AHRQ has prepared an Informed Consent and Authorization Toolkit to help
health services researchers with just this issue. It should be published
this summer. It not only provides a sample of a health literacy-friendly
informed consent and authorization form, but also addresses the process
of the informed consent discussion (e.g., privacy, interpreters,
confirming understanding). It's in the final stages of being tested, but
if you have any urgent need I may be able to send you a pre-publication
copy.

Also, AAMC is trying to develop health literate informed consent
template for clinical research. The contact person there is Irena
Tartakovsky [itartakovsky at aamc.org].

Cindy Brach
Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD  20850
phone: 301-427-1444
fax: (301) 427-1430
Cindy.Brach at ahrq.hhs.gov

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[mailto:healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Susan J. Slade
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 9:35 AM
To: healthliteracy at nifl.gov
Subject: [HealthLiteracy 1925] Informed Consent for a Scientific Study


Dear Colleagues,

Participation of individual subjects in a research study requires
informed consent.  How have others handled literacy for informed consent
with individual subjects?  What reading level is your informed consent
written at?  Do you use pictures to aid in literacy?

Susan Slade
Director
Medical Home Unit
219 ESP Corning Tower
New York State Department of Health
Albany, NY 12237-0618
phone:  (518) 474-2001
fax:       (518) 474-3914


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