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O-7, r. 5.1 - Code of ethics of optometrists
Section 68
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68. An optometrist must, in respect of a participant or a participant’s legal representative, ensure that
(1) the participant or the participant’s legal representative is adequately informed of the research project’s objectives, its benefits, risks or inconveniences, the benefits derived from regular care, if applicable, as well as the fact, if applicable, that the optometrist will derive a benefit from enrolling or maintaining the participant in the research project;
(2) free and enlightened written consent, revocable at all times, is obtained from the participant or the participant’s legal representative before participation in the research project or whenever there is any material change in the research protocol;
(3) clear, specific and enlightened consent is obtained from the participant or the participant’s legal representative before communicating information concerning the participant to a third person for the purposes of scientific research.
In force: 2018-05-17
68. An optometrist must, in respect of a participant or a participant’s legal representative, ensure that
(1) the participant or the participant’s legal representative is adequately informed of the research project’s objectives, its benefits, risks or inconveniences, the benefits derived from regular care, if applicable, as well as the fact, if applicable, that the optometrist will derive a benefit from enrolling or maintaining the participant in the research project;
(2) free and enlightened written consent, revocable at all times, is obtained from the participant or the participant’s legal representative before participation in the research project or whenever there is any material change in the research protocol;
(3) clear, specific and enlightened consent is obtained from the participant or the participant’s legal representative before communicating information concerning the participant to a third person for the purposes of scientific research.
