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
Fibroids: A Gynecologist's Second Opinion
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Fibroids: A Gynecologist's Second Opinion
Web address: http://www.fibroidsecondopinion.com/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct935328
Date of initial review: 06 Jun 2006
Validity of certificate 03 Dec 2010 - Dec 2012
Date of last visit 05 Nov 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

The sole author of the content on this site is William H. Parker, MD.

Dr. Parker is a Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UCLA School of Medicine and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Jo hn’s Medical Center , Santa Monica , California .

Dr. Parker’s medical credentials are listed at http://www.fibroidsecondopinion.com/awards-and-honors/ andhttp://www.fibroidsecondopinion.com/resume/

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For the collaborative platform:

Dr. Parker is the sole moderator of all comments posted on this web site and blog.

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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

I wrote and designed this website to provide women with comprehensive and easy-to-understand information about fibroids and state-of-the-art treatments available.

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Audience:

I wrote and designed this website to provide women with comprehensive and easy-to-understand information about fibroids and state-of-the-art treatments available.
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Purpose of the website

Information found on this website, including comments posted by visitors to our blog, is designed to support, not to replace the relationship between patient and physician.
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For the collaborative platform:

Information found on this website, including comments posted by visitors to our blog, is designed to support, not to replace the relationship between patient and physician.
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3. Confidentiality

Privacy Statement

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For the collaborative platform:

We remind you that everyone can read and use your comments. Users may email the webmaster (webmaster@fibroidsecondopinion.com) to have a comment deleted. Emails must be received by the same address submitted with the comment.

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4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

By William H. Parker, MD
Gynecologist in Private Practice in Los Angeles, California
Clinical Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine
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For the collaborative platform:

Blog users posting comments must give references or links to the health/medical information they provide when it is not personal experience. Personal experience is any symptom, test, treatment, etc., that the person or a close family member has undergone himself/herself.

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Page last updated: June 07, 2011
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5. Justification of claims

All claims for medical treatment are supported by clear references to scientific research results and/or published articles.

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For the collaborative platform:

All visitors submitting comments to the blog must undertake to disseminate only information that is true and correct in light of their knowledge.

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6. User support and adequation

The email address for the webmaster is

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7. Disclosure of funding sources

This site is funded solely by Parker, Rosenman, Rodi Gynecology/Infertility Medical Group

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For the collaborative platform:

This site is funded solely by Parker, Rosenman, Rodi Gynecology/Infertility Medical Group

This site is moderated solely by Dr. William H. Parker.

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8. Advertising policy

No advertising is displayed on this site.

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For the collaborative platform:

Users of this platform may not publish any advertisements of any kind including, but not limited to, content, banners or links etc.

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