Informed Consent

To provide informed consent a consumer needs to know what options are available, what the expected outcomes are for each option, and what the success rates and incidence of side-effects are for each option (Source: Improving patient information and decision making [Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)])

Follow the links below to find information on informed consent.

Reviewed October 2011

36 Resources Found

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Title:	Electroconvulsive therapy
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treats a range of mental illnesses by inducing a controlled seizure in the patient. ECT is used to treat mental illnesses such as severe depression, catatonia and some forms of mania and schizophrenia. It is thought that the seizure 'resets' the brain. Common side effects include temporary difficulties with short-term memory.
Date:	Dec 2011

Title:	DVA Human Research Ethics Committee (DVA HREC)
Publisher:	Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:	Information and documentation relating to the Human Research Ethics Committee.
Date:	Dec 2011

Title:	Human research ethics committees
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Research involving human participants must be conducted in an ethical manner and research proposals must be reviewed and approved by a Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). The Department of Health Victoria HREC considers all research undertaken by Department of Health Victoria and by Department of Health Victoria-funded agencies in some cases. There are guidelines about accessing information held by Department of Health Victoria or Department of Health Victoria-funded agencies and its use by external researchers. The Committee also considers research applications for the Department of Human Services.
Date:	Sep 2011

Title:	Vitamin K and newborn babies
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Vitamin K is needed for blood clotting. Babies are born with very small amounts of vitamin K in their bodies. This means they are at risk of haemorrhagic disease of the newborn (HDN). As a preventive measure, babies are routinely given vitamin K injections at birth.
Date:	Jun 2011

Title:	Informed consent for medical testing
Publisher:	Kidney Health Australia
Description:	Interesting points about giving consent for medical tests
Date:	May 2011

Title:	Post mortem
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	A post mortem, or autopsy, is the medical examination of a body after death. A hospital (or non-coronial) post mortem may be performed if the immediate family give their consent. A coroner's autopsy is performed if the coroner or police need information about the cause of death - for example, if the person was murdered or their death was suspicious. A funeral can take place after a post mortem.
Date:	Mar 2011

Title:	Autonomy
Publisher:	CareSearch
Description:	Autonomy is about a person's right to make their own decisions. As with any decision, people need to have the right information to be capable of making an informed choice.
Date:	Aug 2010

Title:	Intellectually disabled
Publisher:	CareSearch
Description:	The life expectancy of people with a learning disability has increased. This means that many are living into old age with diseases such as cancer or dementia. This also means that if they are not ill themselves, they may have a family member who is seriously ill.
Date:	Jul 2010

Title:	Before your HIV test
Publisher:	Queensland Health
Description:	You have asked or been advised to have a blood test for HIV. You must give informed consent for this test to be done. This means you need to understand the following information.
Date:	May 2010

Title:	Medical genetic testing: information for health professionals
Publisher:	National Health and Medical Research Council
Description:	Australian health professionals and the public will benefit from Medical Genetic Testing: Information for Health Professionals released by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
Date:	Apr 2010

Title:	Provision of a surgeon's performance data for people considering elective surgery
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	While measuring surgical outcomes is considered good practice and is also associated with numerous quality improvement programs, the disclosure of an individual surgeon's own performance record remains controversial, and the potential benefits for consu...
Date:	Feb 2010

Title:	Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Identifying and making a decision on the best health treatment or screening option can be difficult for patients. Decision aids can be used when there is more than one reasonable option, when no option that has a clear advantage in terms of health outco...
Date:	Dec 2009

Title:	Managing emergencies
Publisher:	CareSearch
Description:	A palliative care emergency is an unexpected change in a patient's condition. Assessing and managing emergencies as well as planning for unexpected events are important in managing palliative care patients in the community.
Date:	Jul 2009

Title:	ARPANSA - Code of practice for the exposure of humans to ionizing radiation for research purposes (2005)
Publisher:	Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
Description:	This Code of Practice is designed to ensure that researchers proposing to expose research participants to ionizing radiation provide the participants and the Human Research Ethics Committees with information that allows consent to be properly considered by the research participants and approval considered by the Human Research Ethics Committee.
Date:	Feb 2009

Title:	Blood transfusion: answers to some common questions for you and your family
Publisher:	NSW Department of Health
Description:	Blood transfusion may be an important part of the management of a wide range of medical problems such as cancer, blood disorders, injuries and accidents or the need for major surgical procedures. In some circumstances, some medical treatments or operations cannot be safely carried out without using blood or blood products.
Date:	Jan 2009

Title:	Out-of-pocket expenses for private medical treatment (informed financial consent)
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	This page contains information about how out-of-pocket expenses for private medical expenses can arise.
Date:	Oct 2008

Title:	Recommendations for the pre-anaesthesia consultation
Publisher:	Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Description:	Prior to anaesthesia, consultation by an anaesthetist is essential for the medical assessment of a patient. This is in order to ensure that the patient is in an optimal state of health, the anaesthesia management can be planned, and the patient can be appropriately informed of the anaesthesia and related procedures.
Date:	Aug 2008

Title:	Choosing a doctor
Publisher:	Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:	Many people take their children to the doctor they use but sometimes you'll want or need to find another doctor. Here are some things to think about when it comes to choosing a doctor.
Date:	Jun 2008

Title:	MLIS - medico-legal implications of multidisciplinary treatment planning meetings (MDC)
Publisher:	Cancer Australia
Description:	A series of recommendations to provide guidance to health services and health professionals about medico-legal aspects of multidisciplinary treatment planning meetings.
Date:	Jan 2008

Title:	Audio-visual presentation of information for informed consent for participation in clinical trials
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Informed consent is important for people who are thinking about participating in a clinical trial. Information for informed consent could be presented on the Internet, DVD, video cassette or by other means. We conducted thorough searches for randomised...
Date:	Nov 2007

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