The GA4GH Clinical and Phenotypic Data Capture Work Stream will host a connectathon on April 1, 19:00 UTC to focus on interoperability of its Pedigree specification with GA4GH Phenopackets and HL7 FHIR.
Approved by the GA4GH Standards Steering Committee earlier this year, Familial Consent Clauses provide researchers with a typology of sample clauses found in studies and regulations around the world to guide the drafting of consent forms.
"The next step is clear: make it easier for researchers to merge data from multiple cohorts. Currently, this requires painstaking manual phenotype adjudication and building large consortia including experts from each cohort. Fortunately, there are efforts underway to improve this process. Groups such as the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) are working to develop and to coordinate common data models and file formats to facilitate collaboration and interoperability."
