Table 1.

Collaboration Conferences of Hospital Ethics Committees

	Date	Number of participating hospitals	Agenda
1st	February 23, 2021	53	Review of HEC in Japan and Establishment of CHEC (Dr. Yoshiyuki Takimoto, The Tokyo University Hospital) Challenges and Prospects for Healthcare Ethics Committees (Dr. Hiroyuki Knaeda, Kansai Medical University Medical Center) Questionnaire Survey and Sharing of the Results
2nd	September 16,2021	56	What to Expect from HEC (Dr. Yoshiyuki Kiazawa, Kobe University Hospital, and Dr. Kazuhiko Kabe, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University) Panel Discussion
3rd	February 17, 2022	39	HEC and Healthcare Ethics Consultation (Dr. Yasuhiko Miura, The Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital) Patient Safety and Healthcare Ethics (Dr. Yumiko Matsumura, Kyoto University Hospital) Panel Discussion

Date

Number of participating hospitals

Agenda

1st

February 23, 2021

Review of HEC in Japan and Establishment of CHEC (Dr. Yoshiyuki Takimoto, The Tokyo University Hospital)

Challenges and Prospects for Healthcare Ethics Committees (Dr. Hiroyuki Knaeda, Kansai Medical University Medical Center)

Questionnaire Survey and Sharing of the Results

2nd

September 16,2021

What to Expect from HEC (Dr. Yoshiyuki Kiazawa, Kobe University Hospital, and Dr. Kazuhiko Kabe, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University)

Panel Discussion

3rd

February 17, 2022

HEC and Healthcare Ethics Consultation (Dr. Yasuhiko Miura, The Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital)

Patient Safety and Healthcare Ethics (Dr. Yumiko Matsumura, Kyoto University Hospital)

Panel Discussion