How To Build a Biobank – Learning By Doing (November 22-24, 2017) at the Medical University of Graz
Due to the great success of the Biobanking Courses in Graz in the last years, we are pleased to announce the next course for November 22-24, 2017.
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!
This course is set up to:
· Deliver the theoretical, operating and hands-on comprehensive knowledge essential to enable the activities of current and emerging biobanks.
· Transfer best practice principles for biobank personnel, investigators, clinicians and interested personnel.
· Encourage exchange of knowledge and skills across different biobanking activities from biospecimen preservation and storage to science and research.
· Enhance research quality in and public awareness of biobanks.
Insights:
· Definitions and types of biobanking, what and how
· Governance types and possibilities
· Biobanking ethics, privacy, informed consent and data security
· Design and services of a biobank
· Cost calculation and funding
· Quality management and process improvement
· Sample collection and processing (Fluid and Tissue)
· Sample storage and retrieval
· Biobank data systems and records management
Please register at
http://biobank.medunigraz.at/education/biobanking-course/registration-2017/
For information and any questions about registration please contact biobank@medunigraz.at
Costs: 450 Euro (including scripts, coffee & lunch breaks, 1 evening event, sightseeing tour in Graz)
ECTS: 1, DFP: 23