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Consent, capacity and confidentiality

Watch this video to learn about the importance of consent, capacity and confidentiality in health care and what your rights are as a patient.

Consent

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Consent is the choice to allow or not allow something to happen, such as treatment. Find out more about consent, who gives it and how it is given.

Consenting to sexual activity

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Learn what it means to give consent for sexual activity and what to consider when determining whether a sexual relationship is safe and appropriate.

Sickle cell disease research

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Research can help health-care providers test new treatments and help them learn how sickle cell disease affects patients and their families. Learn about the risks and benefits of participating in research and about giving consent for your child to participate.

Consent, capacity and medical decision-making for children

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Learn about the roles of children, parents, caregivers and health-care providers in the shared medical decision-making process. As children mature, they develop the capacity to participate in more decisions about their own health.

Diagnostic tests for cancer

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Diagnostic tests help the health-care team determine if you have cancer and what type of cancer you may have. Learn more about the different types of tests, consent and waiting for the test results.

Sickle cell disease research

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Research can help health-care providers test new treatments and help them learn how sickle cell disease affects patients and their families. Learn about the risks and benefits of participating in research and about giving your consent to participate.

Cancer research and your teenager

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Learn about ongoing cancer research and your teenager's role in research and clinical trials.

What to expect during a sexual and reproductive health appointment

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If you’re sexually active, or thinking about it, find out what you need to know to prepare for an appointment with your primary care provider.

Thyroid biopsy/FNA using image guidance

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Learn what a thyroid biopsy is and why it is done. Also find information about what will happen to your child before, during and after the procedure.

Contraception (birth control)

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Contraception is used to prevent pregnancy. Learn about the different types of contraception including how they work and how you can get them.

Chest tube insertion using image guidance

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The pleural space can fill up with fluid or air after a serious injury or operation, or as a result of disease. Chest tubes are placed into the pleural space to drain the fluid or air.

Port

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A port provides a comfortable, convenient way to receive medications such as chemotherapy, IV nutrition and fluids, and from which to have blood samples taken. Learn about this procedure.

Varicocele embolization using image guidance

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Learn what a varicocele is and how embolization is used to treat is using image guidance.

Helping your teen share personal information, come out and deal with being outed

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It's up to your child who they talk to about their personal information and what details they choose to share. Find out tips to help your child talk to others about sensitive topics and what to do when others share their personal information without their consent.

Arthrogram using image guidance

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Learn about MRI arthrograms, what they do and why your child would need one.

Myelogram using image guidance

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Learn what a myelogram is and how it is done using image guidance.

Kidney biopsy using image guidance

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Learn what a kidney biopsy is and why it is done. Also find information about what will happen to your child before, during, and after the procedure.

Angiography

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Learn what angiography is and how it is done using image guidance.

Organ and tissue donation by children with a heart condition

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Learn about organ and tissue donation by children with a heart condition.

Knowing your rights in a health-care setting

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Learn about your rights when it comes to making your own health-care decisions and your right to privacy.

Intra-arterial chemotherapy for retinoblastoma

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Learn what intra-arterial chemotherapy is and how it is done.

Lumbar puncture using image guidance

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Learn what a lumbar puncture is and why it is done. Also find information about what will happen to your child before, during and after the procedure.

Cerebral angiography

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A cerebral angiogram uses X-ray imaging and contrast dye to create a map of the blood vessels in the brain. Learn more about how it is performed.

Angioplasty using image guidance

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Learn what angioplasty is and how it is done using image guidance.