Past events

 To make the activities of the CGH known outside of the university and provide the general public with news updates, the CGH stages the “Go Global!! International Medical Symposium” 2 or 3 times a year. Attendance each time is anywhere between 100 and 200 persons, but as a testimony to the expanding interest in international healthcare, every symposium draws participants not only from educational and medical circles but from very diverse backgrounds in the private and public sectors, which increasingly animates the discussion and exchange of opinions.
 Moreover, because it adds to the effort the CGH is making to build an academic network in the global health field, some of the Go Global!! symposia are staged jointly or with the backing of other universities and medical organizations that are promoting global health, governmental agencies in Japan and diplomatic offices abroad. OU’s connections and offices overseas are also used to host the symposium in order to explain to other countries what Japan is doing to deliver high quality healthcare and medical education

Go Global!! 1

Go Global!! 1 (11/15/2013, Osaka)
  As the very first symposium of this newly created series, Go Global!! 1 addressed the significance and then current state of international healthcare in Japan, posed the question of what type of human resources Japan needed to develop in order to deliver international healthcare and reported on the activities that OU was getting into to contribute to the cause. Presentations on what Japan was doing as a country to improve international healthcare were given by the Cabinet Secretariat and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Go Global!! 2

Go Global!! 2 (03/10/2014, Osaka)
  Go Global!! 2 added more detail to what OU was doing to internationalize healthcare in Japan and develop the human resources to support that, and raised the training and certification of medical interpreters as prerequisites for providing medical services to foreign patients . Moreover, MEXT reported on what Japan was doing as a country. The event was attended by many persons engaged in education, which sparked the discussion and crossfire of ideas.
Go Global!! 3

Go Global!! 3 (08/30/2014, San Francisco, USA)
  Go Global! 3 was staged in San Francisco, USA as a joint effort with OU’s North American Center for Academic Initiatives, which was feting its 10th anniversary, and OU’s Alumni Association of North America. Attendance was strong and featured a core of OU alumni who were active in various parts of North America, and Japanese nationals and Americans residing in and around San Francisco. Discussions were animated and addressed the possibility of collaborating with industry and academia in the USA, and using ICT in particular, to internationalize healthcare in Japan.
Go Global!! 4

Go Global!! 4 (11/02/2014, Shanghai, China)
  The choice of staging Go Global!! 4 in Shanghai, China brought onboard the Japan China Medical Association and Fraternity of Foreign Exchange Students to Japan as joint hosting. The event was also cosponsored by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and had the backing of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai, Shanghai Alumni Association of Foreign Students to Japan and JETRO’s Shanghai Office, and the collaboration from OU’s East Asia Center for Academic Initiatives. A good portion of the participants were Japanese nationals living in Shanghai, some of which were OU alumni, and Chinese nationals who had studied in Japan. The discussions about China’s growing economy and the possible contributions Japan could make to Chinese society through medicine ignited the exchange of ideas.

Go Global!! 5

Go Global!! 5 (01/28/2015, Osaka)
  Go Global! 5 opened with support from the Union of Kansai Governments, Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren) and Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The program featured presentations by experts on the development resources, messaging and brand strength needed to export the high-quality drugs, medical equipment and healthcare system that Japan has around the world. With a large number of businesspeople in attendance, a lot of information and ideas were shared across the floor. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) was also represented and reported on what Japan was doing as a country to improve international healthcare.
Go Global!! 6

Go Global!! 6 (10/09-10/2015, Groningen, the Netherlands)
  Go Global!! 6 was organized as a joint symposium with Groningen University with whom OU has an Inter-University Agreement , and staged through the auspices of OU’s European Center for Academic Initiatives, which was based in the hosting community. Presentations by experts and discussions addressed the themes of humanitarian support for developing nations and regenerative medicine within the bigger picture of international healthcare.
Go Global!! 7

