Informed Consent And Conflict Of Interest Disclosures - Some Basics

Friday, August 28, 2009 - 23:57 in Psychology & Sociology

Informed consent is tricky business because there are disagreements about what informed consent can mean outside the country of the company conducting the trial and people will grant a lot of consent if they believe a treatment can help them, which can lead to exploitation.One item that is not a topic of heavy debate is financial interest disclosures.  Everyone seems to agree they are important but there are no comprehensive guidelines governing it. read more

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