The federal Act on Research involving Human beings, published in 2014, established new requirements for the secondary use of human data and samples, such as the necessity to collect a written consent of patients before using their samples and clinical data for research purposes. This law has strongly promoted the implementation of general consent for research in Swiss hospitals. This session provides an overview of the legal and ethical requirements for the secondary use of data and samples and presents how and when general consent can be used. It also addresses scenarios where a general consent is not available and discusses alternative methods for obtaining participant consent.
After a short presentation, there is plenty of time for you as researchers to ask questions.
This seminar session is part of a lunch seminar series, which offers brief overviews and room for questions on important topics related to observational studies (HRO projects). Find out more about the whole seminar series "Facts and pitfalls for observational studies - how to plan and conduct HRO projects" by following the link below.