Informed Consent For Hiv

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The Use of an Educational Video During Informed Consent in an HIV Clinical Trial in Haiti

In developing countries, volunteers in HIV clinical trials "may be illiterate and unfamiliar with the conduct of medical research," the authors began, noting that explaining the contents of the consent form "is essential but can be difficult and... Read more »

Program Offers Computerized Informed Consent for HIV Testing at New York City Hospital, Others

CBSNews.com examines how some states, including New York, have not implemented CDC's routine, voluntary HIV testing guidelines in health care settings and still practice "what's known as 'informed consent,' which means health care professionals... Read more »

Effects of Written Informed Consent Requirements on HIV Testing Rates: Evidence From a Natural Experiment

To assess whether written informed consent requirements create barriers that discourage HIV testing, the study author evaluated their effect on HIV testing rates in New York state. On June 1, 2005, New York streamlined its HIV testing consent... Read more »

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Informed consent

An informed consent for HIV testing is a must in all testing sites. I can see in most international forms of informed consent that a documentation is needed...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

I am not sure I would be the final answer. Many states in the US are grappling with the US CDC recommendations for opt-out testing. However, over time, written informed consent is likely to go away. I suggest you look at the CDC guideline statement... Read more »

Consent for Release of Medical Information

Our company was just sold, and the new company is requiring all existingemployees to sign the following release document: "I hereby agree that the*NEW COMPANY*, or any insurance company, agent, bureau, service orparty acting in its behalf has...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

No, the Company's request on its face does not appear to be illegal. Theemployer is requesting that you sign a release of information for medicalrecords that are "for a work related injury occurring during your time ofemployment with the... Read more »

Consent for Release of Medical Information

Our company was just sold, and the new company is requiring allexistingemployees to sign the following release document:"I hereby agree that the *NEW COMPANY*, or any insurance company,agent,bureau, service or party acting in its behalfhas my...

Response from Lynn L. Franzoi

Worldwide Benefits for Fox, Inc.

It is legal to ask an employee to sign such a statement. The key here is"work-related injury." The Company is not asking for a full release of allmedical records but only those medical records relative to a work-relatedinjury occurring... Read more »

My neighbor is hiv poz also but he is disclosing my status without consent to the neighbors. What can I do to make him stop?

oops. my neighbor is poz also, but is disclosing my status without my consent. What can I do to make him Stop? Thanks for your advice. David...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

I'm afraid you have no control over this situation. Once you reveal your HIV status to someone else, you must rely on them to keep it confidential. For this reason, you are well advised to reveal this information only to those you trust... Read more »

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Jessica P. is a 32-year-old African American woman in good health. In November of 1999, she received a flu shot at her local clinic. Two weeks later, she developed fever and some upper respiratory tract complaints. She visited her primary care... Read more »

A question for the HIV informed

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Hello all. I have been reading this board for months and never posted until now.
I first want to compliment you all on the information, compassion and support you give everyone here. You are, without a doubt, a special group of people.
Anyway, I... Read more »

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Manager, Center for HIV Information

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The UCSF Center for HIV Information (CHI) is a faculty-directed program of the Department of Medicine with a remarkably successful track record for developing key information resources on... Read more »

Conflicting HIV information for transmission

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