Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h1LLv1P01960; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 16:57:01 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 16:57:01 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <H0000f7d20921b30.1045864430.mskmail.mskcc.org@MHS> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: hodorowj@mskcc.org To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3919] RE: New England Journal of Medicine cites X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2706 Lines: 82 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) ===================================================================== Please note that this e-mail and any files transmitted with it may be privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this communication or any of its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and deleting this message, any attachments, and all copies and backups from your computer. ======== H ========= This email message may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the employee or agent responsible for the delivery of this message to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of this email message is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete this email message from your computer. Thank you.
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