Join the OHDSI community in Seoul for three days of research exchange and hands-on learning. The main conference takes place on Friday, November 13. On Saturday, November 14, participants can attend either the Tutorial or the parallel Datathon. Datathon teams continue their work and present their results on Sunday, November 15.
The conference program brings together regulatory perspectives, AI and real-world evidence, regional OHDSI activity, and research from across APAC.
Register through the official registration page and select the program you plan to attend. Tutorial and Datathon are now closed. Payment is processed in Korean won (KRW).
Conference: KRW 250,000 (approx. $175) • Tutorial: KRW 150,000 ($110) • Datathon: KRW 150,000 ($110)
Time | Program | Speaker / notes |
08:30–09:00 | Reception | |
09:00–09:15 | Opening keynote | Seng Chan You · Yonsei University |
09:15–09:30 | OHDSI Global Update | Patrick Ryan · Johnson & Johnson |
Session 1 Regulatory | ||
09:30–09:50 | Malaysian Health Data: Looking to the Future | Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud · University of Malaya |
09:50–10:05 | OMOP CDM as a National Healthcare Data Standard: A Payer’s Perspective from HIRA | Rae Woong Park · Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Korea |
10:05–10:20 | Medical Device Safety Surveillance Using OMOP CDM | Kim Tai Gwon · National Institute of Medical Device Safety Information, Korea |
10:20–10:35 | Singapore Health Data | Speaker to be announced |
10:35–10:50 | Break | |
Session 2 Reproducible and Reliable AI | ||
10:50–11:05 | Foundation Model and Agentic AI for Standardized Medical Data | Seng Chan You · Yonsei University |
11:05–11:20 | Love and Hate between OHDSI and AI | Feng Mengling · National University of Singapore |
11:20–11:35 | AI and the Future of Real-World Evidence: Separating Hype from Transformational Impact | Mui Van Zandt · IQVIA |
11:35–12:15 | AI in Real-World Evidence: Hype, Hope, or Necessity? | Panel discussion |
12:15–13:45 | Lunch, poster and networking session | |
Session 3 Regional but Global | ||
13:45–14:45 | OHDSI APAC in Action: 2026 Achievements and Momentum | Mui Van Zandt and regional chapter leads |
14:45–15:00 | Break | |
Session 4 Research in Action | ||
15:00–15:15 | FUN Session | Mui Van Zandt, Feng Mengling, Patrick Ryan |
15:15–15:40 | VALUE Study: A Global Characterisation Study of Valproate Utilisation and Exposure among Men and Women of Childbearing Age | Phan Thanh Phuc · University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City |
15:40–15:55 | Leveraging OMOP CDM for Advanced RWE: Target Trial Emulation and Federated Learning in Multicenter Networks | Min-Taek Lee · Evidnet |
15:55–16:05 | Making the Most of What We Have: Characterising OHDSI Regional Database Performances in Network Studies | Evelyn Goh · National University of Singapore |
16:05–16:15 | KorChild-CDM: Data Network for Better Child Health in Korea | Suhyun Kim · Seoul National University Hospital |
16:15–16:25 | Medical Imaging CDM in Action: Toward an Imaging Evidence Network | Kyulee Jeon · Yonsei University |
16:25–16:40 | Break | |
16:40–17:30 | Lightning talks | Presenting teams |
17:30–17:40 | Closing | |
Tutorial and Datathon run in parallel at separate venues. The registration for Tutorial is now closed.
| Time | Program | Speaker / notes |
| 09:00–09:30 | Registration and reception | |
| 09:30–09:50 | OHDSI and OMOP Introduction | Mui Van Zandt |
| 09:50–10:50 | OMOP CDM and Vocabulary | Jason Hsu |
| 10:50–12:00 | OHDSI Analyses: Building Cohorts | Seng Chan You |
| 12:00–13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00–13:40 | AI-Based Cohort Creation | Peter Hoffmann · D4L |
| 13:40–14:20 | Basics of Cohort Diagnostics | Phan Thanh Phuc |
| 14:20–14:30 | Break | |
| 14:30–15:00 | Interpreting Results | Nicole Pratt |
The registration for Datathon is now closed.
Time | Program | Speaker / notes |
08:30–09:00 | Registration and reception |
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09:00–10:00 | Datathon orientation | Chungsoo Kim |
10:00–12:30 | Team work |
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12:30–13:30 | Lunch |
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13:30–19:00 | Team work continues (dinner at 17:00) |
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Teamwork continues until the next day. Presentations and closing activities are planned at Yoo-il Han Hall, ABMRC, Yonsei University.
Time | Program | Speaker / notes |
08:30–09:00 | Registration and reception |
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09:00–12:00 | Datathon team work continues (lunch at 11:00) |
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12:00–14:00 | Team presentations |
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14:00–14:10 | Judges’ discussion |
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14:10–14:20 | Ceremony and closing |
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