Informed Consent Guide for Blood Transfusion & Cellular Therapies - Patient & Donor Rights | Medical Ethics & Research Compliance | For Hospitals, Clinics & Research Facilities

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Facing consent issues for donors? Responsible for the organization and delivery of transfusion and cellular therapies to patients? Working with recipients of treatment that is considered research? This book is the only up-to-date, comprehensive publication that deals with the process of obtaining informed consent for patients, donors and research subjects. It is an invaluable reference resource to the transfusion medicine community and to healthcare and medical malpractice attorneys.Chapters cover:Donation of blood components, including stem cells and cord blood.Patient treatment including transfusion, tissue and stem cell transplantation and other procedures, and refusal of treatment.Clinical research, including the handling of protected health information.Ethical basis for informed consent.Legal basis for informed consent.