The 2025 OHDSI APAC Symposium was held in Shanghai, China at the Minhang Campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and featured a 1-day tutorial and a 1-day main conference.

2025 OHDSI APAC Symposium Agenda 

Day 1 (December 6) – Tutorial at Room 102, Dongxia Yuan Building (Zheng-Cai Cuiju Teaching Building)

Morning Session

• 09:00-09:20 Introduction of OHDSI/OMOP
• 09:20-10:00 OMOP CDM and Vocabulary
• 10:00-10:30 OMOP Conversion Process
• 10:40-12:00 ETL Exercises

Afternoon Session

• 13:30-14:50 OHDSI Analyses: Building Cohorts & Hands-on
• 14:50-15:30 CohortDiagnostics and Population-Level Estimation
• 15:50-16:30 Interpreting Results

Day 2 (December 7) – Main conference at Room A100, 1F, Student Center

Session 1 – From Global to Regional Impact: OHDSI across APAC & Africa

• 09:00 – 09:15 Opening Speech
• 09:15 – 09:45 Keynote Speech from OHDSI Global
• 09:45 – 10:45 APAC Regional Chapter Updates
• 10:45 – 11:00 OHDSI Africa

Session 2 – From Research to Reflection: 2025 APAC Studies and Lessons Learned

• 11:15 – 11:30 2025 APAC Study 1 by Fudan University
• 11:30 – 11:45 2025 APAC Study 2 by Peking University
• 11:45 – 12:00 2025 APAC Study 3 by University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
• 12:00 – 12:10 Journal’s Perspectives
• 12:10 – 12:30 Panel Discussion

Session 3 – From Regional Insights to Local Challenges: Real-World Evidence and OHDSI/OMOP in China

• 13:30 – 14:30 Collaborator Showcase: Lightning Talks
• 14:30 – 14:45 Real-World Evidence Talk 1
• 14:45 – 15:00 Real-World Evidence Talk 2
• 15:00 – 15:15 Real-World Evidence Talk 3
• 15:30 – 15:50 Real-World Evidence Using OHDSI/OMOP
• 15:50 – 16:10 Panel Discussion: Opportunities and Challenges Using OHDSI/OMOP for Real-World Evidence in China
• 16:10 – 16:50 Closing & Networking