Best practices adopted and adapted in Japan to promote laboratory technologists as professionals in transfusion medicine.

Authors

Saori Miura, Kinuyo Kawabata, Kazuhiko Ikeda, Hitoshi Ohto, Kenneth E Nollet

Published in

Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis. Volume 65. Issue 5. Pages 104511. Aug 12, 2026. Epub Aug 12, 2026.

Abstract

As medical technology advances, laboratory-based medical technologists have gained visibility as essential members of patient-centered healthcare teams. In Japan, this has been especially evident since the end of World War II. Legal and professional frameworks have evolved to train and credential clinical laboratory technologists, not only for ever more complicated laboratory investigations, but also, for active engagement with other healthcare professionals and even with patients themselves. Herein, we introduce some history, followed by current demographics, describe training and certification programs, show outcomes, and consider future directions. Paradigms brought to post-war Japan have been adopted, and adapted, for a national context that can now be adopted and adapted by other countries around the world.

PMID:
42603431
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 16 Aug 2026.

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