https://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/Here you can review the summaries of our research papers, ask questions on specific research topics and stay connected with CSA Group staff.en-USTelligent Community 12https://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/f/support/16/how-do-i-access-my-accountTue, 01 Apr 2025 13:38:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:bf24e510-251f-4b01-825a-31bb1f72f237User OneI've tried everythinghttps://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/i/ideas/test-for-the-wizardMon, 24 Jun 2024 16:25:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:16ace3c9-3f55-4775-9f86-9cfca559f104Sara CollinsWizardhttps://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/i/ideasMon, 24 Jun 2024 16:24:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:620805b1-4b4d-4f65-bced-34eacb656c37https://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/i/ideas/test-idea-1-unicornMon, 24 Jun 2024 16:24:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:0af04216-55d7-40d7-9860-cccfd22b7267Sara CollinsTesthttps://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/i/ideas/test-idea-2-rainbowMon, 24 Jun 2024 16:24:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:e4ab6b4b-6f99-48f1-bc6e-d3232403a5c3Sara Collinstest rainbowhttps://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/i/ideas/idea-for-sandbarMon, 24 Jun 2024 16:24:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:6c14aeec-b4ce-4c1b-8d2a-9b76bbd7fc15Sara Collinsidea sandbarhttps://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/w/second-wikiWed, 03 Apr 2024 20:22:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:e83a2296-fa0b-4ff5-ac15-b561fb835306https://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/w/second-wikiWed, 03 Apr 2024 20:22:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:5ea5af1f-8004-4fc2-ba3f-abbd9eae6b4aSara CollinsSecond WIkihttps://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/w/wikisSat, 23 Mar 2024 13:08:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:64bec7ae-4804-4ef4-8339-b3424296f2b1Andrii VynokurovWikis parent bodyhttps://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/w/wikis/8/wiki-childSat, 23 Mar 2024 12:57:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:38350a00-51fe-40c4-b0c1-fb2faec868afAndrii VynokurovWiki child bodyhttps://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/c/e/4Wed, 12 Jul 2023 01:30:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:ffcf1aee-c274-4af0-8b27-fc74b71c62c5Sara CollinsWHEN AND WHERE Start Time: Sep 6, 2022 5:00 PM EDT (America/New_York) End Time: Sep 6, 2022 6:00 PM EDT (America/New_York) Location: research@csagroup.org EVENT INFO Event Visibility & Attendance Policy: Openmacromicroresearch proposal submission deadlinehttps://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/c/e/7Fri, 30 Jun 2023 01:30:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:82078d90-d16b-49fd-808f-865e0fad7cdcJohn PaulWHEN AND WHERE Start Time: Nov 22, 2022 1:00 PM EDT (America/New_York) End Time: Nov 22, 2022 4:30 PM EDT (America/New_York) Location: Canada EVENT INFO Event Visibility & Attendance Policy: Openmicro researchproposals evaluationshttps://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/w/wikisThu, 22 Jun 2023 15:23:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:50bf9a8f-bc1b-48f5-bc80-bdc87ab10971https://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/w/wikis/3/etiam-eget-leo-vel-ante-gravida-euismodThu, 22 Jun 2023 15:23:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:8aa42a90-81fc-4427-946d-28308f7eeec1Sara CollinsLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam eget leo vel ante gravida euismod. Ut eu turpis vel quam condimentum convallis. Proin turpis diam, mollis sit amet congue id, ullamcorper vitae nunc. Integer iaculis orci vitae lacus gravida, venenatis tincidunt elit feugiat. Curabitur ut imperdiet tellus. Phasellus nec sagittis nulla, in congue eros. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Phasellus fringilla orci at hendrerit interdum. Pellentesque vitae nibh gravida, tristique metus non, pharetra diam. Orci varius natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Nam tempor mi at elit accumsan fermentum. Duis rhoncus mi sit amet diam dictum interdum. Donec nec ligula ac ex laoreet ornare. Nam aliquet dignissim massa, in maximus tortor condimentum vitae. Vestibulum vestibulum rutrum quam id porta. Suspendisse volutpat porta velit non viverra. Pellentesque convallis risus eget augue mattis, id fermentum ipsum congue. 