October 18, 2013
WANS was established with the aim of contributing to the health and welfare of people around the world by promoting international academic exchange and collaborative research in the nursing field, and it holds an academic conference every two years. It is composed of nursing-related academic institutions from around the world as organizational members. Currently, 17 organizations worldwide are members, and in Japan, the Japan Academy of Nursing Science and six other academic societies have joined.
This year's theme was "Care for Vulnerable Populations: Global Perspectives," with about 100 participants from 12 countries around the world. Presentations were made on the care of vulnerable people from various perspectives. Among them, I gave an invited lecture titled "Nursing care for elderly people with dementia in the aging society of Japan." In the lecture, I spoke about the characteristics of Japan's aging society, initiatives for the care of elderly people with dementia, and the Great East Japan Earthquake and elderly people with dementia. There was great interest in the situation in Japan, which is at the forefront of aging societies, and I was able to have a lively discussion with the participants.
(Kikuko Ota, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care)
Venue: The K-Seoul Hotel, Seoul, South Korea