The Patient Information Sheet (PIS) and Informed Consent (IC) for case reports and case series: Proposal for a standard model for presentations in congresses and other scientific publications

Publication date: July–August 2018Source: Reumatología Clínica (English Edition), Volume 14, Issue 4Author(s): Juana Cruz del Río, Isabel Sastre Gervás, Susana Romero YusteAbstractA standard model of the Patient Information Sheet (PIS) and Informed Consent (IC) would facilitate compliance with the guaranteed rights of the patient when their health data is used in any form for purposes other than medical assistance, like the release of case reports and case series. This model would be suitable for the presentation of case reports in a congress in any form (verbal communication, poster or presentation), for its publication in a journal that does not require the completion of its own model, or even for teaching practice.A standard model of the PIS and IC would facilitate the application of the current regulations and good clinical practices in clinical research: it would guarantee the compliance of the professionals’ duty of protection of the patient's privacy against the use of their health data for purposes other than medical assistance.ResumenUn modelo estandarizado de Hoja de información al paciente (HIP) y Consentimiento informado (CI) facilitaría el cumplimiento de garantizar el derecho de los pacientes cuando se utilicen sus datos de salud en cualquier soporte con fines distintos al asistencial, como es la divulgación de casos clínicos y series de casos. Este modelo sería adecuado, para la presentación de casos clínicos en un Congreso en cualquier formato (...
Source: Reumatologia Clinica - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research