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Creare e coordinare una rete regionale di comitati etici per la pratica clinica. Risultati e lezioni apprese da uno studio qualitativo svolto in Veneto / Establishing and coordinating a regional network of healthcare ethics committees. Findings and lessons learnt from a qualitative research in the Veneto Region (Italy)
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While research ethics committees (RECs) are well established and widespread all over Italy, self-standing healthcare ethics committees (HECs) are relatively rare. A notable exception is the Veneto Region, where the Regional Government has promoted the creation of a network of over 20 HECs since 2004, serving a population of approximately 5 million inhabitants. This remarkable undertaking has not, however, been studied yet. To fill this gap, four focus groups (FGs) have been designed and carried out to investigate the opinions of expert HEC members as to the way HECs operate, the relevance of the work performed by the committees, and their most important needs in order to improve the quality of the services they provide. The qualitative content analysis has led to the identification of three main recurrent themes, which are presented and critically discussed, since they may be relevant for similar networks: 1) a dichotomy between the perceived importance of the ethics committee by HEC members and the widespread scepticism or indifference among healthcare professionals; 2) a lack of homogeneity among committees, as to their main activity, their relationship with the management of the hosting institution, and the way HEC members are recruited; 3) the awareness that these HECs need stronger coordination and support. After proposing an interpretation of these main themes, we conclude by giving recommendations to healthcare institutions wishing to set up a network of HECs with the aim of rooting and straightening ethical reflection within the healthcare setting.
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