Introduction to using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)
Speaker(s):
Linda Wijlaars, University College London
Bio: I am a public health data scientist passionate about using administrative records to study health outcomes of children and their families. My research interests include education and health outcomes of children with complex health needs, international comparisons and child mortality.
Bio: Senior Researcher in Electronic Health Records. Currently leading the CALIBER research platform. With a background in Applied Statistics, Epidemiology and Public Health (MSc) and Biostatistics (PhD), his areas of expertise range from disease epidemiology and healthcare utilisation in observational studies, to data methods for clinical phenotyping using electronic health data at national and international levels.
Abstract:
The Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) is a database of anonymised electronic health records from a network of GP practices across the UK, going back to 1987 and covering information on 60 million patients. This rich data has been used for over 3,000 peer-reviewed publications. Recorded information includes patient characteristics, information on prescriptions, diagnoses, GP referrals, test results as well as linkage to other data (including death records, secondary care data, and information on area-level deprivation). Researchers can apply for access to the CPRD via the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
This workshop will provide an introduction to working with CPRD. We will cover:
- An overview of available data, their structure and how they are collected,
- Discussion on how to use CPRD for research,
- Approaches to phenotyping health conditions in CPRD & code sharing
- Breakout session for participants to explore synthetic CPRD data