Collaborator Spotlight: Clair Blacketer
Clair Blacketer is a manager in the Epidemiology Analytics group within Epidemiology at Janssen Research & Development, a Johnson & Johnson company. She began her career at a regional health system in her home state of Virginia that focuses on health outcomes research, specifically in patients with sepsis. She moved on to studying Medicare health […]
Weekly OHDSI Digest – August 12th, 2019
OHDSI MEETINGS THIS WEEK Gold Standard Phenotype Library WG meeting – Tuesday at 10am ET URL: https://gatech.webex.com/webappng/sites/gatech/meeting/info/128704664173552569?MTID=mdd4af3e9b84212fc7df3eb0150703df5 The Book of OHDSI working group meeting – Tuesday at 11am ET Zoom URL: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/258043190 OHDSI Community Call – Tuesday at 12pm ET URL: https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/#/meetings/detail?uuid=M59X2V1U61WC9ASID2Z5N3UT95-D1JL&rnd=96139.930901412523321531221112212141232121131213113112112121536 CDM-Genomics WG Call – Wednesday at 0am KT URL: https://abmi.webex.com/webappng/sites/abmi/meeting/info/116787143000498361?MTID=m2747af107665e0586909629968cc2260&siteurl=abmi ATLAS workgroup meeting – Wednesday at […]
PheValuator Paper Highlights Potential For Reliable Phenotype Evaluation In Future Research
Constructing phenotype algorithms (PAs) is a primary method for both defining diseases and identifying subjects at risk for disease in observational research. While the role of PAs is crucial for effective, reproducible research, the ability to complete detailed PA evaluations has traditionally been limited due to both cost and efficiency. Lead author Joel Swerdel provided […]
Phenotype Sharing Feasibility Through OMOP Demonstrated In Recent JBI Paper
Traditional methods of identifying phenotypes over varied networks of electronic health record (EHR) databases is challenging. The recently published “Facilitating Phenotype Transfer Using A Common Data Model” paper in the Journal of Biomedical Informatics demonstrated success in creating a systematic process for sharing disease definitions—known as phenotypes—across a network using the Observational Health Data Sciences […]
Weekly OHDSI Digest – July 22nd, 2019
OHDSI MEETINGS THIS WEEK Gold Standard Phenotype Library WG meeting – Tuesday at 10am ET URL: https://gatech.webex.com/webappng/sites/gatech/meeting/info/128704664173552569?MTID=mdd4af3e9b84212fc7df3eb0150703df5 The Book of OHDSI working group meeting – Tuesday at 11am ET Zoom URL: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/258043190 OHDSI Community Call – Tuesday at 12pm ET URL: https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/#/meetings/detail?uuid=M59X2V1U61WC9ASID2Z5N3UT95-D1JL&rnd=96139.930901412523321531221112212141232121131213113112112121536 Pharmacovigilance Evidence Investigation (PEI) Working Group – Wednesday at 9am ET URL: https://meet.lync.com/jnj-its/evoss3/Q7P48H1D ATLAS workgroup meeting – […]
EHDEN Consortium Announces First Data Partner Call

The European Health Data & Evidence Network (EHDEN), a strong OHDSI partner in the journey of turning real-world evidence into meaningful solutions for health and healthcare, has announced its first Open Data Partner Call in hopes of welcoming new data custodians to the EHDEN community. The official EHDEN release is below, as well as pertinent […]
Weekly OHDSI Digest – July 15th, 2019
OHDSI MEETINGS THIS WEEK Gold Standard Phenotype Library WG meeting – Tuesday at 9am ET URL: https://gatech.webex.com/webappng/sites/gatech/meeting/info/128704664173552569?MTID=mdd4af3e9b84212fc7df3eb0150703df5 The Book of OHDSI working group meeting – Tuesday at 11am ET Zoom URL: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/258043190 OHDSI Community Call – Tuesday at 12pm ET URL: https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/#/meetings/detail?uuid=M59X2V1U61WC9ASID2Z5N3UT95-D1JL&rnd=96139.930901412523321531221112212141232121131213113112112121536 Women of OHDSI WG meeting – Tuesday at 2pm ET URL: https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/#/meetings/detail?uuid=M92ACRLNGM2A7RRJK5B9SCHK2C-D1JL ATLAS workgroup meeting – Wednesday at 10am ET URL: https://jjconferencing.webex.com/webappng/sites/jjconferencing/meeting/info/129429150951851372?MTID=mca074ae1ff6eb7d80245d36b59188c80 Population-Level Estimation WG […]
China Symposium, Tutorials Introduce Potential Collaborators To OHDSI Community
The annual OHDSI China Symposium, which took place June 27-29 at Shanghai Jiaotong University, reinforced the impressive potential of the OHDSI network via the collaboration of multiple, motivated stakeholders. Attendees of the symposium included experts and scholars from major universities in China, medical information-related practitioners of various medical and health institutions, medical-related scientific research personnel, […]
Weekly OHDSI Digest – July 8th, 2019
OHDSI MEETINGS THIS WEEK Gold Standard Phenotype Library WG meeting – Tuesday at 9am ET URL: https://gatech.webex.com/webappng/sites/gatech/meeting/info/128704664173552569?MTID=mdd4af3e9b84212fc7df3eb0150703df5 The Book of OHDSI working group meeting – Tuesday at 11am ET Zoom URL: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/258043190 OHDSI Community Call – Tuesday at 12pm ET URL: https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/#/meetings/detail?uuid=M59X2V1U61WC9ASID2Z5N3UT95-D1JL&rnd=96139.930901412523321531221112212141232121131213113112112121536 CDM-Genomics WG meetings – Wednesday at 12am in South Korea URL: https://abmi.webex.com/abmi-en/j.php?MTID=m2747af107665e0586909629968cc2260 ATLAS workgroup meeting – […]
Weekly OHDSI Digest – July 1st, 2019
OHDSI MEETINGS THIS WEEK Gold Standard Phenotype Library WG meeting – No meeting this week, next meeting will be Tuesday, July 9th at 10am ET Book of OHDSI WG meeting – Tuesday at 11am ET URL: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/258043190 OHDSI Community Call – No meeting this week, next meeting will be Tuesday, July 9th at 12pm ET […]