Rate My Professor Ryo Inoue

Professor Ryo Inoue serves as Professor in the Department of Practical Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Oita Medical University in December 1999. With a clinical foundation in neurosurgery, primary headaches, elderly delirium, and stroke management, he contributes to graduate-level education in nursing, emphasizing practical applications in these areas. His academic role encompasses teaching key subjects such as neuropsychiatry, surgical disease theory, pediatric and maternal health, symptom management, and international medical-nursing theory within the Faculty of Medicine's nursing discipline. Professor Inoue is actively involved in the university's graduate school of medicine, master's program in nursing, supporting advanced training for nursing professionals.

Professor Inoue's research specializations focus on primary headaches, including chronic daily headaches and medication-overuse headaches; delirium in the elderly; and clinical stroke management. He investigates the progression of tension-type headaches and migraines into chronic forms due to inadequate self-management influenced by workplace stress and daily living conditions, which often result in prolonged patient suffering and inadequate treatment. His studies also examine related issues such as sleep disorders from smartphone usage contributing to school non-attendance among children and adolescents. Utilizing Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for brain blood flow monitoring, he analyzes changes in elderly cerebrovascular patients during nursing interventions, vital sign variations, delirium onset, and post-care recovery to facilitate early detection and prevention strategies. Additionally, he explores chronobiology-based nursing approaches to restore circadian rhythms in acute stroke patients. Supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, his projects include 'Development of delirium management using brain blood flow monitoring in elderly cerebrovascular patients' (2013–2015) and 'Challenge in nursing for restoring circadian rhythms in acute stroke patients based on chronobiology' (2021–2025).