say “Smoking is bad for your health!”: Empathy before Educating Patients - Shozo Yokoyama (横山彰三) (University of Miyazaki 宮崎大学)

10:55 AM Safety promotion for foreigners; measures from Child Death Review, Shiga - Masahito Hitosugi (Shiga University of Medical Science)

11:10 AM International Activities for Cultural Competence and Intercultural Communication - Crosby Adam (Kobe City College of Nursing)

11:25 AM Rethinking Standardization: Developing Adaptive Clinical Skills in a Pre-Departure Training Course for International Clinical Clerkships - Ying Foo (Keio University)
[03] General Topics 1B: Teaching and learning 1
Teaching and learning 1
10:40 AM - 11:40 AM
Room: [2F] Room B
Contributions

10:40 AM Beyond Language Barriers: Student Reflections on Medical Interviewing in English - Sabina Mahmood (Graduate School of General Education and Global Studies, Okayama University)

10:55 AM Challenges in Information-Giving during Medical Interviews: A Survey of 302 Foreign Residents on the Need for Direct Communication - Jun Iwata (Shimane University)

11:10 AM Simulated Medical Interviews in Medical English Education: Analyzing Interaction between Japanese Medical Students and Simulated Patients - Aya Watanabe (Fukui Prefectural University)

11:25 AM Developing Genre Awareness in EMP: From Written Case Reports to Spoken Medical Communication - Chieri Noda (Showa Medical University)
11:50 AM [04] Exhibitor Luncheon
11:50 AM - 12:40 PM
Room: [2F] Room A
Contributions

12:00 PM ETS Japan 合同会社

12:06 PM カクタス・コミュニケーションズ株式会社

12:12 PM 日本データパシフィック株式会社

12:18 PM ターンイットイン・ジャパン合同会社

12:24 PM VIA Programs
12:50 PM [05] General Topics 2A: Technology
Technology
12:50 PM - 1:35 PM
Room: [2F] Room A
Contributions

12:50 PM Medical English Education Incorporating AI Dialogue - Hitoshi Ohuji (Laboratory Department, Yokohama Rosai Hospital)

1:05 PM If You Build It, Will They Use It? Participation Constraints in CALL Implementation - Cosmin Florescu (University of Tsukuba)

1:20 PM Development of a Branching Medical English E-learning Module Using AI-Generated Video and Its Implementation Challenges - Keito Horie (Kansai Medical University)
[06] General Topics 2B: Teaching and learning 2
Teaching and learning 2
12:50 PM - 1:35 PM
Room: [2F] Room B
Contributions

12:50 PM Confident but Anxious: Examining the Persistence of an Affective Paradox in Medical English History-Taking - Timothy P Williams (Nihon University School of Medicine, Office of Medical English Education)

1:05 PM Anxiety and Academic Writing in English: Evidence from Japanese Medical Students - Richard O'Shea (Nihon University, School of Medicine)

1:20 PM What is EMP without EMPathy? - Ian Willey (Kagawa University)
1:45 PM [07] General Topics 3A: Personalization and standardization
Personalization and standardization
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: [2F] Room A
Contributions

1:45 PM Personalizing EMP for Acupuncturists: Bridging the Gap in Communicating Eastern Medical Concepts to Cross-Cultural Patients - Issei Miyaguchi (Therapist English Co., Ltd. / Graduate School of Medicine, Kansai Medical University)

2:00 PM PACE Program: A Tailored Clinical English Training for Medical Students Preparing for Overseas Clinical Placements - Tomohiro Arai (Department of International Education, Fujita Health University School of Medicine)

2:15 PM From “Learning” to “Using” English: Content-Focused Medical English Education - Akiko Kato (加藤明子) (Fukuoka International University of Health and Welfare 福岡国際医療福祉大学)

2:30 PM Developing an EMP Curriculum through OBE and CLIL: Lessons from a Longitudinal EMP Program - Takayuki Oshimi (International University of Health and Welfare)
[08] General Topics 3B: Teaching and learning 3
Teaching and learning 3
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: [2F] Room B
Contributions

1:45 PM The Equivalence of Japanese Possibility and English Modality: Objectivity in Science Texts - Fumiko Tobe (戸部史子) (Kindai University 近畿大学)

2:00 PM From Affixation to an EMP Core Curriculum: Designing Vocabulary Instruction - Haruko Shimazaki (Tsuru University)

2:15 PM Effects of Phonological Gaps between English Terms and Katakana Equivalents: A Comparison of Visual and Auditory Modalities among Japanese Pharmacy Students - Tomoko Smith (Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University)
3:00 PM [09] Student Symposium
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Room: [1F] Katano Hall
Contributions

3:00 PM Rethinking Medical English Education in Japan: Bridging Educational Gaps through Student-Expert Collaboration - Alex Seiji Anderson (Team WADA, Asahikawa Medical University School of Medicine) Yuki Kobayashi (Team WADA, Tohoku University School of Medicine) Akihiro Ono (Team WADA, Mie University School of Medicine)
4:00 PM [10] Symposium
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: [1F] Katano Hall
Contributions

4:00 PM The Individual and the Core Curriculum - John Skelton (Emeritus Professor, Birmingham University Medical School; President, European Association of Language Teachers in Health (EALTHY))

