Vocabulathon 2025: chipping away at the Bummock

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Thanks @Manan
I think the route to drug form linkage was even done by @tburkard, but then it was scoped down at the community contribution submission step due to the complexity of the contribution. But we definitely want it as some step, it just requires some more vocabulary folks’ attention to go.

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Hi everyone!

Today, Thursday, October 2nd at 12 PM ET, we’re planning to kick off the Rare Diseases topic at the online meeting. We’ll frame the problem space so we can prepare better for the Vocabulathon.

Everybody interested, please join using this link.

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Hi all,

Thank you again to everyone who signed up for the first OHDSI Vocabularyathon, taking place at the Global Symposium (Garden State room) on Tuesday, October 7th, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in New Brunswick, NJ.

For those who won’t be able to join in person, we’ll broadcast online the opening and closing presentations in the Teams meeting available under this link.

Please note, if you’d like to contribute to the main working session, please coordinate that in advance with your topic lead - they could consider a laptop meeting, breakout call, or online document work.

Our topics and leads:

  • Surveys & EAV-type data – Nicole Gerlanc & Piper Ranallo
  • Vaccine vocabulary – Oliver He
  • Visit definitions – Melanie Philofsky
  • Non-same-as standard concept mapping – Dmitry Dymshyts
  • Procedure modifiers – Oleg Zhuk
  • Oncology-related topics – Asieh Golozar
  • Microbiology & drug susceptibility – Jared Houghtaling
  • Rare diseases – Bryan Laraway

Agenda and timing:

  • 8.00-8.20
    Opening and Races/Ethnicities success story by Alexander Davydov and Melanie Philofsky.
    Showcasing our prior experience working in a Vocabulathon-like format with community contributors and vocabulary experts.

  • 8.20-8.50
    Introductory presentations from topic leads (≈3 minutes each).
    Brief outlines of the problem space, current or planned solutions, and goals for the Vocabulathon in-person event.

  • 8.50-9.50
    Brainstorming – Part I

  • 9.50-10.00
    Break (individual groups may adjust their schedules).

  • 10.00-11.00
    Brainstorming – Part II

  • 11.00-12.00
    Closing presentations from topic leads (≈7 minutes each) and organizers.
    Highlighting progress achieved, goals defined, and implementation plans.