London Critical Data Marathon 2014
The Healthcare Technologies network was proud to sponsor the London Critical Data Marathon which took place over the 6th and 7th September 2014 alongside parallel events in Paris, France and Massachusetts, USA. The event ran over the course of the whole weekend and brought frontline healthcare providers and data scientists together to answer clinically-relevant questions. The main focus of the event was for the participants to work with the MIMIC-II which is a large open access ICU database. It empowers those who have not typically engaged in research but who possess a deep understanding of the information gaps as well as the elements involved in practice, to contribute to and become part of a data-driven learning system. The weekend provided an opportunity for the delegates to enjoy some interesting…