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The commercialization of patient data in Canada: ethics, privacy and policy
Sheryl Spithoff, Jessica Stockdale, Robyn Rowe, Brenda McPhail and Nav Persaud
CMAJ January 24, 2022 194 (3) E95-E97; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.210455
Sheryl Spithoff
Department of Family and Community Medicine (Spithoff), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Spithoff, Persaud), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Philosophy, School of Media, Arts and Humanities (Stockdale), University of Sussex; Department of Primary Care and Public Health (Stockdale), Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK; Indigenous Data Team (Rowe), Health Data Research Network Canada, Vancouver, BC; ICES (Rowe); Privacy, Technology and Surveillance Project (McPhail), Canadian Civil Liberties Association; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Persaud), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital in Unity Health Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud), St. Michael’s Hospital in Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MD MScJessica Stockdale
Department of Family and Community Medicine (Spithoff), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Spithoff, Persaud), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Philosophy, School of Media, Arts and Humanities (Stockdale), University of Sussex; Department of Primary Care and Public Health (Stockdale), Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK; Indigenous Data Team (Rowe), Health Data Research Network Canada, Vancouver, BC; ICES (Rowe); Privacy, Technology and Surveillance Project (McPhail), Canadian Civil Liberties Association; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Persaud), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital in Unity Health Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud), St. Michael’s Hospital in Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MARobyn Rowe
Department of Family and Community Medicine (Spithoff), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Spithoff, Persaud), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Philosophy, School of Media, Arts and Humanities (Stockdale), University of Sussex; Department of Primary Care and Public Health (Stockdale), Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK; Indigenous Data Team (Rowe), Health Data Research Network Canada, Vancouver, BC; ICES (Rowe); Privacy, Technology and Surveillance Project (McPhail), Canadian Civil Liberties Association; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Persaud), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital in Unity Health Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud), St. Michael’s Hospital in Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDBrenda McPhail
Department of Family and Community Medicine (Spithoff), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Spithoff, Persaud), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Philosophy, School of Media, Arts and Humanities (Stockdale), University of Sussex; Department of Primary Care and Public Health (Stockdale), Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK; Indigenous Data Team (Rowe), Health Data Research Network Canada, Vancouver, BC; ICES (Rowe); Privacy, Technology and Surveillance Project (McPhail), Canadian Civil Liberties Association; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Persaud), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital in Unity Health Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud), St. Michael’s Hospital in Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDNav Persaud
Department of Family and Community Medicine (Spithoff), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Spithoff, Persaud), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Philosophy, School of Media, Arts and Humanities (Stockdale), University of Sussex; Department of Primary Care and Public Health (Stockdale), Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK; Indigenous Data Team (Rowe), Health Data Research Network Canada, Vancouver, BC; ICES (Rowe); Privacy, Technology and Surveillance Project (McPhail), Canadian Civil Liberties Association; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Persaud), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital in Unity Health Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud), St. Michael’s Hospital in Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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