GOSH DRIVE

Enabling national collaboration in health research, through secure electronic data handling – The PLUTO study 🪐 🔬      At DRIVE, data scientists support teams to leverage clinical and operational data using our secure, trusted Digital Research Environment (DRE). The world-leading GOSH DRE, supplied by Aridhia – Digital Research Environment – DRE, was launched in 2018 and to date has been involved in supporting over 350 complex data projects at GOSH. 📊      A remarkable example of a national research project that the DRE has supported was the PLUTO study. Funded by NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research), the Plasma-Lyte Usage and assessment of kidney Transplant Outcomes in children (PLUTO) was a large national randomised control trial study across 10 paediatric centres and was led by GOSH Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist, Dr Wesley Hayes. 🪐      The aim of the study was to compare the effects of the standard fluid given to patients after a kidney transplant with an alternative fluid. This involved analysing a huge volume of data from thousands of blood test data points, which without the DRE would have had to be manually collated and transferred. 🌐      The DRE platform made this technically possible and enabled collaboration, by allowing thousands of data points from across the 10 sites to be inputted into the secure platform. This allowed the study to move quickly and reduced the risk of human error in transferring the data. ✅      “The DRE and data team at GOSH DRIVE, were invaluable in the successful delivery of this clinical trial.  They enabled the collation and analysis of hundreds of blood test parameters from 144 children around the UK which helped determine the safest fluid for children receiving kidney transplants.”   - Dr Wesley Hayes, GOSH Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist and Chief Investigator on PLUTO Study 

Meet the GOSH DRIVE Innovation Officers! 🌟 This week as part of our Meet the Innovation Officers series we are introducing you to Zoe Hallett. Zoe is a General Manager in the Brain Directorate at GOSH. “I have worked as an operational manager for nine years and can see how lack of data can lead to improper decision making when designing services.    When I heard about the Clinical Intelligence Unit, I thought this was an opportunity to make our strategic and operational planning of services far more evidence based.    I am excited get to know people and the other functions of the hospital and provide exciting innovative ideas on how to deliver more efficient services that will provide a better quality of care for our patients.”  The #GOSHDRIVE Innovation Officers act as ambassadors for innovation and help to bridge the gap between the DRIVE data teams and clinical and operational teams in the hospital, helping DRIVE to understand the needs of the hospital and develop new tools to support staff and patients 📊👩⚕️ The Innovation Officers were onboarded as part of our ongoing collaboration with Roche to identify better ways to care for children and young people with rare and complex diseases. #HealthInnovation #ClinicalAnalytics #OperationalAnalytics #PaediatricInnovation

🎉We are excited to share the news that CIRP Fellow, Ofran Al-Mossawi, has been awarded a new fellowship from NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) as part of the Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award scheme.       The aim of these awards is to support the career development of research active senior clinicians or practitioners, or those looking to embark on or return to a role involving research and help embed roles involving research into NHS and other clinical and practice settings.     This sought after fellowship will support Ofran to conduct further important research in collaboration with DRIVE and the Clinical Informatics Research Programme (CIRP) 🔬👩🔬     Ofran shares some words on the research she will be conducting:     "I will be establishing and leading a causal special interest group within the GOSH DRIVE department. This includes paying special attention to the rapidly growing field of causal machine-learning. Within GOSH DRIVE we have experts in different aspects of machine-learning, but so far none in causal machine-learning, nor causal inference.     This fellowship will give me a great opportunity to lead on an expanding field of methodology which can harness the power of observational data and aims to yield rigorous research results. "    Being awarded this fellowship is a testament to the incredible work that Ofran has done so far, and we look forward to seeing the further contributions she will make to this important area of research! Congratulations ofran almossawi 🌟

Do you review & assess paediatric bones on X-rays in your everyday job and want to support research in fracture detection innovations? 🦴 Sign up to take part in this study which is assessing the effectiveness of AI to support bone fracture detection in children! 👉https://lnkd.in/ervhbzwX You will receive feedback on your performance, certificate of participation, opportunity to work with an AI tool, collaborating authorship on the publication & a chance to win a £100 Amazon voucher.

Very exciting news for the GOSH DRIVE team! Our paper has been accepted for the Prestigious Applications of Intelligent Systems, in association with the 27th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence 🎉 The paper titled "GIF: An Automated Genomic Information Finder to Extract Data from Reports" was recognised as having a ‘potential substantial impact in the field of medicine'. 🙌 🏥 The paper is a result of A LOT of hard work from the DRIVE team and our ongoing collaboration with Roche to advance our data science capabilities and move towards more personalised care for our patients 🤝 Well done to everyone involved - we look forward to the conference in October!

