Informed Patient Choice: Patient-Centered Valuing Of Surgical Risks And Benefits

Patient-centered informed consent in surgical practice.

OBJECTIVES To review the medical, ethical, and legal basis of the doctrine of informed consent for surgery and its complications, particularly for an incapacitated patient who requires a surrogate decision maker; to discuss the elasticity of the consent doctrine, whether surgical consent encompasses consent for surgical complications, and emphasize the importance of communication and shared dec...

Towards Patient-Centered Conflicts of Interest Policy

Financial conflicts of interest exist between industry and physicians, and these relationships have the power to influence physicians’ medical practice. Transparency about conflicts matters for ensuring adequate informed consent, controlling healthcare expenditure, and encouraging physicians’ reflection on professionalism. The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Open ...

Informed Patient Choice in Treatment Abroad - A Response to Recent Commentaries

Patient understanding of benefits, risks, and alternatives to screening colonoscopy.

BACKGROUND While several tests and strategies are recommended for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, studies suggest that primary care providers often recommend colonoscopy without providing information about its risks or alternatives. These observations raise concerns about the quality of informed consent for screening colonoscopy. METHODS We conducted a telephone survey (August 2008 to Sept...

Patient-centered Care: Student Perspectives on the Benefits and Challenges

In light of the increasing emphasis on incorporation of patient-centered care techniques into health care services, we sought to explore the greatest impediments to and benefits from student engagement in patient-centered care. A secondary aim of this research was to explore possible improvements in the way patient-centered care is taught to medical students. Thirdyear medical students on famil...