OHDSI Italy – National Node
Local Collaboration. European Impact.
The Italian National Node of OHDSI Europe brings together academic institutions, hospitals, and research centers working on the use of real-world healthcare data. Since its establishment in June 2022, the Node has grown steadily and now represents a national reference point for the adoption of the OMOP Common Data Model and OHDSI tools.
The Node fosters collaboration among data partners and supports the development of multicentric studies based on standardized data. It also enables Italian institutions to participate in international OHDSI initiatives, promoting interoperability and reproducibility in observational research.
In the Italian context, particular focus is placed on regulatory and governance aspects, including data protection (e.g. DPIA), ethics approvals, and alignment with national stakeholders.
Community Snapshot
66
Mailing list subscribers
23
Data partners
39
Hospital networks / active organisations
The Italian Node brings together academic institutions, hospitals, research centres, and SMEs working on OMOP adoption, multicentric studies, and governance-aligned real-world data research.
Objectives
- Support sustainable adoption of OMOP across Italian hospitals and research organisations.
- Promote and coordinate national multicentric studies using OHDSI methodologies.
- Facilitate participation of Italian data partners in international OHDSI studies.
- Align Italian data models and terminologies with OMOP standards.
- Define shared governance procedures (DPIA, ethics approval, SOPs).
- Strengthen collaboration with national institutions and stakeholders.
- Grow a national learning community to share tools, code, and best practices.
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Focus areas
Notable achievements
- Development and dissemination of a DPIA template for OMOP adoption across data partners.
- Launch of two multicentric national studies involving more than 10 data partners.
- Characterization study completed on multiple centres with millions of patients.
- Advancement of a machine learning study on hospital sepsis (phase 1 completed).
- Expansion of the Italian OHDSI network to more than 20 data partners and more than 40 institutions.
Other focus areas
- Collaboration with the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) to map the national drug coding system (AIC) to OMOP.
- Participation in OHDSI Europe community initiatives and studies.
How to join OHDSI Italy?
Governance
- Lead Institution: University of Pavia, Italy
- Node Lead:
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- Node Co-Lead:
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The Italian Node follows a collaborative and inclusive governance model, involving academic institutions, hospitals, and research organisations. Coordination is ensured through regular meetings and shared initiatives, with a focus on transparency and participation.
Join the OHDSI Community and select the Europe chapter:
www.ohdsi.org/community/To get onboard the OHDSI Italy node, please complete this form:
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forms.office.comIMPORTANT: you need to select at least the “Europe” chapter in section #6 of the form.
Activities
Useful resources
- Annual Report
Upcoming events
- OHDSI Europe Symposium 2026 — 18-20 April 2026 — Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Italian Node quarterly meetings — Ongoing — Online
Contributing organizations (selected)
The Italian Node includes contributions from a wide range of stakeholders across the health data landscape. The selection below highlights active participants in Node activities, events, and working groups.
This is not an exhaustive list and will evolve as the community grows.
To get onboard the OHDSI Italy node, please complete the form and subscribe to the OHDSI Community and working groups.