Informed Consent - Legislation & jurisprudence
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

International resuscitation research, exception from informed consent, and the European Union Directive 2001/20/EC.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: United States regulations allow a narrow exception from informed consent for a subset of resuscitation research. Such an exception is also allowed under the Declaration of Helsinki. In 2001, a European Union (EU) Directive was passed, ... Read more...

Protecting raw data and psychological tests from wrongful disclosure: a primer on the law and other persuasive strategies.

30 Aug 2009 Psychologists must advocate for more stringent legal protection of psychological test materials because using standardized tests is the most distinguishing and exclusive feature of psychological evaluation practice. With the rapid growth in forensic ... Read more...

Ethicolegal aspects of genetics in surgical practice.

30 Aug 2009 Genetic medicine can pose ethical and legal dilemmas or both. This short review highlights some of the ethicolegal issues in disclosure of genetic information to family members and considers whether the availability, or not, of a medical ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Informed Consent - Legislation & jurisprudence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Information from foreign patients. Decision of the German Supreme Court from May 8, 2008] 19 Oct 2009
• International resuscitation research, exception from informed consent, and the European Union Directive 2001/20/EC. 29 Sep 2009
• Consent in emergency and resuscitation research. 29 Sep 2009
• Consent for biobank tissue in somatic-cell nuclear transfer. 10 Sep 2009
• [Nurses, usage and families. 8/8--regulatory framework of organ donation] 30 Aug 2009
• Protecting raw data and psychological tests from wrongful disclosure: a primer on the law and other persuasive strategies. 30 Aug 2009
• Ethicolegal aspects of genetics in surgical practice. 30 Aug 2009
• Consenting to medical treatment: legal requirements vs medical practice. Are healthcare providers exposing themselves to potential legal action? 5 Aug 2009
• Medicolegal knowledge in New Zealand. 5 Aug 2009
• Pedriatric emergency medicine: legal briefs. 30 Jul 2009
• Calculating the risk of occurrence of an adverse outcome given a historical zero numerator. 30 Jul 2009
• An empirical reappraisal of public trust in biobanking research: rethinking restrictive consent requirements. 30 Jul 2009
• [5/7. Cesarean section refusal] 30 Jul 2009
• Community treatment orders and competence to consent. 30 Jul 2009
• Elimination of requirement for prior signature consent and pre-and post-test counseling for HIV testing. Final rule. 14 Jul 2009
• Mental Capacity Act: a must for all. 29 Jun 2009
• An audit of parents'/guardians' wishes recorded after coronial autopsies in cases of sudden unexpected death in infancy: issues raised and future directions. 29 Jun 2009
• A comment on an alleged association between hypnosis and death: two remarkable cases. 29 Jun 2009
• The implementation of the CDC's revised recommendations for HIV testing in medical settings: a Rhode Island update and call for action. 29 Jun 2009
• [Public health genetics. Fundamental rights aspects] 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Informed Consent'

Definition: Voluntary authorization, by a patient or research subject, with full comprehension of the risks involved, for diagnostic or investigative procedures, and for medical and surgical treatment.

Descriptor UI: D007258

Alternative terms: Informed Consent; Consent, Informed;

Related Mesh Headings: Treatment Refusal; Mental Competency; Disclosure;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data; standards;

Tree Number: I01.880.604.473.650.718; I01.880.604.583.427; N03.706.437.650.312; N03.706.535.489;

History Note: 73(71)

Technical Notes: competency to consent: coord IM with MENTAL COMPETENCY (IM)