Working Group on the role of cohorts in pandemic preparedness
This working group, formally led by Ali Judd (VERDI), is now led by Lauren Maxwell, from the CONTAGIO project, and aims to discuss and understand better the role of cohort studies with regards to preparedness plans. The WG currently comprises 32 representatives from various projects including ORCHESTRA, ReCoDID, VERDI, EuCARE, CoVICIS, unCoVer, END-VOC, VACCELERATE and ECRAID. The WG is currently completing primary research with the cohorts within the CCB, to understand their experience of the COVID-19 pandemic and how cohorts can be better utilised to prepare Europe for future pandemics.
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Working Group on Post-Acute Infection Syndromes
This working group, led by José Peñalvo from the unCoVer project, meets with the goal of collecting valuable information about Post-acute infection syndromes (PAIS). The WG, originally focussed on Post-COVID-19 Syndrome, currently includes 27 representatives from various projects like ORCHESTRA, unCoVer, VERDI, EUCARE, ENDVOC, VACCELERATE, COVICIS, as well as institutions such as the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) and the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and Environment (RIVM), among others. The group recently published a manuscript for PAIS, considering that ORCHESTRA has already created an eCRF for Long COVID and based on other projects referencing dedicated eCRF in their research.
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Working Group on data standardisation across cohorts and trials
This working group, led by Lauren Maxwell from the CONTAGIO project, aims to encourage the standardisation of data across cohorts and trials, by first understanding which standard ontologies are used by the CCB cohorts and TCB trials. A survey has been completed by CCB and TCB members, and the results are being written into a white paper due to be published in 2025.
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Working Group on the use of Artificial Intelligence in cohort design
This brand-new working group, led by Anna Górska and Thomas Jaenisch from the CoMeCT and CONTAGIO projects, respectively, aims to foster peer learning, critical review, and collaborative development of methodologies applying Artificial Intelligence throughout the entire observational cohort research pipeline. The group brings together 35 members: clinicians, infectious disease researchers, and methodological experts, including those from the areas of medical informatics, bioinformatics, data science, and statistics. Members come from a broad range of European research institutions and CCB-affiliated projects.
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Working Group on mpox
This brand-new working group, established the outbreak of mpox in Europe in 2022-2023, is led by Xavier Lescure and Zoi Pana from the MOSAIC and VERDI projects, respectively. The group aims to support the development of standardised data collection tools and encourage the consideration of vulnerable and underserved populations. Members include representatives from VERDI, MOSAIC, German Mpox Cohort, MPX-ICONA, ITM Antwerp, VIHMAR, MoVIHvax, Monkey Vax, VEBIS, and MICE.
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