title: [Information for the patient regarding consent clarification both before and after...].
abstract: The provision of information to the patient begins before the consultation. The doctor's duty to inform the patient starts with the consultation and continues until after the medical act. The person responsible to provide information, the kind of information that needs to be provided, the moment when such information needs to be given and proofs that information has been given are all discussed. Valuable information is the basis of informed consent.
authors.affiliation: Clinique du Parc Léopold, Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgique. georges.hermans@swing.be
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hermans
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012941:Social Responsibility