Will my medical information be kept private?

We will do our best to make sure that the personal information in your medical record is kept private.  However, we cannot guarantee total privacy.  Your personal information may be given out if required by law.  If information from this study is published or presented at scientific meetings, your name and other personal information will not be used.

Organizations that may look at and/or copy your medical records for research, quality assurance, and data analysis may include UCSF’s Committee on Human Research.