PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Thomas Ploug AU - Soren Holm TI - Informed consent and routinisation AID - 10.1136/medethics-2012-101056 DP - 2013 Apr 01 TA - Journal of Medical Ethics PG - 214--218 VI - 39 IP - 4 4099 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/39/4/214.short 4100 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/39/4/214.full SO - J Med Ethics2013 Apr 01; 39 AB - This article introduces the notion of ‘routinisation’ into discussions of informed consent. It is argued that the routinisation of informed consent poses a threat to the protection of the personal autonomy of a patient through the negotiation of informed consent. On the basis of a large survey, we provide evidence of the routinisation of informed consent in various types of interaction on the internet; among these, the routinisation of consent to the exchange of health related information. We also provide evidence that the extent of the routinisation of informed consent is dependent on the character of the information exchanged, and we uncover a range of causes of routinisation. Finally, the article discusses possible ways of countering the problem of routinisation of informed consent.