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This section is comprised of questions and answers for "Clinical Case" and "Social Sciences and Behavioral Case".
Case Study 1: Clinical Case Case Study 2: Social Sciences and Behavioral Case
1: How do you define privacy? »Answer
2: How do you define confidentiality? »Answer
3: What are Certificates of Confidentiality (CoCs)? »Answer
4: Is Dr. Russo’s study eligible for a CoC from the NIH? »Answer
5: It is mentioned that researchers first need to obtain Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval of the research protocol before they can apply to the NIH for a CoC. Is this correct? »Answer
6: What should Dr. Russo do before looking through the clinic's medical records? »Answer
7: Are these family members research subjects? »Answer
8: Should these family members be offered an opportunity to provide informed consent? »Answer
9: What precautions ought to be taken to protect these data? »Answer
10: Is it ethical to collect and maintain data on individuals Dr. Russo questions without their consent who are not eligible for the study? »Answer
11: Should Dr. Russo be permitted to let a neighbor borrow this university computer? »Answer
12: Should Dr. Russo disclose to the IRB that a neighbor accessed the database to her study? »Answer
13: Because Huntington’s disease is so stigmatizing, does Dr. Russo now have an obligation to notify all of the individuals in her database, including family members, about the potential breach of confidentiality? »Answer
14: Does the IRB or the HIPAA Privacy Officer/Board need to know about any of this? »Answer
15: What happens to the Certificate of Confidentiality (CoC) if participants disclose to family members that they have participated in this study and now know the results of their genetic testing? »Answer
1: What constitutes an adequate data protection plan? Is password protection enough? »Answer
2: In this case, what else could the PI do to protect the data? »Answer
3: How do you obtain a Certificate of Confidentiality (CoC)? »Answer
4: Is a CoC valid in Turkey or France or other countries outside the U.S.? »Answer
5: Since he is not collecting the names of the participants, can this study be considered anonymous? »Answer
6: Who is correct? »Answer
7: Is the interviewer a mandated reporter in this situation? »Answer
8: Can the interviewer breach confidentiality? »Answer
9: Does the CoC protect Dr. Ruiz from having to reveal the identity of participants living in Turkey? »Answer
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