Certification
About the JCHT Credentialing Program
The purpose of the program is to promote the progress and advancement of hand therapy, to train hand therapists to achieve high-level expertise and skills, and to improve their competence, thereby contributing to national healthcare.
Requirements for Credentialing
1. Participation in seminars and scientific meetings: 25 units
2. Clinical practice: 28 units
3. Research activities: 12 units
4. Education and social contribution: 10 units
5. Certification examination (written and oral)
JCHT Training Seminar Curriculum
Functional anatomy and kinesiology: 15 hours
Functional anatomy
Palpation (hands-on training)
Basic medicine (8 hours)
Biomechanics
Wounds, infections, and healing
Physiology
Pathophysiology
Pathokinesiology
Diagnostic imaging
Clinical medicine: 8 hours
Hand therapy (introduction)
Basic terminology
Fractures (introduction)
Tendon injuries (introduction)
Peripheral nerve injuries (introduction)
Contractures (introduction)
Inflammatory disorders (introduction)
Evaluation methodology: 12 hours
Evaluation methodology (introduction), palpation, and observation
SWT (hands-on training)
ROM
Muscle strength
Upper extremity function
ADL
Case presentation
Application and practice: 51 hours
Tendon injuries
Contractures
Peripheral nerve injuries
Functional reconstruction
Fractures
Inflammatory disorders
Multiple tissue injuries
Congenital anomaly, amputations, and burns
Physical therapy I, II
Splinting I, II
Research, education, and development: 24 hours
Research methodology
Statistical analysis
Research methods (exercise)
Splinting (advanced)
Clinical training
There are two options for clinical training:
1. 176 hours + 352 hours of training at an institution approved for clinical training
2. 16 hours + 32 hours of training and additional assignments (case reports, splinting) at an institution approved for clinical training
Institutions approved for clinical training
Hokkaido
Sapporo Tokushukai Hospital — Hokkaido
Tohoku
Nishikawa Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery Clinic — Aomori
Kanto
Ogikubo Hospital — Tokyo
St. Marianna University Hospital (St. Marianna University School of Medicine) — Kanagawa
Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center — Saitama
Kihara Orthopaedic Clinic — Saitama
Ishibashi General Hospital — Tochigi
Koshigaya Seiwa Hospital — Saitama
Saitama Jikei Hospital — Saitama
Koshinetsu
NIIGATA HAND SURGERY FOUNDATION — Niigata
North Alps Medical Center Azumi Hospital — Nagano
Hokuriku
Kanazawa University Hospital — Ishikawa
Tokai
Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital — Aichi
Chunichi Hospital — Aichi
Ichinomiya Nishi Hospital — Aichi
Kinki
Koshimune Orthopaedic Hospital — Osaka
Hokusetsu General Hospital — Osaka
Chugoku
(None)
Shikoku
Tokushima Naruto Hospital — Tokushima
Kyushu
Aino Memorial Hospital — Nagasaki
Sadamatsu Hospital — Nagasaki
Recertification
1. Participation in seminars and scientific meetings: 8 units
2. Clinical practice and research activities: 8 units
3. Education and social contribution: 8 units
JCHTs
Hokkaido
Sadako TSUBOTA
Ayumu ECHIGO
Koji IBE
Kazuhiro YAMAMOTO
Tohoku
Shoko TSUSHIMA
Akihiro SATO
Tomokazu OIKAWA
Kanto
Kimiko SHIINA
Mikayo OMORI
Koichirou ABE
Kazuo SAITO
Kaoru ABE
Yousuke AKIYAMA
Daichi Narita
Akiko TAKAIWA
Hiroko OHNO
Kenji KIYONAGA
Ryuichi TANAKA
Kazuma Miwa
Koshinetsu
Mineo OYAMA
Chihiro FUJIME
Rina TAKAHASHI
Masahiro ODAGIRI
Shota MATSUZAWA
Hiroyuki FURUTA
Takashi MURAI
Hokuriku
Yukiyasu NAKAYAMA
Seiji NISHIMURA
Tomomi YAMADA
Sho HORIE
Tokai
Akio OKANO
Syuya OKUMURA
Yasue HARADA
Osamu KATSURA
Masaki CHAKI
Yoshiyuki INAGAKI
Mitsuhiro MUTO
Tomiji HIROSE
Shinobu TANIGUCHI
Jun UCHIYA
Tomihiro MASUDA
Kinki
Hiroko TANIMURA
Masao WATANABE
Yoshiaki NISHIDE
Koji HORAIYA
Kazuko IKEMOTO
Terufumi IITSUKA
Keiichiro SAITO
Kaori IKESHIMA
Keisuke KUROKI
Chugoku
Yoshinori SUGITA
Hiroyasu FUJII
Shikoku
Seiji ISHII
Masaya SATOURA
Kyohei YAMAGA
Kyushu
Nobuhiro NONAKA
Misato SUGINO
Genta YAMADA
Taisuke HORI
Hideki ABURAI
Tatsuya SAKAMOTO
Kosuke KURIKI
Others
Kaori YOSHIMURA
