2023 APAC Symposium

July 13-14 • University of New South Wales • Sydney, Australia

The 2023 OHDSI APAC Symposium was held July 13-14 in Sydney, Australia at the University of New South Wales. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped put together this fantastic event. Videos of all presentations are included below, while videos from the tutorials are coming soon!

Symposium Presentations



Welcome, Keynote

Speakers: Nicole Pratt (President OHDSI Australia Chapter, University of South Australia) and Patrick Ryan (Vice President, Observational Health Data Analytics, Janssen Research and Development)

Transforming health: What do regulators, clinicians, and consumers really want to know about healthcare and how can OHDSI help

Speaker: Asieh Golozar (Vice President, Global Head of Data Science at Odysseus Data Services, Inc. Professor of the Practice & Director of Clinical Research at the OHDSI Center, Northeastern University)

Research Study presentation: Fluroquinolones antibiotics and the risk of aortic aneurysm and dissection – A study of 12 million patients

Speaker: Jack Janetzki (University of South Australia)


Panel discussion:
Regulators, Clinicians and Consumers

Panelists: Grant Pegg (Regulator), Seng Chan You (Policymaker/ Clinician), Anne McKenzie (Consumer), Yong Chen (Researcher)

OMOP/FHIR: challenges of each model and how the collaboration can resolve those challenges

Speaker: Grahame Grieve (Principal at Health Intersections Pty Ltd)

OMOP Oncology: Paving the Way for Patient-Centric Cancer Care

Speakers: Kim Carter (Data Science Manager, Minderoo Foundation) & Georgina Kennedy (Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research)

Lightning Talks

0:10 – Gusto Data Vault: Laying the Foundations for an Open Science System with OMOP Data Catalogue. Speaker: Cindy Ho (Singapore)
4:40 – Establishment of Evidence Sharing Network Through Common Data Model for Chinese Clinical Research: an Overview. Speaker: Lei Liu (China)
11:28 – Internationalization Efforts for Real-World Evidence Creation at Core Hospitals for Clinical Research in Japan. Speaker: Yoshihiro Aoyagi (Japan)
17:21 – Successes and Challenges of a Multi-State Electronic Medical Record (EMR) to OMOP Conversion Project. Speaker: Roger Ward (Australia)
22:54 – The association of short-, medium- and long-term cardiovascular sequelae with COVID-19 infection: a multinational pilot study. Speaker: Ivan Lam (Hong Kong)
28:56 – Comparative Risk for Neuropsychiatric Events in Leukotriene Receptor antagonists versus Inhaled Corticosteroids in Children with Asthma. Speaker: Subin Kim (Korea)
34:20 – Prediction of Dementia incidence among patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Speaker: Thanh-Phuc Phan (Taiwan)

Regional Chapter Panel + Closing Talk

Panel: We have the ingredients, now let’s generate evidence!

Panelists: APAC Regional Chapter leads (seated left to right): Nicole Pratt, Australia; Jason Hsu, Taiwan; Tatsuo Hiramatsu, Japan; Seng Chan You, Korea; Lei Liu, China; Mengling ‘Mornin’ Feng, Singapore.

