HONcode certificate: respect of the 8 HONcode principles by the health website

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Certificate of compliance with the Code of Conduct HONcode

The health Website
Pain-Talk
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Pain-Talk
Web address: http://www.pain-talk.co.uk/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct115236
Date of initial review: 20 Jul 2003
Validity of certificate 20 Apr 2011 - Apr 2013
Date of last visit 26 Apr 2011

This certificate confirms the revision of the site by the HONcode Team at the above date.
It respects and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct (HONcode).

* 1. Authoritative 2. Complementarity 3. Privacy 4. Attribution 5. Justifiability 6. Transparency
7. Financial disclosure 8. Advertising policy

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The Health on the Net (HON) certificate serves as a guarantee that this website, at the date of its certification, complies with and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct as drawn up by the HON foundation.

The responsible of the certified site commits to keep the site in compliance with the HON code principles for the duration of the certification.

Although measures such as a complaint mechanism, the periodical review and the automatic surveillance mechanisms are put in place to guarantee the compliance of the certified website with the ethical principles of HON as much as possible, incidental inaccuracies cannot be completely excluded. In no event the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) can be held liable for any damages resulting from the use or inability to use HON certified websites nor can the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) be held liable for the content of these certified websites, including, but not limited to the information of third-parties or hyperlinks accessible via HON certified websites.

The certified website is responsible for the content of its website, unless otherwise provided by law.

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You will find below the elements identified by the HONcode team at a precise date to justify the respect of the 8 ethical principles.

The content of this certificate has been collected and written by the Health On the Net Foundation (HON) and should not be used without previous permission granted by HON. A request for permission can be sent to: HON.

1. Information must be authoritative

http://www.Pain-talk.co.uk is edited by Glenn Bruce, a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pain Management working within the NHS.
(04 Oct 2009) -

For the collaborative platform:

This forum is subject to post moderation by myself (Glenn Bruce) and is checked at least daily.
The term ‘unsuitable’ is a wide description, but should be taken to include (but not be limited to) posts that contain offensive language, racist, sexist, or other discriminatory statements, directly patient identifying information or commercial product advertisements.
Our moderator(s) treat all users with honesty and respect, and would ask that users of this forum act in a similar manner.
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

The national discussion forum and community for UK Healthcare Professionals with an interest in acute, chronic, or palliative Pain Management.
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For the collaborative platform:

The national discussion forum and community for UK Healthcare Professionals with an interest in acute, chronic, or palliative Pain Management.
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Audience:

The national discussion forum and community for UK Healthcare Professionals
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For the collaborative platform:

This forum is intended for use by healthcare professionals.
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Purpose of the website

The content provided by pain-talk.co.uk is for information purposes only and is in no way intended to be a substitute consultation with a qualified professional.
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For the collaborative platform:

The content provided by pain-talk.co.uk is for information purposes only and is in no way intended to be a substitute consultation with a qualified professional.
Information posted on this forum, is designed to support, not replace the professional relationship that exists between any individual and their colleagues.
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3. Confidentiality

Your right to protect yourself from unwanted communication, and the importance of protecting your privacy remains paramount.

Any details given to pain-talk (email address, name etc.) shall only be used for the stated purposes.

Details shall not be passed to any third party without express permission.

Users of our forum are reminded that they have the option to make their contact details public, or private. This choice remains within the users control alone.
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For the collaborative platform:

Your right to protect yourself from unwanted communication, and the importance of protecting your privacy remains paramount.
Any details given to pain-talk (email address, name etc.) shall only be used for the stated purposes.
Details shall not be passed to any third party without express permission.
Users of our forum are reminded that they have the option to make their contact details public, or private. This choice remains within the users control alone. July 2003 (updated Sept 03, June 04, Dec 04, April 06)
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4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

Copyright: D.I Natusch & A.D Magides
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For the collaborative platform:

Pain-talk undertakes to clearly identify (and where possible provide links to) the source of any material used. Pain-talk operates as an 'open forum' but encourages others using our service to provide correct citation in a similar manner.
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Site established 11-Jul-2003
Last updated: June 2, 2009
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For the collaborative platform:

Jun 22, 2010 - 11:26AM
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5. Justification of claims

For the collaborative platform:

All we ask is the members respect other users only post information which is true and correct to their knowledge.
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6. User support and adequation

For the collaborative platform:

You can contact us by completing this form, or by using the text message number further down this page.
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

Pain-talk is run by Glenn Bruce on a 'not for profit basis'

Any advertisements shall be clearly identifiable as such.

Links from our on-line shop are on a commission only basis, with a (very small) percentage of the profit made on any sales made being paid to pain-talk.co.uk.
We reserve the right to post further advertisements, or seek sponsorship in order to maintain the funding of the site.

This site is part-sponsored by unrestrictive grants from the following companies:
(22 Oct 2010) -

For the collaborative platform:

Pain-talk is run by Glenn Bruce on a 'not for profit basis'. (...) Links from our on-line shop are on a commission only basis, with a (very small) percentage of the profit made on any sales made being paid to pain-talk.co.uk.
We reserve the right to post further advertisements, or seek sponsorship in order to maintain the funding of the site. (...) Any sponsorship received by this site will be declared , and in no circumstances shall the sponsors have any editorial control over the contents of pain-talk. Where any information or article is posted on behalf of a sponsor it shall be clear... (22 Oct 2010) -

8. Advertising policy

For the collaborative platform:

This site is part-sponsored by unrestrictive grants from the following companies:
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For the collaborative platform:

Any sponsorship received by this site will be declared , and in no circumstances shall the sponsors have any editorial control over the contents of pain-talk. Where any information or article is posted on behalf of a sponsor it shall be clearly identified.
(22 Oct 2010) -

in no circumstances shall the sponsors have any editorial control over the contents of pain-talk.
(04 Oct 2009) -

For the collaborative platform:

We reserve the right to post further advertisements, or seek sponsorship in order to maintain the funding of the site.
(22 Oct 2010) -

Any sponsorship received by this site will be declared , and in no circumstances shall the sponsors have any editorial control over the contents of pain-talk. Where any information or article is posted on behalf of a sponsor it shall be clearly identified.
(04 Oct 2009) -

For the collaborative platform:

Any advertisements shall be clearly identifiable as such.
(22 Oct 2010) -

For the collaborative platform:

The term ‘unsuitable’ is a wide description, but should be taken to include (but not be limited to) posts that contain offensive language, racist, sexist, or other discriminatory statements, directly patient identifying information or commercial product advertisements.
(18 Jan 2011) -

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