Identify opportunities for research collaboration with the University of Tsukuba through an overview of Japan’s healthcare system, infectious diseases practice, and clinical microbiology infrastructure.

Describe how clinical observations in infectious diseases can lead to research in diagnostic stewardship, hospital medicine, and social epidemiology.

Describe the development, clinical utility, and potential applications of on-site antimicrobial concentration measurement using automated high-speed liquid chromatography, and illustrate its use with beta-lactam therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in the critical care setting.