85% of all data is never reused. The results are never published and data are not findable. What can you do starting on Monday? Made by and presented by Derk Arts, Founder of Castor EDC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/derkarts) Castor 14th Dutch German Molecular Cardiology

1. Leave no research data behind:
unlocking the poten>al of every byte
18 March 2016
Derk Arts, MD
d.l.arts@amc.nl

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3. Reducing research waste
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4. Open Access data
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Dutch Funder

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• Results are never published
• Data are not findable / reusable
• Data are not published / shared
> 85% never reused?
Waste of resources and burden

7. We propose
• TreaLng all data as valuable
• Always use validated tools for data capture
• Make an effort to standardize datasets and create
domain templates
• ProacLvely archive and share data
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8. I experienced the problem of difficult to use
data management tools first-hand
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9. We made Castor easy to use
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10. Data are always validated during input
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11. We do this through autonomous researchers
and large study volumes
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“As a researcher I am so
dependent on others; I am glad
that with Castor I can create and
maintain my own study”
Radboudumc
Researcher
Through autonomous researchers…
… to professional
data management for all

12. What can you do star>ng on Monday?
• Appreciate the value of all research data
• Don’t use tools such as Excel and SPSS for data capture
(experimental or clinical)
• Create and share domain specific templates
• Share and archive your data
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13. You can start directly from our website
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