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Research Privacy

The Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) Privacy Advisor provides practical guidance on privacy, security and data management, while supporting researchers in navigating legislative and institutional processes and requirements that may affect access to data.

The VCHRI Privacy Advisor assists researchers and facilitates processes, including:

  • Utilizing secondary use data from Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) for research projects
  • Data linking across multiple agencies or organizations
  • Use of third party applications or software
  • VCH patient recruitment
  • VCH system access
  • Data management plans to document digital asset management
  • Information sharing plans to share and link data between BC health organizations 
  • Privacy impact assessments to ensure research activity meets legislative requirements

Guidelines, Tools and Resources

  • VCH Overview of Data Available for Research Projects 
  • VCH-PHC Data and Research Access Terms and Conditions
  • Online Confidentiality Undertakings for Researchers
  • Online Privacy Training for Research
  • VCH Letter of Initial Contact Guidance Document (for recruitment)
  • Privacy and confidentiality guidance for VCHRI researchers working from home
  • Portage Data Management Plan Assistant (for Canadian-funded projects) 
  • Data Management Plan Tool (for U.S.-funded projects)
  • Guidance for Remote Monitoring Requests

Contact

Anna Low

Privacy Advisor

604-875-4111 x 21698
anna.low@vch.ca

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