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Miscommunication- induced adverse incidents between Japanese physicians with low English Proficiency and English-speaking foreign patients

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26370451
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Linguistics
Research InstitutionOsaka University (2016)
The University of Tokushima (2014-2015)

Principal Investigator

Kalubi Bukasa  大阪大学, 医学系研究科, 特任准教授(常勤) (90448340)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) RODIS Omar  徳島大学, 大学院医歯薬学研究部(歯学系), 講師 (50457199)
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
KeywordsMiscommunication / Physician / Patient / Adverse incidents / English / Survey / physician / Medicine / Education / Proficiency / Improve / Communication
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Confronted to the difficulty of gathering data on adverse incidents in Japan, we concentrated on patient-physician communication,comparing Japan and Indonesia. Data collected in Japan are insufficient for a comprehensible analysis, but we keep gathering data to complete this work. However,our Indonesian collaborators could collect data from 300 patients and 300 physicians, but it took too long and they sent it this mid-March. So far, we have computed 1/3 of the data, but need to finalize the analysis for definitive results.
To prepare both undergraduate and graduate students to effective patient-physician communication, we introduced the 3-format class, which is a comprehensive approach including listening, reading, writing, small-group and class discussion in each session. With the same view, we also introduced a case discussion in English for residents to enhance their spoken English proficiency. So far, one of of the residents who took our class last year passed the USMLE Step 2 CS.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report

Research Products

(3 results)

All 2016 2014

All Presentation (3 results)

  • [Presentation] Engaging Students in their studies and getting them to ask questions in class2016

    • Author(s)
      Kalubi Bukasa and Terao J
    • Organizer
      18th Annual meeting of JASMEE
    • Place of Presentation
      Okayama Convention Center
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-18
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Improving Dr-Patient Communication in Extracurricular Activities.2016

    • Author(s)
      Yamada Yoshiko, Kalubi B. Akaike M. and Nishimaura A.
    • Organizer
      18th Annual meeting of JASMEE
    • Place of Presentation
      Okayama Convention Center
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-18
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Communiction Know-how Course. A Practical Approach to Improving Communication Skills in Graduate and Post-graduate Education2014

    • Author(s)
      Bukasa Kalubi
    • Organizer
      Japan Society for Medical English Education
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo Garden Palace (Tokyo Bunkyo-ku)
    • Year and Date
      2014-07-19 – 2014-07-20
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2018-03-22  

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