hello can somebody please remind me when and where the meta irc meeting is tomorrow ?
thank you Joseph Chirum ________________________________ From: James Heilman <jmh...@gmail.com> To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 8:56 PM Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Radiological images To address the issue of needing "patient consent" for release of X-rays in publications the General Medical Council in the UK says ethically it is NOT required. 1. 10. Consent to make the recordings listed below will be implicit in the consent given to the investigation or treatment, and does not need to be obtained separately. - Images of internal organs or structures - Images of pathology slides - Laparoscopic and endoscopic images - Recordings of organ functions - Ultrasound images - X-rays 1. 12. You may disclose or use any of the recordings listed in paragraph 10 for secondary purposes without seeking consent provided that, before use, the recordings are anonymised for example, by the removal or coding of any identifying marks such as writing in the margins of an X-ray (see paragraph 17 <http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/ethical_guidance/7842.asp>). Further advice on anonymising information is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office.7<http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/ethical_guidance/7840.asp#7> Per http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/ethical_guidance/7840.asp -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine www.opentextbookofmedicine.com _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
