As taught to would-be physicians and employed in medical practice, informed consent is a multi-step process, establishing: The Patient’s Competence or Capacity - the consenting individual has ...

The proposal targets longstanding gaps in VA prescribing practices that leave veterans uninformed about addiction, suicide ...

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 ...

It is the policy of Western Michigan University that all research involving human subjects will be reviewed by the Institutional Review Board. The involvement of human subjects in research is not ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) now enables researchers to analyze vast amounts of clinical data within seconds, unlocking possibilities for faster discoveries, personalized interventions and more ...

Before you anesthetize your patient and begin the scheduled treatment, check that a signed informed consent is in the document center of the patient's computer chart or if a hard copy is in the paper ...

Smith and Mackie’s feature article addresses the worry that vaccine mandates—for example, requiring employees to get the ...