In 2012, more than 40 biomedical organizations signed a Declaration on Openness on Animal Research; the new concordat, which grew out of that declaration, was informed by consultations with the public and journalists and has been signed by 72 universities, government labs, research charities, drug companies, learned societies, trade associations, and research councils.
Bill C-14 is the legislation tabled by the Liberals in the House of Commons, based on a decision passed down by the Supreme Court last year, and informed by consultations conducted by a Parliamentary committee on the matter.
The study's findings, informed by consultations, questionnaires and interviews were enriched by the participation of children who made key contributions by helping to understand the various forms of violence and its effects upon them.
Our interest has been informed by broad consultation over a series of months with the faculty, university leadership and trustees.
The second seeks to address the therapeutic misconception through the use of educational materials, informed by patient consultation.
Second, we advocate the use of educational materials, informed by patient consultation, to mitigate as far as possible the therapeutic misconception.
This process should ideally also be informed by community consultation with parents of children who have received or are receiving critical care; by asking them hypothetically whether they found the proposed study and consent method acceptable [ 87, 88, 112].
In all situations this should be informed by strategic consultations and a review of what is realistic and achievable within the set time frame.
Begun last year in July as a participatory and evaluative process initiated by UNICEF and the Government, the MTR process was informed by technical consultations with key stakeholders.
