Data Governance Framework
Ensuring ethical integrity, patient privacy, and rigorous security in stroke outcomes research.
The WeCASOR Network is committed to the highest standards of data governance. Our framework ensures that collaborative research is conducted responsible, transparently, and in full compliance with international ethical standards.
Patient Confidentiality
Rigorous anonymization and de-identification protocols are mandatory for all research data shared within the network.
Ethical Oversight
Each participating institution is responsible for securing local IRB/Ethics Committee approvals for all studies.
Secure Environments
Research data is managed through secure, access-controlled environments separate from public web servers.
Public Security Statement
Important: This public WeCASOR website is informational only. It does not store, host, or process any patient-level clinical data. All research data capture occurs within dedicated, clinical-grade secure systems.
Scientific Integrity
WeCASOR follows ICMJE authorship principles. Collaborative analysis and publication practices are designed to protect the integrity of the data and recognize the contributions of all investigators.