OHDSI Luxembourg – National Node
Local Collaboration. European Impact.
The OHDSI Luxembourg National Node is a non-profit collaborative hub for expanding data partners skills in OMOP-driven analytics and data harmonization, designed to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange.
By bringing together research institutions, healthcare stakeholders, and data partners, it supports the adoption of the OMOP CDM standardized data model and promotes the use of advanced analytical methods. Through this coordinated approach, it enables more efficient, interoperable, and reproducible use of health data, facilitating both national and international research collaborations.
The Luxemburg Node also facilitates the sharing of expertise, tools, and best practices, helping stakeholders address data standardization challenges.
It will work towards the development of a blueprint for a data dictionary for cancer registries, including lung cancer and CAR-T cells, to streamline the mapping process and become an active member of the OHDSI Oncology Working Group. It will also aim to facilitate federated data analysis and learning through privacy-preserving IT solutions.
Community Snapshot
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Objectives
- Maintain a non-profit collaborative hub to expand data partners’ skills in OMOP-driven analytics and data harmonization.
- Provide guidance, training, and support to researchers and clinicians, enabling efficient, compliant, and reproducible use of health data.
- Facilitate the sharing of expertise, tools, and best practices across the network.
- Support methodological development and data standardization initiatives, including oncology registry analyses and extending OMOP vocabularies (e.g., CAR T treatment variables).
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Focus areas
Other focus areas
- Data quality assessment & improvement
- Mapping support & training
- Registry data
How to join OHDSI Luxembourg?
Governance
- Lead Institution: Information Technology for Translational Medicine S.A. (ITTM); Andreas Kremer (
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Luxemburg National Node follows a lightweight, inclusive governance model, with a core group that ensures representation across hospital networks and stakeholder types.
Join the OHDSI Community and select the Europe chapter:
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Useful resources
- OHDSI Europe Luxemburg National Nodes Annual Report 2024-2025
- Co-participation in national conference (Health Week Luxembourg) 2025
Upcoming events
- Participate in open national events and working groups.
Contributing organizations (selected)
The Luxemburg Node brings together research institutions, healthcare stakeholders, and data partners to support OMOP adoption and collaborative work.
This is not an exhaustive list and will evolve as the community grows.
Connect to the Luxembourg Node and follow its activities.