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181. [BIPS Project] Prenatal and childhood immunization and the risk of childhood cancer

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=929&cHash=5c5d02187aab30716f818fc2224b4c82
Date: 01-10-22

Risk factors for most childhood cancers are unknown. Currently, there are some protective factors acting via immunological pathways, like infections and particularly vaccinations, under discussion.…

182. [BIPS Project] Linking cancer registry data and health insurance data: Investigation of the acceptance by cancer patients and of the potential to describe courses of therapy and to use AI for quality control

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=967&cHash=df224dfe275a90f33a3f583bc2bb493e
Date: 01-10-22

Motivation: In order to be able to use clinical data from cancer registries, it is important to be to assess the completeness of therapy information in the cancer registry data. Established…

183. Save the date: AI IN HEALTH

URL: /en/media/events/single-view/save-the-date-ai-in-health.html
Date: 28-09-22

[Translate to Englisch:] Save the date: AI in health.

On September 28, 2022, the AI in Health conference will feature a diverse program of presentations, workshops, and networking with participation from regional academia and industry.

184. [BIPS Project] Record linkage of cancer registry data and multimodal, reporting-based diagnostic data for Al-based biomarker detection

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=965&cHash=4962e42389a6ef88656e2b2cce551776
Date: 01-09-22

Motivation The development of better cancer therapies requires comprehensive case data that describe the respective clinical picture, the response to therapy and the course of the disease. For this…

185. [BIPS Project] The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the utilization of oncological care in Germany: rapid review

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=1030&cHash=d6c143f1546e85db6cdee40b102c9f49
Date: 01-09-22

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on other chronic illnesses, such as cancer, is unclear in Germany. This study aimed to systematically assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on oncological…

186. [BIPS Project] Data collection In the context of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) in the State of Bremen

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=1034&cHash=7091b4f6b96a260495d207d5bd034e2b
Date: 01-09-22

„WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) in Bremen“ For more than 15 years, the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO) has been organizing a…

187. New Professor for implementation research and evidence-based prevention at BIPS

URL: /en/media/news/single-view/neue-professorin-fuer-implementationsforschung-und-evidenzbasierte-praevention-am-bips.html
Date: 29-07-22

Prof. Dr. Daniela Fuhr joined BIPS in mid-July. Previously, she worked at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. At BIPS, she takes over as deputy head of the Department of Prevention and…

188. Delegation of the University of Namibia at BIPS

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Date: 06-07-22

Scientists from Bremen and Namibia exchange ideas

Researchers from the University of Namibia, School of Public Health, visit the University of Bremen and BIPS. The background is an international project to strengthen the public health system in…

189. [BIPS Project] Survey of insured adults of digitization in healthcare

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=1015&cHash=11c67c4b2b5aa30a3604e10ef08085b4
Date: 01-07-22

The increasing digitization of the healthcare system makes the use of digital technologies for delivering medical services (e.g., apps, video technologies) without direct contact between physician…

190. Funding in the Millions for New AI Research Group

URL: /en/media/press/single-view/millionenfoerderung-fuer-neue-ki-forschungsgruppe.html
Date: 30-06-22

Professor Tanja Schultz from the University of Bremen and Professor Marvin N. Wright from BIPS head the new research group for artificial intelligence in Bremen.

As part of a strategic funding initiative on artificial intelligence (AI), the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [German Research Foundation – DFG] is establishing eight new research groups. One of…