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Message from director of Advanced Medical Engineering Research Institute
Based on our long history and rich achievements in medical engineering, we newly established AMERI in April 2022, aligning with the inauguration of Harima-Himeji General Medical Center.
AMERI will bridge the knowledge and technologies of University of Hyogo in engineering, science, human science and environment, information science, and social science with the field of medical engineering. AMERI is also committed to accelerate research and development of medical devices, digital health, etc. through strong collaboration with medical institutes, industry partners, and governmental institutes.
Additionally, we are launching courses in medical engineering open for all department graduate students, fostering interdisciplinary learning and innovation. Furthermore, AMERI is dedicated to supporting the continuous growth of the people in medical and healthcare sector. We provide opportunities for recurrent studies in order to ensure medical and healthcare providers stay well informed of the latest developments in their fields.
Syoji KOBASHI
Director,
Advanced Medical Engineering Research Institute
Message from president of University of Hyogo
In April 2022, the University of Hyogo established the Advanced Medical Engineering Research Institute (AMERI) within the Hyogo Prefectural Harima-Himeji General Medical Center as the University’s fifth attached research institute. Based on research in the field of medical engineering, AMERI will push forward outstanding interdisciplinary research by integrating different disciplines in collaboration with academic institutions, medical institutions and private companies at home and abroad and return the results to society at large through university-launched venture companies and other means.
Under the strong leadership of the globally active Director Shoji Kobashi, the Institute has just begun its journey towards realizing a prosperous and diverse future society and the materialization of ‘well-being’ as stated in the SDGs. We would like to ask for the warm support and encouragement of all concerned. Let us join hands and together accelerate innovation for survival.
Makoto KOSAKA
President,
University of Hyogo
Message from president of Hyogo Prefectural Harima-Himeji General Medical Center (Harima-Himeji GMC)
Harima-Himeji GMC is one of the largest hospitals in Hyogo prefecture, located on the same site as AMERI. The primary missions of Harima-Himeji GMC include providing emergency clinical care and advanced-specialized medical care, developing resource development, and conducting clinical studies to enhance the medical practices. With over 250 physicians, half of whom possess extensive clinical study experience and hold a PhD., we have already started the collaborative studies with AMERI. In cooperation with AMERI, I am sure that we will make advances in clinical studies for diseases that the current medicine cannot fully address. Additionally, we also aim to develop treatments procedures that can be conducted safely and with high certainty. By integrating the efforts of the two institutes, our goal is to provide better than ever medical care, nursing, and caregiving.
Yoshikazu KINOSHITA
President,
Hyogo Prefectural Harima-Himeji General Medical Center (Harima-Himeji GMC)
History
April , 2022
AMERI
Advanced Medical Engineering Research Institute (AMERI) was established, succeeding AMEC. It now comprises the faculty members from all departments of University of Hyogo. AMERI has entered into a comprehensive collaborative agreement with Hyogo Prefectural Harima-Himeji General Medical Center (HGMC).
Key Features of AMERI
- 1. Direct Contact with the Clinical Environment
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AMERI is situated within the premises of Harima-Himeji General Medical Center. Here, faculty members of AMERI and medical professionals of HGMC are able to collaborate in the research and development of medical devices, healthcare, nursing, caregiving, and food and nutrition.
- 2. Interdisciplinary
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AMERI is venturing into a new frontier of medical engineering by fostering connections among all departments and research institutions within University of Hyogo in clinical fields.
- 3. Open-Graduate Program
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AMERI provides courses covering medical and healthcare devices, nursing and caregiving, as well as food and nutrition for all graduate students across all the departments of University of Hyogo. Additionally, graduate students are able to engage in research at the collaborative and shared laboratories of AMERI.
- 4. Center of Collaboration in Research and Development with Medical Institute and Industries
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AMERI actively collaborates with industries, particularly local industries, to support research and development in the field of medical and healthcare, leveraging the technologies and knowledge at University of Hyogo. Moreover, AMERI also supports the activities at Innovation Salon, where researchers from industries and medical professionals explore potential new business by discussing the needs of the medical and healthcare personnels.
