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A report on the 3rd Asian Congress of Medical and Care Facilities (held concurrently with the 21st Annual Meeting of the Japan Association of Medical and Care Facilities)

　The 3rd Asian Congress of Medical and Care Facilities was held on Thursday, November 14 and Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Hotel Grand Pacific LE DAIBA in Daiba, Tokyo. The Congress took place concurrently with the 21st Annual Meeting of the Japan Association of Medical and Care Facilities. Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado, who had attended the opening ceremony of the 1st congress, was present this year as well. The congress was attended by approximately 3,500 people from Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia, and has grown to be the largest-scale event in the field of long-term medical care.

　The commemorative address was given by Shoko Kanazawa, a calligrapher who has Down Syndrome, and her mother Yasuko Kanazawa, a master instructor of calligraphy. Shoko painted two characters meaning "affection”, while Yasuko gave a talk titled “Calligraphy Brought Hope: There is light even in the midst of darkness”.

　The Asian Congress of Medical and Care Facilities comprises only symposia and workshops. This year’s congress provided a valuable opportunity for people from Japan and Asian nations to come together and share knowledge, information and challenges with the aim of improving the overall quality of care in Asia.

【An Overview of the Conference】

Presiding Chairman	Takaki Fuke (Chief, Fuke Hospital
Commemorative address	Yasuko Kanazawa and Shoko Kanazawa
Symposia/workshops	①As Asia Ages, Can New Medical Care for the 21st Century 　 Be Created? 　 Possibilities of the Care Cycle Theory ②Medical Safety: A Challenge Shared Around the Globe
Attendees	3,500
Participating countries	Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia
Other	The Japan Association of Medical and Care Facilities presented five symposia and 736 general sessions.