Toru Yoshikawa
(吉川 徹)Profile Information
- Affiliation
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan
- Visiting Professor, Public Health and Health Policy, Faculty of Medicine, Hiroshima University
- Graduate School of Public Health, Teikyo University
- School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
- The Ohara Memorial Institute for Science of Labour
- Researcher number
- 50332218
- ORCID ID
- https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0383-1814
- J-GLOBAL ID
- 200901091837121829
- researchmap Member ID
- 1000304558
- External link
Toru Yoshikawa graduated from the School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan (UOEH) in 1996, and became Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine in 2000 and Senior Occupational Health Physician certified by the the Japan Society for Occupational Health (JOHS) in 2005. He joined an international collaborative research project at the International Health Care Workers Safety Center, University of Virginia in 2002 after studying at the Center in 2004 under Prof. Janine Jagger.
He is the Acting Director of the Research Center of Overwork-Related Disorders (RECORDs), National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (JNIOSH). He is also a member of the Research Group of Occupational Health for Health Care Workers of JOHS and a chief of EPINet - surveillance team of the Japanese Research Group for Infection Controls and Practices (JRGOICP).
His major areas of interests are the research and practices for practical improvements of workplace environment and working conditions in terms of occupational safety and health. Working in technical cooperation projects for developing countries, he contributes to develop training packages for work improvements in small enterprises and in health care settings in Asia and Africa. He is particularly interested in occupational infection control such as preventing needlestick injuries through a nation-wide surveillance network and promoting the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in health care settings. He contributed to develop the guidelines for managing viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) including Ebola hemorrhagic fever in clinical settings and public health in Japan in 2014, dealing with occupational safety and health issues including the proper use of PPE and controlling working conditions for health care workers. He also contributed to developing the guide for business continuity plans (BCP) for pandemic flu for health care sectors in 2013.
He have launched his new academic carrier at National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Japan since April 2015 after contributing to Ebola response team as the WHO national occupational safety and health coordinator for Liberia, November 2014 to March 2015.
Major Research History
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Apr, 2017 - Present
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Nov, 2014 - Mar, 2015
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Mar, 2000 - Mar, 2015
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Apr, 2004 - Sep, 2004
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Apr, 1998 - Mar, 1999
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Apr, 1996 - Mar, 1998
Education
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Apr, 1990 - Mar, 1996
Major Awards
19Major Research Areas
5Major Committee Memberships
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May, 2021 - Present
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Jun, 2019 - Present
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Feb, 2019 - Present
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Aug, 2018 - Present
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Apr, 2021 - Mar, 2023
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Aug, 2021 - Jun, 2022
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Jun, 2017 - Jun, 2022
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Jan, 2018 - Mar, 2022
Research Interests
45Major Research Projects
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2021 - Mar, 2024
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2017 - Mar, 2022
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2013 - Mar, 2017
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2010 - 2012
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2007 - 2008
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科学研究費助成事業, 若手研究(B), 日本学術振興会, 2005 - 2006
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科学研究費助成事業, 若手研究(B), 日本学術振興会, 2002 - 2003
Major Papers
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BMJ open, 13(9) e074465, Sep 22, 2023 Peer-reviewed
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Industrial health, Sep 15, 2023 Peer-reviewed
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Industrial health, Apr 13, 2023 Peer-reviewed
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Journal of UOEH, 45(2) 95-103, 2023 Peer-reviewed
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Environmental health and preventive medicine, 28 13-13, 2023 Peer-reviewed
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Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 65(3) e161-e169, Dec 29, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Journal of occupational health, 64(1) e12377, Dec, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 71(5) 417-429, Oct 1, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 15(2) 143-151, Sep 30, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Sangyo eiseigaku zasshi = Journal of occupational health, 65(4) 212-217, Sep 16, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(17) 11143-11143, Sep 5, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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The Japanese Journal of Ergonomics, 58(4) 174-185, Aug 15, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 15(2) 95-104, Jul 29, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Sangyo eiseigaku zasshi = Journal of occupational health, advpub(2) 91-94, Apr 9, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Industrial health, 61(2) 151-157, Mar 4, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 15(1) 23-35, Feb 28, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Web-based Follow-up Study on Relation Between Work-related Events and Depression in Japanese WorkersSafety and Health at Work, 13 S297-S298, Jan, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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産業精神保健, 30(2) 205-210, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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日本環境感染学会誌(Web), 37(1), 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Journal of occupational health, 64(1) e12334, Jan, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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安全衛生コンサルタント : 一般社団法人日本労働安全衛生コンサルタント会機関誌, 42(141) 32-46, Jan, 2022 InvitedLead author
