We perform methodological research in clinical characterisation, population-level effect estimation, and prediction modelling. We develop open-source analytical tools that can be applied on the OMOP Common Data Model.

In our work we are highly involved in the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) community that builds analytical pipelines on top of the OMOP Common Data Model (OMOP-CDM) to generate reliable evidence to improve patient health. For example, we are co-leading the patient-level prediction working group in OHDSI that develops a framework for patient-level prediction on top of the OMOP-CDM together with Jenna Reps from Janssen Research & Development:

www.github.com/OHDSI/PatientLevelPrediction

  • Jenna M Reps, Martijn J Schuemie, Marc A Suchard, Patrick B Ryan, Peter R Rijnbeek; Design and implementation of a standardized framework to generate and evaluate patient-level prediction models using observational healthcare data, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, Volume 25, Issue 8, 1 August 2018, Pages 969–975, https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocy032

  • Jenna M Reps, Ross D Williams, Seng C You, Thomas Falconer, ... Peter R Rijnbeek; Feasibility and evaluation of a large-scale external validation approach for patient-level prediction in an international data network: validation of models predicting stroke in female patients newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, BMC Medical Research Methodology, Volume 20, Issue 1, 6 May 2020, Pages 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-020-00991-3

Ongoing Research Topics

 Our group is currently working on many topics, including:

Furthermore,  we are currently involved in many clinical studies to improve patient care within OHDSI and EHDEN.

For a full list of our pre-prints and peer-reviewed publications see here.

In the Showcase below you can find a selection of posters from our group.

For an overview of our latest publications:

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Showcase

Learning Curves
Learning Curves
How little data do we need for patient-level prediction?
Asthma Treatment Patterns
Asthma Treatment Patterns
How are asthma patients treated in the real world?
Risk Stratification
Risk Stratification
How to perform a risk stratified analysis of treatment effect in electronic health records?
Use of unstructured text
Use of unstructured text
Can we improve patient-level prediction models using unstructured text?
Heart failure prediction
Heart failure prediction
Can we predict heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes?