The future of data sharing in a changing landscape – Health Check
Leading the development and targeted training programs for future health professionals enabling staff to conduct research that is applicable to real life healthcare leading to positive impacts.
Be cognisant that we collect, produce and re-use data that has longer lifespan past project completion. Individually and collectively invaluable to the cycle of big data research cycle of creating, processing, analysing, preserving, Lining/sharing access to data and re-using of data.
Kate LeMay has worked as a Pharmacist in both community and hospital pharmacies. She also worked for several years as a Project Manager at Sydney University and the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, in community pharmacy based programs to assist patients with chronic disease management. Kate now works in Canberra at the Australian National Data Service (ANDS) as a Senior Research Data Specialist, focusing on health and medical data. ANDS works with research institutions to increase their capacity in research data management and sharing. They offer education through webinars, written materials (published as Guides on ands.org.au) and face-to-face educational events.
Charles Lawson is a Professor in the Griffith Law School, Griffith University. He studied science and law at The Australian National University and holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours in biochemistry and genetics and a Bachelor of Laws. He also holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the ANU’s Research School of Biological Sciences in molecular biology and biochemistry and a Master of Laws from Queensland University of Technology for research into gene patenting and competition. Before joining the university sector he worked as a lawyer in both the private and public sectors, including at the Australian Government Solicitor and the Commonwealth Department of Finance and Deregulation. His research focus is on patents and public administration law.
Malcolm Wolski is the Director, eResearch Services at Griffith University. Malcolm is a part of the senior leadership team providing library, information and IT services at Griffith University. In his role, he is responsible for the development, management and delivery of eResearch services to the University’s research community, which includes the associated information management systems, applications, infrastructure, high performance computing, data management as well as a media production service. These services are delivered through an integrated service delivery team by working closely his colleagues in the library and enterprise IT. More recent projects and other activities have involved working closely national and international organisations, including groups such as NeCTAR, ANDS and he is a member of the Organisational Assembly Board of the Research Data Alliance. Malcolm has a background in IT, library, strategic planning and operations research.
