General
The Amsterdam Cohort Hub (ACH) is dedicated to improve the infrastructure for longitudinal cohort studies in the Amsterdam region and to increase the impact of these studies in order to benefit the health of the population and society at large.
Every four weeks, ACH organizes a webinar to present our cohort-studies and discuss themes relevant for cohort studies, their staff and researchers. This fall, we have scheduled the following webinars:
Thursday October 17, 16:00 – 16:45
- The HOORN cohort study, by Monika Hollander
- OMOP for machine readable cohort data, by Martijn Kersloot
The HOORN cohort study, by Monika Hollander
The Hoorn studies and the Diabetes Care System West-Friesland studies were designed to investigate the course of development and progression of diabetes over a period of several years. The aim is to investigate which factors (psychological, social, biological and genetic) play a role in the development and progression of diabetes. Between the years 1989 and 1992, a population-based survey of glucose tolerance was carried out in the Dutch city of Hoorn, which at that time was a medium-sized town of about 57 000 residents with a mixed rural and urban population in the West-Friesland region of The Netherlands. As the main goal of the study was to estimate the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes in the general population, the only inclusion criteria consisted of being an inhabitant of Hoorn, aged 50–75 years and able to provide consent. Of the eligible 11 500 men and women, 3553 were randomly selected from the municipal registry. Between the years 2006 and 2007, again a population based survey was carried out in the city of Hoorn, which by then was a city of about 68 000 residents with a mixed rural and urban population. As the main goal of the study was to estimate the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes in the general population, the only inclusion criteria consisted of being an inhabitant of Hoorn, aged 40-65 years and able to provide consent. Of the eligible 21 000 men and women, 6180 were randomly selected from the municipal registry. Of these 6180 men and women, 45.4% agreed to participate, with the nonparticipants being younger (51.5 vs 53.4 years) resulting in 2807 participants.
OMOP for machine readable cohort data, by Martijn Kersloot
In this webinar, we will look at how the OMOP (Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership) Common Data Model, combined with standardized terminology systems such as SNOMED CT and LOINC, can be used to generate machine-readable cohort data. Incorporating these terminology systems ensures that data is well-defined and improves interoperability, allowing for data reuse across cohort studies.
Thursday November 14, 16:00 – 16:45
- The NMCB cohort study, by Jos Bosch
- Cohort Support as an art, by Meriem Manaï
Thursday December 12, 16:00 – 16:45
- The ABCD cohort study, by Tanja Vrijkotte
- Data harmonization: the case of NCDC, by Magdalena Beran
To register, please email: cohorthub@amsterdamumc.nl
Amsterdam Cohort Hub (ACH) is an initiative of Amsterdam UMC and Amsterdam Public Health research institute, in close collaboration with VU Amsterdam and UvA. For more information about ACH, please email cohorthub@amsterdamumc.nl. Your question will always be answered! More information about ACH and affiliated cohort studies can also be found on Amsterdam Cohort Hub (amsterdamumc.org) and on our LinkedIn page.