Resources

MSF OCA Research Committee is committed to bringing quality research work to the movement and beyond. On this page, you will find templates and tools prepared to facilitate research work processed through MSF OCA.

Study Stages

Study stage	Definition	Conditions
Initiated	Study was initiated	The protocol file was uploaded. This stage will be highlighted when the protocol resource/file is uploaded/found
Implemented	The study was implemented and data collection was completed	Raw data files and raw data dictionary files were uploaded. This stage will be highlighted when both raw data files and raw data dictionary files are uploaded
Analysed	Study documentation is analyzed and completed	The cleaned data dictionary and cleaned data file are uploaded The risk assessment field is set by PI/SC (admin of the team/sub-org)
Published	The study is published on the MSF Data Sharing Platform	The risk level field is set by PI/SC(MSF Admin)/ SysAdmin
Disseminated	Study articles, presentations, and abstracts are disseminated and data sharing is possible	The field DOI link is filled by PI/SC
Impact	Study Policy changes and new guidance are completed	The impact field is filled by PI/SC

MSF Research Templates

These documents are required for a study to be processed in MSF OCA research system:

Concept Paper : This document is the starting point to all research activities. The details of your research such as location, methodology, topic, and duration will be required.

Data Sharing Agreement : This document requires for further specifications on your methodology and data-sharing strategy.

Documentation for Data Sources

These documents strive to make the research objective and subsequent rights transparent for data sources:

Privacy Notice : This document is the starting point to all research activities. The details of your research such as location, methodology, topic, and duration will be required.

Documentation for Data Uploading Guideline

These documents strive to make the research objective and subsequent rights transparent for data sources:

Microsoft OneDrive Know-How : This document is the starting point for all research activities. The details of your research such as location, methodology, topic, and duration will be required.

Good Practices in R-Project : This document is the starting point for all research activities. The details of your research such as location, methodology, topic, and duration will be required.

OCA DSI CKAN knowledge : This document is the starting point for all research activities. The details of your research such as location, methodology, topic, and duration will be required.

Tools

The following tools have been prepared for researchers to guide their data management burden.

R4Epis

R-package: Clean dataset.