@FarrInstitute

The Farr Institute was funded 2013 - 2018 to use ‘big data’ to advance the health and care of the public. This account has now been retired. #datasaveslives

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The Farr Institute’s five years of funding comes to a close this month with @HDR_UK stepping into position as the country’s national health #DataScience institute. Read more here: farrinstitute.org/news/celeb… #datasaveslives #5YearsofFarr
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We asked @AshleyAkbari, Senior Research Manager and Data Scientist at @SwanseaUni and @FarrCIPHER to tell us about his time at The Farr Institute: farrinstitute.org/news/ashle… #datasaveslives #5YearsofFarr
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As The Farr Institute’s funding comes to a close, @amibanerjee1, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Data Science and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist from @UCL and @FarrLondon tells us about his experience: farrinstitute.org/news/amita… #datasaveslives #5YearsofFarr
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We recently spoke with @KerinaHJones, Associate Professor of Health Informatics at @SwanseaUni and @FarrCIPHER, about her time with The Farr Institute: farrinstitute.org/news/kerin… #datasaveslives #5YearsofFarr
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The Farr Institute retweeted
Exception@ExceptionUK17 Oct 2018
Europe’s ‘biggest health hackathon’ to be hosted in Edinburgh! #mHealth #DigitalHealth #DigitalTransformation #Health #Edinburgh @FutureScot_News @cancerchallscot @FarrInstitute futurescot.com/product-forge…
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Georgina Moulton@GeneralGeorge31 Aug 2018
It’s time to reflect on all the skills development we did for the @FarrInstitute. This was just one: The Farr PhD & Researcher Symposium 2018 youtu.be/b094l5tjDgc hosted @HeRC_Tweets. It was a great 2 days: @grazulis @Sarri @athanastasiou @paul3548 #JohnA #ColinM @missflatfeet

The Farr Institute PhD and Early Career Researcher Symposium 2018

Manchester, 21 - 22 May 2018. During this one and half-day event,...

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Vacancy at @UoMNews: Lecturer in Bio-Health Informatics (Teaching focused), closing date 17 Sept. Details at: jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displa… #datascience #informatics

Lecturer in Bio-Health Informatics (Teaching focused):Oxford Road, Manchester

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"Black people in the UK are more likely to develop dementia than those from other ethnic groups but are still much less likely to be diagnosed and receive support" warns study published in the journal Clinical Epidemiology. independent.co.uk/news/healt… #datasaveslives #dementia

Dementia rates higher among black people, new study finds

‘Black people I know have been reluctant to seek help for memory problems because of worries about being treated fairly, or about being put in a care home,’ one Windrush generation carer commented

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Becky Driscoll@BeckyDriscoll110 Aug 2018
Do you have experience of #cancer? Are you interested in potential of #healthdata to save lives? I'm looking for patient reps from north east London for an important project - bit.ly/2mM3CXX Know anyone? @LamieceHassan @FarrLondon @useMYdata @FarrInstitute
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The Farr Institute retweeted
The Data Lab@DataLabScotland2 Aug 2018
Any Scottish academics out there interested in running your own #Data related #MOOC or online course? Have a look at our call for funding and apply by 31st August thedatalab.com/what-we-do/sk…
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The Farr Institute retweeted
AUKCAR@AUKCAR6 Aug 2018
Last day today to apply for excellent @AUKCAR & @HDR Senior #Research #Fellow position @EdinburghMedVet - Visit aukcar.ac.uk/join-us for further details @EdinUniUsher @DrAzizSheikh @FarrInstitute @ljdaines @just_TUX
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Iain Buchan@profbuchan3 Aug 2018
Predicting clinical outcomes counterfactually with marginal structural models can avoid the underestimation of treatment-naïve risk that pollutes clinical prediction models derived from real-world healthcare data: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… #datasaveslives @FarrInstitute @dsi_uom

Using marginal structural models to adjust for treatment drop‐in when developing clinical predict...

Clinical prediction models (CPMs) can inform decision making about treatment initiation, which requires predicted risks assuming no treatment is given. However, this is challenging since CPMs are...

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The Farr Institute retweeted
Health eResearch@HeRC_Tweets25 Jul 2018
#DataSavesLives was Highly Commended at the ⁦⁦@FBMH_SR⁩ #CelebratePPIE2018 Awards! Thanks to all who contributed! ⁦@CHCNorth⁩ ⁦@FarrInstitute⁩ ⁦@profbuchan⁩ ⁦@The_NHSA⁩
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@useMYdata@useMYdata19 Jul 2018
Patient data saves lives, let's say so! Acknowledging the source of data in publications/presentations highlights that patient data is essential to improve outcomes & save lives #datasaveslives @Patient_Data
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Introduction to using linked administrative data​ for social and health research - a 5-day course from @adrc_scotland, 8 - 12 October 2018. Register your interest by 7 Sept. Details at adrcscotland-training.info/2…
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Prof Harry Hemingway (UCL Institute of Health Informatics) discusses how patient data can be unlocked to benefit health care and what the NHS means to him youtu.be/DzR05Nr4GM0 #ucllovesnhs #nhs70 #healthinformatics #HealthTech
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Fantastic 2-month data manager secondment opportunity available @UCL Institute of Health Informatics (f/t grade 7) working on the CALIBER linked EHR resource. Email Natalie [email protected] for details. C/D 23 July
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.@Patient_Data are co-convening a day-long public conference in Cambridge on 13 September. Find out more about 'Healthcare and data: how do we get it right?' here: wellcomeevents.org/wellcome/… #DataSavesLives
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Why do we need to talk about patient data? In this new @Patient_Data video, people from a variety of backgrounds talk about the importance of using patient data and why we need to better explain the benefits and safeguards. #DataSavesLives youtube.com/watch?v=-_w78MEr…
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Our animations have won a prize in the UKIACR data viz competition! 👏 🏆 🎉 Best entry supporting the public accessibility of data. Thank you to everyone involved 👏 #datasaveslives - watch them here understandingpatientdata.org…

Data saves lives animations

Understanding Patient Data supports conversations with the public, patients and healthcare professionals about the uses of health information for care and research.

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