SPHN Mocker released 15 July 2024 The DCC announces the release of the SPHN Mocker, a Python library designed to facilitate the generation of SPHN-compatible mock data. With the increasing need for RDF data to test various tools and services within the SPHN Semantic Interoperability Framework, the SPHN Mocker allows users to effortlessly generate realistic …
In 2023, SPHN met with representatives of the German and Dutch national health research data initiatives (Medizininformatik-Initiative (MII) and Health-RI respectively) in Berlin to compare experiences and best practice through discussions around legal frameworks, informed patient consent, semantic interoperability, data exchange processes, and failures and remaining challenges, amongst other topics. The three initiatives have taken …
27 June 2024 Many people contribute to the success of a national initiative like SPHN. In the two core teams in the SPHN Management Office at the SAMS and in the Data Coordination Centre (DCC) at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, two persons shaped developments significantly in recent years: Thomas Geiger, managing director of …
Looking back, looking ahead: Interview with Katrin Crameri and Thomas Geiger Read More »
06.05.2024 After 5 years as Director of the SPHN Data Coordination Center (DCC) and Group Leader of the SIB Personalized Health Informatics Group, Dr. Katrin Crameri will be taking up a new position, co-heading the DigiSanté program of the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) and the Digital Transformation Division of the Federal Office of …
26 March 2024 The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into health research and care promises many advances for the future. At the technical level, the development of supporting algorithms however requires a large amount of meaningful, structured and interoperable data and, in practice, good regulation of AI applications. The interoperability efforts of SPHN provide a …
14 March 2024 The Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN) initiative coordinates the development of infrastructures for the responsible use of health-related data in research throughout Switzerland. The sharing of health data however faces repeatedly hurdles and bottlenecks. A recently published study sheds light on legal and ethical challenges besides technical aspects. Switzerland has numerous laws, …
Where are the bottlenecks to health data sharing in Switzerland? Read More »
SAVE THE DATE for the upcoming symposium entitled “Data for Health: Joining Forces for a Swiss Health Research Data Ecosystem”, jointly organized by SPHN and PHRT on 31 October 2024 at the Kursaal in Bern. Over the past eight years, the collaborative efforts of the Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN) initiative and the Personalized Health …
9 February 2024 Why do we need an initiative that puts efforts in the creation of infrastructures that enable the use of health data, particularly from routine care, for research purposes? In an interview of the podcast series “health terminal”, Dr. Thomas Geiger, Managing Director of the Swiss Personalised Health Network (SPHN) initiative, and Dr. …
SPHN in the spotlight of the «health terminal» podcast Read More »
09.01.2024 The research concept Health defines the Confederation’s research activities and priodities in the filed of health for the years 2025-28. The use of routine healthcare data for data-driven medical research is becoming increasingly important. This data is particularly crucial for discovering new correlations between the biological characteristics of patients and their health or disease …
14 December 2023 The SPHN International Advisory Board (IAB) has been involved in the evolution of the initiative since the very beginning. With the exception of the time during the Covid pandemic, the IAB has reviewed the progress of the activities of SPHN on an annual basis, providing valuable input and recommendations. The 2023 IAB report …