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Department of Health Care Policy & Management aims to develop effective policy based on evidence from analysis and evaluation of issues among health system, health care management, and quality of health care services by applying a multidisciplinary approach which includes public administration, economics, epidemiology, environmental sciences and international health. |
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● Ichiro Okubo [Professor] iokubo@md.tsukuba.ac.jp ● Yasushi Honda [Professor] honda@taiiku.tsukuba.ac.jp ● Masahide Kondo [Associate Professor] mkondo@md.tsukuba.ac.jp |
| Name | Ichiro Okubo |
| Area of Specialization | Clinical Economics Health Care Policy Public Health |
| Profile | University of Tsukuba, School of Medicine National Institute of Public Health, Master of Public Health Program Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Technical Official in Medicine (Health Policy Bureau, Health Service Bureau, Health Insurance Bureau, Statistics and Information Department, etc.) PhD (Medical Science), MPH（Master of Public Health） |
| Research Interests | Clinical Economic Evaluation of Health Care Policy Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Mass Screening and Immunization Analysis on National Health Care Expenditure |
| Publications in Western Language | 1) Utility Weights for Allergic Rhinitis Based on a Community Survey with
a Time Trade-off Technique in Japan. Allergology International 2009; 58:
No. 2: 201-207. 2) Cost-effectiveness analysis of influenza vaccination for people aged 65 and over in Japan. Vaccine. 2007; 29: 6511-21. |
| Academic Society Affiliation | Japanese Society of Public Health (Councilor; Ethics Committee, Chair） Japan Society for Healthcare Administration (Councilor） Japan Society for Health Care Management （Councilor） |
| Award-winning/Social Contribution | Society of Medical Decision Making (U.S.), Student Prize (1990) National Examination of Emergency Medical Technician Committee, Member Expert Panel on Greater Metropolitan Area Plan, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Member Clinical Evaluation Committee of Victims of Diphenylarsinic Acid, Ministry of the Environment, Member Appraisal Committee of Research Grant for Developing Community Health System Infrastructure, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Member Kanagawa Prefecture's Master Plan Commission, Member Expert Panel on Health Care Cost Containment Plan, Aomori Prefecture, Member Examination Committee of Nursing Care Insurance, Ibaraki Prefecuture, Member |
| Teaching Courses | Seminar in Health Insurance System Seminar in Clinical Economics (I) Seminar in Clinical Economics (II) Research in Health Care Policy and Management (I) |
| Research Topics of Supervising Students | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Mass Screening for Hepatitis C Clinical Economic Evaluation of Influenza Immunization Program for the Elderly Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Acupuncture Treatment for Chronic Back Pain Study on Quality of Health Care Service and Ability to Pay in Developing Countries Study on Health Awareness and Health Behavior of Students from Overseas in Japan |
| Personal Website | Not Available |
| Name | Yasushi Honda |
| Area of Specialization | Environmental Health Epidemiology |
| Profile | The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine PhD （Medical Science），MPH， DrPH |
| Research Interests | Health Impact Assessment of Global Warming，Epidemiologic Study of Environmental Factors such as Organic Arsenical |
| Publications in Western Language | 1) Childhood leukemia and magnetic fields in Japan: A case-control study
of childhood leukemia and residential power-frequency magnetic fields in
Japan. Int J Cancer 2006; 119: 643-650. 2) Relation between sudden infant death syndrome and weather factors in Japan. J Health Sci 2005; 51: 477-482. 3) Low level carbon monoxide and mortality of persons aged 65 or older in Tokyo, Japan, 1976-1990. J Health Sci; 2003; 49: 454-458. 4) Mortality among workers at a talc mining and milling facility. Ann Occup Hyg 2002; 46: 575-585. 5) Humidity does not confound temperature-mortality relationship. Jpn J Biometeorol 2000; 37: 113-118. |
| Academic Society Affiliation |
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology The Japanese Society for Hygiene （Councilor） The Japanese Society of Health and Human Ecology （Editorial Board，Councilor） Japan Epidemiological Association （Councilor） |
| Award-winning/Social Contribution | Lead Author for Chapter 10 in the 4th Assessment Report of the Working Group II for Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (2004〜present). |
| Teaching Courses | Lecture on Human Care Science Research Methods on Environmental Epidemiology Research in Health Care Policy and Management (2) |
| Research Topics of Supervising Students | Epidemiologic Study on Health and Meteorological Factor Epidemiologic Study on Electromagnetic Field Effect on Health Epidemiologic Study of Factors Associated with Reproduction |
| Personal Website | http://www.ann.hi-ho.ne.jp/yasushihonda/ |
| Name | Masahide Kondo |
| Area of Specialization | Health Policy Health Economics |
| Profile | The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine London School of Economics and Political Science London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine MSc (Health Policy, Planning & Financing), PhD (Health Economics) |
| Research Interests | Application of Economics for Health Policy Health Financing in Developing Countries Health Insurance Policy in Japan Economic Evaluation of Health Services |
| Publications in Western Language | 1) Does subsidy work? Price elasticity of demand for influenza vaccination
among the elderly in Japan. Health Policy, 91(3): 269-276 (2009) 2) Economic evaluation of chemoprevention of breast cancer with tamoxifen and raloxifene among high risk women in Japan. British Journal of Cancer, 100(2): 281-290 (2009) 3) Economic evaluation of 21-gene reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay in lymph-node-negative, estrogen-receptor-positive, early-stage breast cancer in Japan. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 112(1): 175-187 (2008) 4) Making choices between prepayment and user charges in Zambia. What are the results for equity? Health Economics, 16(12): 1371-1387 (2007) 5) Global warming, cedar pollinosis, and health care budget impact. Global Environmental Research, 11(1): 73-78 (2007) |
| Academic Society Affiliation | Japanese Society of Public Health Japan Society for Healthcare Administration Japan Association for International Health The Japanese Society of Health and Human Ecology |
| Award-winning/Social Contribution | The Japanese Journal of Family Practice, Excellent Paper Award (1997) |
| Teaching Courses | Methodolgy of Human Care Science II Essay Writing in Social Medicine Seminar in Health Economics Seminar in International Health Research in Health Care Policy and Management (III) |
| Research Topics of Supervising Students | Economic Evaluation of Health Intervention Economic Analysis of Demand for Health Care in Developing Countires |
| Personal Website | Not Available |