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2023 PRIM&R Annual Conference

Research Involving Data and Biospecimens

Transnational Research Collaborations

G14 - [IN-PERSON ONLY] Building Bridges: Towards An International Framework for Specimen Sharing

Wednesday, December 6, 2023
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
Location: Room 204AB
Human Subjects Research Deep Dive Series CIP Accredited
This session is being held in-person only at PRIMR23. It will not be recorded for on-demand access or for the PRIMR23/SBER23 Virtual Meeting.

International specimen sharing is critical to answer important questions about complex diseases and ensure the diversity in collections necessary to develop therapies that benefit all populations. However, many challenges exist in international specimen sharing, including lack of harmonized ethical, legal, and policy frameworks regarding the secondary use of specimens, regulatory and policy challenges, and differences in cultural perspectives and practices among various regions. This session will discuss and refine a set of draft ethical principles related to biospecimen and data sharing that could help harmonize practices globally. These principles could also form the basis for advocacy for more consistency among national laws regulating the collection, retention, and research uses of human biospecimens and associated data. The ultimate goal is to develop an international framework that will facilitate global specimen sharing in an ethically and socially responsible way.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the challenges of sharing specimens and associated data at the international level
  • Consider diverse cultural/international ethical perspectives on specimen collection and secondary use for research
  • Discuss and refine draft ethical principles that could help inform the development of a globally relevant ethical framework for cross-border specimen and data sharing