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安全と健康, 73(3) 240-244, 2022 InvitedLead author
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日本環境感染学会誌, 37(1) 31-32, Jan, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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International archives of occupational and environmental health, 95(4) 887-895, Sep 25, 2021 Peer-reviewed
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INFECTION CONTROL, (2021夏季増刊) 23-28, Aug, 2021 InvitedLead author
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International archives of occupational and environmental health, 94(6) 1375-1383, Aug, 2021 Peer-reviewed
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日本環境感染学会誌, 36(3) 179-180, May, 2021 Peer-reviewed
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日本環境感染学会誌, 36(3) 181-183, May, 2021 Peer-reviewed
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Sangyo eiseigaku zasshi = Journal of occupational health, 63(6) 310-318, Feb 11, 2021 Peer-reviewed
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感染と消毒, 28(1), 2021 InvitedLead author
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医学のあゆみ, 277(6) 471-475, 2021 InvitedLead author
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労働安全衛生研究, 14(1) 29-37, 2021 Peer-reviewed
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Industrial health, 58(6) 520-529, Dec 4, 2020 Peer-reviewed
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Occupational and environmental medicine, 77(12) 832-838, Dec, 2020 Peer-reviewed
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Sangyo eiseigaku zasshi = Journal of occupational health, 62(6) 249-260, Nov, 2020 Peer-reviewed
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産業精神保健, 28(3) 265-271, Oct, 2020 Invited
Major Books and Other Publications
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大原記念労働科学研究所, May, 2018 (ISBN: 9784897603339)
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労働科学研究所出版部, May, 2015 (ISBN: 4897603307)
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労働科学研究所, May, 2011 (ISBN: 4897603226)
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中外医学社, May, 2011 (ISBN: 9784498076464)
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労働科学研究所, Apr, 2010 (ISBN: 489760320X)
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労働科学研究所, Mar, 2009 (ISBN: 4897603188)
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ケアネット, 2009 (ISBN: 9784904357101)
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東京;コンポーズユニ, 2007
Major Presentations
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日本循環器病予防学会誌, 2022, (一社)日本循環器病予防学会
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産業精神保健, Nov, 2021, (一社)日本産業精神保健学会
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日本環境感染学会総会プログラム・抄録集, Sep, 2021, (一社)日本環境感染学会
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日本職業・災害医学会会誌, Oct 14, 2019
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日本医療・病院管理学会誌, Oct, 2019
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産業精神保健, Aug 15, 2019
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産業精神保健, Aug 15, 2019
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産業衛生学雑誌, May 16, 2018
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産業衛生学雑誌, May 16, 2018
Major Misc.
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産業衛生学雑誌, May 22, 2019
Teaching Experience
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Jul, 2023 - Present
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Apr, 2006 - Present
Major Professional Memberships
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Apr, 2015 - Present
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Apr, 2010 - Present
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Oct, 2009 - Present
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Apr, 2006 - Present
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Apr, 2003 - Present
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Apr, 2001 - Present
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Apr, 2001 - Present
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Apr, 1999 - Present
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May, 1996 - Present
Works
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Mar 31, 2023 Educational material
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2004 - 2005
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2002 - 2003
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2002
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2000 - 2001
Academic Activities
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Planning, management, etc.産業医科大学産業生態科学研究所人間工学研究室, May 18, 2024 - May 19, 2024
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Planning, management, etc.筑波大学医学医療系 ヘルスサービスリサーチ分野 教授 筑波大学ヘルスサービス開発研究センター センター長・田宮 菜奈子, Oct 31, 2023 - Nov 2, 2023
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Planning, management, etc., Panel moderator, session chair, etc.Sep 16, 2023 - Sep 17, 2023
Media Coverage
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日経メディカル, 日経メディカル, 29ページ, Aug, 2020 Newspaper, magazine
Social Activities
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