Posted by Dr. Bob on December 27, 2005, at 19:12:39
In reply to Re: not primarily for research purposes, posted by alexandra_k on December 27, 2005, at 16:13:13
> > > > Some members have discussed participating in person at workshops about the site, accepting an open invitation posted by Hsiung at his site to attend the 2006 conference of the American Psychiatric Association.
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> > I wouldn't consider that research...
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> So no informed consent then?I wasn't thinking that explicit informed consent would be needed. Posters are free to ask questions about it. And to discuss it with each other. Which might in some ways actually be an improvement on the usual informed consent process...
> Does the APA provide some reimbursement of accomodation / travel costs for 'presenters' then???
I wish! :-)
> Who is on that ethics committee Dr B?
Sorry, which ethics committee?
> unlikely as it may seem to be what if it does go horribly badly for one or more posters?
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> what if an old p-doc is there?
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> what if someone decides to be a bit 'blatent' or 'irreverant' or 'downright nasty' or whatever? what if someone asks questions seeking to establish that a particular poster doesn't really know anything about medications yet they respond to other peoples medication queries... what if they decide to soothe their ego that 'self-help' support boards perpeptuate misinformation... you might have a lot of faith in posters abilities to handle themselves but what if some people find the whole thing to be distressing?There's definitely uncertainty, but I don't think it'll go badly, and if it does, I think we'll be able to deal with it.
Bob
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