Objective To determine whether informed consent for surgical procedures performed in US hospitals meet a minimum standard of quality, we developed and tested a quality measure of informed consent ...

Warning! Sweeping changes in public health are on the rise. The latest word, according to Stat, is that the Department of Health and Human Services directed the CDC to curtail vaccine advertising and ...

Stutts’ bill has an exception for mental health counseling consent “for life-threatening situations, imminent danger.” ...

Informed consent remains critical in healthcare, and over the last several years, there have been multiple updates from agencies and commissions providing clarifications. Most recently in April ...

Informed Consent in Studies Involving Incomplete Disclosure or Deception In general, deception is not acceptable if, in the judgment of the IRB, the participant may have declined to participate had ...

Obtaining informed consent is a basic ethical obligation and a legal requirement for researchers. This requirement is founded on the principle of respect for persons. Potential participants must be ...

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Trial sponsors have struggled to improve trial diversity. Homing in on informed consent may be the key to changing that—with the welcome side effect of empowering patients to participate in ...

Hospitals must now get written consent to perform pelvic, breast, prostate and rectal exams on sedated patients or risk losing federal funding.

All the authors of this manuscript are part of the Informed Consent Facilitation Group. The group examined the current practices and regulations surrounding informed consent, incorporating insights ...

According to the Guidance, hospitals must ensure that their patient informed consent policy and process, as well as informed consent forms, contain elements and information that allow for a ...