Ethical and coordinative challenges in setting up a national cohort study during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

Ethical and coordinative challenges in setting up a national cohort study during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

Abstract With the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), global researchers were confronted with major challenges. The German National Pandemic Cohort Network (NAPKON) was launched in fall 2020 to effectively leverage resources and bundle research activities in the...

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Main Authors: Katharina Tilch, Sina M. Hopff, Katharina Appel, Monika Kraus, Bettina Lorenz-Depiereux, Lisa Pilgram, Gabi Anton, Sarah Berger, Ramsia Geisler, Kirsten Haas, Thomas Illig, Dagmar Krefting, Roberto Lorbeer, Lazar Mitrov, Maximilian Muenchhoff, Matthias Nauck, Christina Pley, Jens-Peter Reese, Siegbert Rieg, Margarete Scherer, Melanie Stecher, Christoph Stellbrink, Heike Valentin, Christof Winter, Martin Witzenrath, J. Janne Vehreschild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Subjects:
Pandemic preparedness
Ethical approval
COVID-19
Multicenter study
Study initiation
Ethics committee
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-023-00959-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-023-00959-0

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