The JACR
Name
The Japanese Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation (JACR)
(Nihon Shinzo Rehabilitation Gakkai” in Japanese)
President
•Shigeru Makita, MD, PhD
(Saitama Medical University International Medical Center .)
Office
2-23-1-260 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0053
Telephone: +81-3-6300-7977
Facsimile: +81-3-6300-7966
E-mail: jacr-society@umin.ac.jp
Office Hours: Mon-Fri. 9:30 to 17:00
History
The Japanese Cardiac Rehabilitation Research Conference was first convened in 1978. Seventeen years later, the Japanese Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation was formally established in 1995.
Purpose
The objectives of this association, for fulfillment across a broad spectrum of society, are to conduct research concerning cardiac rehabilitation and facilitate resulting clinical applications, to strive toward providing education in the field while disseminating that knowledge and to contribute toward promoting improved health and welfare through advancements in clinical medicine.
Membership
1) Regular members:
Individuals who support the Association’s purposes set forth above
2) Supporting members:
Individuals or corporations who assist the activities of this Association
Number
Approximately 15,000 individuals
Publications
Official Journal of the Japanese Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation (Japanese only)
(“Shinzo Rehabilitation” in Japanese)
3 issues / year