39:37 – Closing: Nicole Pratt and Patrick Ryan

Tutorial: How To Run A Network Study

ETL Process

Define a clinical question as an OHDSI study

Defining cohorts using ATLAS

Study design

Live demo of execution of a characterization in ATLAS


Research Study In-Depth Interpretation

Exploration of results in OHDSI analysis viewer

ATLAS demo using Fluoroquinolone Concept Sets

Collaborator Showcase

  1. Explainable Multimodal prediction of treatment-resistance in patients with depression by Dong Yun Lee (Presenter), Na-Rae Kim, ChulHyoung Park, Sujin Gan, Bumhee Park, Rae Woong Park
  2. Systematic data quality assessment of general practitioner collected smoking information on smoking-associated disease risks by Jiayue Wang (Presenter), Freddy Sitas, Jitendra Jonnagaddala
  3. Developing a Dashboard to Profile and Visualize Patient Data with Infectious Diseases Using OMOP-CDM: A Case Study on Influenza in South Korea by Soobeen Seol (Presenter), Byungjin Choi, Chungsoo Kim, Rae Woong Park
  4. Exploring the prevalent drugs prescriptions in the elderly by Sujin Gan (Presenter), Chungsoo Kim, ChulHyoung Park, Rae Woong Park
  5. A de-identification model for clinical notes using deep learning: Application to Korean language by Junhyuk Chang (Presenter), Jimyung Park, Chungsoo Kim, Rae Woong Park
  6. A Chronological Overview of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a focus on medication and complications using OHDSI ATLAS by Christianus Heru Setiawan (Presenter), Phan Thanh-Phuc, Ching-Wen Chiu, Muhammad Solihuddin Muhtar, Nguyen Phung-Anh, Christine Y. Lu, Whitney Burton, Chi-Tsun Cheng, Jason C. Hsu
  7. Establishment of Evidence Sharing Network Through Common Data Model for Chinese Clinical Research: an Overview by Meng Zhang (Presenter), Sanbao Chai, Zilin Long, Tianmou Liu, Xiaowei Chen, Zuoxiang Liu, Mui Van Zandt, Jing Li, Chao Li, Yexiang Sun, Peng Shen, Hongbo Lin, Siyan Zhan, Feng Sun
  8. Successes and Challenges of a Multi-State Electronic Medical Record to OMOP Conversion Project in Australia by Roger Ward (Presenter), Christine Hallinan, Dougie Boyle
  9. PyRrHiC: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Replication and Harmonisation Challenge using Australian dispensing data by Malcolm Gillies, Benjamin Daniels, Chrianna Bharat, Ximena Camacho, Kelly Hall (Presenter), Lan Kelly, Erin Kelty, Jialing Lin, Melisa Litchfield, Derrick Lopez, Firouzeh Noghrehchi, Jacques Raubenheimer, Sallie Anne Pearson, Claire Vajdic, Bianca Varney, Nicole Pratt
  10. Development of Medical Imaging Data Standardization for Imaging Based Observational Research: OMOP CDM Extension by Woo Yeon Park, Kyulee Jeon (Presenter), Teri Sippel Schmidt, Haridimos Kondylakis, Seng Chan You (Presenter), Paul Nagy
  11. OHDSI + Privacy Computing Practice in Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University by Liu Lei, Wang Changran (Presenter), Wu Feizhen, Lin Li
  12. Treatment pattern of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women using OMOP CDM: a multi-center study by Dachung Boo (Presenter), Seungjin Baek, Seong Hee Ahn, Namki Hong, Yumie Rhee, Seng Chan You (Presenter)
  13. GUSTO Data Vault: Laying the foundations for an open science system with OMOP Data Catalogue by Cindy Ho (Presenter), Li Ting Ang, Maisie Ng, Hang Png, Shuen Lin Tan, Estella Ye, Sunil Kumar Raja, Mengling Feng, Johan G Eriksson, Mukkesh Kumar (Presenter)
  14. Comparative Risk for Neuropsychiatric Events in Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists versus Inhaled Corticosteroids in Children with Asthma by Subin Kim (Presenter), Chang Hoon Han, Jaehyeong Cho, Kyung Won Kim, Seng Chan You (Presenter)
  15. Impact of concomitant use of proton pump inhibitors and clopidogrel on cardiovascular adverse outcomes – A multicenter study using common data model by Seonji Kim (Presenter), Kyung Joo Lee, Seng Chan You (Presenter), Seung In Seo
  16. The association of short-, medium and long-term cardiovascular sequelae with COVID-19 infection: a multinational pilot study by Ivan C.H Lam (Presenter), Yi Chai, Eric Y.F Wan, Celine S.L Chui, Xue Li, Carlos K.H Wong, Hao Luo, Kenneth K.C Man, Xiaoyu Lin, Can Yin, Jing Li, Mui Van Zandt, Sarah Seager, Ian C.K Wong
  17. Research on Data Governance in Guangdong Province of Healthcare Big Data Platform Based on Common Data Model by Hongzheng Zhang (Presenter), Lin Li, Mimi Liu, Yinlin Cheng, Yi Zhou
  18. Investigating Artificial-Intelligence Derived Electrocardiographic aging-Disease Risk relationships Through the OHDSI Network by Sujeong Eom (Presenter), Seunghoon Cho, Daehoon Kim, Tae-Hoon Kim, Jae-Sun Uhm, Hui-Nam Pak, Moon-Hyoung Lee, Pil-Sung Yang, Seng Chan You (Presenter), Hee Tae Yu, Boyoung Joung
  19. Are thiazide or thiazide-like diuretics (THZs) associated with a greater risk of Type 2 diabetes mellitus than Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) in patients initiated on treatment for hypertension? A LEGEND HTN study by Nicole Pratt (Presenter), Ty Stanford, Martijn Schuemie, Marc Suchard, Patrick Ryan
  20. Predicting Hepatic Carcinoma from Colorectal Cancer Patient using Machine Learning with TMUCRD Mapped-OMOP-OHDSI by Yudha E. Saputra (Presenter), Daniel C.A. Nugroho, Muhammad Solihuddin Muhtar, Jason C. Hsu
  21. Using ORMs to Improve Sustainability of a Research-ready Clinical Cancer Data Platform by Georgina Kennedy (Presenter), Tim Churches
  22. Internationalization Efforts for Real-World Evidence Creation at Core Hospitals for Clinical Research in Japan by Yoshihiro Aoyagi (Presenter), Suzue Terao, Ikeda Yuya, Keiichi Nomura, Masahiro Baba, Hiromi Hasegawa, Shoichi Chiyojima, Eri Matsuki, Naoto Akagawa, Ryo Takemura, Atsushi Takada, Kenji Sakanashi, Masashi Fujimoto, Satoshi Yamashita, Katsuya Tanaka, Kiyomi Watanabe, Masami Mukai, Toshihiro Takeda, Satomi Nagashima, Akihiro Sato

