When informed consent goes poorly: A descriptive study of health care complaints and medical negligence claims

为了有效地纠正过程故障，必须了解它们。 该项目将提高对病人“同意”接受治疗时出现的问题和纠纷的认识-成千上万的澳大利亚人，其中许多人处于生命中非常脆弱的阶段，每天都在从事这项工作。 研究结果将促进对知情同意过程中故障的理解，并帮助制定减少故障的策略。 我们的合作伙伴组织非常适合将这项工作的见解传达给该领域的卫生专业人员，从而增加患者从研究中获得真实的益处的机会。 该项目符合促进和保持良好健康的国家研究重点。

To correct process failures effectively, one must understand them. This project will improve knowledge of problems and disputes that arise when patients are 'consented' for medical treatment -- an enterprise in which thousands of Australians, many at very vulnerable stages of their lives, are engaged daily. Study findings will advance understanding of breakdowns in the informed consent process and help shape strategies for reducing them. Our partner organisations are extraordinarily well-placed to carry insights from this work to health professionals in the field, enhancing opportunities for real benefits to patients from the research. The project fits with the national research priority of promoting and maintaining good health.