Introduction to open-source standards and tools for Real World Evidence: FHIR, i2b2, OHDSI and REDCap

Presentation Time: 08:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Abstract Keywords: Data Standards, Real-World Evidence Generation, Terminology Systems
Working Group: Climate, Health and Informatics Working Group
Primary Track: Applications
Programmatic Theme: Clinical Research Informatics

This half day tutorial is a hands-on introduction to open-source tools for collation and analysis of Health Data. It will provide an overview of standards, tools and use-cases in four major ecosystems including FHIR, i2b2, OHDSI and REDCap. These 4 ecosystems cover a wide-spectrum of use-cases, with significant overlaps. Level of content is 70% novice and 30% intermediate. The workshop is suited for researchers, clinicians, IT programmers, educators, and leaders in healthcare participating in projects in health information technology. Intermediate and advanced users can benefit from a recap of the fundamentals and learn about new tools and approaches, especially on efforts to interconnect the platforms. i2b2, OMOP and REDCap have been deployed in healthcare institutions across the world, and FHIR can support interoperable data exchange. The aim of the workshop is to provide an introduction, with hand-on training on popular standards and tools for health data to the clinical research community, enabling them to choose the optimal tools for their use-cases.

Speaker(s):
Kavishwar Wagholikar, MD, PhD
Harvard Medical School /MGH

Jeffrey Klann, PhD
Harvard Medical School

Christian Reich, MD
OHDSI

Brian Alper, MD, MSPH, FAAFP, FAMIA
Computable Publishing LLC

Alex Cheng, PhD
Vanderbilt University, Dept. of Biomedical Informatics