Presidential Address

Understanding the Problematique in the Health and Medical Field: A Hint from the Concept of Health Governance
………………………………………………… Miwako Hosoda…… 1

Special Lecture

Sociology with Health: Health Workforce Governance Problems, Priorities and Policy Recommendations
………………………………………………… Stephanie D. Short…… 5

Symposium

Universal Design of Clothing: Magnet Button〜Easy to Open and Close
………………………………………………… Masaki Kawamichi…… 12

Polaris Initiatives
………………………………………………… Jin Minakuchi…… 14

Local Activities That the Students Get Involved with: Students Involved with the Orange Cafe・Resident Synergy
………………………………………………… Masaki Uehara…… 19

A Health Governance in Home Medicine of Children and Disabled People
………………………………………………… Tomoyuki Dobata…… 23

The Significance of Local Community in Dementia Care Practices: Focusing on Preserving and Deconstructing the Coherent Identity of People with Dementia
………………………………………………… Takashi Iguchi…… 27

Original Articles

Qualitative Analysis of the Reasons for Reporting Critical Incidents in an Acute-Care Hospital in Japan
………………………………………………… Yoko Ohtsubo Masato Ishizaki Tamotsu Miki…… 35

Experiences of Dealing with Uncertainty in the Clinical Treatment of Developmental Disability (Hattatsu shōgai)
………………………………………………… Junko Teruyama…… 45

“Communality”of Peer Relationships over Breast Cancer Recurrence
………………………………………………… Asako Sugamori…… 54

Self-identity Reconstructed through Experiences as a Cancer Patient: Focusing on Work and Life Planning
………………………………………………… Junichi Kawata…… 64

Research Notes

Challenges for Understanding “Patient Perspectives” and the Application of the Deliberative Approach in the Education of Health Professionals
………………………………………………… Daisuke Son Jimpei Misawa Miho Ushiyama Yosuke Hatakeyama Takuya Matsushige…… 74