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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.
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| 1. Information must be authoritative |
Many of the images used in the Vesalius Clinical Folios are original illustrations created by Dr. Gary Wind. Others are photographs, videos and medical images developed by the Vesalius team, or submitted by contributors.
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:
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Our mission at Vesalius is to carry the pioneering tradition established by Vesalius and Leonardo into the 21st century, by creating a state-of-the-art, Internet-based resource for surgical education.
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The primary audience for the Vesalius website is the emerging generation of physicians – the medical students, resident physicians, and practicing MDs who are currently studying surgical anatomy and techniques.
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| Purpose of the website
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The information provided on Vesalius is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her physician.
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| 3. Confidentiality |
Privacy policy
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| 4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated |
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This page was last modified on 5-Jul-2011.
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| 5. Justification of claims |
This principle is not applicable for this site
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| 6. User support and adequation |
Email address
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Contact us
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| 7. Disclosure of funding sources |
Vesalius is produced by Lion Reef Software, Inc., a privately-held company specializing in the development of graphical communications for organizations in the medical and surgical commmunities.
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| 8. Advertising policy |
Advertisement
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All advertising messages on Vesalius are confined to standard Web advertising formats and are segregated from the Vesalius editorial content. No links or references to advertisers are integrated into any text narrative, image, illustration, or animation on the Vesalius site. As specified in the Vesalius terms of use, the acceptance of advertising messages on Vesalius does not imply any endorsement by Vesalius of the products or services advertised.
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Vesalius uses the Google AdSense program to display text-based third-party advertisements on certain pages in the Vesalius Clinical Folios. These text-based ads are displayed in the right-hand margin or at the bottom of the page, asegregated from Vesalius editorial content and identified by the word "ADVERTISEMENT".
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