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Health Research
Health research aims to find better ways to treat, prevent and cure disease.
This vital component of healthcare can take multiple forms and present a variety of risks and opportunities. Whether it is a clinical trial, secondary data research, research ethics board protocol review, or a material transfer agreement, we keep the aims of the study top of mind while advising researchers, funders, and health care organizations. We also advise on deidentification of data for research purposes, and questions of research versus quality.
Our services include:
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Agreements - Material transfer, clinical trial, data sharing, basic science
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Research ethics board advice
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Research misconduct
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Protocol reviews
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Informed consents
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Deidentified data
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Mary Jane Dykeman
Samara Starkman
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Our People
Meet the dedicated team behind INQ.
LL.M., J.D., BCL, B.A.
Basia Walczak
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Basia is a lawyer and privacy manager with experience working on privacy, data, and technology governance issues in corporate and cross-functional environments. She successfully advocates for practical solutions in challenging and dynamic multi-stakeholder settings.
She has previously advised Canada’s diplomatic and consular relations department focusing on multilateral systems, including Canada's positioning at the United Nations and G7. In this role, she represented Canada at international negotiations including the United Nations, where she assisted in negotiating a resolution on technology and its equitable implications including on artificial intelligence. She has worked for the Council of Europe, the Canadian Senate drafting legislation, and a national law firm’s intellectual property and government affairs divisions advising technology companies on data, including GDPR compliance and privacy.
Basia's diverse experience and legal education and training allow her to address privacy, data protection, and technology governance issues from a wide variety of angles.
She is fluent in English, French, and Polish.