Term of the Day

Natural History Study

A natural history study is a preplanned intended to track the course of the disease. Its purpose is to identify demographic, genetic, environmental, and other variables (e.g., treatment modalities, concomitant medications) that correlate with the disease’s development and outcomes. Natural history studies are likely to include patients receiving the current standard of care and/or emergent care, which may alter some manifestations of the disease.

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Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)

A Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is a process to help identify and minimize the data protection risks of a project.

A DPIA is mandatory for processing that is likely to result in a high risk to individuals. This includes some specified types of processing, such as the processing of sensitive data.