Dissemination
School nursing
■ Papers
Aug. 2025
Activities of School Nurses Supporting Ventilator-Dependent Children with Complex Medical Care Needs Attending Mainstream Schools/
Ayako Morikiyo, Masako Kiuchi, Ikuko Tomomatsu, Journal of Japanese Association for Home Care Medicine, 6(3) 24-27, Aug,
Jan. 2025
A survey report on the allocation of school nurses to support the enrollment of children with complex medical care needs/ Ikuko Tomomatsu, Beverley Anne Yamamoto, Community-based care system, 27(1) 76-78
■ Presentations
Sept. 2025
Beyond Medical Care: Rethinking the Role of ”Nurses at Schools” in Inclusive Education for Children with Complex Medical Care Needs/ Ikuko Tomomatsu (BSA Medical Sociology Conference 2025：Oral presentation）
Jul. 2025
Examining the Role and Expertise of Assigned School Nurses for CCMCN in Japan/ Ikuko Tomomatsu, Beverley Anne Yamamoto（22nd School Nurses International Conference： Oral presentation ）
May 2025
Assignment and Employment Challenges of School Nurses Supporting Children with Complex Medical Care Needs: Toward a Sustainable Support System/ Ikuko Tomomatsu, Beverley Anne Yamamoto (51st Annual Meeting of The Japanese Society of Health and Medical Sociology： Oral presentation ）
May 2025
Advancing the Role of School Nurses: Addressing Challenges in Supporting Children with Complex Medical Care Needs/ Ikuko Tomomatsu, Beverley Anne Yamamoto（25th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion： Oral presentation ）
Nov. 2024
A Study on Career Development as a School Nurse: Insights from Personal Narratives/ Ikuko Tomomatsu, Beverly Anne Yamamoto (The 70th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association of School Health: Oral presentation ）
Nov 2023
Activities of Medical Care Nursing Staff in Schools and Global Trends in School Nursing/ Ikuko Tomomatsu, Yuko Uchiyama, Sawako Takahashi, Fumiko Nakamura, Etsuko Tomlinson, Mariko Toyoyoshi (The 69th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association of School Health： Oral presentation ）
Jul. 2023
The Challenges of Delivering Health in a School Environment for Children with Complex Medical Care Needs (CCMCN): Focusing on the Establishment of a New Type of School Nurse in Japanese Schools/ Ikuko Tomomatsu, Beverley Anne Yamamoto （School Nurse International Conference： Oral presentation ）
Jun. 2023
Activity Report on School Nursing Support for a Child with Complex Medical Needs Requiring a Ventilator in a Local Mainstream School/ Ayako Morikiyo, Masako Kinouchi, Ikuko Tomomatsu (The 5th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association for Home Care Medicine： Oral presentation ）
Jun. 2023
Activity Report on School Nursing Interventions Enabling a Child with Complex Medical Needs to Participate in a School Overnight Trip/ Yoshino Tashiro, Masako Kinouchi, Ikuko Tomomatsu (The 5th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association for Home Care Medicine： Oral presentation ）
■ Symposium・Workshop
Nov. 2024
The Professional Expertise of School Nurses in Japan: Insights Based on School Nurses’ Experiences/ Ikuko Tomomatsu, Beverley Anne Yamamoto
（Joint Congress of Global Health 2024）
Nov. 2024
Scoping Review of the Role of School Nurses in Supporting Children with Complex Medical Care Needs in the Context of Inclusive Education/
Jorge Nicolas Martinez, Ikuko Tomomatsu, Beverley Anne Yamamoto（Joint Congress of Global Health 2024）
May 2022
Current Status and Future Development of "School Nursing" as a New Professional Role: Ensuring Children with Complex Medical Needs Can Attend, Learn, and Grow in Local Mainstream Schools/ Ikuko Tomomatsu, Manami Uraguchi, Masako Kinouchi, Beverly Anne Yamamoto (The 48th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Health and Medical Sociology)
Inclusive education
■ Presentations
Nov. 2026
Reimagining the School Nurse in Inclusive Education: Bridging the Gap Between “Medical Safety” and “Student Agency” through a Multi-Perspective Analysis/ Ikuko Tomomatsu (World Congress on Special Needs Education: Upcoming presentation）
Sept. 2025
Beyond Medical Care: Rethinking the Role of ”Nurses at Schools” in Inclusive Education for Children with Complex Medical Care Needs/ Ikuko Tomomatsu (BSA Medical Sociology Conference 2025：Oral presentation）
■ Invited lectures
Dec. 2024
Current Status of Children with Complex Medical Needs and Their Collaboration with Schools and Related Organizations/ Ikuko Tomomatsu（National Network of Yogo Teachers in Japan）
■ Symposium・Workshop
Jul. 2025
Children in Need of Special Care：Medical Care, Disabilities, Children with pre-existing condition/ Ikuko Tomomatsu, Beverley Anne Yamamoto（22nd School Nurses International Conference）
Children with Complex Medical Care Needs and carers
■ Presentations
Towards a Dynamic Framework of Care Burden: An Interim Analysis of Family Carers Raising Independently Mobile Technology-Dependent Children in Japan/ Ikuko Tomomatsu and Beverley Anne Yamamoto(BSA Annual Conference 2026: Upcoming presentation)
Children with Complex Medical Care Needs and COVID-19
■ Presentations
Jul. 2023
Ensuring children with complex medical needs can access mainstream education: Reflections on the move from parental to specialist nursing care in Japanese schools during year two of the COVID-19 pandemic/ Beverley Anne Yamamoto, Ikuko Tomomatsu (School Nurse International Conference：Oral presentation）
May 2023
The Impact of COVID-19 on Children with Complex Medical Needs and Their Families: Changes in Daily Care Burden during the Early Stages of the Pandemic/ Ikuko Tomomatsu, Beverly Anne Yamamoto (The 49th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Health and Medical Sociology: Oral presentation)
Sept. 2022
A UK-Japan comparison of the gendered care burden of children with complex medical needs during COVID-19 pandemic/ Ikuko Tomomatsu, Beverely Anne Yamamoto, Carol Rivas C, Laura Paulauskaite (BSA Medical Sociology Annual Conference： Oral presentation）
May 2022
Protecting and promoting the health and wellbeing of highly vulnerable children during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic/ Beverley Anne Yamamoto and Ikuko Tomomatsu (The 24th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion： Oral presentation ）
