Janis has developed her skill in hand therapy for over 20 years, managing wide-range of hand and upper limb conditions. She offers a wealth and breadth of skill and knowledge to ensure clients and referrers optimal outcomes.
She is genuine and passionate and will take the time to give you the best service.
Your hands help you participate in everyday activities for work, school, sport, hobbies, and caring for your loved ones and it is also a way to communicate with others.
“I pride myself on being able to empathise with my clients about the challenges a hand injury can cause to their everyday activities. With a greater understanding of the challenges a hand injury can cause, it helps me individualise a rehabilitation programme to achieve the best possible outcome.
I am someone who likes to see results, during my client’s rehabilitation journey. One of the approaches involves helping clients to understand their injury and the various treatment options. This involves listening to her clients’ concerns, identifying their goals, and helping them achieve an ideal outcome after a surgical procedure or when dealing with a hand or upper limb condition.“
Janis began her hand therapy career working at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, in 2000 before she started her own private practice in 2023. She earned her specialisation as a Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) in 2010. During her tenure in Tan Tock Seng Hospital, she was a keen clinician, with significant experience in hand therapy and clinical education.
Janis obtained her Occupational Therapy Diploma from Nanyang Polytechnic in 2000 and began practising at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, the same year. Year 2003, whilst still practising, she completed her Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from Curtin University, Australia.
Janis is a Certified Hand Therapist (Hand Therapy Certification Commission, USA) since 2010.
In 2010 under the sponsorship of the Hospital, Janis graduated from Drexel University, USA with postgraduate Certificate of Advanced Practice in Hand and Upper Quarter Rehabilitation.
Being certified in lymphedema management in 2003, Janis had set up the lymphedema services in the department.
Janis was invited as a guest speaker to the 6th Congress of Asia Pacific Federation of Societies for Hand Therapists (APFSHT) conference in Kuala Lumpur in 2014, where she presented a case report on the rehabilitation of an athlete with Kienbock’s Disease. She was also invited to the APFSHT conference in Bali in 2012 as a speaker and moderator. She presented a paper on the rehabilitation of the first wrist arthoplasty in Singapore.
Janis is a veteran in the education of allied health professionals (AHP) and doctors. She has achieved Outstanding Clinical Educator Award, TTSH, in 2012, 2013 and 2014. She is one of the first five to receive the TTSH Allied Health Educators’ Honour Roll in 2015 and the first two in the OT department to win the National Health Group (NHG) Teaching Award for Allied Health Educators in 2013. Janis has been actively involved in the NHG Polyclinic Management of Joints and Soft Tissues Conditions in Primary Care forum, since 2017. She has built up good relationships with doctors from NHG Polyclinic. Janis is one of the trainers who conducted the inaugural “Evidence Based Practice Getting Started” workshop to AHPs at TTSH, 2017 – 2020.
Janis has a keen interest in development of hand therapy in the Asia Pacific region. She served as the elected Treasurer of the Asia Pacific Federation of the Societies of Hand Therapy (APFSHT) in 2012-2017.
She was the Therapy Representative Member of the Singapore Society for Hand Surgery (SSHS) from 2012-2016.
She also led the Hands Special Interest Group under the Singapore Association of Occupational Therapists’ (SAOT) from 2012 to 2016.
Janis won the Ministry of Health’s National Day Efficiency Award in 2012. Janis has also won the Outstanding Clinical Educator Awards three times and was one of the first Allied Health Professionals to be placed on the Educator Awards Honour Roll in 2015. Janis has also received numerous compliments from her patients.
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