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Public Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccinations before Dawn in Japan: Ethics and Future Perspectives
Improving public understanding and acceptance are critical for promoting coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination. However, how to promote COVID-19 vaccine programs remains controversial due to various ethical issue...
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Open AccessA systematic approach to the disclosure of genomic findings in clinical practice and research: a proposed framework with colored matrix and decision-making pathways
Whether and how to disclose genomic findings obtained in the course of genomic clinical practice and medical research has been a controversial global bioethical issue over the past two decades. Although severa...
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Open AccessA Proposed Model of Core Competencies for Research Ethics Consultants
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. Ho...
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Open AccessAn educational workshop designed for research ethics consultants to educate investigators on ethical considerations
The role of research ethics consultants in biomedical research has increased to the point that they have an advisory capacity at all research institutes. For such professionals, we have established an educatio...
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Enhancing Research Quality with Updated and Controversial Ethical Issues: Summary and Recommendations
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Open AccessEthical challenges for the design and conduct of mega-biobanking from Great East Japan Earthquake victims
Amid continuing social unrest from the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent Fukushima nuclear accident of 2011, the Japanese government announced plans for a major biobanking project in the disaster-stri...
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Open AccessAttitudes towards transfers of human tissue samples across borders: An international survey of researchers and policy makers in five countries
Sharing of tissue samples for research and disease surveillance purposes has become increasingly important. While it is clear that this is an area of intense, international controversy, there is an absence of ...