European perspectives on big data applied to health : The case of biobanks and human databases

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INTRODUCTION: The paradigm shift to a knowledge-based economy has incremented the use of personal information applied to health-related activities, such as biomedical research, innovation, and commercial initiatives. The convergence of science, technology, communication and data technologies has given rise to the application of big data to health; for example through eHealth, human databases and biobanks.

METHODS: In light of these changes, we enquire about the value of personal data and its appropriate use. In order to illustrate the complex ground on which big data applied to health develops, we analyse the current situation of the European Union and two cases: the Catalan VISC+/PADRIS and the UK Biobank, as perspectives.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Personal health-related data in the context of the European Union is being increasingly used for big data projects under diverse schemes. There, public and private sectors participate distinctively or jointly, pursuing very different goals which may conflict with individual rights, notably privacy. Given that, this paper advocates for stopping the unjustified accumulation and commercialisation of personal data, protecting the interests of citizens and building appropriate frameworks to govern big data projects for health. A core tool for achieving such goals is to develop consent mechanisms which allow truly informed but adaptable consent, conjugated with the engagement of donors, participants and society.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Developing world bioethics - 18(2018), 3 vom: 24. Sept., Seite 291-298

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

de Lecuona, Itziar [VerfasserIn]
Villalobos-Quesada, María [VerfasserIn]

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Volltext

Themen:

Big data
Biobanks
Data protection
EHealth
Human databases
Journal Article
Knowledge-based economy

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.04.2019

Date Revised 24.04.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/dewb.12208

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM287309762