Improving the guidelines for Informed Consent
i-Consent, funded by the European Union H2020 programme, aims to improve the information that patients receive from clinical studies. Within the project, a series of guidelines to improve Informed Consent process will be created, including vulnerable populations, under a gender perspective and relying on ICT tools.
Health fake news and how to fight them by i-CONSENT
Fake news have currently become one of society's major concerns, the harm they produce in several fields as politics or health, or their impact in individual and collective memories (96), has placed them on the spotlight. Society’s perception of their influence...
read moreInclusion of research participants from different cultural and religious backgrounds in clinical trials
Development of new strategies through “Design Thinking Exercise” methodology What are the most frequent doubts and concerns of research participants when they are offered the opportunity to enrol in a clinical study? How can we facilitate communication between...
read moreWOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL DAY
Science and gender equality are both vital for development, yet today full and equal access to research is a privilege of the few. This problem affects women and girls to a greater extent who have been traditionally pushed away from certain fields. Women and girls...
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