EuGMS Special Interest Group on Big Data

The EuGMS Special Interest Group on Big Data is delighted to invite you to an open online meeting to be held on 10th December 2025, from 14:00 to 15:00 CET (13:00 to 14:00 GMT).

How to design a research study concerning the care of older adults using routine health data

Moderators: Dr Oliver Todd (UK), Dr Giulia Ogliari (UK)

Presentation: key considerations when designing a study using routine health data - 25 minutes

Topics including formulating a PICO research question, operationalising a PICO question in a UK healthcare data context, governance considerations for routine health data, challenges related to routine health data, potential for linkage to non-health data sources)

Dr Atul Anand (UK)

Interactive discussion - 25 minutes

Using an example provided by the audience, discuss how to approach answering a research question using routine health data.

Closure and feedback - 5 minutes

Dr Matthew Knight (UK)

Kind request for audience members:
Ahead of the workshop, please send any research questions concerning the care of older adults which could be answered using routine health data to m.o.knight@leeds.ac.uk.
We will discuss how these research questions can be operationalised in routine health data as part of the workshop.

We warmly encourage you to join us, share your thoughts, and be part of this insightful discussion.
Please connect on time, keep your microphone muted when not speaking, and enjoy this scientific exchange with us!

Dr. Oliver Todd and Dr. Giulia Ogliari

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