Weekly OHDSI Digest – March 30th, 2020
OHDSI STATEMENT ON COVID-19: OHDSI is committed to doing what it can to support and inform the COVID-19 pandemic response, and will prioritize activities aligned to this effort. As we adjust to the current global situation, the OHDSI community will continue to have our regular Tuesday community calls, as well as our various working group […]
OHDSI Kicks Off International Collaborative to Generate Real-World Evidence on COVID-19 with Virtual Study-a-thon
The Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) international community will host a COVID-19 virtual study-a-thon this week (March 26-29) to inform healthcare decision-making in response to the current global pandemic. More than 290 people from 29 different countries have registered for the four-day online event, which will be led by researchers from Oxford University, […]
Weekly OHDSI Digest – March 23rd, 2020
OHDSI MEETINGS THIS WEEK OHDSI STATEMENT ON COVID-19: OHDSI is committed to doing what it can to support and inform the COVID-19 pandemic response, and will prioritize activities aligned to this effort. As we adjust to the current global situation, the OHDSI community will continue to have our regular Tuesday community calls, as well as […]
Weekly OHDSI Digest – March 16th, 2020
OHDSI MEETINGS THIS WEEK Please note: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak some OHDSI meetings may be cancelled or postponed. Below is a list of meetings that are currently still planned to occur, but be sure to keep an eye out on the forum and wiki for the latest updates on WG meetings Oncology WG – […]
OHDSI Plans Virtual Study-A-Thon To Aid Response To COVID-19 Following Cancellation Of 2020 European Symposium
While cautionary measures in light of the COVID-19 outbreak led the OHDSI European Symposium Organizing Committee to cancel the 2020 European Symposium scheduled for later this month, the community has responded with plans to aid in the international fight against this disease. In true OHDSI fashion, the community plans to do it collaboratively. As announced […]
Weekly OHDSI Digest – March 9th, 2020
OHDSI MEETINGS THIS WEEK OMOP CDM Oncology WG – Genomic Subgroup Meeting – Tuesday at 9am ET URL: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/412862164?pwd=NmpEWTdTQlB4N3VxT0tQRXdDWlg0dz09 Wiki: https://www.ohdsi.org/web/wiki/doku.php?id=projects:workgroups:oncology-sg OHDSI Community Call – Tuesday at 12pm ET Webex: https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/#/meetings/detail?uuid=M59X2V1U61WC9ASID2Z5N3UT95-D1JL&rnd=96139.930901412523321531221112212141232121131213113112112121536 Wiki: https://www.ohdsi.org/web/wiki/doku.php?id=projects:ohdsi_community Oncology WG – Development Subgroup Meeting – Wednesday at 10am ET URL: https://www.ohdsi.org/web/wiki/doku.php?id=documentation:oncology:development_schedule Wiki: https://www.ohdsi.org/web/wiki/doku.php?id=projects:workgroups:oncology-sg NLP Working Group – Wednesday at 2pm ET https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/707196421 Wiki: https://www.ohdsi.org/web/wiki/doku.php?id=projects:workgroups:nlp-wg […]
Cervical Cancer Risk Decreases In Users Of Copper IUDs vs. Hormonal IUDs; Team Seeks Community Involvement For Network Study
Patients who used copper intrauterine devices (Cu IUD) were found to have a lower risk of high-grade cervical neoplasms (cervical cancer) compared to users of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS), according to a Columbia study recently published in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Studies from the 1980s suggested a reduced risk of cervical cancer among women who used […]
2019 OHDSI Korea Symposium Page
The 2019 OHDSI Korea Symposium took place Dec. 12-14 at the Konjiam Resort in Gwangju and attracted 330 people to the main symposium on Dec. 13. It was another great gathering of OHDSI collaborators — both veterans and those just starting on the journey — to learn from each other, present their own research, and network […]
Weekly OHDSI Digest – March 2nd, 2020
OHDSI MEETINGS THIS WEEK Oncology WG – Genomic Subgroup Meeting – Tuesday 9am ET URL: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/412862164?pwd=NmpEWTdTQlB4N3VxT0tQRXdDWlg0dz09 Oncology WG – Outreach/Research Subgroup Meeting – Tuesday at 10am ET URL: https://zoom.us/j/780765541?pwd=RTVsRUVFdU4xV1BFZ2ZuVnJDVUVrdz09 Oncology WG – Leadership Subgroup Meeting – Tuesday at 10am ET URL: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/988206409?pwd=QzdEZndhelFKSzdKblhubmZvYzkwZz09 Gold Standard Phenotype Library WG Meeting – Tuesday at 11am ET URL: https://gatech.webex.com/webappng/sites/gatech/meeting/download/3d12d3ec89a34d568d8969fa5501e90b?siteurl=gatech&MTID=mdd4af3e9b84212fc7df3eb0150703df5 OHDSI Community Call – […]