Dr. MedLaw explains the importance of discussing risks, benefits, and alternatives in a manner the patient fully understands ...

When the government pulls a public health ad campaign, it usually raises more questions than it answers. And when that ...

According to ASIC, the regulations require AFSL holders and ARs who provide, or are likely to provide, personal advice to ...

I argue that informed consent is under existential threat in the age of AI. It is not enough to enhance efficiency or accuracy; we must embed transparency, temporal awareness and systemic ...

Achieving informed consent requires a potential contributor to be in possession of sufficient knowledge about our plans for a reasoned decision to take part in our content. The Editorial ...

What do you need to know about informed consent? What are questions you should ask when you are in a hospital to make sure you and your loved ones get the best care? On this episode of MorningLine, ...

Informed consent has been defined as "an individual's autonomous authorization of a medical intervention or of participation in research". [1] In professional and legal regulations it is widely ...

Informed consent is one of the primary requirements of research involving human participants. It is important to remember that informed consent is an ongoing process, not a document or single event.

On April 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released new guidance which requires hospitals to obtain informed consent from patients before practitioners, or ...