PP081. Study group obstetrics – A platform for efficient collaboration and networking in obstetrical science

Abstract

Modern medical science has to meet a series of challenges including the integration of new technologies and strategies to daily scientific routine. Biobanking is defined as 'a collection of biological material and the associated data and information stored in an organized system for a population or a large subset of a population' and plays a key role in these efforts. The study group obstetrics aims to establish a platform for efficient collaboration and networking in obstetrical science. Based on existing resources, technologies and expertise, autonomous data and sample collection in local biobanks shall be processed with uniformed SOPs to guarantee quality and compatibility. The study group obstetrics has created harmonized standards for sample and data management in biobanks as well as ethical and legal frameworks. Internet - based data management with uniform documentation sheets guarantee high data quality. Material and data are administrated autonomously and can be combined in the context of specific co-operations. Due to the outstanding dynamics over a limited period, the human pregnancy is an attractive field for biobanking and clinical case/control cohorts including disease focused cohorts. Harmonized standards and linkage in a network allow efficient scientific co-operations. Everyone interested is invited to join the study group obstetrics as an equitable member.