Publications

The LAISDAR project - hospital EHR harmonization in Rwanda through mapping to OMOP CDM; outcome, challenges and lessons learned

Lars Halvorsen^a, Jared Houghtaling^a, Emma Gesquiere^a, Lore Vermeylen^a, Benjamin Burke^a, Charles Ruranga^b, Marc Twagirumukiza^c, Gilbert Rukundo^d, Clarisse Musanabaganwa^d, Claude Mambo Muvunyi^d, Jean Claude Semuto Ngabonziza^d, Aurore Nishimwe^e
[a] edenceHealth NV
[b] Center of Excellence in Data Sciences, University of Rwanda (UR), Kigali, Rwanda
[c] Faculty of medicine and Health sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
[d] Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC), Ministry of Health (MoH), Kigali, Rwanda
[e] College of medicine and health sciences (CMHS), University of Rwanda (UR), Kigali, Rwanda

Abstract + Poster

OHDSI Europe Symposium 2023, 3-Jul-2023

Leveraging artificial intelligence and data science techniques in harmonizing, sharing, accessing and analyzing SARS-COV-2/COVID-19 data in Rwanda (LAISDAR Project): study design and rationale

Aurore Nishimwe¹, Charles Ruranga², Clarisse Musanabaganwa³, Regine Mugeni⁴, Muhammed Semakula³, Joseph Nzabanita⁵, Ignace Kabano², Annie Uwimana², Jean N. Utumatwishima⁴, Jean Damascene Kabakambira⁶, Annette Uwineza⁶, Lars Halvorsen⁷, Freija Descamps⁷, Jared Houghtaling⁷, Benjamin Burke⁷, Odile Bahati⁸, Clement Bizimana⁸, Stefan Jansen¹, Celestin Twizere⁹, Kizito Nkurikiyeyezu⁹, Francine Birungi¹, Sabin Nsanzimana³ and Marc Twagirumukiza¹,¹⁰
[1] College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda. [2] African Center of Excellence in Data Science, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda. [3] Rwanda Biomedical Center, Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda. [4] Rwamagana Provincial Hospital, East province, Rwamagana, Rwanda. [5] College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda. [6] The University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK), Kigali, Rwanda. [7] edenceHealth NV, Kontich, Belgium. [8] Regional Alliance of Sustainable Development, Kigali, Rwanda. [9] Center of Excellence in Biomedical Engineering and eHealth, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda. [10] Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.

Article

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 22-Aug-2022

LAISDAR – A federated data network to support COVID-19 research in Rwanda

Lars Halvorsen¹, Freija Descamps¹, Jared Houghtaling¹, Benjamin Burke¹, Francine Birungi², Clarisse Musanabaganwa³, Jean Baptiste Byiringiro³, Stefan Jansen², Celestin Twizere⁴, Kizito Nkurikiyeyezu⁴, Charles Ruranga⁵, Aurore Nishimwe², Regine Mugeni⁶, Jean N Utumatwishima⁶, Damas Kabakambira⁷, Sabin Nsanzimanac, Marc Twagirumukiza⁸
[1] edenceHealth NV [2] College of medicine and health sciences, University of Rwanda [3] Rwanda Biomedical Center, Ministry of Health [4] Center of Excellence in Biomedical Engineering and eHealth, University of Rwanda [5] Center of Excellence in Data Sciences, University of Rwanda [6] Rwamagana District hospital, Rwanda [7] Kigali Central Teaching Hospital (CHUK) [8] Faculty of medicine and Health sciences, Ghent University

Abstract + Poster

OHDSI 2021 Global Symposium, 14-Sep-2021

Application of the R-CDM extension to capture metadata and features extracted from quantitative brain MRI and CT data

Capture and consolidation of renal specific concepts into a cohesive OMOP dataset

Construction of a central ontology platform for semantic mapping coordination and vocabulary augmentation across a multi-partner oncology consortium

Creation of a reusable OMOP transformation workflow for Belgian electronic health record systems

Development of an OMOP Ontology Application – PROSA – for creation and maintenance of highly granular source concepts within the OMOP vocabulary structure

Framework and approach to establish a multi-registry OMOP cluster with shared OHDSI tooling and access specificity

Hierarchical clustering of microbial resistance profiles and ventilation protocols using the oncology extension

Implementation of the ARES application to monitor network-wide data quality and mapping coverage for 16 unique OMOP sources across Rwanda

Pre-coordination of structural and semantic conventions to capture breast cancer indicators in the context of the European University Hospital Alliance (EUHA)

The LAISDAR project - hospital EHR harmonization in Rwanda through mapping to OMOP CDM; outcome, challenges and lessons learned

Transforming Multimodal Data from Music Therapy Sessions into OMOP CDM Format

Leveraging artificial intelligence and data science techniques in harmonizing, sharing, accessing and analyzing SARS-COV-2/COVID-19 data in Rwanda (LAISDAR Project): study design and rationale

OHDSI-On-A-Pi: Containerization of OHDSI Software Tools for Use on a Raspberry Pi

Miniaturizing Data Harmonization; Methods to Facilitate Training in the OMOP Data Ecosystem

Transforming Clinical Data to OMOP CDM Format at AZ Klina: Concepts, Challenges, and Prospects

Harmonising medical data from a disease registry to the OMOP CDM: pitfalls and lessons learned

OMOP-CDM ETLs with Dask and Prefect

LAISDAR – A federated data network to support COVID-19 research in Rwanda