Name: 29th JASMEE Conference
Start: 2026-07-10T12:00:00+09:00
End: 2026-07-12T17:30:00+09:00
Location: Kansai Medical University, Faculty of Medicine

29th JASMEE Conference

from Friday, July 10, 2026 (12:00 PM) 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

3:00 PM Committee Meeting 1

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: [2F] S1

Committee Meeting 2

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: [2F] S2

5:00 PM Outgoing Board Meeting

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: [2F] Z1
Saturday, July 11, 2026
10:00 AM Opening Remarks
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Room: [1F] Katano Hall
Contributions

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

10:05 AM TBA

10:15 AM Orientation - Eric H. Jego (Nihon University School of Medicine)
10:40 AM 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!”：患者を「教育」する前に「共感」を - Shozo Yokoyama (University of Miyazaki)

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)
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 Exhibitor Luncheon

11:50 AM - 12:40 PM
Room: [2F] Room A
12:50 PM 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 TBA
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 General Topics 3A: Standardization and personalization
Standardization and personalization
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: [2F] Room A
Contributions

1:45 PM 英語を「学ぶ」から「使う」へ ― 内容重視型の医療英語教育 - Akiko Kato (加藤明子) (Fukuoka International University of Health and Welfare 福岡国際医療福祉大学)

2:00 PM Developing an EMP Curriculum through OBE and CLIL: Lessons from a Longitudinal EMP Program - Takayuki Oshimi (International University of Health and Welfare)

2:15 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)

2:30 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)
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 From Affixation to an EMP Core Curriculum: Designing Vocabulary Instruction - Haruko Shimazaki (Tsuru University)

2:00 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)

2:15 PM What a Failed Vocabulary Test Revealed: Incidental Vocabulary Learning, Teacher Identity, and Research Planning - Dominic Edsall (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine)

2:30 PM 科学テキストにおける日本語可能表現と英語モダリティの対応ー客観性の見地からー - 史子戸部 (Kindai University 近畿大学)
3:00 PM 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 Symposium
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: [1F] Katano Hall
Contributions

4:00 PM Symposium lecture 1 - John Skelton (President, European Association of Language Teachers for Healthcare (EALTHY))

4:20 PM Symposium lecture 2 - Hiroshi Nishigori (President, Japan Society for Medical Education (JSME))

4:40 PM Survey report - Raoul Breugelmans (Kansai Medical University)

4:50 PM Panel discussion - Hiroshi Nishigori (President, Japan Society for Medical Education (JSME)) John Skelton (President, European Association of Language Teachers for Healthcare (EALTHY))
5:35 PM Kenichi Uemura Award Ceremony

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

6:00 PM Networking Reception

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

9:00 AM Councilors' Meeting & Member Debriefing

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

9:30 AM TBA - Raoul Breugelmans (Kansai Medical University)
10:15 AM 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)
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 久留米大学医学部医学科２年生に対する体系的な実践臨床英語教育プログラムの開発と実践 - 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 Posters
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Room: [2F] Triangle
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)
12:00 PM Fringe Luncheon

12:00 PM - 12:40 PM
Room: [2F] Room A

12:45 PM Workshop

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Room: [2F] Room A
2:00 PM Keynote Lecture
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: [1F] Katano Hall
Contributions

2:00 PM TBA - John Skelton (President, European Association of Language Teachers for Healthcare (EALTHY))
3:05 PM Closing Remarks
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM
Room: [1F] Katano Hall
Contributions

3:05 PM Closing Remarks by the President of the 29th JASMEE Conference - Raoul Breugelmans (Kansai Medical University)

3:10 PM Address by the Incoming President of the 30th JASMEE Conference - Kazuhiko Kurozumi (Hamamatsu University School of Medicine)
3:30 PM Incoming Board Meeting

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: [2F] Z1

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