Go Global!! 7 (12/11/2015, Tokyo)
  Having returned to Japan, Go Global! 7 was co-produced by Hokkaido University, The University of Tokyo and Kyushu University, all of which share a common interest in global health with OU. Each of these universities presented what they are doing in the international healthcare field, while MEXT, MHLW and METI presented the policies and programs of the country and their own ministries. There were many participants from the private and public sectors, in addition to those who hailed from the medical and education worlds. The discussions were very animated with a wide range of ideas being floated through the hall, but a general consensus was reached on the need to build a nationwide academic network for addressing the various aspects of global health.
Go Global!! 8

Go Global!! 8 (01/16-17/2016, Bangkok, Thailand)
  The CGH enlisted the services of OU’s ASEAN Center for Academic Initiatives in Bangkok to stage Go Global! 8 as a joint symposium in collaboration with Ramathibodi Hospital, which is attached to the Faculty of Medicine at OU’s Inter-University Agreement Mahidol University. At the event, the discussion and exchange of opinions picked up when the topic was about potential medical contributions from Japan to Thailand, since, like in Japan, lifestyle-related diseases headline a growing problem with chronic health issues associated with Thailand’s aging population.
Go Global!! 9

Go Global!! 9 (08/26/2016, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
  The 9th symposium in the Go Global!! series was jointly staged in Sao Paulo, Brazil with Santa Cruz Hospital, a forerunner facility in terms of delivering advanced medical care in Brazil and a centerpiece in the community of Japanese immigrants for around 90 years. The event provided a platform for sharing thoughts and ideas on building a global academic network concerned with healthcare.
Go Global!! 10

Go Global!! 10 (12/17/2016, Tokyo)
  Go Global!! 10 was staged as the “kickoff symposium of the international healthcare network”, as it doubled as the first conference of the International Society of Clinical Medicine(ISCM) that had been established in August 2016 as a platform for medical, educational and other organizations to discuss and collaborate on international healthcare and developing the human resources needed to deliver it properly. Spearheaded by OU, the conference/symposium drew some 160 physicians, co-medical professionals and businesspeople to report on their work and share ideas.
Go Global!! 11

Go Global!! 11 (05/26-27/2017, Bangkok, Thailand)
  Go Global!! 11 continued the discussion on “active aging” from Go Global!! 8, as the “2nd Joint Conference between Ramathibodi and Osaka University”. With 102 persons in attendance, the program was planned out with presentations on the first day and group discussions on the second day. Over the two days, the debate on cooperative research was full of enthusiasm and hopes. Another highlight of the conference was the participation of the Executive Director of the ASEAN University Network (AUN) and the Deputy Director of the National Institute of Public Health of Lao PDR who proposed the idea of OU and Mahidol University spearheading collaboration amongst the 30 member-universities.
Go Global!! 12

Go Global!! 12 (02/10/2018, Osaka)
  Go Global!! 12 was planned and staged as a plenary symposium for recapping the past 5 years of MEXT’s Program for the Creation of Human Resource Development Platforms for Future Healthcare. The event gathered persons from academia, government and other sectors of Japan to report on inbound and outbound healthcare traffic, the development of the human resources needed for those processes to flow correctly, and related issues. Discussions on the future of international healthcare lit up the venue.
Go Global!! 13

Go Global!! 13 (09/03-05/2018, Bangkok, Thailand)
  Go Global!! 13 was the 13th International Medical Symposium and the 3rd joint symposium with Ramathibodi Hospital in Mahidol University. This was organized as a part of Ramathibodi International Academic Conference (RIAC) which had 3 days-session. Under the theme of “Let’s Share Each Activity”, speakers were invited not only from Japan and Thailand but also from Taiwan and Lao PDR and made a discussion about issues or proposals to progress collaborative researches. We also took a part in the exhibition of RIAC and introduced our activities of department of medial innovation in Osaka University Hospital.
Go Global!! 14

Go Global!! 14 (December 2-3, 2019 Bangkok, Thailand)
“Collaborating Research – Past and Future –”, the 4th Joint Conference with Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University was held.
Welcoming guests from related organizations in Thailand and Japan, lectures on the first day were on Rare Disease, Aging Society, and Medical Device Development & Regulation, and lectures on the second day, were on Real World Data, Orthopedics, and Infectious Diseases. The conference deepened mutual understanding to promote more research collaboration.

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