[1]Yumiko Kawaguchi, 2008, Jan. 11, "Decision-Making About Medical Treatment - From the Family's Perspective," invited lecture at Fukushima Medical University, in Introduction to Medicine I, Clinical Ethics ("Medicine and Society"), at Medical School Lecture Room no.4.

[2]Yumiko Kawaguchi, 2008, Jan. 14, "Metaphors of ALS, A Survey of TLS (Totally Locked-in State) - from Our Experience of Home-Nursing People with Severe Communication Disorders," public lecture at Kyoto University Centennial Memorial Hall.
*Sponsored by Study Group for "Survey of the Ethical, Social, and Religious Impacts Caused by the Advanced Brain Science on Consciousness" (Project Leader, Fukuyama HIdenao (Kyoto University), Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology by Ministry of Education).
*Co-sponsored by Study Group for "Making Most of Brain," http://www.cns.atr.jp/nou-ikasu/.

[3]Nakajima Takashi, interviewed by Yumiko Kawaguchi, 2008, Feb. 1, "Regaining QOL and Palliative Care - Intengent Strategy in the Middle of Medical Catastrophe," Gendai-Shiso, 36-2 (2008, Feb.): 148-173.

[4]2nd Workshop for the Study Group on "Ethics and Intractable Disease," 2008, Feb. 2, Campus Plaza Kyoto.

[5]Michito Ando, Yoshitaro Hotta, Yumiko Kawaguchi, 2008, Feb. 17, "On Disability and QOL - Welfare Assessment of ALS Patients on a Respirator," International Symposium for Identity and Alterity in Multiculturalism and Social Justice -"Conflicts," "Identity," "Alterity,""Solutions?".

[6]Yumiko Kawaguchi, 2008, Feb. 18, "How to Backup Home Nursing of People in Need of Medical Care," Second Training Workshop of Kanagawa Medical Care Worker, 10:15 - 10:45 pm, Tsurumi University Memorial Hall.

[7]Sawako Kawamura, interviewed by Yumiko Kawaguchi, 2008, Mar. 1, "Geneology of Intractable Disease - from SMON to Home Mechanical Ventilation," Gendai-shiso, 36-3 (2008, Mar.): 171-191.

[8]Yumiko Kawaguchi, 2008, Mar.15&16, Discussant in the panel "Assistance of Elderly People of High Degree of Dependence on Medicine," 12th Symposium of Japan Academy of Home Care, Tokyo.

[9]Sakura-kai ALS/MND Support Center (Incorporated Nonprofit Organization), 2008, Mar. 31, Report, "Development of Support Program for ALS Patient under Home Care and Their Supporters by way of Utilizing the 'Comprehensive Support for Persons with Severe Disabilities'," Research Project for Survey of Disability Support Act, Program for the Promotion of Health and Welfare of Disabled Persons. 182p.

[10]Kawamura Sawako, 2008, Mar., "A Study on Effective Support for Severly Disabled People at Home," Grant Program for Science Research on Labor and Welfare, Comprehensive Research Project for Health and Welfare of Disabled Persons, Year 2007 Research Report. 155p.

[11]Yumiko Kawaguchi, 2008, Jun. 1, "Humane Use of Brain Machine - Politics and Economics About Connection and Continuation," Gendai-shiso, 36-7(2008, Jun.): 98-111.

[12]Teizo Katsuragi, Kentaro Kitamura, 2008, Jun. 15, "Finance and Task of Shiga Liason Council for Intractable Disease (Incorporated Nonprofit Organization) - Its Relation to Shiga Prefectural Government," 22nd Meeting of the Japanese Research Association for Community Development, Doshisha University.

[13]Shinsuke Yamamoto, Michiko Nakaguchi, Yui Hasegawa, Kentaro Kitamura, and Yoshitaro Hotta, 2008, Jun.15, "A Survey of Support Project for ALS Patients to Stay Home (1) - A Study on the Improvement of Living Enviroment for Severe ALS Patients who Stay Home," the 22nd Anuual Convention for Japanese Research Association for Community Development, Doshisha University.

