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  • Tuesday, January 9, 2018; 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Lecture: Introduction (or the Uneven Future of Evidence-Based Medicine)

    What is informatics, data vs. information vs. knowledge, examples of how technology (big data, AI/machine learning, mobile technology, social media) is enabling new approaches to asking and answering clinical research questions.

    Faculty:  Ida Sim

    Location:      Mission Hall 1407

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture 1: Introduction File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Required Reading:

    • Bellinger G, et al. Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom. URL
    • The Challenge of Complexity in Health Care File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02
    • Two Ways of Knowing File

    • Optional Reading:

    • Uneven Future of Evidence Based Medicine (YouTube video) URL

      3rd Annual Cochrane Lecture, presented as the plenary presentation at the 2015 Cochrane Colloquium Annual Meeting, Vienna, Austria. 

    • Resources:

    • Basic Concepts in Medical Informatics File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02

  • Tuesday, January 16, 2018; 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Lecture: Using Electronic Health Records for Clinical Research

    EHRs and their adoption; data models and vocabularies; data warehouses; accessing EHR data for research.

    Faculty:  Ida Sim

    Location:       Mission Hall 1407

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture #2: EHRs for Research File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Required Reading:

    • Optional Reading:

    • Desiderata-for-controlled-medical terminologies File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02

    • Assignment:

    • Problem Set #1 Assignment

    • Assignment Answer Key (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Problem Set #1 Answer Key File

  • Tuesday, January 23, 2018; 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Lecture:  Demo of Working with EHR Data, and Clinical Decision Support Systems

    Demo of working with APEX data; Intro to clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) including rule-based systems and deep learning/AI. 

    Faculty:  Ida Sim

    Location:       Mission Hall 1407

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture #3: Decision Support Systems File
    • Working with RDB Flat Files -- J. Creasman

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Required Reading:

    • Optional Reading:

    • Critical Questions for Big Data File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02
    • Effectiveness of Electronic Differential Diagnoses (DDX) Generators File
    • CDSS Grand Challenges File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02

    • Assignment:

    • Problem Set #2: Decision Support Systems File

    • Due:     Monday, January 29 , e-mail to ida.sim@ucsf.edu. Please put your name inside your Word document, and call your file Name.ProblemSet#.doc (e.g., Lee.2.doc). 

  • Tuesday, January 30, 2018; 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Lecture: Internet Technologies and Health Care

    What exactly is "The Internet"? How is it different from "The Web" and "The Internet of Things"? How does health data get sent around? We will review these topics and and explore example approaches illustrating trends and frontiers in using Internet technologies for health care.   

    Faculty:  Ida Sim

    Location:       Mission Hall 1407

  • Tuesday, February 6, 2018; 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Lecture: Technology-Enabled Clinical Research (Part 1)

    Using example funded projects to illustrate IRB considerations and informatics involved in assembling a diverse cohort, and in recruiting, consenting and enrolling participants using EHR and mobile technologies. 

    Faculty:  Ida Sim

    Location:       Mission Hall 1407

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture #5 File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Required Reading:

    • My Heart Counts File

    • Optional Reading:

    • Ecological Momentary Assessment File

    • Final Report: Optional narrative description

    • Final Problem Set File

    • Assignment Answer Key (Access restricted to registered students):

  • Tuesday, February 13, 2018; 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Lecture: Technology-Enabled Clinical Research (Part 2)

    Using example funded projects to illustrate novel outcomes assessments, interventions, and intervention designs enabled by EHR, mobile, and Internet technologies.  

    Faculty:  Ida Sim

    Location:       Mission Hall 1407

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture #6 File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Required Reading:

    • Optional Reading:

    • Rapid, Responsive, Relevant (R3) Research File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02
    • N-of-1 Studies File
    • Complexity, Simplicity, and Epidemiology File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02

  • Optional Lab Session (tentative)

    Lab Session:

    UC ReX Data Explorer and or UC Data Warehouse lab

    Faculty:  Ida Sim

    Location: Mission Hall 1407

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