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30.04.2025
A Look into the Data Integration Centers: Paving the way for research and digital innovation in medicine – The Data Integration Center Halle

In the new SMITH news series “A Look into the Data Integration Centers”, a Data Integration Center established within the SMITH Consortium of the Medical Informatics Initiative (MII) will be presented on a monthly basis. In this issue, the Data Integration Center Halle presents its projects and services, explains how it is driving the digital transformation of healthcare, and outlines its vision for the future....
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23.04.2025
More than 66,000 patients contribute their health data to the SMITH Consortium

As of March 2025, a total of 66,228 patients at university hospitals in the SMITH Consortium have given consent for their health data to be used for research since 2018. This means that the number of consents has increased sixfold since July 2022. This success has been made possible by the continuous expansion of the technical infrastructure and the associated processes....
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15.04.2025
Patient Participation in DISTANCE: How Deutsche Sepsis-Hilfe e. V. Supports Digital Intensive Care Aftercare

To ensure that the technical solutions and infrastructures developed in the Medical Informatics Initiative (MII) benefit patients in the best possible way, their active involvement in MII projects is essential. The Digital Hub DISTANCE is setting a good example by involving the German Sepsis Help (Deutsche Sepsis-Hilfe e. V., DSH) as a patient organization in the project. In this interview, Astrid Wendlik, DSH board member and family member of a sepsis patient, talks about her experience with DISTANCE and her wish for more patient involvement in MII....
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18.03.2025
Medication Safety in Focus: INTERPOLAR Team Prepares for Second Study Phase | INTERPOLAR Day in Leipzig

This spring, the INTERPOLAR studies on medication safety will enter their second phase. To discuss the next steps in the project, the team met on March 11th and 12th for the INTERPOLAR Day at the BioCity in Leipzig. ...
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13.03.2025
A Look into the Data Integration Centers: From container to data hub – the Düsseldorf Data Integration Center on its way to full operation

The Data Integration Center at the University Hospital Düsseldorf (UKD) participated in the SMITH Consortium as a network partner from 2018 to 2022. Since 2023, the Data Integration Center Düsseldorf has been under construction and is now almost fully operational. Read the short profile to find out what the Data Integration Center team is currently working on and the story behind its special premises....
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Event Dates

May 07, 2025

SMITH Closed Meeting

Project internal meeting

Venue: Webmeeting

May 12, 2025

Large Language Modelling Workshop

Albertina University Library Leipzig

May 13, 2025

GeMTeX Plenary Meeting

Project internal meeting

Venue: Albertina University Library Leipzig

Further Information

Flyer Information & Overview SMITH Consortium

Fact Sheet Medical Informatics Initiative

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The Patient Consent Form of the Medical Informatics Initiative

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