News tagged with informed consent

Feds: Social network for kids violated privacy law

(AP) -- Federal regulators have reached a settlement with an Atlanta-based social networking site over claims that it illegally obtained personal information from children.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is informed consent threatening biobank research?

Having to obtain informed consent for the use of left-over human tissue samples could be hampering essential biobank research says a research group on BMJ.com today.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Penn-developed online informed consent tool could boost number of patients in cancer clinical trials

A new multimedia informed consent tool accessed via the Internet may make it easier for cancer patients to understand and feel comfortable enrolling in clinical trials, according a study conducted by researchers in the Perelman ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers devise index for predicting long-term survival after liver re-transplantation

Liver re-transplantation generally has an inferior outcome compared with a patient's first transplant, due to the technical demands of the surgery and because patients are often sicker than they were at the time of their ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Survey suggests that informed consent process important to surgery patients in teaching hospital

A survey of patients receiving treatment in a teaching facility found that patients prefer to be informed of trainee participation in their care, and consent rates appear to vary based on scenarios describing increased levels ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patient complaints allege doctors fail to disclose risks

In more than 70 per cent of legal disputes over informed consent, patients allege the doctor failed to properly explain the risks of complications, a University of Melbourne study published in the latest Medical Journal of ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Public prefers limited informed consent process for biobanks

Biobanks are repositories for tissue samples, usually in the form of blood or saliva or leftover tissue from surgical procedures. These samples are collected and used for future research, including genetic research. They ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hospitals try high-tech to better inform patients

(AP) -- Learning he had prostate cancer floored John Noble. Then came the prospect of surgery and his overpowering fear of being "put under" with anesthesia.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blood transfusions should not go ahead without informed consent

Two legal experts argue on bmj.com today that informed consent should be obtained from competent patients before blood transfusions takes place.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 24, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds patients benefit from thorough discussion of recommended operations

Surgical patients who participate in longer- to 30-minute- discussions prior to having an operation (known as the informed consent process) better understand the proposed operation, according to new research published in ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0