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Sed a arcu rhoncus, blandit orci sit amet, rutrum tortor. Quisque semper ut nibh nec rutrum. Nulla elementum velit at quam fermentum, at lobortis nulla porta.standard researchwikihttps://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/c/e/9Thu, 22 Jun 2023 02:00:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:7c9a4554-2f1d-46b6-b417-df1f61b8e504Linda JonesWHEN AND WHERE Start Time: May 6, 2022 9:00 AM EDT (America/New_York) End Time: May 6, 2022 4:00 PM EDT (America/New_York) Location: Canada EVENT INFO Event Visibility & Attendance Policy: Openmacro researchhttps://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/f/support/2/what-is-canadian-electrical-code-part-4-or-csa-22-4-obiec/4Thu, 22 Jun 2023 01:59:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:77f5beb8-75af-41ab-a7a5-9b0df2962d6cJohn PaulLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin sed enim lorem. Maecenas eu fringilla ipsum. Pellentesque tempus pretium elit sed sollicitudin. Morbi malesuada condimentum consectetur. Morbi ultricies tempor ex, consectetur interdum enim posuere sed. Integer in lorem ex. Pellentesque urna lacus, tempus convallis massa vel, maximus rhoncus enim.https://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/a/policies/PO2/exercising-privacy-policy-options-for-privacy-and-wellness-wearablesThu, 22 Jun 2023 01:51:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:dd462992-66f5-47fe-b402-7da78d95626eLinda JonesWellness wearables are playing a growing role in the lives of Canadians. Manufacturers of these devices and their associated apps are promising a future world of enhanced well-being by enabling users to keep track of and take action on their health and wellness goals. However, wellness wearables are distinct from other emerging technologies in that they directly connect to the body, generating a high volume of health-related information. They are also of increasing interest to stakeholders beyond consumers and are being applied in contexts where there are power asymmetries and potential misuses. Employers have been incorporating wellness wearables at work, making monitoring more intrusive and continuous. Insurers have also been keen to leverage the real-time data that these devices can generate about policyholders. Despite these unique aspects of wellness wearables, there has been limited policy development in this area. Instead, these types of devices occupy a regulatory grey area. As neither medical devices nor low-stakes consumer products, wellness wearables are generally excluded from medical regulations and health privacy laws, and they are not sufficiently provided for under consumer privacy laws. Policymakers urgently need to collaborate with industry and civil society to address this gap and implement effective interventions for privacy. If left unaddressed, this will have profound implications as next generation wellness wearables establish even deeper connections to the body, with greater implications for privacy. This report seeks to contribute to policy development by increasing understanding of privacy challenges and considerations for wellness wearables. It does so by focusing in on three main areas of risk : information risks, consent risks, and rights risks. These issues are then explored further through two use cases where the application of wellness wearables is growing and poses potential harms: workplace and insurance contexts. Table E1: Summary of the privacy challenges of wellness wearables Information risks Consent risks Rights risks Continuous and sensitive information collection Limited awareness and understanding Facilitation of bias and discrimination Data inferences and re-identification Poor policies and consent practices Compromising security and safety Weak cybersecurity practices Data sharing and secondary uses Restriction of autonomy and contextual decision-making The report also identifies several recommended action areas where government has the opportunity to implement interventions that address the privacy challenges of wellness wearables. As presented in Table 1, some recommendations target modernizing privacy protections for these devices and their applications in workplaces and insurance. Others focus on helping businesses adopt best privacy practices and on enabling consumers to make privacy choices. While these recommendations cannot eliminate all potential harms wellness wearables pose, they represent important steps to exercising privacy in this arena. Table E2: Summary of recommended action areas to promote privacy Modernizing privacy protections Helping