臨床研究トレーニングに組み入れて実施する能動的研究倫理学習プログラムの開発と教育の試み

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Background: Research ethics and integrity is an integral part of high-quality research, and education on this topic is widely provided to researchers in Japan. However, common Japanese educational programs appear to have the following issues: (a) learning contents not directly applicable to clinical research, (b) psychological gap between instructors and learners, (c) learners' passive participation, and (d) aiming solely for knowledge acquisition does not prepare learners to handle various situations and constantly changing research norms and responsibilities.

Methods: We developed a proactive learning program on research ethics and integrity designed for physicians and other healthcare professionals. The 60-minute program consists of a lecture and case discussions provided 13 times by incorporation into a 2- to 4-day clinical research program. At the end of the research program, the participants were asked to complete a questionnaire to evaluate the learning program on research ethics and integrity.

Results: Of the 178 healthcare providers who participated in the program, 156 completed the questionnaire (response rate: 87.6％, male: 73.1％, physicians: 84.6％). The majority of participants reported the program was useful (lecture 97.4％, case discussion 97.4％), and 91.0％ reported their intention to be an instructor and use the program in their institutions.

Conclusions: The proactive learning program on research ethics and integrity was shown to be feasible to facilitate learning of physicians and healthcare professionals.