As we continue to develop our AI capabilities to support care for patients with rare or complex diseases at GOSH, it is important to take into consideration how children and young people feel about these advancements 🌟 It was encouraging to see the results of this first national study which has shown that young people are generally positive about the use of AI to enhance their healthcare 🙌 Congratulations Prof. Susan Shelmerdine, Lauren Lee and all of the team involved in this important work!

Say hello to our new team member Louise Rigny!👋 Louise joins the DRIVE team as a Data Scientist however worked with us previously as an intern on our Clinical Informatics Research Programme (CIRP). Louise joined as an intern after completing her MSc in Computational Neuroscience at Imperial College London. The internship was part of a research collaboration with Imperial College London for her part-time PhD, which focuses on developing clinical consultation tools using electronic health records (EHR) and time-series health data. During this time she concentrated on developing large language models using GOSH cardiology EHRs to model patient journeys. This work included forecasting adverse health events and estimating the length of hospital stays. In her new role as a Data Scientist in the Digital Research Environment (DRE) for DRIVE she will specialise in computer vision solutions, including developing a proof of concept for paediatric radiology applications. Her role will focus of developing and deploying these solutions. Congratulations Louise and we look forward to working with you 🎉💻📊

Meet the GOSH DRIVE Innovation Officers! This week as part of our Meet the Innovation Officers series we are introducing you to Dr Ed Gaynor. Ed is a Paediatric Gastroenterologist at GOSH. "Data-led innovation is key to providing the best possible care and research. As a paediatric gastroenterologist I often work with patients with complex conditions where effective management requires joining up of clinical information. As an Innovation Officer, I hope to develop tools to assist with risk stratification of patients with complex underlying conditions.       Working with CIU team, I’d like to improve mapping of care pathways across our providers, so that we can better understand patient pathways. I’m also keen to optimise tools that can be used for multiple teams, to get key information from our clinical systems to allow real time evaluation of patients at GOSH. In this role I will advocate for innovation and share learnings within GOSH." The GOSH DRIVE Innovation Officers act as ambassadors for innovation and help to bridge the gap between the DRIVE data teams and clinical and operational teams in the hospital, helping DRIVE to understand the needs of the hospital and develop new tools to support staff and patients. The Innovation Officers were onboarded as part of our ongoing collaboration with Roche to identify better ways to care for children and young people with rare and complex diseases. #HealthInnovation #ClinicalAnalytics #OperationalAnalytics #PaediatricInnovation

Meet the GOSH DRIVE Innovation Officers!   This week as part of our Meet the Innovation Officers series we are introducing you to Dr Richard Issitt.   Richard is a Senior Paediatric Perfusionist at GOSH.   “I have been involved from the start with DRIVE and the Digital Research Environment team, and heavily involved in enabling health professionals of all disciplines to get the benefit of electronic health data.   Whilst doing that, and pursuing my own research aims, it has become obvious that there are many examples of where advanced analytics could drive our understanding of disease processes and allow us to create new treatment regimes.   Being an Innovation Officer means that I can help both my colleagues in the hospital, and the children that they are trying to treat, by bringing new ideas from theory into reality.”   The GOSH DRIVE Innovation Officers act as ambassadors for innovation and help to bridge the gap between the DRIVE data teams and clinical and operational teams in the hospital, helping DRIVE to understand the needs of the hospital and develop new tools to support staff and patients.   The Innovation Officers were onboarded as part of our ongoing collaboration with Roche to identify better ways to care for children and young people with rare and complex diseases.   #HealthInnovation #ClinicalAnalytics #OperationalAnalytics #PaediatricInnovation

Meet the GOSH DRIVE Innovation Officers! 🌟   This week as part of our Meet the Innovation Officers series we are introducing you to Dr Maaike Kusters, MD, PhD.   Maaike is Consultant Paediatric Immunologist at GOSH.   “My goal as an Innovation Officer is to bridge the gap where healthcare frequently falls behind societal progress, particularly in data-related areas.    What excites me about DRIVE and the Clinical Intelligence Unit is their ability to bring together diverse expertise! The crucial step is to work together with our healthcare professionals, patients and families. My primary focus is on advancing Human Phenotype Ontology tools, ensuring a universal language for describing clinical signs and symptoms in children with rare diseases.”    The #GOSHDRIVE Innovation Officers act as ambassadors for innovation and help to bridge the gap between the DRIVE data teams and clinical and operational teams in the hospital, helping DRIVE to understand the needs of the hospital and develop new tools to support staff and patients 📊👩⚕️   You can meet the rest of the Innovation Officers here: https://lnkd.in/g9r4-UmR   The Innovation Officers were onboarded as part of our ongoing collaboration with Roche to identify better ways to care for children and young people with rare and complex diseases.    #HealthInnovation #ClinicalAnalytics #OperationalAnalytics #PaediatricInnovation