Specialty

Medical sociology, Clinical trials, Intractable diseases, Patient education, Health communication, Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI)

Works

Research reports

1 Yukawa K. Study for improving the usability of patients and the public such as clinical trial / clinical research databases. Report on Health Labor Science Research Grant 2021 (Principal investigator: Keiko Yukawa)

Original papers

1 Hui-Yu Chung, Moroi M, Hojo Y, Fu-Shih Chen, Yukawa K, Motoo Y,　Arai I.　The Status of Nationwide Implementation of Integrative Medicine Programs by Japanese Local Government from　a “Social Model” Viewpoint. Perspect Integr Med (in press)

2 Yukawa K, Fujii H, Uehara R, Doi M, Sato H. Evaluation of Patient Usability of a Clinical Trials Portal Site in Japan. Therapeutic Research 2023;44(3):207-215.

Reviews

1 Yukawa K, Shimanuki M, Eguchi H. Prevention and future issues of karoshi and suicide by overwork in Japan. J Natl Inst Public Health 2024;73(1):16-31.

2 Yukawa K, Matsushige T. Issues in end-of-life care and organizing and prospecting ethical and legal issues of Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking (VSED) in Japan. J Natl Inst Public Health 2023;72(1):22-30.

3 Kubo K, Yukawa K. New child abuse prevention policy and amendments to child abuse prevention laws. J Natl Inst Public Health 2021;70(4):338-351.

4 Kondo J, Sato H, Bushimata R, Yukawa K, Hino Y. Legal System for Disclosure of Clinical Trial Information: Japanese, U.S., and European Laws and Cases Concerning Disclosure of Clinical Trial Results. J Clin Therap Med 2018;34(6):377-401.

Books

1 Nakayama　T, Yukawa K. Practice! Shared Decision-Making: The Health Communication Today (Revised and Updated Second Edition). Tokyo: Japan Medical Journal. 2024　(https://rctportal.niph.go.jp/about)

2 Yukawa K, Project for raising awareness of clinical trials of pharmaceutical companies, Tamba K. The process of producing medicines: A journey around with Medy, the fairy of medicines (video).　National Institute of Public Health. 2023 (https://rctportal.niph.go.jp/about)

3 Yukawa K, Wakai S, Murayama Y, Ito M, Okuyama M, Tanba K. Okusuri no tane wo sagasita yo (I found the seeds of medicine.). Tokyo: Japan Medical Association. 2023

4 Tsutani K, Kamioka H, Yukawa K. Planning, Conducting and Reporting of Clinical Trials Evidence of Functionality of Foods. Tokyo: Life Science Publishing, 2022

5 Nishizawa M, Kawajiri H, Yukawa K. A manual for consultation support for intractable diseases. Tokyo: Shakai Hoken Shuppan.2018.

Conference presentations

1 Marutani M, Eguchi H, Kawajiri H, Yukawa K, Matsushige T, Takahashi K.　Development of an Innovative App and Training for Transition Support Staff to Better Support Transition to Employment of Persons with Disabilities.　39th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity 2024

Social contributions

Yukawa K. Symposium 4 ” In order to reflect the experience of clinical trial participants in pharmaceutical development planning: Knowing the activities for clinical trial participants and promoting pharmaceutical development” Clinical Trial Information Portal Site and Future Approach. The 15th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Clinical Trials. March 2024.

Yukawa K. “How to Search for Clinical Trials?” How to search and read clinical trial information 1) Clinical Trial Information Portal Site. DIA Patient Engagement Community Seminar. May 2023

Yukawa K. An overview of Clinical Trial Information Portal Site in Japan/ Let’s search the site. The 4th National Cancer Center East Hospital Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Study Session and Opinion Exchange Meeting. Where are clinical trials on cancer? How to search for them? Let’s exchange opinions with researchers. 2023 March

Observer, Conference for the Establishment of an Increasing Accessibility to Clinical Trials Information for everyone.　

Editorial board member, Journal of Japanese Society of Health Education and Promotion.