businesses bolster privacy Promoting informed user choices Create protections for consumer health-related information Create standards and guidance for best practices Require enhanced notice and consent mechanisms Enhance and extend privacy protections to all employees Change how businesses relate to regulators Encourage certification and labelling Limit the use of wellness wearable data in insurance Develop a pipeline of privacy professionals Promote digital literacyadvocacycsa researchprivacywellnesshttps://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/a/policies/PO1/duodenoscope-reprocessing-assessing-the-need-and-value-of-monitoring-manual-cleaning-adequacyThu, 22 Jun 2023 01:37:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:2216f258-5342-4fe3-8104-69307d3f9546Sara CollinsExecutive Summary Duodenoscopes are flexible fiberoptic or video gastrointestinal endoscopic devices used for examining the digestive tract from the oral cavity to the duodenum. Typically designed for re-use, the complex design of duodenoscopes makes appropriate cleaning and effective reprocessing difficult. Outbreaks, including multidrug resistant organisms, have occurred despite strictly following manufacturer reprocessing instructions. Thus, respecting current reprocessing guidelines may not be sufficient to prevent transmission. Supplemental measures to enhance efficacy may be required. A crucial concern is manual cleaning to ensure adequacy of high-level disinfection (HLD). Supplementary processes align with CAN/CSA Z314-18, Medical device reprocessing – General requirements , provincial advisory group recommendations and reviews supporting enhanced quality assurance of the cleaning procedure by surveillance testing of bioburden prior to HLD. The utility and benefit of incorporating recommendations for supplementary processes and procedures related to CSA Z314-18 was evaluated. The study assessed the relevance of monitoring manual cleaning for one hundred patient-used duodenoscopes to determine whether this “should” or “shall” be routinely performed. The cleanliness of the elevator mechanism and the biopsy channel, both difficult to access and see, were measured by: The required visual assessment when meticulously following reprocessing instructions; The recommended cleaning verification, using a validated adenosine triphosphate (ATP) test and cleanliness threshold of two hundred relative light units (RLU); and Microbial culture. Incorporating cleaning verification tests identified challenges to achieving cleaning adequacy; the quality of cleanliness using the required single manual clean with visual assessment; and cleaning quality inadequacies that could be addressed. Results showed the following: High levels of contamination for the elevator mechanism and biopsy channel, respectively: 92,400 RLU and 7,766 RLU mean ATP levels, prior to manual cleaning; and 635 RLU and 462 RLU, mean ATP levels, in samples that failed the initial cleaning. The extent of inadequacy and potential risk, defined by cleaning failure rates, for the elevator mechanism and biopsy channel, respectively: Ranging from 48% to 12%, after the required single cleaning; and Ranging from 16% to 2% after a second manual cleaning. The impact of repeated cleaning for elevator mechanism and biopsy channel, respectively: A significant reduction in ATP levels before cleaning to the first cleaning (p = .007033 and p = .018858); from first to second cleaning (p = .0029 and p = .046041), (significance p < .05) A significant reduction in failure rates from the first to second cleaning (p < .00001 and p = .0101), (significance p < .05). The elevator mechanism posed the greatest challenge to cleaning, with significantly higher: ATP levels before cleaning (p = .009235), and after cleaning (p = .000455); and Failure rates after the first clean (p = .0309) and after the second clean (p = .0003). This work defined the value and necessity for additional steps to monitor cleaning adequacy as part of an overall quality approach to reprocessing. It formed the basis for pragmatic reprocessing changes that included: a routine double cleaning, particularly for the elevator mechanism; implementation of a scheduled cleaning verification process; and the platform for obtaining robust data to build a practical and beneficial approach to increasing the margins of safety in duodenoscope reprocessing.new researchstandards researchhttps://verint12-1-4-vanilla01.socialedgeconsulting.io/standards-research/m/collateral/5Thu, 22 Jun 2023 01:23:00 GMTa331d5e9-7cae-4ffd-8518-a665540eaba9:f51e12bb-46ba-45bf-bf54-78020d0da3dbJohn Paul