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In the September issue of PLOS Medicine , Piwowar et al. [1] examine the benefits and offer recommendations to encourage data sharing at academic health centers (AHC): Commit to sharing research data as openly as possible, given privacy constraints. Streamline IRB (Institutional Review Board), technology transfer, and information technology policies and procedures accordingly. Recognize data sharing contributions in hiring and promotion decisions, perhaps as a bonus to a publication's impact factor. Use concrete metrics when available. Educate trainees and current investigators on responsible data sharing and reuse practices through class work, mentorship, and professional development. Promote a framework for deciding upon appropriate data sharing mechanisms. Encourage data sharing practices as part of publication policies. Lobby for explicit and enforceable policies in journal and conference instructions, to both authors and peer reviewers. Encourage data sharing plans as part o...

The Canadian Institutes for Health Research ( CIHR ) is hosting a Health Summit " Data Data Everywhere: Access and Accountability ", October 20-21 2008, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Here is the tentative program: Day 1 (October 21) Welcoming Remarks Alain Beaudet, President, CIHR Keynote Panel - Setting the Stage: Information Needs of the Health of Canadians Robyn Tamblyn Terry Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer, Cancer Care Ontario Penny Ballem, Chair, CIHR-IHSPR Health Information Summit Steering Committee Plenary Session 1: Secondary Use of Data: Different Perspectives Wendy Armstrong, Board Member, Consumers’ Association of Alberta Robert Ouellet, President Elect, Canadian Medical Association Dorothy Pringle, Professor Emeritus, Lawrence S. Bloomberg, Faculty of Nursing University of Toronto Jack Tu, Senior Scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Studies Plenary Session 2: Ethics and Privacy William Lowrance, Consultant Pat Kosseim, General Counsel of the Office of the ...