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
CNS forum - Lundbeck Institute
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: CNS forum - Lundbeck Institute
Web address: http://www.cnsforum.com/
Mirror address(es): http://www.lundbeck.com/cnsforum
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct561196
Date of initial review: 07 Sep 2002
Validity of certificate 20 Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
Date of last visit 02 Nov 2012

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

Content on CNSforum is written by experts within the CNS field and reviewed by Dr Elizabeth Howell, psychiatrist at The Lundbeck Institute. Webmaster is Inge Marie de Linde.

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For the collaborative platform:

Content on CNSforum is written by experts within the CNS field and reviewed by Dr Elizabeth Howell, psychiatrist at The Lundbeck Institute.

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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

CNSforum is aCNSforum is aimed at optimizing the daily work of health care professionals by providing an extensive forum for educational resources and information and an opportunity to exchange knowledge and experiences online. professional website containing educational resources and information within psychiatry and neurology. It is aimed at providing updated evidence-based educational resources and information for health care professionals.

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For the collaborative platform:

CNSforum is aimed at optimizing the daily work of health care professionals by providing an extensive forum for educational resources and information and an opportunity to exchange knowledge and experiences online.

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Audience:

CNSforum is medical website aiming at healthcare professionals.
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For the collaborative platform:

CNSforum is medical website aiming at healthcare professionals.
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Purpose of the website

Please note: The information on this site is not intended as a substitute for advice, treatment, or recommendations from health care professionals to their patients.

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For the collaborative platform:

Please note: The information on this site is not intended as a substitute for advice, treatment, or recommendations from health care professionals to their patients.

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3. Confidentiality

Your choice of edition of CNSforum – ie. always having the site present the information most relevant to you – is stored for you by a cookie placed on your computer. No information is gathered from this cookie.

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For the collaborative platform:

Your choice of edition of CNSforum – ie. always having the site present the information most relevant to you – is stored for you by a cookie placed on your computer. No information is gathered from this cookie.

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4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

Content on CNSforum is written by experts within the CNS field and reviewed by Dr Elizabeth Howell, psychiatrist at The Lundbeck Institute.

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For the collaborative platform:

Content on CNSforum is written by experts within the CNS field and reviewed by Dr Elizabeth Howell, psychiatrist at The Lundbeck Institute.

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Dates of publication and dates of last updated are provided.

Published on CNSforum 18 Apr 2005
Last updated: 19.01.2011

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For the collaborative platform:

Published on CNSforum 19 Jan 2007

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5. Justification of claims

This principle is not applicable for this site

6. User support and adequation

A contact form can be found here.

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For the collaborative platform:

A contact form can be found here.

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7. Disclosure of funding sources

Funding
CNSforum is provided by The Lundbeck Institute, an international forum for education and interaction for CNS professionals. Though The Lundbeck Institute is a division of the Danish pharmaceutical company H. Lundbeck A/S, the Institute is fully dedicated to non-profit related activities, and its activities - including this website - will never contain advertising or information in favour of drugs from any medical company.

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For the collaborative platform:

Funding
CNSforum is provided by The Lundbeck Institute, an international forum for education and interaction for CNS professionals. Though The Lundbeck Institute is a division of the Danish pharmaceutical company H. Lundbeck A/S, the Institute is fully dedicated to non-profit related activities, and its activities - including this website - will never contain advertising or information in favour of drugs from any medical company.

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8. Advertising policy

The Institute is fully dedicated to non-profit related activities, and its activities - including this website - will never contain advertising or information in favour of drugs from any medical company.

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For the collaborative platform:

The Institute is fully dedicated to non-profit related activities, and its activities - including this website - will never contain advertising or information in favour of drugs from any medical company.

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