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
Nephrology On-Demand
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Nephrology On-Demand
Web address: http://www.nephrologyondemand.org/
Mirror address(es): http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/nephrologyondemand http://www.mynod.org/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct783135
Date of initial review: 05 Jul 2010
Validity of certificate 16 Jan 2012 - Jan 2014
Date of last visit 16 Jan 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

It is programmed and maintained solely by the faculty members of ECU-Brody School of Medicine, ... Tejas Desai, MD
Developer & Editor-in-Chief, Nephrology On-Demand
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
East Carolina University – Brody School of Medicine..
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

Powered by the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at East Carolina University, this website is a 100% evidence-based Nephrology teaching instrument.
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Audience:

Nephrology On-Demand is intended for the following audiences:
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Purpose of the website

This principle is not applicable for this site

3. Confidentiality

Privacy
East Carolina University is committed to protecting the privacy and accuracy of confidential information submitted by employees, students, and visitors to our Web site. We do not actively share personal information gathered. However, because ECU is a public institution, some information collected from the ECU domain may be subject to the North Carolina PUBLIC RECORDS Law. Thus, in some cases we may be compelled by law to release information gathered from our Web servers. This may include server log information, e-mail messages sent to an individual identified on the Web site, an... (16 Jan 2012) -

4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

January 11 – 21, 2012
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5. Justification of claims

This principle is not applicable for this site

6. User support and adequation

A contact form is provided.

Contact us
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

Further information is found at the Funding and Sponsorship page.

Powered by the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at East Carolina University
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8. Advertising policy

Nephrology On-Demand does not receive sponsorship (financial or otherwise) from any organization. Moreover, we have not accepted donations or fees from our users for any of the services that this website provides.
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