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03.11.2020

Successful launch of RWTH Aachen University’s part-time master’s program in Medical Data Science (M.Sc.)

With 22 students, the part-time master's program in Medical Data Science (M.Sc.) under the scientific direction of Prof. Dr. Rainer Röhrig, Institute Director for Medical Informatics at RWTH Aachen University, was successfully launched at the RWTH International Academy in October. ...

08.09.2020

Targeted antibiotic therapy: SMITH Consortium starts HELP Study at Jena University Hospital

The HELP App developed by the SMITH Consortium provides medical personnel rapid information and recommendations for responsible antibiotic therapy in staphylococcal bloodstream infections....

10.07.2020

German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) pledges support to SMITH Consortium

The German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) promotes practical as well as scientific progress in intensive and emergency medicine. With the Use Case ASIC, the SMITH Consortium makes an important contribution to this. In a Letter of Intent, DIVI now confirms...

01.07.2020

Use of the ASIC App is being expanded to intensive care units

Almost one year after the start of the control phase, the quality approvement strategy in the Use Case ASIC of the SMITH Consortium has been launched. For this the ASIC App will now be made available and used step by step on all participating intensive...

09.06.2020

SMITH at DMEA sparks 2020

The year 2020 offers a large number of challenges. With the spread of Covid19, DMEA 2020 has had to be moved to June this year. Instead of three days of exchange in the regular trade show environment, a digital format has emerged for June 16...

19.05.2020

ASIC App obtains CE marking as medical device

The early detection app for the clinical Use Case ASIC of the SMITH Consortium has obtained the CE certification. The application is therefore considered a class 1 medical device and can contribute to the early detection of acute lung failure....

09.04.2020

RWTH Aachen International Academy supports young scientists

For the start of the postgraduate, part-time and inter-professional study program "Master of Science in Medical Data Science (M.Sc.)" on September 29, 2020, RWTH Aachen International Academy is announcing two scholarship offers for the promotion of young scientists. ...

20.02.2020

SMITH Consortium hosts three-day FHIR Workshop

In July 2019, the Medical Informatics Initiative (MII) decided to use the international HL7 standard FHIR to implement the core data set of the MII. The uniform format simplifies exchanging data between healthcare software systems and provides uniform data for medical research....

12.02.2020

SMITH organizes partner dialogue meeting

On Friday, February 6th, 2020, the SMITH Consortium held the first partner dialogue meeting for non-university hospitals and medical networks. In an open exchange between around 80 participants from hospitals, medical networks, associations and industrial partners, the opportunities, which result from a collaborative partnership, were...

10.01.2020

Start of part-time, postgraduate study program “eHealth & Communication (M.Sc.)” at FSU Jena

On April 1, 2020, the new part-time master's program "eHealth & Communication" will start at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. The interdisciplinary course combines medicine, computer science, public health and communication sciences, among others. ...