FR>EN Médecin responsable and prescription (in this context)

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First, thank you very much Sue, Astrid, and Dee for you help on my previous

query.

It's much clearer now! I've made it through the rest of this lengthy Canadian

French

document and there are just two mystery terms on which I could use some advice:

1) The term " Médecin responsable " occurs on a fact sheet attached to a consent

form

for one site in a multicenter clinical trial. The sheet provides general

information

about the project: Title of study, Sponsor, etc. One of the fields is " Médecin

responsable. " What is the equivalent in U.S. English? I don't think it's the

principal

investigator. Could it be the Clinical project monitor? Or just a physician

responsible

for that site's portion of the study?

2) The research subject will obtain " prescriptions " from his or her physician

for a

examinations and tests (a general physical, X-rays, etc.) Here in the U.S.,

doctors give

" referrals " for procedures and " prescriptions " for drugs and durable medical

equipment, but I don't know if the Canadian system is different. If I'm

translating this

for a U.S. readership, what term is more appropriate?

Thank you in advance.

Capsuto, Freelance Translator, Haddon Township, NJ, USA

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