The DIFUTURE Symposium 2019 took place on 10 October in Tübingen. The symposium showcased our progress and brought our partners together to discuss further research perspectives. To this end, we invited leading international experts to present their approaches to data exchange, interoperability, data integration and analysis.
Event location
Large lecture theatre
Medical Clinic
University Clinics Berg
72076 Tübingen
Programme
11:00 – 11:15
Welcoming words
(Oliver Kohlbacher, Nico Pfeifer and Klaus A. Kuhn)
11:15 – 11:55
Summary and objectives of the i2b2 / tranSMART AUG platform meeting
(Shawn N. Murphy, Harvard Medical School)
11:55 – 13:00
Lunch break / Buffet
11:15 – 11:55
Data protection games: Economics as a means of balancing privacy and utility of health data
(Bradley A. Malin, Vanderbilt University)
13:40 – 14:20
Innovation through integration: lessons learnt from implementation and new operating models
Based on the use of REDCap’s FHIR module in single and multi-centre studies
(Paul A. Harris, Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
14:20 – 14:40
DIFUTURE Overview and Status
(Klaus A. Kuhn, Technical University of Munich)
14:40 – 15:20
Coffee break
15:20 – 15:50
Personal Health Train (PHT) – Current status
(Marius Herr, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen)
15:50 – 16:20
Architecture of the DIFUTURE Data Integration Centre
(Jörg Peter, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen)
16:20 – 16:50
Use Case Multiple Sclerosis (UC MS): The many challenges of creating a decision rule for treatment
(Ulrich Mansmann, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich)
16:50 – 17:20
Use Case Parkinson’s Disease (UC PD): Determination of markers for the progression of Parkinson’s disease: The LOC-PD study
(Thomas Gasser, German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen)
17:20 – 18:00
Assessing pancreatic cancer risk through machine learning analysis of real-world clinical records
(Chris Sander, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School)
