Publications & Presentations


2025 Presentations

Multimodal Data in OMOP (OHDSI Europe 2025)

Presenter: Jared Houghtaling

Abstract: Presentation on integrating multimodal data including physiological waveforms into the OMOP Common Data Model.

Resources: - Slides: Houghtaling_MultimodalData_Europe2025.docx


2024 Reports & Documentation

Waveform Extension Report (OHDSI Symposium 2024)

Authors: Jared Houghtaling, Polina Talapova, Brian Gow

Abstract: Comprehensive report on the design and implementation of the OMOP CDM Waveform Extension.

Resources: - Report: Waveform Extension at 2025 OHDSI Gloabl


Office Hours Sessions

Multiple recorded sessions discussing waveform extension implementation, available on the Office Hours page:

  • [03-13-25] Linking waveform and EHR data - Part 1
  • [03-20-25] Linking waveform and EHR data - Part 2
  • [04-17-25] Waveform linkage and site updates
  • [06-26-25] Implementation of OMOP CDM Waveform Extension SOP
  • [10-16-25] CHoRUS Bridge2AI Standards Office Hours Continued
  • [11-20-25] CHoRUS Bridge2AI Standards Office Hours Continued

See Office Hours for full details and links to recordings.


External Resources

PhysioNet

PhysioNet provides open-access physiological data and waveform processing tools:

Waveform Standards


Cite This Work

If you use the OMOP CDM Waveform Extension in your research, please cite:

Houghtaling J, Talapova P, Gow B. “OMOP CDM Waveform Extension: Standardizing Physiological Waveform Data for Observational Research.” OHDSI Symposium 2024.

BibTeX:

@techreport{houghtaling2024waveform,
  title={OMOP CDM Waveform Extension: Standardizing Physiological Waveform Data for Observational Research},
  author={Houghtaling, Jared and Talapova, Polina and Gow, Brian},
  year={2024},
  institution={OHDSI},
  url={https://github.com/OHDSI/WaveformWG}
}


Upcoming Presentations

The working group welcomes opportunities to present at OHDSI symposia, conferences, and community calls. If you’d like to invite the team to present, please contact:


Community Contributions

We encourage community members to share their work using the Waveform Extension:

  • Implementation case studies: Share your ETL approach and lessons learned
  • Tool development: Present utilities, converters, or analysis pipelines
  • Research applications: Showcase studies using integrated waveform + EHR data
  • Validation studies: Report data quality metrics and conformance testing

Submit presentation proposals via: - GitHub: Open an issue with the “presentation” label - Email: - Teams: Post in the Waveform Working Group channel


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