Resumen de Uninformed consent.
The article discusses the importance of continued communication between a physician and patient when weighing the risks and benefits of an invasive medical procedure in addition to the use of technology in helping individuals make an informed decision. Topics include an overview of the problems with informed consent, which is supposed to be based on conversations between a physician and a patient to ensure that the patient is aware of what the procedure will and will not do, and the benefits and risks relative to other options. Also discussed is the increasing number of medical facilities that are using technology to improve the patient's understanding of a specific procedure in an attempt to move beyond consent forms.
