Best Practices:

• Engage the IRB in a discussion about data-sharing approvals at the start of the project
• Identify a colleague at an institution with good experience with data-sharing in a cloud environment to determine if you can provide a consultant from their IRB to your IRB
• Provide your IRB with sample copies of approved consent forms and procedures from other institutions and projects that have successfully engaged in data-sharing in a cloud environment /li>

Things to Avoid:

• Avoid having your IRB create a policy or set of procedures not in-line with the broader community

Value Set Definitions: 

• Yes, the institution or the investigator does have IRB experience with neuroimaging and cloud data/computing.
• No, the institution and the investigator do not have IRB experience with neuroimaging and cloud data/computing.

Value of Use Case Example:

No - Jordan’s institution does not have a history of IRB experience with neuroimaging and cloud storage/computing.

Discussion of Use Case:

Jordan will need to ensure that their institution’s IRB consults with more experienced institutions or will need to gather suggestions from other institutions with more experience in order to ensure that the IRB can appropriately evaluate and advise on issues surrounding analysis and sharing in a cloud computing environment.