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On Saturday, August 17, the Keio University Center for Preventive Medicine in Azabudai Hills, held its first-ever "Hands-on State-of-the-Art Medical Equipment Workshop" for middle school students. The event was part of the 2024 iteration of the Hills Workshop for Kids, a summer learning program for children put on by businesses and organizations that operate out of Azabudai Hills. Through the workshop, Keio University gave participants the opportunity to interact with real medical equipment.

The event was led by a group of doctors, nurses, and medical technicians from the Center for Preventive Medicine, as well as members of the Keio ACLS Popularizing and Promoting Association (KAPPA), a club comprised of students from the School of Medicine, the Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care, and the Faculty of Pharmacy that seeks to educate the public about how to use lifesaving medical devices. The middle school students were divided into three groups and rotated between three activities: using an endoscope to examine the inside of the stomach, using abdominal ultrasound to look at internal organs, and administering first aid by performing chest compressions and using an AED on a training dummy.

In the post-workshop survey, students commented that they were impressed by how useful an endoscope is in detecting esophageal and stomach diseases. Others wrote that they were surprised that tumors in the liver and pancreas could be found using ultrasound. Additionally, some said that they would want to help deliver first aid if they saw someone collapse in public. Overall, the positive feedback shows that the students were able to gain a lot of valuable insight through the event.

The Center for Preventive Medicine will continue this initiative next year and beyond, further improving the program and providing children with more opportunities to experience the latest in medical care.