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
Continuing Medical Implementation
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Continuing Medical Implementation
Web address: http://www.cvtoolbox.com/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct269989
Date of initial review: 05 Nov 2001
Validity of certificate 22 Feb 2011 - Feb 2013
Date of last visit 07 Mar 2011
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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

Educational materials have been compiled by Dr. Joel Niznick. Materials have been reviewed by colleagues at the Ottawa Cardiovascular Centre and vetted for utility in clinical practice.
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

Our Mission
To optimize cardiovascular risk in all cardiovascular patients. To reduce the gap between evidence and implementation.
To shorten the time lag between best evidence and implementation.
To provide community based leadership in evidence based medicine dissemination and implementation.
To provide physicians with patient education materials and patient management tools.
To provide an integrated approach to the management of all aspects of cardiovascular disease.
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Audience:

This site is intended for multiple users including physicians, medical housestaff, nurses, medical support staff and patients.

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Purpose of the website

The materials and information provided by this site are for educational and informational purposes only and are not intended to replace or constitute the giving of medical advice.
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3. Confidentiality

Confidentiality
At Continuing Medical Implementation Inc. we respect your privacy. Any information gathered at the time of registration is used purely to identify users who have downloaded our materials. This allows us to notify you of updates and new features on the web-site. If at anytime you wish to be removed from our emailing list please alert our web-master at
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4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

Attribution
Where appropriate, information contained on this site is supported by clear references to source data and, where possible, by specific HTML links to that data. The date when a clinical page was last modified will be clearly displayed (e.g. at the bottom of the page).
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Version 2.0, December 2009
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5. Justification of claims

Cardiac Medications
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6. User support and adequation

Contacting Continuing Medical Implementation Inc.
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

Sponsorship of this website is totally unrestricted. Content control of the site and selection of the web links on this page are at the sole discretion of Continuing Medical Implementation Inc. Every effort is made to provide an unbiased and evidence based approach to medical information. Continuing Medical Implementation Inc. would appreciate being apprised immediately if there is any perception of bias or conflict in any of the content or links on this site.
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8. Advertising policy

CVToolbox does not accept advertising. Sponsorship of this website is totally unrestricted. Content control of the site and selection of the web links on this site are at the sole discretion of Continuing Medical Implementation Inc. Every effort is made to provide an unbiased and evidence based approach to medical information. Continuing Medical Implementation Inc. would appreciate being apprised immediately if there is any perception of bias or conflict in any of the content or links on this site.
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