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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.
HBA, JD, MSW
CORPORATE COUNSEL
Pamela Seto
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Practices
Contracts & Commercial
Corporate
Governance
Privacy & Health Information
Pamela is corporate counsel at INQ Law and is focused on the areas of corporate and commercial, procurement and privacy.
Pamela has experience drafting and negotiating corporate/commercial agreements, such as licensing, software and software as a service (SaaS), and capital equipment agreements. She advises on all types of integrations and restructurings, including mergers, amalgamations and alliances. Working with broader public sector entities, Pamela provides guidance on all stages of procurement to ensure their interests are protected throughout the process. She also has experience advising clients on the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act and international trade agreements. Knowledgeable about data sharing and privacy statutes, Pamela advises clients about complex shared health information systems and best privacy policies and procedures to safeguard information.
Pamela is seconded on a part-time basis at a research institute advising on various privacy matters, and regularly conducts privacy impact assessments.
Together, Pamela’s academic background, which includes a masters of social work as well as her law degree, and professional experience allows her to bring a unique legal perspective to issues that clients face in the health care sector.
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Affiliations
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Ontario Bar Association (Member)
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