The generic Informed Consent Service gICS®: implementation and benefits of a modular consent software tool to master the challenge of electronic consent management in research

• Published in: Journal of translational medicine Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 287 - 12
• Main Authors: Rau, Henriette, Geidel, Lars, Bialke, Martin, Blumentritt, Arne, Langanke, Martin, Liedtke, Wenke, Pasewald, Sandra, Stahl, Dana, Bahls, Thomas, Maier, Christian, Prokosch, Hans-Ulrich, Hoffmann, Wolfgang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 29.07.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Automation; Computer programs; Consent management; Data collection; Disease management; Electronic health records; Electronics; Ethical aspects; Ethics; GDPR; General data protection regulation; Human subjects; Humans; Informed Consent; Laws, regulations and rules; Medical research; Open source software; Personal health; Research Design; Research Personnel; Software; Software industry; Informed consent; Consent management; General data protection regulation; GDPR

Defining and protecting participants' rights is the aim of several ethical codices and legal regulations. According to these regulations, the Informed Consent (IC) is an inevitable element of research with human subjects. In the era of "big data medicine", aspects of IC become even mo...