John Wilbanks to Keynote OpenClinica 2015 Conference (OC15)

"Noted advocate of open access in clinical research and Chief Commons Officer at Sage Bionetworks, John Wilbanks, will deliver the keynote presentation at the 2015 OpenClinica Global Conference (OC15), to be held May 31 - June 1 in Amsterdam. OpenClinica is the largest open source community in the clinical research field, and OC15 will bring together both clinical research and IT professionals to share cutting-edge information and ideas around how open source is being used to transform the clinical research landscape. John Wilbanks has been internationally recognized for his paradigm-shifting ideas about clinical research. An expert on open innovation systems, his work focuses on how individuals working together in open spaces can produce powerful new models for clinical research. Mr. Wilbanks is also noted for helping Apple develop their ResearchKit platform, which is expected to be released as open source software this spring. The topic of Mr. Wilbanks’ address, 'An Open Source Approach To Informed Consent,' will help set the tone for the event. According to Mr. Wilbanks, 'Today’s technologies can allow research to be conducted on a much larger scale and at much lower costs. However, the surrounding policies, practices, and ethics also need to evolve in order to keep up with the times. Re-engineering these policies and practices - in particular the process of informed consent - based on the principles of open source can increase research participation and efficiency. I look forward to sharing these ideas with OpenClinica community' ..."