Introduction: This study aimed to identify the characteristics of home healthcare activities in Kyoto by administering a questionnaire survey to community pharmacists.Methods: We mailed participation request letters to 411 pharmacies belonging to the Kyoto Pharmaceutical Association that performed home healthcare. The importance level, implementation level, and customer satisfaction (CS) of participating pharmacies were analyzed.Results: Of the 30 items in home healthcare services provided by pharmacists, the following were considered highly important but less frequently implemented, with no correlation: item 4) dispensing medications using the suspension method according to the patient's condition, item 5) dispensing narcotics, item 6) assisting with the administration of enteral and nasal medications, item 26) cooperating and sharing information with dentists or dental hygienists, and item 30) participating in discharge conferences. These items were identified as primary areas needing improvement in the CS analysis.Conclusion: In home healthcare, tasks performed by community pharmacists focused on the explanation and management of medicines; however, they did not often carry out interpersonal tasks such as interprofessional work and confirmation of medical conditions and side effects.

1) Obstetrics medical education in Japan, Vietnam, Thailand was compared.The education differed according to the levels of knowledge and the techniques required for first-year doctors.In Japan and Vietnam, the importance of selfdirected learning was stressed in doctors' interviews.
2) The number of deliveries students attended was much higher among Vietnamese students than among Japanese students. Accordingly, Vietnamese students rated their obstetric knowledge and clinical skills more highly than did Japanese students.
3) The major challenges in Japanese medical education are to provide medical students with opportunities to participate in medical care as a member of a treatment team by introducing clinical clerkship training and to enable students to learn in a more self-directed manner.