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✨ April 25th is YORIAILab It's our founding anniversary !
We will hold the first symposium on the theme of online communities for people with disabilities. We look forward to your participation.
The symposium web page has been updated.
🌟 May 20th is International Clinical Trials Day 🌟
YORIAILab is planning three events to coincide with this day.
International Clinical Trials Day event page
Patient Engagement Open Forum ℹ️ ( June 10-12: Baveno, Italy )
YORIAILab will also be participating.
This international forum is an annual forum where leading experts in patient involvement from various countries and regions exchange views and hold practical discussions on the ideal approach to patient involvement. It is jointly held by PFMD, EUPATI and EPF.
Next 60 Days
🌏Anyone Can Join (some conditions may apply)
The Clinical Trial Ambassador Project
YORIAILab
Recent events
April 15
Article AMED Moonshot Goal 7 ELSI Column
A column YORIAILab helped write about the two issues in cancer research under Moonshot Goal 7 of the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) Moonshot Research and Development Program has been published. It is an article about a dialogue between a patient group and a researcher from the perspective of patient and citizen participation . Please take a look.
April 15
Lunchtime Short Seminar No. 7
The seminar, entitled "Online Communities and the Metaverse," was held as a preparatory seminar to provide a deeper understanding of the symposium to be held on April 25th. It explained the evolution of patient understanding in the digital society and new research methods.
April 5
Recording: Lunchtime Short Seminar No. 1
The recording of the first lunchtime short seminar "Patient Experience Data" (lecturer: Nobutaka Yagi), held from October to November last year, has been made public on YouTube . The first short seminar was held twice, so two recordings have been made public. Although the style of the talk was slightly changed, the content was the same in both sessions.
April 1st
Article: Intractable Diseases and Home Care
April 2025 issue
In the lecture entitled "Patient and Citizen Participation in Medical Research and Development - Towards Social Co-creation of Medical Research and Development" (Katsui and Unuma), YORIAILab was introduced along with PPI JAPAN, Ji4pe, and PPEC as organizations engaged in collaborative (social co-creation) initiatives that can be participated in and utilized by patients, citizens, and researchers.
March 1st
Lecture: Metaverse Patient Advisory Board
At the Japan Society of Clinical Trials and Clinical Trials (Place: Pacifico Yokohama), we reported on a pilot study of a patient advisory board using the metaverse (a joint study between Nippon Medical School and Boehringer Ingelheim). A follow-up study (a qualitative cross-sectional study) is planned to be conducted by YORIAILab.
February 25
YORIAILab Newsletter No. 4
We have published the 4th issue of our newsletter. It is packed with content, including a report on the 3rd Clinical Trial Ambassador Training, reports on seminars and academic presentations hosted by YORIAILab, upcoming plans, and the Clinical Trial Box series. Please take a look.
February 23
Lecture: Clinical Trial Ambassador Project
We collaborated in creating a lecture plan for the Osaka Incurable Disease Consultation and Support Center Project Citizens' Gathering Symposium (venue: EL Osaka), and gave a lecture on the significance of patient and citizen participation activities through the Clinical Trial Ambassador Project.
