LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Define opportunities to use record linkage methods for healthcare research
- Understand and describe steps to perform data linkage in healthcare
- Identify barriers and challenges to conducting record linkage
PRESENTER(S)
Toan Ong, PhD
Assistant Professor, Data Science to Patient Value (D2V), University of Colorado
Toan Ong, PhD is an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He has a PhD in Computer Science and Information Systems. He has extensive experience with record linkage methods including privacy preserving record linkage (PPRL) and data quality. He is the principal investigator of projects to develop record linkage methods and software solutions. Dr. Ong’s other research interests include data harmonization, schema mapping, machine learning and natural language processing.
Jenna Reno, PhD
Communication and Dissemination Scientist, Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado
Jenna Reno, PhD is a Communication and Dissemination Scientist with D2V and a Research Instructor in the Department of Family Medicine. Previously, she completed a postdoctoral research fellowship with CU’s Adult and Child Consortium for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science (ACCORDS). Dr. Reno earned her PhD in Communication with an emphasis on health campaign and message design at the University of Kentucky. Her research aims to investigate the role of an evolving media and technology environment on health promotion. Specifically, she focuses on developing, implementing, and evaluating theoretically based, mHealth specific communication and dissemination strategies to promote positive healthcare decisions and health outcomes. Her research examines mediated, technological, and social influences on health and is guided by interdisciplinary theories, specifically persuasion and behavior change theories that address the role of socio-cultural and information processing factors. Currently, she also is a member of the #HPVFreeCO team where she works with public health departments across the state to promote HPV vaccination and reduce the burden of HPV-related disease and cancers among Coloradans.