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Published: 12 May 2009
Recommendations for the establishment of a national cancer biobank
This report outlines recommendations for the establishment of a National Cancer Biobank. It sets out the Expert Group's vision of a working National Cancer Biobank. It is informed by the views of stakeholders, as recorded by a national stakeholder consultation process which took place from March to May 2008 (Appendix C)....
Published: 31 July 2008
The Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003: Some implications for public health and medical research
This discussion document examines some of the legal and practice ramifications of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 for public health and medical research. This document covers:
- Chapter 1: The general issues of law that pertain to privacy and confidentiality in relation to medical information. ...
Published: 01 November 2007
Health-related consequences of problem alcohol use
This report, from the Health Research Board, shows strong evidence of the increase of alcohol-related illness presenting to Irish hospital services. Against a background of previous reports on alcohol use in Ireland, this report shows that alcohol consumption in the Irish population has increased over the past 11 years,...
Published: 11 January 2007
Primary Care R&D in Ireland
This report was prepared in response to a request to the HRB in early 2006 from the Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland (AUDGPI) to commission an independent report on research and development in primary care in Ireland. This report was commissioned by the Health Research Board of Ireland....
Published: 10 November 2005
GeneLibrary Ireland: An essential new resource to underpin health research in Ireland
No lay summary available at this time.
Published: 10 November 2004
The feasibility of establishing an all-Ireland biobank - report of an expert group
No lay summary available at this time.
Published: 31 January 2002
Genetic research and human biological samples
The purpose of this paper is to examine the legal and ethical issues that should be considered before researchers commence genetic research which entails the study of the genetic basis of disease. The paper deals mainly with the legal and ethical concerns regarding the nature of the consent that should be obtained from...
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