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ISBER Working Groups
Informatics
Chair:
Cheryl Michels
Membership:
The ISBER Informatics Working
Group will include representatives from ISBER member vendors who provide custom
built and COTS systems. The Group will also include ISBER members who are
involved in informatics within a repository.
Commitment:
Members of the Working Group
must be ISBER members in good standing. The expectation is that we will have a
one hour conference call each month. Most of the work of the group will be
conducted individually and off line. A time commitment of no more than 5 hours
per month is anticipated.
Issues
1.
Development of Best Practices for
Information Management Systems to support Biobanking including:
- Decision making tools
for selection of homegrown, custom built, or off the shelf (COTS) system
- Appropriate use of an
information management system in the biobank
- Sample labeling
- Federal guidelines as
they pertain to information management systems in the biobank
2.
Development of Self-Evaluation Tools for Providers of Information Management
Systems that support Biobanking
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