'At the point at which you can do something about it, then it becomes more relevant': Informed consent in the pharmacogenetic clinic.

@article{citeulike:246454, abstract = {Sociological investigation of informed consent has generated rich and complex descriptions of the clinical encounter, often challenging the straightforward picture painted by medical ethicists. This paper builds on this work, drawing on ideas from the Sociology of Science and Technology, to explore informed consent issues surrounding the use of the drug Herceptin, widely cited as an example of a novel approach to drug development called pharmacogenetics. Drawing on qualitative semi-structured interviews with 25 UK-based breast cancer specialists, this paper explores Herceptin's disputed epistemological status, as an example of pharmacogenetics or as something out of the ordinary in terms of clinical practice. It considers how, in turn, this impacts on the way in which informed consent is sought and influenced by clinicians' desire to protect patients from possibly distressing test results. It highlights the flexible, contingent and context dependent nature of informed consent in the clinical setting.}, address = {Department of Sociology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 6JQ, UK.}, author = {Hedgecoe, A. }, citeulike-article-id = {246454}, doi = {10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.01.021}, issn = {0277-9536}, journal = {Soc Sci Med}, keywords = {consent, pharmacogenetics}, month = {September}, number = {6}, pages = {1201--1210}, posted-at = {2005-07-05 20:41:24}, priority = {2}, title = {'At the point at which you can do something about it, then it becomes more relevant': Informed consent in the pharmacogenetic clinic.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.01.021}, volume = {61}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:246454 L3 - citeulike-article-id:246454 TI - 'At the point at which you can do something about it, then it becomes more relevant': Informed consent in the pharmacogenetic clinic. JF - Soc Sci Med VL - 61 IS - 6 SP - 1201 EP - 1210 AD - Department of Sociology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 6JQ, UK. SN - 0277-9536 N2 - Sociological investigation of informed consent has generated rich and complex descriptions of the clinical encounter, often challenging the straightforward picture painted by medical ethicists. This paper builds on this work, drawing on ideas from the Sociology of Science and Technology, to explore informed consent issues surrounding the use of the drug Herceptin, widely cited as an example of a novel approach to drug development called pharmacogenetics. Drawing on qualitative semi-structured interviews with 25 UK-based breast cancer specialists, this paper explores Herceptin's disputed epistemological status, as an example of pharmacogenetics or as something out of the ordinary in terms of clinical practice. It considers how, in turn, this impacts on the way in which informed consent is sought and influenced by clinicians' desire to protect patients from possibly distressing test results. It highlights the flexible, contingent and context dependent nature of informed consent in the clinical setting. KW - consent KW - pharmacogenetics AU - Hedgecoe, A PY - 2005/09// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.01.021 ER -