Monthly student activities and publications

Publication

2024/November
Ms. Saki Muroya, a graduate student of the MPH Program, published her project work with Professor Sachiko Ohde in the peer-reviewed journal; JMA Journal. This was partially supported by grant 20190313 A “Research for formulating support for seamless medical education before and after graduation, utilizing ICT” from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan.

Muroya S, Ohde S, Morita T, Kou S, Homma Y,Jacobs JL, Deshpande GA. Findings of the Resident Workload using Mobile Application in Japan. JMA J. 2024.

> https://www.jmaj.jp/detail.php?id=10.31662%2Fjmaj.2024-0094

2024/November
　Mr. Riki Kurokawa, a MPH graduate student, has published his master’s capstone project under the supervision of Dr. Sachiko Ohde in the Modern Rheumatology. This work was able to complete with a great support by doctors and staffs at immuno-rheumatology center at St. Luke’s international hospital. We would like to thank Dr. Masato Okada, a director of the center as well as Dr. Hiromichi Tamaki, Dr. Satoshi Kawai and staffs at the center for a generous support.

Authours: Kurokawa R, Ohde S, Kawaai S, Tamaki H.
Research title: Factors related to acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses among patients with autoimmune and rheumatic diseases in Japan: A single-center cross-sectional survey.
Name of Jornal: Mod Rheumatol. 2024 Nov 16:roae102. doi: 10.1093/mr/roae102. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39548756.

> https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39548756/

2024/October
Mr. Rahman Md Mahfuzur, a PhD student, has published his project in the BMJ Open.

Research title: Prenatal exposure to antibiotics and the risk of orofacial clefts: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

> https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/11/e092019

2024/September
Mr. Rahman Md Mahfuzur, a PhD student, has published his project in the Journal of Epidemiology.

Research title: Regional variations and inequalities in testing for early detection of breast and cervical cancer: evidence from a nationally representative survey in India

> https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20240065/_article

2024/May
Mr. Rahman Md Hahfuzur, a PhD student, has published his project in the Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Research title:　Disparities and Determinants of Testing for Early Detection of Cervical Cancer among Nepalese Women: Evidence from a Population-Based Survey

> https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-24-0037

Additional information: Md. Shafiur Rahman and Md. Mahfuzur Rahman shared first authorship.

Presentation

2024/October
Ms. July Khin Maung Soe, a PhD student gave a presentation on her project as follows.

Conference: APACPH 2024
Presentation type: Oral
Date: Oct 25th 2024
Research title: Changing trends in US firearm mortality over the past two decades: A joinpoint regression analysis
Authors: July Khin Maung Soe, Phuong Nguyen, Yijing Wang, Bibha Dhungel, Sayuri Fujita-Imazu, Jinzhao Xie, Xinran Wang, Jinghua Li, Stuart Gilmour

2024/October
Ms. July Khin Maung Soe, a PhD student gave a presentation on her project as follws.

Conference: JSPH 2024
Presentation type: Poster
Date: Oct 29th 2024
Research title: Association between mental health at early state of ART treatment and likelihood of pregnancy
Authors: July Khin Maung Soe, Stuart Gilmour, Makiko Sampei, Kazuki Saito, Naho Morisaki, Kevin Y. Urayama, Tsuguhiko Kato

Award

2024/October Mr. Rahman Md Mahfuzur was selected the Grant Program Awardee of APACPH 2024 as follows.

Name of Award: Grant Program Award, APACPH 2024

> https://apacph2024.com/index.php?GP=regi/yitaTg

2024/October Ms. July Khin Maung Soe was selected the Young Investigator Travel Awardee of APACPH 2024 as follows.

Name of Award: YITA (Young Investigator Travel Award), APACPH 2024

> https://apacph2024.com/index.php?GP=regi/yitaTg