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Thanks Joanne,
In light of this members may be interested in reviewing:
Simplification of Informed Consent Documents: Summary (NCI, Cancer.gov)
http://cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/understanding/simplification-of-informed-consent-docs
Julie Keany Hodorowski RN, MA
Information Service Manager
New York Cancer Information Service Regional Office
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
"A program of the National Cancer Institute: Your link to cancer
information."
1-800-4-CANCER < www.cancer.gov>
-----Original Message-----
From: Joanne.Janicki [mailto:Joanne.Janicki@RoswellPark.org]
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 2:33 PM
To: nifl-health
Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3918] New England Journal of Medicine cites John's
Hopkins research rel
This was just forwarded to me by a colleague:
Consent Form Language too Complex for Many
CONSENT.JHM
Research by Johns Hopkins epidemiologists has confirmed what some
have
long suspected about consent forms required of clinical trial
volunteers:
They use language far too difficult for most people to understand.
(NEJM,
20-Feb-2003)
--Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
http://www.newswise.com/articles/2003/2/CONSENT.JHM.html?sc=wire
Joanne E. Janicki
WNY Breast Resource Center
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Elm & Carlton Sts.
Buffalo, NY 14263
716-845-4432
716-845-3098 (fax)
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