Training Session for Health Services Researchers: Clinformatics Data Mart database

September 21, 2017

The Office of Biostatistics will sponsor a 2.5-hour training session on the introduction to the Clinformatics Data Mart (CDM) database on Thursday, September 21, 2017 from 1:00PM to 3:30 pm in Levin Hall, Room 3.324. The CDM database, managed by Optum Life Sciences, has been an important data source for health services researchers at UTMB over the last decade, and has served as the basis for numerous high impact journal publications and federally funded grants.  The CDM database includes demographic, diagnostic, health services, and laboratory and pharmacy information on over 50 million commercially insured persons throughout the US. The most up-to-date version data includes additional information, such as resident zip code and some provider information.

The training session, which will be led by Data and Analytics Specialists from Optum Life Sciences, will include overviews of data structure, data content, and analytic issues.  Please email Jennifer Ugochukwu (jnugochu@utmb.edu) by noon on Tuesday, September 19th if you plan to attend.

SCI Cafe - Surprising things found in our food!

UTMB’s Center for Environmental Toxicology, the Institute for Translational Sciences and the Sealy Center for Environmental Health & Medicine invite you to participate in a conversation about Surprising things found in our food at Mod Coffeehouse in downtown Galveston on Thursday, September 21st, 2017 from 5:30-6:30pm.

This conversation features UTMB Research Dietitian Glenda Blaskey, MS, RD, CSSD, LD from the Institute of Translational Sciences and Pediatric Dietitian, Shay Robertson, MS, RD, LD from the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology. Please join us and come with questions to ask regarding surprising things found in our food.

SCI Café is a community dialogue about science, health and possibilities among community members, researchers and scientists. The purpose is to engage and connect community members with science and science with the local community. Topics for SCI Cafés are driven by community learning interests and discovery from UTMB faculty.