OHDSI MEETINGS THIS WEEK
Architecture Workgroup Meeting - Thursday at 1pm EThttps://jjconferencing.webex.com/mw3000/mywebex/default.do?service=1&main_url=%2Fmc3000%2Fe.do%3Fsiteurl%3Djjconferencing%26AT%3DMI%26EventID%3D283835502%26MTID%3Dmb7e839a762fbdaab0608f27500679223%26Host%3DQUhTSwAAAAIdZDvL8zpyH1N0HR3wM-o_48kbEH7XH83dZ4jj3WRmq-lsJEGC6nB46FWCTAq09Rwlq6vvBDleQbbi59cjKqdv0%26FrameSet%3D2&siteurl=jjconferencing&nomenu=true
Population-Level Estimation Workgroup Meeting - Wednesday at 1pm EThttps://meetings.webex.com/collabs/meetings/join?uuid=M6WE9AOKFETH2VEFPVCZWWBIT0-D1JL
Patient-Level Prediction Workgroup Meeting - Wednesday at 12pm EThttps://global.gotomeeting.com/join/972917661
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Symposium Recordings - Recordings from the main symposiums are now available online: http://www.ohdsi.org/2016-ohdsi-symposium-materials/2016-ohdsi-symposium-videos/
Tutorial Recordings - Recordings of the CDM/ETL, technology stack and cohort/phenotyping tutorials are now available: http://www.ohdsi.org/past-symposiums/
COMMUNITY PUBLICATIONS
Computerized Clinical Decision Support: Contributions from 2015.
V Koutkias and J Bouaud,
Yearbook of medical informatics , Nov 2016 10
To summarize recent research and select the best papers published in 2015 in the field of computerized clinical decision support for the Decision Support section of the IMIA yearbook.A literature review was performed by searching two bibliographic databases for papers related to clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) and computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems. The aim was to identify a list of candidate best papers from the retrieved papers that were then peer-reviewed by external reviewers. A consensus meeting between the two section editors and the IMIA editorial team was finally conducted to conclude in the best paper selection.Among the 974 retrieved papers, the entire review process resulted in the selection of four best papers. One paper reports on a CDSS routinely applied in pediatrics for more than 10 years, relying on adaptations of the Arden Syntax. Another paper assessed the acceptability and feasibility of an important CPOE evaluation tool in hospitals outside the US where it was developed. The third paper is a systematic, qualitative review, concerning usability flaws of medication-related alerting functions, providing an important evidence-based, methodological contribution in the domain of CDSS design and development in general. Lastly, the fourth paper describes a study quantifying the effect of a complex, continuous-care, guideline-based CDSS on the correctness and completeness of clinicians' decisions.While there are notable examples of routinely used decision support systems, this 2015 review on CDSSs and CPOE systems still shows that, despite methodological contributions, theoretical frameworks, and prototype developments, these technologies are not yet widely spread (at least with their full functionalities) in routine clinical practice. Further research, testing, evaluation, and training are still needed for these tools to be adopted in clinical practice and, ultimately, illustrate the benefits that they promise.
Clinical Research Informatics for Big Data and Precision Medicine.
C Weng and MG Kahn,
Yearbook of medical informatics , Nov 2016 10
To reflect on the notable events and significant developments in Clinical Research Informatics (CRI) in the year of 2015 and discuss near-term trends impacting CRI.We selected key publications that highlight not only important recent advances in CRI but also notable events likely to have significant impact on CRI activities over the next few years or longer, and consulted the discussions in relevant scientific communities and an online living textbook for modern clinical trials. We also related the new concepts with old problems to improve the continuity of CRI research.The highlights in CRI in 2015 include the growing adoption of electronic health records (EHR), the rapid development of regional, national, and global clinical data research networks for using EHR data to integrate scalable clinical research with clinical care and generate robust medical evidence. Data quality, integration, and fusion, data access by researchers, study transparency, results reproducibility, and infrastructure sustainability are persistent challenges.The advances in Big Data Analytics and Internet technologies together with the engagement of citizens in sciences are shaping the global clinical research enterprise, which is getting more open and increasingly stakeholder-centered, where stakeholders include patients, clinicians, researchers, and sponsors.
