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)])

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Reviewed August 2008

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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 Human Services HREC considers all research undertaken by DHS and by DHS-funded agencies in some cases. There are guidelines about accessing information held by DHS or DHS-funded agencies and its use by external researchers.
Date:   Aug 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:   Human Research Ethics Committee
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   Information and documentation relating to the Human Research Ethics Committee.
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:   Submission on the draft operating standards and technical design for Australian Clinical Quality Registries
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   The Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) made a submission to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care's draft operating standards and technical design for Australian Clinical Registries.
Date:   Jun 2008
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:   May 2008
Title:   Out of pocket expenses for private medical treatment
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:   May 2008
Title:   Albany e-health consumer discussion session
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   CHF and the Arthritis Foundation of WA held a free e-health consumer discussion session in Albany on Thursday 1 May 2008.
Date:   May 2008
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:   Apr 2008
Title:   Implementing private health reforms: Consumers have a say - Discussion session with the Health Consumers' Council WA - Perth, April 2008
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   CHF and the Health Consumers Council WA held a free consumer discussion session on consumer issues to do with reforms to private health insurance on Wednesday 30 April 2008 in Perth, Western Australia.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Implementing private health reforms: Consumers have a say - Discussion session with Kidney Health Australia - Melbourne, April 2008
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   CHF and Kidney Health Australia held a free consumer discussion session on hospital substitute care under both the public and private health systems on Friday 18 April 2008 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Perth e-health consumer discussion session report
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   CHF and the Health Consumers Council of WA (HCCWA) held a free e-health consumer discussion session in Perth on Tuesday 29 April 2008.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Post-coma unresponsiveness
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   Consumer involvement in the development of guidelines for caring for people in post-coma unresponsiveness has led to a clear document that addresses the ethical issues associated with making decisions for people unable to make them for themselves.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Too young for aged care
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   People with Younger Onset Dementia have special needs. In particular, it's wrong at many levels for them to be housed in aged care residences.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Making decisions for end of life
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   If we want control over how we die, we need advance directives and open communication with our family and health practitioners.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Implementing private health reforms: Consumers have a say - Discussion session with Heart Support Australia, Ipswich and West Moreton Branch - Ipswich, Qld, March 2008
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   CHF and Heart Support Australia, Ipswich and West Moreton Branch, held a free consumer discussion session on prostheses and informed financial consent arrangements under private health insurance on Tuesday 4 March 2008 in Ipswich, Queensland.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   New health technologies and medical devices consumer representatives workshop report
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   CHF held this workshop for consumer representatives and interested members to increase awareness of and consider issues around approval, funding and monitoring processes of new technologies such as medical devices and prostheses.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Blood transfusion: answers to some common questions for you and your family
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Like all medical treatments, a blood transfusion should only be used when really necessary. The decision to give a blood transfusion to a patient is made only after careful consideration. In making that decision your doctor needs to balance the risk of you having a blood transfusion against the risk of not having one.
Date:   Dec 2007
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. ...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Media release. Survey to measure rate of informed financial consent
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A consumer survey has been conducted throughout July to measure patients' awareness of the costs of their privately insured hospital services before they received treatment.
Date:   Jul 2007
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