1. INFORMED CONSENT FORM Sebrina

2. Introduction  Informed consent is a legal procedure which ensures that:  Patients,Clients and Research paticipants are aware of all the potential risks and cost involved in a treatment or in medical procedures Example - clinical trial participant  It consist of 2 parts  Information sheet  Consent Certificate

3. Criteria and Advantages  Informing client on the nature of the treatment  Possible alternative treatment  The potiential risk and Benefit  Participant must be competent and consent should be Voluntarily (to make form valid )  Free decision making  Resigning of consent if interest is lost  Document must not be signed immediately  ( plenty of time )  Effective and transparent communication between clients, doctors &study directors

4. Sample and References  http://www.who.int/rp c/research_ethics/inf ormed_consent/en/  http://patients.about.c om/od/yourmedicalre cords/a/informedcons ent.htm