"Doctor Yong" says secrets exist within rules, discusses volunteer data control in research.

MGR Online•General•3h ago

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Virologist Prof. Dr. Yong Poovaravan emphasizes that "secrets" in medicine and research are maintained through strict rules and ethical practices, especially regarding volunteer data protection.

•Professor Dr. Yong Poovaravan, a virology expert, discussed the concept of "secrets" in medical research.
•He stated that secrets are upheld by rules and ethical conduct, not by absolute concealment.
•Data protection for research volunteers is paramount, using coding systems to anonymize participants.
•Strict legal and ethical frameworks govern access to sensitive information, even during emergencies.

Overview

•Today (Feb 17), Prof. Dr. Yong Poovaravan, a Royal Society Fellow and Head of the Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine, posted on his personal Facebook.
•Prof. Dr. Yong Poovaravan stated that in reality, there is no secret in the world that no one knows; secrets exist due to "rules" and "ethics" in performing work.
•Prof. Dr. Yong Poovaravan explained that disclosing patient data is a serious ethical violation, potentially leading to the revocation of professional licenses.
•In standardized international research, volunteer data is stored under a coding system to hide true identities, with lab personnel only seeing numerical codes.
•Information linking to individuals is stored securely, with strict access controls and passwords, preventing unauthorized researcher access to maintain volunteer privacy and rights.
•Prof. Dr. Yong Poovaravan noted that these rules have provisions for unexpected emergencies, allowing researchers to access volunteer identities for urgent assistance if volunteers are harmed or have severe abnormal test results.
•The "unlocking of data" process requires systematic authorization, either from an ethics committee or through legal channels and authorized personnel, to ensure volunteer safety.
•Research must adhere to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), requiring meticulous logging of all steps and stringent confidentiality to ensure transparent and proper access to all levels of secret data.

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Key Quotes

ศ.นพ.ยง ภู่วรวรรณ

"In reality, there is no secret in the world that no one knows. But secrets exist due to "rules" and "ethics" in performing work."

ในความเป็นจริงแล้วไม่มีความลับใดในโลกที่ไม่มีใครรู้เห็นเลย แต่ความลับนั้นดำรงอยู่ได้ด้วย "กฎเกณฑ์" และ "จริยธรรม" ในการปฏิบัติงาน

ศ.นพ.ยง ภู่วรวรรณ

"Disclosure of patient data is a serious ethical violation, punishable by the revocation of professional licenses."

การเปิดเผยข้อมูลคนไข้ถือเป็นความผิดจริยธรรมร้ายแรงถึงขั้นยึดใบประกอบวิชาชีพ

ศ.นพ.ยง ภู่วรวรรณ

"Volunteer data will be stored under a coding system to conceal their true identity."

ข้อมูลของอาสาสมัครจะถูกจัดเก็บภายใต้ระบบรหัส (Coding) เพื่อปกปิดตัวตนที่แท้จริง

Key Entities

Person

Doctor Yong(หมอยง)

Virology expert and Head of the Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine, who commented on data secrecy in research.

Prof. Dr. Yong Poovaravan(ศ.นพ.ยง ภู่วรวรรณ)

Virology expert and Head of the Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine, who commented on data secrecy in research.

Organization

Chulalongkorn University(จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย)ℹ️

The academic institution where Prof. Dr. Yong Poovaravan heads the Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology.

Law

Good Clinical Practice(GCP)ℹ️

Guidelines for ethical and effective clinical research that require detailed record-keeping and confidentiality.