An oral history of assisted medical decision making. (360G-Wellcome-081161_Z_06_Z)

Identification of 25 potential interviewees who have made significant contributions to the development of medical decision support. The obtaining of informed consent including an agreement to transfer copyright to an archive and the fulfilment of the relevant ethical and data protection obligations. Prioritisation of the potential interviewees essentially geographically for a travel plan but allowing for other factors. Recording up to 25 interviews following verbal consent and following a part-structured set of open-ended questions and allowing for deletions. Recordings are transcribed by the interviewer and a proportion by a professional transcriber. The transcriptions made by the interviewer and the professional are compared. CDROM copies are made. Transcript and CDROM are sent to interviewee for review. Supplementary interviews are made if considered essential. Copyright and consent forms are signed by interviewee. Digital transcripts are tagged for availability in different formats. Transcripts and CDROMs are delivered to the host archive. Host organisation makes the material available to researchers in accordance with terms of copyright. Use of the internet and other forms of dissemination are considered in addition to the conventional forms of archiving.