General
Join us on July 1st in Amsterdam for the 2nd ACH Annual Cohort Conference!
We are putting together an inspiring program featuring topics such as the unique value of cohort data, inclusion of minorities in cohort studies, setting up a data infrastructure for cohort research, the evolution of data stewardship, and the ethics of AI in cohort research.
We warmly invite all professionals – including researchers, data stewards, data managers, fieldworkers, and others – who are involved in or interested in cohort studies to join us in celebrating the power and potential of cohort research!
Keynote speakers
Inclusion of minorities in cohort studies in time of pushback against DEI initiatives
by Charles Agyemang (Professor of Global Migration, Ethnicity and Health at Amsterdam UMC)
Charles Agyemang is a Professor of Global Migration, Ethnicity and Health at Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam; and an Adjunct Professor at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA. He is currently the Scientific Chair of the Global Society of Migration, Ethnicity, Race & Health, & Secretary of the Governing Council of the European Public Health Association; a member of the prestigious US National Academy of Medicine, European Academy, The Lancet Racial Equality Advisory Board, & World Health Organisation taskforce on NCDs in Migrants. His research is focused on migrant health & NCDs in low-and middle-income countries. He is the PI of several high impact European Commission and European Research Council funded projects such as the RODAM study, Pros-RODAM study(www.rod-am.eu), Generation-H study(https://www.generationh.org/) and M-CARE study(https://www.mcareproject.org/). Prof. Agyemang is highly productive scholar with over 450 research articles, reviews and book chapters. He is an Editor for European Journal of Public Health and Section (Global Health) Editor for Journal of the American Heart Association.
The evolution of data stewardship: An update on local and national developments
by Fieke Schoots (Training coordinator FAIR data, Health-RI) & Elize Vlainic (Policy advisor data stewardship, Amsterdam UMC)
Data stewardship is crucial to enable reuse of data in a responsible way. Thistalk willcover developmentsin data stewardship and prospects for the future. Elize will discuss the organisationof data stewardshipsupport within theAUMC and collaboration with other UMC’s and national parties. Fieke will discuss developmentsin thecontext of Health-RI, and initiatives to increasedata stewardshipexpertise within theNetherlands.
The doctor will see your data now: on the ethics of AI for cohort studies
by Marieke Bak (Assistant Professor at the Department of Ethics, Law and Humanities, Amsterdam UMC)
More information on this keynote will follow shortly.
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Costs and registration
Participation is free of charge.