| Start: | Friday, December 9, 2011 12:00pm (Pacific Standard Time) | |
| End: | Friday, December 9, 2011 1:00pm (Pacific Standard Time) | |
| Where: | Center for Neural Circuits and Behavior, UCSD– Large Conference Room | |
| Who: | Mary Devereaux, PhD, Director of Biomedical Ethics, UCSD | |
| Description: | The secondary use of patient health records raises a host of ethical issues. Clinicians gather personal patient information to prevent, diagnose and treat disease, advancing patient health. Some of this information may be highly confidential, including family history, genetic testing results, a diagnosis of addiction, or illegal immigration status. But all medical information, whether sensitive or not, is governed by legal and ethical requirements for privacy, confidentiality, and security, e.g., HIPAA. With the move to electronic health records (EHRs) and the growing capacity to gather andprocess terabytes of medical information, researchers understandably wish to access aggregated data to analyze patient outcomes, health demographics, and the economics of health care (Safran et al. 2007). Assuming that it's possible to de-identify information and protect patient privacy – and thatpatients give their consent – are there any other ethical issues researchers need to consider? This event is organized by iDASH National Biomedical Computing Center and UCSD DBMI. |
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Biomedical Informatics Research Center
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- GMCS Building - Rm 625
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Biomedical Informatics (Bioinformatics & Medical Informatics) Research Center (BMIRC)
Fall 2012 Admission Cycle:Deadline for Priority (US or International) Applicants: December 15, 2011
Deadline for Regular US Applicants: February 1, 2012
Deadline for Regular International Applicants: March 30, 2012
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USA Today and San Francisco Chronicle Cite Center's Work >>
A BMIRC paper published in PLoS Biology, titled "A Gene Wiki for the Community Annotation of Gene Function,” has been the focus of international media attention. Two of the article’s eight authors, including the first, are from SDSU's Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics Research Center, five are from Genomic Institute of Novartis Research Foundation (GNF) in San Diego, while one is from Washington University in St. Louis. Over 200 articles have been since published about the Gene Wiki article by media around the world, including the USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, Sydney Morning Herald, and San Diego Union Tribune. ... more
The Center focuses on research and education in the fields of Bioinformatics, Cheminformatics and Medical Informatics. Seventeen faculty members and researchers from five departments (Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics) participate in research and education in areas related to the foci of the center. One of the missions of the center is to seek joint educational and research projects with industry partners. Currently we have joint projects with the Genomic Institute of Novartis Research Foundation and Invitrogen. The center actively seeks and welcomes new industry and academic partners.
Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics (BMI) Graduate Program at SDSU
Ever wondered what it takes to discover a new drug, or to understand the underlying mechanism of a disease? It takes chemistry and biology, but it also takes computer science. The complexity of biological systems and vast amounts of data that new technologies produce require computer know-how.
Today there is an acute need for graduates with just such a multidisciplinary background, both in academia and in industry. In industry, this need expands beyond biotechnology, pharmaceutical and health care sectors, and is felt in such areas as homeland security and information technology.
The BMI program at SDSU offers a graduate level multidisciplinary education to students with a background in chemistry, biology, computer science, mathematics, physics or engineering. The first year of the program is spent on areas complementary to the student's background, while the second year is spent on the student's specialization. The program offers two paths: one for a traditional Master's of Science with a thesis; and the second for a Professional Science Master's (PSM) track comprising an internship and courses in business and management to better prepare students for leadership roles in the industry.
The BMI graduate program is seeking highly motivated students for this innovative and in-demand program. For more information read here: [more]