Mechanisms are in place to monitor and improve documentation of informed consent Reflective questions Suggested strategies Evidence examples How do we know our patient consent’ is a person’s voluntary decision Policy, procedure or protocol for obtaining patient ‘Informed and consent about health care that is made with knowledge and consent to treatment documentation and processes understanding of the benefits and risks involved.32 The Patient and carer information packages and consent are applied correctly? National Health and Medical Research Council forms or templates (NHMRC) has published a useful guide to the Review of patient dental records for documentation of How do we improve our information that practitioners need to give to patients, the informed consent process patient and carer consent General guidelines for medical practitioners in providing Other: documentation and information to patients.48 processes? Dental practices should have policies, procedures or protocols for obtaining and documenting the patient’s informed consent to treatment. The documentation should meet and ethical requirements such as the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 200949 and the Dental Board of Australia’s Code of conduct.32 You can use a review of patient dental records to measure compliance with the informed consent process. Mechanisms are in place to align the information provided to patients with their capacity to understand Reflective questions Suggested strategies Evidence examples How do we provide If you use publications that have been developed Patient or carer information sheets or resources information about treatment externally, for example by or territory health available in a range of languages and formats, options and risks to patients? departments, you should try to source information that consistent with the patient profile has been developed with input from consumers. Feedback from patients and carers regarding How do we take into account a information material and the consent process patient’s ability to understand If you are developing patient information publications Other: the information? locally, you can obtain and document feedback from consumers about the publications by: discussing publications with consumers in waiting areas holding a focus group or workshop with consumers
Mechanisms are in place to monitor and improve documentation of informed consent Reflective questions Suggested strategies Evidence examples How do we know our patient and consent documentation and processes are applied correctly? How do we improve our patient and carer consent documentation and processes? ‘Informed consent’ is a person’s voluntary decision about health care that is made with knowledge and understanding of the benefits and risks involved.32 The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has published a useful guide to the information that practitioners need to give to patients, General guidelines for medical practitioners in providing information to patients.48 Dental practices should have policies, procedures or protocols for obtaining and documenting the patient’s informed consent to treatment. The documentation should meet and ethical requirements such as the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 200949 and the Dental Board of Australia’s Code of conduct.32 You can use a review of patient dental records to measure compliance with the informed consent process. Policy, procedure or protocol for obtaining patient consent to treatment Patient and carer information packages and consent forms or templates Review of patient dental records for documentation of the informed consent process Other: Mechanisms are in place to align the information provided to patients with their capacity to understand Reflective questions Suggested strategies Evidence examples How do we provide information about treatment options and risks to patients? How do we take into account a patient’s ability to understand the information? If you use publications that have been developed externally, for example by or territory health departments, you should try to source information that has been developed with input from consumers. If you are developing patient information publications locally, you can obtain and document feedback from consumers about the publications by: discussing publications with consumers in waiting areas holding a focus group or workshop with consumers Patient or carer information sheets or resources available in a range of languages and formats, consistent with the patient profile Feedback from patients and carers regarding information material and the consent process Other:
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