[14]Yoshitaro Hotta, Watanabe, Aiko, Michiko Nakaguchi, Yui Hasegawa, Shinsuke Yamamoto, and Kentaro Kitamura, 2008, Jun.15, "A Survey of Support Project for ALS Patients to Stay Home (2) - Understanding Needs of Care Based on Time Study of One Minute Times 24 Hours," the 22nd Anuual Convention for Japanese Research Association for Community Development, Doshisha University.

[15]Michiko Nakaguchi, Yui Hasegawa, Shinsuke Yamamoto,Kentaro Kitamura, and Yoshitaro Hotta, 2008, Jun.15, "A Survey of Support Project for ALS Patients to Stay Home (3) - Difficulties of Transition to Staying at Home," the 22nd Anuual Convention for Japanese Research Association for Community Development, Doshisha University.

[16]Yui Hasegawa, Michiko Nakaguchi, Shinsuke Yamamoto, Kentaro Kitamura, and Yoshitaro Hotta, 2008, Jun.15, "Research Study on Assistance of Transition of ALS Patients' Living Alone at Home (4) - Institutional Issues," the 22nd Anuual Convention for Japanese Research Association for Community Development, Doshisha University.

[17]Sakura-kai, "Evolution of Care," 2008, Aug. 19&20, Space ALS-D

[18]Training Workshop for Home Nursing, 2008, Aug. 27&28, Ritsumeikan University, Soshikan.

[19]Yumiko Kawaguchi, 2008, Aug. 30, "Current Status of the Care for ALS Patients in Japan - How to Support the Aging Patients Who Live Alone and Their Caretakers," the 13th Meeting for the Japan Intractable Illness Nursing Society, Tower Hall Funabori.

[20]Chieko Maekawa, 2008, Aug. 30, "The Future of Mental Care of Patients with Neurological Intractable Disease Who Stay Home - from the Perspective of Clinical Psychotherapists and Health Nurses," the 13th Meeting for the Japan Intractable Illness Nursing Society, Tower Hall Funabori.

[21]Miki Nishida, 2008, Aug. 30, "A Case Study of ALS Patients Who Have Difficulty with Living Home Alone - Support Based on Narrative Approach," the 13th Meeting for the Japan Intractable Illness Nursing Society, Tower Hall Funabori.

[22]Yui Hasegawa, Yayoi Takebayashi, Miki Nishida, Shinsuke Yamamoto, Yoshitaro Hotta, and Yumiko Kawaguchi, 2008, Aug. 30, "A Case Study of ALS Patients Who Have Difficulty with Living Home Alone - from the Perspective of Social Welfare," the 13th Meeting for the Japan Intractable Illness Nursing Society, Tower Hall Funabori.

[23]Michiko Nakaguchi, 2008, Aug. 30, "Living with ALS - Difficulties with Starting to Stay Home," the 13th Meeting for the Japan Intractable Illness Nursing Society, Tower Hall Funabori.
Mr.S' photos.

[24]Chieko Maekawa, 2008, Sep. 4-7, "Psychological Clinic for Patients of Intractable Disease - Alignments and Communal Clinical Activities Regarding Medicine, Health and Welfare," the 27th Meeting of the Association of Japanese Clinical Psychology, Tsukuba International Congress Center.

[25]Shinya Tateiwa, 2008, Sep. 7, "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Artificial Respirator" (The title was given by the organizer of the meeting), the Meeting of the Japanese Society for Clinical Thanatology, Sapporo.

[26]Shinya Tateiwa, 2008, Sep. 14, public lecture, "To Support Home Care, If You are Willing to," Clinic in Support of Home Care (Incorporated Nonprofit Organization) / Citizen's National Network, "Meetings Across the Nation" in Kyoto, Doshisha University.

[26]Symposium "Soverignty of the Involved People," 2008, Sep. 15, Clinic in Support of Home Care (Incorporated Nonprofit Organization) / Citizen's National Network, "Meetings Across the Nation" in Kyoto, Doshisha University.
Shinya Tateiwa: chairperson, Yumiko Kawaguchi: commentator