Ethical, legal and Societal Issues - ELSI
The mission of the ELSI service desk is to help researchers, professionals, ethical experts, lawyers policymakers, patients and patient representatives with questions on Ethical, Legal and societal Issues. If you have questions like:
- In which cases do you need patient consent for the use of medical data or samples for scientific research, and what procedures should be followed?
- What critical aspects should be kept in mind when I want to link data retrieved from different institutions?
- What are the consequences of the AVG for biobanking and processing health data for scientific research?
- Where can I find information on how I can involve patients and civilians in my research?
Many common questions are answered on the ELSI Service desk website. For specific questions you can use this contact information.
