Abstract
IntroductionInformed consent document (ICD) must be obtained in those cases defined by law. The development of ICD templates by experts in medical scientific societies would ensure the quality of the information procedure. Method/resultsThis study tracked (October–December 2014) the website of 152 official scientific societies and identified ICD in just 25.66% of them (39 societies); 56.41% of them (22 societies) offered free access to ICD (462 documents), and the others, restricted public access. Among the 17 societies that offered ICD exclusively for members, access was achieved in 6 of them with a total of 52 ICDs obtained. A 19.04% of the specialties assembled the 94.94% above all the ICD founded. DiscussionThe development and accessibility of ICD built by certain scientific societies is wide in certain specialties; however, despite its enormous potential, in the overall analysis it remains insufficient.
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