Practice and Experience

Terumo not only provides training on the proper use of medical devices, but also offers simulation education around the world that enables healthcare professionals to “learn from their mistakes,” by using simulation models in situations that more closely resemble real clinical situations. Terumo Medical Pranex is used for training in interventional therapy and cardiac surgery, as well as for the exchange of ideas between engineers and healthcare professionals toward the development of new products. The quality of Terumo’s training programs has been recognized in international academia, and the EuroPCR, the world’s largest academic conference on interventional cardiovascular medicine, held every year in Paris, France, has hosted a training program jointly with Terumo since 2018.
It is also essential to educate trainers within the company in order to continuously provide high-quality training to healthcare professionals. Terumo provides abundant educational opportunities for trainers to update their knowledge and practical techniques, and has established a certification system for each product and area to secure trainer personnel and improve their quality.

In recent years, the growing number of deaths caused by noncommunicable diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases, has become a significant concern in Kenya. This proposal was submitted to the National Center for Global Health and Medicine of Japan (NCGM) and adopted as one of the Projects for Global Growth of Medical Technologies for fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2024.^* In this project, we partnered with Japanese physicians to provide PCI training to Kenyan physicians through various curriculums, including on-site training sessions in Japan and Kenya, and online training. We also focused on establishing a system that enables PCI training to be conducted independently in Kenya. We will continue to address healthcare challenges in Africa by promoting safe and secure PCI.

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  Projects for Global Growth in Medical Technologies are primarily led by the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Japan, which is commissioned by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

The Terumo Medical Pranex allows technical partner companies and universities to use its facility to strengthen technical exchanges and partnerships, under the management of the R&D Department.
There is a particularly lively exchange of ideas amongst engineers in the Terumo Engine, a facility focused on Terumo’s proprietary technologies, based on Terumo’s commitment to “monozukuri” (manufacturing) and its technological lineage.
We will continue to collaborate with our partner companies and universities worldwide to create innovation and expand the use of this system to serve as a bridge for creating new medical value.

Tours of the Terumo Medical Pranex are held several times a year for job-hunting students. These tours are held to allow students to experience Terumo’s commitment to medical contribution, and convey our Group Mission and the values we hold dear.
Participants have said that the products exhibited allowed them to learn about the values that Terumo has held dear throughout its long history and through various time periods. We will continue to value this interaction with students, as a setting for meeting future associates willing to take on challenges with us for the future of healthcare.