What is Elsevier policy on using patient photographs?
Studies on patients or volunteers require ethics committee approval and
informed consent, which should be documented in your paper.
If you wish to include photographs of patients or case details in an
Elsevier publication, you will need to adhere to the following requirements:
In order to comply with data protection and privacy rules, each individual
who appears in such a photograph or case report must be made aware
prior to the photographs being taken or the report being made (as applicable)
of the fact that such photographs are being taken or such report is being
made and of all of the purposes for which you wish to use them and that
individual (or legal guardian in the case of children) must give his/her
explicit written consent.
If such consent is made subject to any conditions
(for example, adopting measures to prevent personal identification of the
person concerned), Elsevier must be made aware of all such conditions.
Written consents must be provided to Elsevier on request.
Particular care should be taken where children are concerned, where a
photograph features a patient's head or face or if any reference is made
to a patient's name or other personal details.
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