{"id":40761,"date":"2024-03-25T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T05:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/?p=40761"},"modified":"2024-03-21T15:52:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T14:52:23","slug":"dr-zsolt-bagyura-data-collected-during-patient-care-is-gaining-importance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/2024\/03\/dr-zsolt-bagyura-data-collected-during-patient-care-is-gaining-importance\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Zsolt Bagyura: data collected during patient care is gaining importance"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dr. Zsolt Bagyura, Director of the Institute of Clinical Data Service, which was established in November 2023 and operates within the Clinical Center, aims to promote and facilitate the use of clinical data repositories by working at the intersection of medicine and informatics. In his opinion, clinical data are becoming increasingly important in international collaborations.<\/div>\n

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He graduated from Semmelweis University, obtained his PhD at the Heart and Vascular Center in V\u00e1rosmajor, but decided to start working in medical and healthcare software development, recalls the beginnings Dr. Zsolt Bagyura, Director of the Institute of Clinical Data Service. As he explains, this had its origins in his PhD studies, as medicine and informatics are now \u2018inseparable\u2019. \u201cI was drawn into this world,\u201d he says. He stayed part-time as a researcher at the clinic, runs the Budakal\u00e1sz Study (a cardiovascular cohort study of residents residing in a town near Budapest), but has previously also worked in software development for various international medical informatics companies, where he contributed to developing software used by the medical staff. He has considerable experience in hospital administration systems and the databases behind them, and has also led the development of a software system for register building in clinical research.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>He considers the university’s involvement in the EHDEN European Union call for proposals as a direct precursor of the institute. The aim of this, he explained, was to create a repository of data from routine clinical practice, structured according to a standardized, uniform scheme. \u201cIf we take the same approach to data entry across the approximately 200 European patient care institutions participating in the tender, we will have a database that is basically searchable in a uniform way,\u201d he adds.\u00a0 \u201cWith this data warehouse, we not only have better access to clinical data, but we also join a network where anyone can initiate research and join existing research, which is also a very good opportunity,\u201d he notes. \u201cAlso, there are a wide range of tools, methods, and procedures available, which is a great advantage: as data processing is not trivial, there are many questions that can arise. There is a vibrant scientific community behind it, from whom good practices can be adopted and learned,\u201d Dr. Zsolt Bagyura highlights.<\/p>\n

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The secondary use of such data collected in the course of patient care (Real Word Evidence, RWE) is gaining importance, for example in the case of analyses on the efficacy of drugs, side effects, or epidemiological analyses involving large numbers of cases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cSupported by Rector Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely, the idea was to further develop this database, and to continuously improve it and make it live. The idea also arose to have an institute to maintain the database if someone wants to research it, either from within the university or as an external partner. It is important to have a provider who also develops the methodology,\u201d Dr. Zsolt Bagyura points out, recalling the reasons for setting up the institute. \u201cThis is only partially an IT problem, it is also important to understand our own processes from a medical, clinical point of view,\u201d he adds. Dr. Zsolt Bagyura would highlight the word \u2018service\u2019 in the name of the institute, as its aim is to ensure that the researchers do not need to know where and how the required data is generated, do not need to know the IT system in depth; they just need to consult them so that they can jointly identify what data is available and help them to get it in the easiest, fastest and most compliant way. He stresses that they work in close cooperation with the Directorate General of Information Technology, especially with Director General G\u00e1bor Czinderi and Deputy Director General L\u00e1szl\u00f3 S\u00e1ndor.<\/p>\n

Regarding the other tasks of the Institute of Clinical Data Service, Dr. Zsolt Bagyura highlights the significance of handling form systems used in clinics and developing these forms. Since November, the university has taken over the operation of one of the structured diagnostic systems, so user support and the development of forms have come within their scope. This system is used in several university clinics, including the Heart and Vascular Center, the Pediatric Center, as well as the Departments of Orthopedics and of Pulmonology, so it is essential to have a secure system that is located within the university, he added. They can also assist in the preparation of forms for research.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Zsolt Bagyura considers it a great success that Semmelweis University is also participating in the international program dAIbetes as a consortium partner in the framework of the Horizon2020 project. (The project’s press release is available here<\/a>.) The pilot project, based on clinical data and using artificial intelligence, launched on January 1, and is a collaboration between 14 European and US universities focusing on the treatment outcomes of type 2 diabetes by developing \u2018virtual twins\u2019, integrating extensive datasets from various sources, in compliance with data protection legislation. The university’s data repository is also involved in other international collaborations: a research project is currently being led by the University of Oxford, and the institution also collaborates in the DARWIN EU project<\/a> of the European Medicines Agency, which will be launched in 2024, Dr. Zsolt Bagyura adds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Besides participating in ongoing projects and carrying out day-to-day tasks, the Institute is also currently recruiting staff. With some positions still vacant, Dr. Zsolt Bagyura welcomes applications from university citizens who wish to participate in the projects.<\/p>\n

P\u00e9ter Pogr\u00e1nyi
\nTranslation: Judit Szabados-D\u0151tsch
\nPhoto: B\u00e1lint Barta \u2013 Semmelweis University; iStock<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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