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informed consent

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informed consent, in medicine, a patient's written consent to a surgical or medical procedure or other course of treatment, given after the physician has told the patient all of the potential benefits, risks, and alternatives involved. Informed consent is also required for participation in clinical studies. The concept of informed consent is based on the principle that a physician has a duty to disclose to a patient information that allows the patient to make a reasonable decision regarding his or her own treatment. There is debate over whether special populations, such as children and the mentally ill, can really be considered to have given informed consent.


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After New York State introduced a streamlined informed consent procedure for HIV testing in June 2005, the number of people tested grew significantly.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Similar to many healthcare facilities across the country, Chicago-based Resurrection Health Care (RHC) had a responsible and sufficient informed consent protocol.
In the context of large-scale population biobank and cohort studies, whether and to what degree of specificity one is required to seek informed consent from study participants is a critical issue.
 
 
 
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