The UTokyo Nursing International Conference 2025 (UTNIC 2025) was held on August 6, 2025, at the South Clinical Research Building of the University of Tokyo Hospital. Approximately 140 researchers and students from eight countries/regions (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States) participated. The program featured keynote lectures by Dr. Maxim Topaz and Dr. Suzanne Bakken (both from Columbia University, USA), co-chairs’ lectures, two oral presentation sessions, and nine poster sessions. By sharing diverse research findings and future perspectives, the conference further strengthened the international network for nursing research.
We sincerely thank all who contributed to its success.

Theme
Diversity, Inclusion, and Global Collaboration in Nursing Research
Conference co-chairs
　Gojiro Nakagami (Professor, Department of Gerontological Nursing/ Wound Care Management)
　Kyoko Yoshioka-Maeda (Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Nursing/ Public Health Nursing)

Keynote Lectures
Maxim Topaz, PhD, RN, MA, FAAN, FACMI, FIAHSI
Elizabeth Standish Gill Associate Professor of Nursing, Columbia University Medical Center Columbia University Data Science Institute
Keynote Title：The Rapid Rise of AI in Nursing: Why We Must Act Now

Suzanne Bakken, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, FIAHSI
Alumni Professor of Nursing, and Vice Dean for Research, School of Nursing;　Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
Keynote Title：An Epistemic Justice-Informed Perspective on Diversity, Inclusion, and Global Collaboration in Nursing Research

Number of Presentations
Oral Presentations: 10
Poster Presentations: 44

Award Winners
Honorable Mention for Best Poster Presentation
Daisuke Fukuta（Tokiwa University）
Effects of a nursing intervention program combined with cognitive training to enhance executive function in outpatients with mild cognitive impairment
Haruka Yokobori（The University of Tokyo）
Health Nurses Engaged in Child Abuse Prevention Activities: Questionnaire-based Main survey
Reiha Onishi（The University of Tokyo）
Mental Health Status of Women in Late Pregnancy During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan
Best Poster Presentation Award
SangA Lee（Yonsei University）
Identifying priority practices for everyday infection prevention at home for older adults
Honorable Mention for Best Oral Presentation
Masumi Shinohara（The University of Tokyo）
How Do Family Members Become Surrogate Decision-Makers?: A Qualitative Study of Artificial Nutrition and Hydration Decisions for People with Dementia
Best Oral Presentation Award
Toshiaki Takahashi（Yokohama City University）
Counterfactual Machine Learning Guided Catheter Selection Indicates Reduced in ICU Pulmonary‑Embolism Risk: Dual‑XGBoost Causal Analysis of MIMIC‑IV