Example Disclaimers

Example disclaimers for OER There are five possible disclaimers that a material may have. These disclaimers may or may not be included depending on the content

1. Medical images and general liability - Use this for most health OER.

Example Text: Any medical information in this material is intended to inform and educate and is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a replacement for medical evaluation, advice, diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional. Please speak to your physician if you have questions about your medical condition. Viewer discretion is advised: Some medical content is graphic and may not be suitable for all viewers.

2. Medical patients - Use this is you have images, audio, or video recordings of patients. When you include footage of patients, you should refrain from showing their faces.

Example text: The patients who appear in this programme freely gave their consent for the authors to use their images for educational purposes. Where real patients were filmed or photographed, we have not shown their faces or other identifiable features.

3. Student Actors

Example Text: Note: No real patients were filmed in the production of the programme. The "patients" who appear here are actually talented student-actors who have learned to portray common psychiatric disorders. Their identities are listed in the "Credits and Acknowledgments" link above.

4. Third party content - Use this when you have objects in your OER for which the dScribe recommended Retain: Copyright Analysis.

Example text: We have reviewed this material in accordance with [your country] Copyright Law and have tried to maximize your ability to use, share, and adapt it. The citation key on the following slide provides information about how you may share and adapt this material. Copyright holders of content included in this material should contact oer@yourinstitution.edu with any questions, corrections, or clarification regarding the use of content.

5. Animal experiment No animals were intentionally harmed in the making of these laboratory procedures. Animals used for any of the procedures were for research and educational purposes. All procedures were conducted by qualified Lab Technicians.