Abstract:In proposing strategies to improve access to and quality of research ethics consultation (REC) services, Porter and colleagues (2018) call for “open communication” between REC and clinical ethics consultation (CEC) services. The authors believe this proposal provides a means for addressing ethical issues occurring at the intersection of research and clinical care, as well as an opportunity for REC services to learn from quality improvement strategies of CEC services. We agree with the premises of this suggesti… Show more
“…In creating the draft, the group adopted as a springboard the UKCEN 2010 model developed by Larcher et al (2010) (Table 1), which in turn was based on the core competencies for clinical ethics consultants reported and presented by ASBH. While remaining conscious of the various similarities and differences in purpose, function/role, and authority between HCECS and RECS (Cho et al 2018;Matsui 2016), the group first adapted the description of competencies to the context of research ethics, then repeatedly went through a process of discussing competencies within the group, making suitable revisions or modifications to necessary points, and appropriately supplementing items that appeared to be insufficient. In addition to the members of the research group, specialists in research ethics and bioethics of the Kiban-kenkyu (A) Matsui Group also participated in this process.…”
Section: Development Process and Draft Research Ethics Consultant Core Competencies Modelmentioning
Research ethics consultation services (RECS), which function as an advisory service to facilitate the resolution of complex ethical issues in clinical research, have been proliferating over the last decade. However, the qualification of an individual who provides RECS, or “a research ethics consultant,” has not been thoroughly investigated, in contrast to healthcare ethics consultants, whose core competencies have been discussed and clarified to a great extent. In this study, we investigated core competencies necessary for research ethics consultants, referring to the core competency models of ethics consultants developed in the healthcare practice context, and propose a competency model for research ethics consultants.
“…In creating the draft, the group adopted as a springboard the UKCEN 2010 model developed by Larcher et al (2010) (Table 1), which in turn was based on the core competencies for clinical ethics consultants reported and presented by ASBH. While remaining conscious of the various similarities and differences in purpose, function/role, and authority between HCECS and RECS (Cho et al 2018;Matsui 2016), the group first adapted the description of competencies to the context of research ethics, then repeatedly went through a process of discussing competencies within the group, making suitable revisions or modifications to necessary points, and appropriately supplementing items that appeared to be insufficient. In addition to the members of the research group, specialists in research ethics and bioethics of the Kiban-kenkyu (A) Matsui Group also participated in this process.…”
Section: Development Process and Draft Research Ethics Consultant Core Competencies Modelmentioning
Research ethics consultation services (RECS), which function as an advisory service to facilitate the resolution of complex ethical issues in clinical research, have been proliferating over the last decade. However, the qualification of an individual who provides RECS, or “a research ethics consultant,” has not been thoroughly investigated, in contrast to healthcare ethics consultants, whose core competencies have been discussed and clarified to a great extent. In this study, we investigated core competencies necessary for research ethics consultants, referring to the core competency models of ethics consultants developed in the healthcare practice context, and propose a competency model for research ethics consultants.
The Open Peer Commentaries on “The Emergence of Clinical Research Ethics Consultation: Insights from a National Collaborative201D highlight the many ways in which the practice of ethics consultation for clinical research can be further advanced. We respond here to a number of key considerations highlighted by commentators, including the role and scope of research ethics consultation (REC), relationships with other institutional services and programs, efforts to ensure the quality of consultations provided, and the feasibility of widespread REC services.
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