L10: Ethics and data integrity part 2

Question 1

data security

Answer 1

Protection of individual data regulated by law
Can be reinforced
Non-compliance = ethical dilemma
Think about the horror stories you have heard

Question 2

data archiving

Answer 2

Regulated archiving of research data for a specific time
Necessary for open review of studies
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Archive logs and “clean files”
Do you have a secure backup system?

Question 3

practical points

Answer 3

Make SOPs for data handling and storage
Head of department responsible
Backup facilities – if possible at different sites
Create logs
As notation of what was done
To know who has used the data