@Sciensano's unit aiming at strengthening health information systems in Europe, Belgium and in Sciensano.

Joined August 2021
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🦋 Following @sciensano's decision to pause posting on @X, we have joined @bluesky! Follow us there! bsky.app/profile/ihisunitsci…

21 Jan 2025
📢 Sciensano quitte X et rejoint @bluesky 🦋 Sur Bluesky, nous continuerons à : 🔵 Partager nos dernières recherches et découvertes en matière de santé publique 🔵 Vous informer sur nos actions et initiatives 🔵 Échanger avec vous sur des sujets essentiels liés à la science et à la santé. Rejoignez-nous dès maintenant sur Bluesky pour ne rien manquer ! 👇 bsky.app/profile/sciensano.b…
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Innovation in Health Information Systems unit retweeted
Good morning from Warsaw! ☕️🌅 We’re all set for the European Health Data & Innovation Summit #TEHDAS2forum. Exciting day and discussions on #EHDS ahead!   🔴 Join the live broadcast: ehdis.nilin.org.pl/en/   #EU4Health
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💡The second session of the joint @EOSC4Cancer and @tehdas workshop on the EHDS and Cancer Data is a panel discussion on bringing the EHDS into cancer research 💬 The featured speakers will offer different perspectives on the implementation of the EHDS into cancer research
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🧩 Within the @tehdas project, we are helping implement the #EHDS by developing concrete guidelines and technical specifications for secondary use of #healthdata. 📝Join our public consultation and share feedback on the first draft documents by 28 Feb! tehdas.eu/public-consultatio…
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Innovation in Health Information Systems unit retweeted
🚀🇪🇺 Big news! @EUCouncil has adopted the #EHDS Regulation, following the @EUparliament's approval in December. Next steps: formal signing, publication in the EU's Official Journal and implementation.
21 Jan 2025
New EU law on #EuropeanHealthDataSpace: 🔐 allows people to better control & access their health data anywhere in the EU 🔬 provides secure, anonymised data for research & policymaking 🔄 introduces common rules for electronic health records More → europa.eu/!F8HQw3
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Innovation in Health Information Systems unit retweeted
✨New year, stronger #healthdata! Let’s continue driving health and research innovation across Europe! 🎉Wishing everyone a happy and impactful 2025! 🎯 This year, we’ll publish the first project results, which will also be showcased at several events. Stay tuned!
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Innovation in Health Information Systems unit retweeted
🥳Excited to share that one of my favorite studies is now published in the EJPH (Nov 2024)! 📚 We mapped health data management systems in 12 EU member states & assessed readiness for the #EuropeanHealthDataSpace. 🇪🇺💻 Read more: academic.oup.com/eurpub/arti… #HealthData #PublicHealth
❓ Are EU countries ready for the European Health Data Space? Lessons on secondary use of #healthdata from @tehdas. #EHDS 📄 Read our new paper: doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae1… 👏 Proud of this achievement with @IKessissoglou, @SM_Cosgrove @PetronilleBo @Dhealth_Michael @nevillecalleja
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Innovation in Health Information Systems unit retweeted
🎙️Meet the speakers! The European Health Data & Innovation Summit, featuring #TEHDAS2forum, is just around the corner! See the speaker lineup and full programme.👇 🗓️In-person registration closes 16 Jan; online by 28 Jan: ehdis.nilin.org.pl/en/ #EU4Health #HealthUnion #EHDS
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📝Save the date! 🗓️ On 06.11, our colleague Miriam Saso will be part of this interesting @EPHA_EU event, sharing the experience of our unit in a panel discussion on challenges and success stories in data-informed #healthpolicy development. 👉 epha.org/events/data-informe…
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Great @EPHA_EU webinar last week, where our colleague Miriam gave a presentation: "from data to public health actions", highlighting the work of our @sciensano unit, and how it can contribute to strengthen health information systems across Europe. ⤵️
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Great @EPHA_EU webinar last week, where our colleague Miriam gave a presentation: "from data to public health actions", highlighting the work of our @sciensano unit, and how it can contribute to strengthen health information systems across Europe. ⤵️
Data is the backbone of informed health policy! 📊👥 At EPHA's Data-informed Health Policy webinar, experts from across Europe discussed how high-quality data can transform health systems & public policy. 💡Want to learn more?  ➡️epha.org/events/data-informe…
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🔬 #Healthdata isn’t just numbers—it’s knowledge to be unlocked. When reused for #research, high-quality data powers impactful discoveries and better care for all! 🗓️ Join our event tomorrow to explore the future of #dataquality in the #EHDS! 👉 quantumproject.eu/event/join…
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❓ Are EU countries ready for the European Health Data Space? Lessons on secondary use of #healthdata from @tehdas. #EHDS 📄 Read our new paper: doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae1… 👏 Proud of this achievement with @IKessissoglou, @SM_Cosgrove @PetronilleBo @Dhealth_Michael @nevillecalleja
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❓ Will we meet you at the @ehtel_ehealth #𝐄𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐋_𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 in Brussels? 🗓️ On December 4, our head of unit @Nienke_Schutte will talk in a session devoted to the European Health Data Space (#EHDS), with the support of the @xShare_project. 👉 ehtel.eu/18-articles/291-ses…
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This session will offer the possibility to reflect on: ⚙️ What new business models need to emerge as a result of the implementation of the #EHDS Regulation? ⚙️ Does #research need to get data directly from people? ⚙️ What is being done now to push more quality data?
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We were glad to be at the @DataSaves_Lives 5th anniversary event today! Our head of unit @Nienke_Schutte was leading a workshop on how to protect patient data while demystifying #healthdata processing for secondary use ( = for #research, innovation, policy making). #DSL5
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Replying to @DataSaves_Lives
Workshop 2 will explore how electronic records enhance #PatientSafety and #data security. We’re discussing cutting-edge technologies, like federated learning, digital twins & synthetic data to boost health literacy and protect #patient rights. #DSL5
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Another @sciensano colleague was also present at the event: @WannesVanHoof, who is specialist in patients and citizen engagement as well as in ethical issues, was participating in a panel discussion on the importance of key stakeholders’ dialogue in building trust.
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🔆 Last snapshot from #EPH2024, about a great presentation from our colleague @SM_Cosgrove, on applying #foresight methods in the field of substance use, highlighting the experience from the DRUG-PREP project in which @sciensano is a partner. ℹ️ academic.oup.com/eurpub/arti…
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🔴Our colleague Pascal Derycke will be speaking at this #DataEuropaAcademy webinar tomorrow! He will present the European Health Data Space and Health-DCAT, the metadata standard developed for the #EHDS by @sciensano and its partners in the @ehds2pilot. 👉 data.europa.eu/en/news-event…
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Final session of the day for the team at #EPH2024, with this great @sciensano session on #healthdata linkages. 🧵
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We also had the pleasure to have @tolonen_hanna presenting a study performed in the @JA_InfAct project, on data linkage and #artificialintelligence practices across European countries. 📄 The paper is available here: academic.oup.com/eurpub/arti… #EPH2024
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Then our @sciensano colleague @LauraVdBorre presented the vital role of #datalinkage in her work on social health inequalities during #covid19 in Belgium, in the framework of the #Helicon project. #EPH2024
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