Table 1.

Content of the interactive lectures

Lecturer	Content	Explanation
Physician	Current trends in Japan	The population is aging, and the death rate is gradually increasing. The ability of Japanese medical institutions to accommodate patients will decrease. Increased home terminal care will be needed in the future.
	Medical services that can be given through terminal home care	Physicians, nurses, and home care workers can provide many kinds of care similar to hospital care to terminal patients at home.
	Financial cost and financial/municipal support available	Japanese long‐term care insurance can provide financial support for terminal home care. There is a clerk responsible for advising on home care at city halls.
Nurse	Work of home care nurses and home care workers	Home care nurses can assess home patients’ condition and provide appropriate care based on advice from physicians. Home care workers can provide different types of care for patients, such as personal hygiene care and home cleaning.