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
WE MOVE: Worldwide Education and Awareness for Movement Disorders
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: WE MOVE: Worldwide Education and Awareness for Movement Disorders
Web address: http://www.wemove.org/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct613861
Date of initial review: 02 Jun 1997
Validity of certificate 03 May 2012 - May 2014
Date of last visit 03 May 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.

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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

Information on the authors and editorial and medical review is found at the end of each article.

WE MOVE Board of Directors
Susan B. Bressman, MD
President
(03 May 2012) -

2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

The information available on the WE MOVE Web site is provided with the intent of fostering communication regarding movement disorders amongst both health care professionals and the general public.
(03 May 2012) -

Audience:

...both health care professionals and the general public.
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Purpose of the website

The information available on the WE MOVE Web site is provided with the intent of fostering communication regarding movement disorders amongst both health care professionals and the general public. It is not intended to take the place of professional medical advice. If you are a patient currently being treated and have questions or if you think you have a movement disorder but have not been diagnosed, please seek the advice of your medical professional. This information does not replace and does not obviate the need for consultation with your physician.
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3. Confidentiality

Privacy and Confidentiality
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4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

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Medical Editor: Joy B. Leffler, NASW, AMIA
Editorial Review: Judy Blazer, MS
Medical Review: Dr. Mark Stacy, MD; Cynthia Comella, MD; Deborah de Leon, MS
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Pages are individually dated.

This page was last updated Monday, February 27, 2012

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5. Justification of claims

This principle is not applicable for this site

6. User support and adequation

Mailing address and email are provided.

Contact us
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

A list of the funders is provided.

Thank You to WE MOVE Funders
WE MOVE gratefully acknowledges the continued support of its funders. These unrestricted educational grants allow WE MOVE to continue to fulfill its mission to increase awareness of movement disorders among healthcare professionals, patients and their caregivers, and the public.
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8. Advertising policy

WE MOVE does not accept funding for advertisement of commercial products or services and therefore does not post commercial advertisements to its Web sites

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