Obtaining the informed consent of a potential human subject for participation in any research (whether an experiment, survey, interview, or demonstration) is a federally mandated safeguard for ...

The informed consent model of care is based on providing accurate and in-context information so that you can make the best decision about your healthcare plan. When people talk about options for ...

The principle of respect for persons demands that participants enter the research voluntarily and with adequate information. When deceptive methodologies are used, participants are given incomplete or ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. Anyone who has had an MRI, a surgical procedure or even a ...

HHS on Monday revised and clarified requirements for informed consent for certain procedures done in the hospital, especially examinations done while the patient is under anesthesia. "It is critically ...

Informed consent is a fundamental component of modern healthcare and represents a patient's right to understand and agree to a medical procedure, treatment or study. True informed consent empowers ...

Research that is exempt under 45CFR46.104 is also exempt from Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) requirements for informed consent as described under §46.116 and for documentation of ...

Informed consent represents one of the most important ethical aspects of clinical treatments and scientific research involving humans. This article will discuss the key elements of informed consent ...

Jan. 29, 2007 — -- The promise of the Alzheimer's vaccine -- that it could slow, or even reverse, Alzheimer's disease -- was powerful enough to persuade 300 patients to volunteer for a study of ...