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Register now! "How to build a biobank" Course
4th Course "BIOBANKING BASICS: How to build a biobank" by the BBMRI.at partner Biobank Graz
This interactive 3-day-course has been designed for all those who are involved in setting up a new biobank, who look to collaborate with a biobank or research institute, who face the challenges of a growing biobank or who try to overcome the challenges of maintaining a large biobank. The format of this course is a mixture of presentations and discussion sessions allowing participants to learn from the expert advice and the specific experience of their peers. Bring your questions with you for discussion!
Teaching method: 65 % lecture and 35 % interactive
Language: English
Credits: 1 ECTS, 22 DFP Points
Costs: 480 Euro (380 Euro Medical University of Graz) - incl. scripts, coffee & lunch breaks, 1 evening event, sightseeing tour in Graz
Date: 28. - 30. November 2018
Registration deadline: 12. October 2018
This course is set up to:
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Deliver the theoretical, operating and hands-on comprehensive knowledge essential to enable the activities of emerging and established biobanks.
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Transfer best practices for biobank personnel, investigators, clinicians and interested personnel.
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Encourage exchange of knowledge and skills across different biobanking activities from biospecimen preservation and storage to science and research.
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Enhance research quality in and public awareness of biobanks.
Insights:
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Definitions and types of biobanking, what and how
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Governance types and possibilities
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Biobanking ethics, privacy, informed consent and data security
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Design and services of a biobank
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Cost calculation and funding
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Quality management and process improvement
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Sample collection and processing (fluid and tissue)
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Sample storage and retrieval
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Biobank data systems and records management