4:20 PM The Role of Medical English Education in Japanese Medical Education in the Era of Artificial Intelligence - Hiroshi Nishigori (Professor, Center for Medical Education, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University; President, Japan Society for Medical Education (JSME))

4:40 PM EMP in Japan: AJMC Survey Findings and Topics for Discussion - Raoul Breugelmans (Kansai Medical University)

4:50 PM Panel Discussion: Toward an EMP Model Core Curriculum — Balancing Standardization and Personalization - John Skelton (President, European Association of Language Teachers for Healthcare (EALTHY)) Hiroshi Nishigori (President, Japan Society for Medical Education (JSME)) James Hobbs (Keio University) Takayuki Oshimi (International University of Health and Welfare)
5:35 PM [11] Kenichi Uemura Award Ceremony

5:35 PM - 5:50 PM
Room: [1F] Katano Hall

6:00 PM [12] Networking Reception

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: [3F] Cafeteria
Sunday, July 12, 2026

9:00 AM [13] Councilors' Meeting & Member Debriefing

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: [1F] Katano Hall
9:30 AM [14] Presidential Lecture
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: [1F] Katano Hall
Contributions

9:30 AM At a Crossroads: Reflections on the Future of EMP and JASMEE - Raoul Breugelmans (Kansai Medical University)
10:15 AM [15] General Topics 4A: Materials and resources development
Materials and resources development
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: [2F] Room A
Contributions

10:15 AM What Makes a Medical English Reading Textbook Readable for Medical Students? ―A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Student Perceptions and Textual Features― - Chie Saito (General Medical Education and Research Center, Teikyo University)

10:30 AM Simplifying Clinical English for Japanese PT and OT Students: Developing a Learner-Friendly Set of Rehabilitation Expressions - Takahiko Yamamori (Aichi Medical College of Rehabilitation)

10:45 AM Teaching medical English in the AI age: Creating original materials has never been easier - James Hobbs (Keio University School of Medicine) Yuko Hori (Keio University School of Medicine)

11:00 AM Documenting Medical English in Neurosurgery at a Japanese Hospital - Walter Davies (Hiroshima University)
[16] General Topics 4B: Teaching and learning 4
Teaching and learning 4
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: [2F] Room B
Contributions

10:15 AM Development and Implementation of a Structured Practical Clinical English (PCE ) M2 Program at Kurume University School of Medicine - Emiko Mizoguchi (溝口恵美子) (Department of Immunology, Kurume University School of Medicine 久留米大学医学部免疫学講座)

10:30 AM Integrating Medical English into Clinical Education: Strategies for Improving Japanese Medical Students’ English Proficiency - Maiko Sakamoto (Saga University)

10:45 AM Participant Satisfaction in Lecture and Hands-on Sessions of an English-Mediated Medical Education Program with Visiting International Faculty - Shunichiro Nakao (The University of Osaka)

11:00 AM Implementation of Case Presentations in English during Clinical Clerkships: Integrating Medical English Education and Clinical Reasoning Training - Kazuhiko Kurozumi (Department of Neurosurgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine)
11:20 AM [17] Posters
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Room: ［2F］ Poster Area
Contributions

11:20 AM Introducing English for Healthcare at a Pre-Specialist Stage on a Medical Campus - Marshall Higa (Hiroshima University) Simon Fraser (Hiroshima University) Walter Davies (Hiroshima University)

11:20 AM Two katakana keywords for successful cooperation and collaboration in healthcare teams - Motoko Sando (Wakayama Medical University)

11:20 AM Development of self-study material to improve communication skills with foreign patients during maternal nursing clinical rotation - Lourdes Rosario Herrera Cadillo (Asahi University School of Health Sciences Nursing Department)

11:20 AM Designing Clinical Training Platform with AI Simulated Patients based on Grounded Theory and Interactional Competence Frameworks - Jeanette Dennisson (St. Marianna School of Medicine)
[18] Simulation Center Tour

11:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Room: ［3F］ Simulation Center
12:00 PM [19] Fringe Luncheon
12:00 PM - 12:40 PM
Room: [2F] Room A
Contributions

12:00 PM Introduction to Fringe - Raoul Breugelmans (Kansai Medical University)

12:10 PM EMPowerment - Eric H. Jego (Nihon University School of Medicine)

12:25 PM What's in a Name? - Raoul Breugelmans (Kansai Medical University)
12:45 PM [20] Workshop
12:45 PM - 1:35 PM
Room: [2F] Room A
Contributions

12:45 PM AI workshop in medical English teaching and research: examples, current limits, and a hands-on activity using patient narratives - Jeanette Dennisson (St. Marianna School of Medicine)
1:50 PM [21] Keynote Lecture
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM
Room: [1F] Katano Hall
Contributions

1:50 PM Creating Quality in the Core Curriculum - John Skelton (Emeritus Professor, Birmingham University Medical School; President of European Association of Language Teachers in Healthcare)
2:55 PM [22] Closing Remarks
2:55 PM - 3:10 PM
Room: [1F] Katano Hall
Contributions

2:55 PM Closing by the President of the 29th JASMEE Conference - Raoul Breugelmans (Kansai Medical University)

3:00 PM Address by the President of the 30th JASMEE Conference - Kazuhiko Kurozumi (Hamamatsu University School of Medicine)