Call for experts for joint ALLEA-EASAC-FEAM project on “International health data transfer”

Nominations of experts are now being sought for a working group with the objective to discuss and prepare a statement on the critical area of international health data transfer for research. This new ALLEA-EASAC-FEAM project will require:

• Experience in public health, epidemiology, disease registries, multicentre collaborative research for example in areas of cancer, infectious disease, vaccines, rare diseases.
• Expertise in issues covered by the General Data Protection Regulation and, particularly, in health data transfer across borders and privacy concerns.
• Interest in communicating about the value of the public investment in health research.

It is envisaged that two working group meetings will be held and that the project will be completed by late 2020. More information about this project can be found in the scoping paper.

To express an interest in being nominated to this working group by the Royal Irish Academy, please send a short curriculum vitae (i.e. no more than two pages) and a short explanation on how your experience meets the areas of expertise needed  to policy@ria.ie by 9 March 2020.

The Royal Irish Academy is happy to nominate suitable candidates for this role. While the Academy will fully endorse successful nominations and assist in communicating the delegate’s activities to national academics and policymakers, the nominee’s involvement will be self-funded, or if applicable, funded by the nominee’s home institution.