ReportofJogjaVisit(October28-30,2016)

KobeUniversity/KobePharmaceuticalUniversityTeam:ProfessorNoriakiEmoto,Dr.Tamada,Miss.YokoSuzuki

UniversitasGadjahMada:Dr.LuciaKrisdinarti,Dr.DyahWulanAnggrahini,Dr.AnggoroBudiHartopo,Dr.M.GahanSatwiko

TheteamfromKobeUniversityledbyProfessorNoriakiEmotovisitedYogyakartafromOctober28until30,2016.KobeUniversityteammembersareProfessorNoriakiEmoto,Dr.Tamada,andMiss.YokoSuzuki.ProfessorNoriakiEmotowasinvitedbyUniversitasGadjahMadaasaspeakerinInternationalConferenceofHealthScience,inwhichhetalkedaboutpulmonaryhypertension.Duringtheconference,theteamfromUniversitasGadjahMada(UGM),ledbydr.LuciaKrisdinartiusedthisopportunitytoconductcollaborativemeetingwithKobeUniversity.

Inthefirstday,October28,theUGMteamperformedscreeningprojectforcongenitalheartdiseaseinMuhammadiyahKarangkajenElementarySchooltoscreenabout200students.Duringthescreeningactivity,KobeUniversityteamwasinvitedtoattendandobservetheactivity.Intheschool,theHeadofRegionalReseacrhCouncil,HeadofIndonesianHeartAssociationYogyakartaBranch,OfficialfromDistrictHealthOffice,schoolprincipalandteacherswelcomedKobeUniversityteamandtheywereverygladthatthecollaborationbetweenUGMandKobeUniversityinitiatedthescreening

program.ThestudentswerehappytojointhescreeningprocessandespeciallyveryenthusiasticwhentheymettheJapaneseguests.

Inthesecondday,October29,ProfessorNoriakiEmotogavetalkintheconferencewhichwasheldinAmbarrukmoRoyalHotel,whichisoneoftheoldesthotelsinYogyakartaCity.Atnight,ProfessorEmotoandteamswereinvitedtodinnerandmeethislabalumniinBaleTimohoRestaurant,whichisoneofthemostpopularfamilyrestaurantinYogyakarta.

Inthethirdday,October30,theprojectmeetingwasheldinAmbarrukmoHotel.Inthemeeting,theteamdiscussaboutthenextinstitutionalcollaborationbetweenKobeUniversity,KobePharmaceuticalUniversityandUGMandextendthecollaborationwithotherASEANcountries,i.e.VietnamandMalaysia.Theachievementofthiscurrentproject(underJSPS-DGHE)wasalsoevaluated,theASDepidemiologypublicationprogress,thescreeningprojectwillbecontinuetogetfundingfromIndonesiaandJapan,thesubmissiontoJSPSCoretoCoreprogrammeandthenextbilateralvisittoJapan.Theteamhadalunchinthemallrestaurantlocatednearthehotel.Intheafternoon,ProfessorNoriakiEmotoandmembersflewbacktoOsaka,Japan.Hopefully,thenextprojectmeetingwillbeheldinJapanaroundJanuary2017.