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
Primary Health Care Research and Information Service - PHC RIS
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Primary Health Care Research and Information Service - PHC RIS
Web address: http://www.phcris.org.au/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct564514
Date of initial review: 06 Aug 2001
Validity of certificate 14 Jun 2011 - Jun 2013
Date of last visit 14 Jun 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

The day-to-day maintenance (including currency, accuracy, content inclusion and quality control) of the PHC RIS website is done by the information and website coordinator, with help from the administrator and web database programmers. However, PHC RIS also have a Web Development Team, who meet to oversee and discuss major changes, projects and activities related to the PHC RIS website.
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

The PHC RIS website provides a gateway to general practice and primary health care research resources for practitioners, researchers, policy makers, primary health care organisations and consumers.
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Audience:

Purpose of the website

The information does not substitute advice from a qualified professional, and users should always seek the advice of a professional, such as a general practitioner or health care professional.
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3. Confidentiality

How we information is used

We may use the information you provide about yourself to fulfil your requests for our publications, services, to respond to your enquiries and to alert you about new PHC RIS products and servies. We will not provide any of your personal information we obtain through this website to other parties without your consent. We sometimes use the non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the design and content of our site and to enable us to personalise your Internet experience. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analy... (21 Apr 2011) -

4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

last updated Fri 17 Dec 2010, 02:05 GMT
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5. Justification of claims

This principle is not applicable for this site

6. User support and adequation

PHC RIS
Discipline of General Practice
Health Sciences Building (Level 3)
Registry Road
Flinders University
Bedford Park SA 5042
AUSTRALIA
Contact Details
Phone: +61 8 7221 8525
Fax: +61 8 7221 8544
Email:
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

PHC RIS and its website is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
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8. Advertising policy

The PHC RIS website does not host or receive funding from any form of advertisement.
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