Advancing Global Standards for Appropriate Cranial Assessment via Historic Japan-Singapore Exchange

一般社団法人ヘルメット治療評価認定機構認定、株式会社ジャパン・メディカル・カンパニー主催の「第7回位置的診療開始に対するヘルメット適正治療研修会」にシンガポール最大の女性・小児医療専門病院であるKK Women’s and Children’s Hospitalの小児科医Dr.Kavithaを招聘、乳児の頭蓋変形とヘルメット治療に関する特別演題を発表

TOKYO – Dr. Kavitha Sothirasan of KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) participatedas Distinguished Guest Speaker at the “7th Special Seminar for Appropriate Helmet Therapy”on Dec 14, 2025.

About the Seminar: Organized by Japan Medical Company Inc. (JPMC) and certified by The Japan Council for Quality Helmet Treatment, this is Japan’s leading forum for cranial care.This historic session welcomed Dr. Kavitha as inaugural international speaker, convening over100 physicians and surgeons for a high-level exchange on “Appropriate Cranial Medical Examinations” and “Appropriate Helmet Therapy.”

Significance of Exchange

• Historic Exchange: Dr. Kavitha enabled profound know-how transfer between Japan and Singapore.
• Standardizing Quality: Drives regional standardization through collaboration with leading specialists.

Insights from Principal Instructors & Chairpersons

Prof. Akira Gomi, Director/Head of Surgical Services, Baby’s Head Reshaping Clinic (Tokyo Nihonbashi); Vice Director, Japan Cranial Medical Examination and Treatment Society (Former Prof., Pediatric Neurosurgery, Jichi Children’s Medical Center Tochigi): “Diagnosis is the cornerstone. This milestone reinforced the importance of a universal foundation for examination and therapy through the sharing of Singapore’s clinical initiatives.”

Prof. Shigeharu Hosono, Representative Director, Japan Council for Quality Helmet Treatment; Representative Director, Japan Cranial Medical Examination and Treatment Society (Former Prof., Pediatrics/Perinatal Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University): “This marks a vital step in rooting prevention in Japan, catalyzing an exchange of standards for cranial examinations.”

Prof. Yoshiyuki Takahashi, Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine: “Accurate differentiation between pathological and positional deformities is vital. Diverse cases from both nations allow global evidence-based guidance through appropriat medical checkups.”

Prof. Koji Yoshimoto, Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences,Kyushu University: “We reaffirmed the necessity of clinical judgment and discussed evolving strategies like combined surgical-helmet therapy alongside international peers.”

Special Remarks from the Distinguished Guest Speaker

Dr. Kavitha Sothirasan
(Staff Physician, Dept. of Neonatology, KKH)

Background on KKH-JPMC Collaboration (Previously Issued Press Release) KKH and JPMC have been strengthening collaboration to support evidence-based cranial care and the standardization of Appropriate Cranial Medical Examinations and Helmet Therapy.:
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000102.000046445.html

About KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital

KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital has evolved since its founding in 1858 as a leader in obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, and neonatology in Singapore. Currently, this 830-bed hospital serves as a tertiary referral center providing services for the management of high-risk conditions in women and children. A team of approximately 500 specialists adopts a multidisciplinary, holistic treatment approach, leveraging the latest medical innovations and technologies to provide the best possible care. As an academic medical center, KKH believes that world-class clinical training and research are essential for raising medical standards, embracing a culture of innovation while achieving world-class clinical leadership. KKH is also a major teaching hospital for the Duke-NUS Medical School, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine in Singapore. The hospital also operates Singapore’s largest specialist training programs in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics. KKH continuously raises clinical standards in Singapore while caring for the provision of a comfortable hospital experience so that patients can receive seamless services and enjoy compassionate care in a healing environment.