Abstract
Results of research on the discontinuation of life support based on advance directive in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis （ALS） and research on legislation for the discontinuation of life support conducted by me were applied to bioethics and medical ethics education.
（1） A survey was conducted after informatics, nursing, medical and dental students who may in the future provide communication support to persons with severe disabilities such as ALS were given a lecture, etc. The results of the survey of dental students were compared with those in previous studies. In addition, a survey was also conducted of nursing administrators after they attended my lecture, and the results were compared with those of students. （2） In a small-group seminar, the social influence of legislation for the discontinuation of life support treatment was investigated qualitatively and debated repeatedly to prepare students’ report. Through the above, we attempted to investigate whether utilization of the results of research conducted by a researcher giving lectures might change the perception of the students.
The results suggested that the provision of the results of research conducted by a researcher giving lectures changes the students’ perception to make it more similar to that of health professionals with clinical experience.
