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
EyeRounds.org - University of Iowa Ophthalmology Case Archive
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: EyeRounds.org - University of Iowa Ophthalmology Case Archive
Web address: http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct875691
Date of initial review: 21 Feb 2005
Validity of certificate 07 Mar 2012 - Mar 2014
Date of last visit 07 Mar 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 the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences and EyeRounds.org websites are either written or reviewed by a physician.
URL: http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/TOS.htm

Editorial Board
Matt Ward, MD
Chief Medical Editor, EyeRounds.org
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

Ophthalmology Grand Round and Eye Rounds is a service of the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in Iowa City, Iowa.

In 1925, Cecil Starling O’Brien, MD, was hired as the head of the newly autonomous Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Iowa. Dr. O'Brien started the tradition of daily morning rounds to teach residents at the bedside. Grand rounds at Iowa evolved from bedside to the clinic, and, under the guidance of then Department Head, Thomas A. Weingeist, PhD, MD, to the Braley Auditorium.

Grand rounds are held Monday thr... (01 Mar 2012) -

Audience:

This website contains a growing resource for students, residents, physicians, and patients
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Purpose of the website

The information provided by this website is NOT meant to replace or reduce the role of your physician, and we encourage you to talk with your doctor about anything that interests you from this site.
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3. Confidentiality

The University of Iowa collects no personal information from visitors to this website unless they choose to give it using our comment form or by contacting us directly. Any information you elect to give will only be used by the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences to contact you if you ask us to do so.
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4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

REFERENCES:
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Last updated: 03/02/2012
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5. Justification of claims

This principle is not applicable for this site

6. User support and adequation

Mailing address, email and fay provided.

Contact Us
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

EyeRounds.org is funded by unrestricted funds from The University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and from The Iowa Eye Association who have no influence on the content of this site.
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8. Advertising policy

This web site does not accept advertisements.
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