Workshop on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the area of health and Secondary Use of Data for Medicines and Public Health Purposes

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Date: Wednesday, 23 September 2020, All day
Location: Online

European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Overview of European Commission’s (EC) work on the creation of the European Health Data Space, a discussion on the development of an EU-wide governance framework and a future code of conduct on the processing of personal data in the health sector. In addition, the application of GDPR in the health sector and the secondary use of health data for medicines and public health purposes is addressed.

Documents

Agenda - Workshop on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the area of health and Secondary Use of Data for Medicines and Public Health Purposes

Adopted Reference Number: EMA /307527/2020

English (EN) (167.73 KB - PDF)

First published: 13/07/2020 Last updated: 04/12/2020

Report - Workshop on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the area of health and Secondary Use of Data for Medicines and Public Health Purposes

Reference Number: EMA/532436/2020

English (EN) (166.17 KB - PDF)

First published: 04/12/2020

Presentation - Towards European Health Data Space (M.Dorazil, DG SANTE)

English (EN) (869.65 KB - PDF)

First published: 04/12/2020

Presentation - Role of European Health Data Space in the German presidency (N. Schneider, German Federal Ministry of Health)

English (EN) (552.62 KB - PDF)

First published: 04/12/2020

Presentation - Joint action to support the work on the European Health Data Space (M. Kalliola, TEHDAS Joint Action)

English (EN) (420.57 KB - PDF)

First published: 04/12/2020

Presentation - Overview of Big Data Steering Group workplan (N.C. Brun, DKMA)

English (EN) (962.63 KB - PDF)

First published: 04/12/2020

Presentation - Proposal for DARWIN EU (Data Analytics and Real World Interrogation Network) (P.Arlett, EMA)

English (EN) (1.42 MB - PDF)

First published: 04/12/2020

Presentation - Big data challenges - Patients perspectives

English (EN) (270.91 KB - PDF)

First published: 04/12/2020

Presentation - Big data challenges - Academia perspectives

English (EN) (683.07 KB - PDF)

First published: 04/12/2020

Presentation - EMA’s targeted consultation on data protection and secondary use of data for medicines and public health purposes - Summary of stakeholder survey (S.Brosch, EMA)

English (EN) (737.26 KB - PDF)

First published: 04/12/2020

Presentation - Q&As on data protection and the secondary use of personal data for medicines development and public health purposes (O. Eotvos, EMA)

English (EN) (800.64 KB - PDF)

First published: 04/12/2020

Topics

Regulatory and procedural guidance