Consent for Release of Information
It is an increasingly important part of surgical practice to perform quality assurance projects, including clinical audits. This means critically looking at procedures performed and discussing any issues that may have arisen so that these could be prevented in the future. These audits must be peer-reviewed to be deemed suitable by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. As such, some of this information is presented to other colleagues. At no time are patients’ identities mentioned during these discussions but simply a general discussion regarding the type of cases performed and problems that may have arisen.
Under the current privacy legislation, it is imperative that we have your informed consent to perform these audits and that you agree that information that may be obtained from these audits may be presented to third parties, such as other general surgeons.
Use of Voice‑to‑Text Dictation
I understand that my clinician may use secure voice‑to‑text dictation technology during my appointment to assist with accurate and timely documentation of my medical care. I consent to the use of this technology for the purpose of creating my clinical notes.