Legal and ethical framework for global health information and biospecimen exchange - an international perspective.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The progress of electronic health technologies and biobanks holds enormous promise for efficient research. Evidence shows that studies based on sharing and secondary use of data/samples have the potential to significantly advance medical knowledge. However, sharing of such resources for international collaboration is hampered by the lack of clarity about ethical and legal requirements for transfer of data and samples across international borders. MAIN TEXT:Here, the International Clinical Trial Center Network (ICN) reports the legal and ethical requirements governing data and sample exchange (DSE) across four continents. The most recurring requirement is ethical approval, whereas only in specific conditions approval of national health authorities is required. Informed consent is

SUBMITTER: Bernasconi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6975025 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature