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ISBER 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibits
Westin Bayshore Hotel
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
May 15-18, 2012
ISBER Working Groups:
Informatics
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