2023 OHDSI APAC Symposium Agenda

Day 1 (July 13) • Main Conference

8:00-8:30 • Registration & tea/coffee
8:30-9:20 • Welcome Session – A collaborative recipe for generating reliable real-world evidence (Nicole Pratt, President OHDSI Australia Chapter, University of South Australia)

Session 1: OHDSI – An artisanal approach to crafting real-world evidence
9:20-9:50 • Keynote – Engineering an open science system that builds trust, confidence and addresses the needs of regulators, clinicians, and consumers (Patrick Ryan, Vice President, Observational Health Data Analytics, Janssen Research and Development)
9:50-10:20 • Transforming health: What do regulators, clinicians, and consumers really want to know about healthcare and how can OHDSI help (Asieh Golozar, Vice President, Global Head of Data Science at Odysseus Data Services, Inc. Professor of the Practice & Director of Clinical Research at the OHDSI Center, Northeastern University)
10:20-10:40 • Break – Morning Tea

Session 2: A step-by-step recipe for RWE: The OHDSI Save-our-Sisyphus Challenge
10:40-11:00 • Research Study presentation: Fluroquinolones antibiotics and the risk of aortic aneurysm and dissection – A study of 12 million patients (Jack Janetzki, University of South Australia)
11:00-12:00 • Panel discussion – regulators, clinicians and consumers (response from stakeholders)
12:00-13:30 • Lunch & poster presentation

Session 3: Too many cooks in the kitchen is never enough: Collaborative Data Harmonisation to improve patient care
13:30-14:00 • OMOP/FHIR: challenges of each model and how the collaboration can resolve those challenges (Grahame Grieve, Principal at Health Intersections Pty Ltd)
14:00-14:30 • OMOP Oncology: Paving the Way for Patient-Centric Cancer Care (Kim Carter, Data Science Manager, Minderoo Foundation & Georgina Kennedy, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research)

Session 4: A Smorgasbord of Health Data Insights across the APAC Region
14:30-15:15 • APAC lightning talks – 7 presentations from across the region (Chair: Sarah Seager, IQVIA)
15:15-15:30 • Break – Afternoon Team
15:30-16:15 • Panel discussion withAPAC regional chapters – We have the ingredients – now let’s generate the evidence! (Introduction & Chair: Mui Van Zandt, IQVIA)
16:15-16:30 • Closing remarks (Nicole Pratt & Patrick Ryan)
16:30-18:00 • Networking reception

Day 2 (July 14) • Tutorials

Tutorials will be led by Patrick Ryan, Martijn Schuemie, Marc Suchard, Mui Van Zandt, Nicole Pratt and others on the topic of “How to run a network study.”

9:00-10:20 • Session 1: Dataset ETL & mapping session
   • Overview of the OMOP CDM and vocabularies (Lecture)
   • The ETL process (Lecture)
   • Live demo of a dataset translation

Parallel Breakout Session: Oncology Workgroup
Join the oncology workgroup to discuss:
   • Current state & progress in OMOP Oncology for cancer research
   • Challenges & initiatives in undertaking oncology research
   • Developing a roadmap to shape the future of OMOP Oncology

10:20-10:40 • Break – Morning Tea

10:40-12:30 • Session 2: Using the OHDSI Tools to generate evidence (the Fluroquinolone SOS Challenge study)
   • How to define a clinical question as an OHDSI study (Lecture)
   • Defining cohorts using ATLAS (Lecture)
   • Cohort hands-on in ATLAS

12:30-13:30 • Break – Lunch

13:30-15:00 • Session 3: Research study in depth (design and execution)
   • Overview of OHDSI modules (characterisation, estimation, prediction) (Lecture)  
   • Live demo of execution of a module

15:00-15:20 • Break – Afternoon Tea

15:20-17:20 • Session 4: Research study in depth (interpretation)
   • Exploration of results in OHDSI analysis viewer

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