Research and Education area
Medical and Healthcare devices division
AI-assisted diagnosis and treatment
Supporting diagnosis, treatment and examination by analyzing clinical information using AI
AI-assisted surgery training
AI, trained by experienced surgeons, assists in surgical training for young doctors
Digital Health
Leveraging IoT and AI to provide comprehensive support for medical and healthcare practices
AI-assisted image diagnosis
AI detects lesions and predicts onset and outcome
Improving patient satisfaction with data science
Using big data analytics to improve patient satisfaction
Wearable Healthcare Devices
Expanding the functionality of healthcare sensors using MEMS technologies
Fluid Medical Engineering
Computer-aided diagnosis of the heart and vasculature through experimental and computational fluid dynamics
Biosensors
Developing biomarker sensors to enable early detection of disease and facilitate health monitoring
Rehabilitation Evaluation Systems
Monitoring and evaluation systems to assess rehabilitation outcomes: an accurate system for hospital use and a simple system for home use
Biological Simulation
Computer simulation to model cells and biological functions
Target Cell Identification and Collection
Selective collection of target cells using dielectrophoresis in a microwell array
Nursing and Caregiving division
Data health
Health promotion and disease prevention utilizing big data analysis
Nursing education support
Development of nursing practice education programs utilizing ICT
Nursing engineering
Support for nursing and healthcare utilizing engineering technologies
Nursing practice model
Development of a nursing practice model using ICT-based nursing quality evaluation and improvement tools
PHR-based unwellness recovery
Health promotion utilizing health checkup and daily heath monitoring data
Frailty prevention
Exercise recommendations for the prevention of frailty prevention and caregiving
Children’s remote medical and nursing care system
Support for remote medical and nursing care using AI/ICT. Resource development for medical professionals.
Patient decision support system
Development of an AI-based information providing system based on the decision model of cancer patients
Food and Nutrition division
Precision nutrition
Health promotion and disease prevention through individually tailored nutrition recommendations
Assessment of health education for children
Assessing health education strategies by examining the relationship between growth and obesity
Disease prevention considering regional characteristics
Health promotion and disease prevention by improving dietary habits, taking into account regional characteristics
New health foods
Development of new healthy foods with nutritional elements for disease prevention
Nutritional therapy for vascular functionality
Development of nutritional therapy for vascular functionality and the prevention of circularity diseases
Relationship between food intake and diseases in the specific regions
Analysis of the effect of food and lifestyle in Harima area on diseases
Nutritional assessment
Estimation of required individual nutrition through precious measurement-based assessment
Metabolic nutritional therapy
Comprehensive metabolite analysis of inflammatory conditions using metabolic analysis
Food support for individuals with chewing and deglutition difficulties
Food support based on physical property analysis of foods
Organization
Advanced Medical Engineering Research Institute
Director
Professor Syoji Kobashi
Deputy Director
Professor Takayuki Fujita
(Medical and Healthcare devices division)
Assistant Director
Professor Junko Honda
(Nursing and Caregiving division)
Assistant Director
Professor Mikiko Ito
(Food and Nutrition division)
Medical-Industry-Academia Exchange Office
Chief
Professor Takayuki Fujita
Deputy Chief
Associate Professor Naomi Yagi
Coordinator
Toshiki Okamoto
Yukio Hamaguchi
Innovation Salon
Salon Manager
Professor Yutaka Hata
Deputy Salon Manager
Professor Reiko Sakashita
Professor Hayato Uchida
Research administrator
Mitsuo Fujita
Medical and Healthcare devices division
- Professor Osamu Kawanami (2)
- Professor Yasuhiro Go (3)
- Professor Syoji Kobashi (2)
- Professor Naohisa Takagaki (2)
- Professor Takemura Tadamasa (3)
- Professor Koki Nagamune (2)
- Professor Yutaka Hata (3)
- Professor Ryo Haraguchi (3)
- Professor Takayuki Fujita (1)
- Professor Atsuo Miyazawa (4)
- Professor Tomoyuki Yasukawa (4)
- Professor Rashed Essam (3)
- Associate Professor Masato Suzuki (4)
- Associate professor Yuri Nishino (4)
- Associate Professor Masakazu Morimoto (2)
- Associate Professor Naomi Yagi (1)
- Assistant Professor Yushi Isozaki (4)
Nursing and Caregiving division
- Professor Hayato Uchida (5)
- Professor Yuko Kawasaki (6)
- Professor Reiko Sakashita (6)
- Professor Junko Honda (7)
- Professor Makiko Muya (6)
- Associate Professor Rie Oe (6)
- Associate Professor Hiroshi Ono (6)
- Associate Professor Manabu Nii (2)
- Senior Lecturer Eiko Nakanishi (6)
Food and Nutrition division
- Professor Mikiko Ito (5)
- Professor Kaoru Sakamoto (5)
- Professor Masaru Yoshida (5)
- Professor Miki Yoshimura (5)
- Associate Professor Makiko Nakade (5)
- Assistant professor Ryoko Shimada (5)
- Assistant professor Sarasa Tanaka (5)
| 1 | AMERI | 5 | School of Human Science and Environment |
| 2 | School of Engineering | 6 | School of Nursing |
| 3 | School of Social Information Science | 7 | Research Institute of Nursing Care for People and Community |
| 4 | School of Science |
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Advanced Medical Engineering Research Institute (AMERI)
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Education and training Bld.3F Harima-Himeji General Medical Center,
3-264, Kamiya, Himeji 670-0836 JAPAN
TEL/+81-79-280-1248
FAX/+81-79-280-1247
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