Privacy and data science in healthcare (4:44)

This video lesson will give you an understanding of:

• The fundamental importance of protecting patient privacy when working with sensitive healthcare data.

• Practical methods for safeguarding data, including anonymisation and de-identification.

• The role of secure environments such as Trusted Research Environments (TREs), federated data platforms, and synthetic data.

By the end of this video lesson, you will:

• Understand the difference between direct and indirect identifiers in patient records.

• Recognise how TREs and federated platforms enable research without compromising data security.

• Know how synthetic data can be used as a privacy-preserving alternative for model development.

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