Internship Presentations – MPS in Biomedical and Health Informatics Program

Students in the Professional Science Master’s in Biomedical and Health Informatics Program complete an internship that synthesizes knowledge gleaned from the program curriculum. The purpose of the internship is to expand classroom learning to include “hands-on” experience in health IT.

In this occasion Sam Lee and Stephanie Crillo will be presenting their internship projects via Zoom.

Titles and abstracts below:  

Childhood obesity, early childhood caries, and the oral microbiome: a secondary biostatistical analysis of ZOE 2.0

Presenter: Seung Hyun (Sam) Lee

Abstract: Childhood obesity and early childhood caries (ECC) are significant clinical and public health concerns. Studies suggest their relationship with the oral microbiome, but an in-depth relationship between obesity and oral microbiome is yet to be explored. In this study, we shed initial light on the association between oral microbiome and childhood obesity and explore the oral bacterial species as potential common biomarkers of childhood obesity and ECC. Secondary biostatistical analysis was performed on a subcohort of 302 subjects from ZOE 2.0, a dental epidemiologic study of children from age 3-5. 666 bacterial species from the oral biofilm were examined on their relationship to childhood obesity and ECC. Multiple linear regression models involving BMI and the presence of ECC revealed that 146 species were associated with childhood obesity (p < 0.05), 104 of which were also associated with ECC. The results suggest the potential of Glaesserella sp. 15-184 and Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae as indicators for childhood obesity and of Veillonella dispar as a common biomarker for childhood obesity and ECC. (Key words: childhood obesity, early childhood caries, oral microbiome)

CDS Hooks and DynaMed: Integration and Interoperability

Presenter: Stephanie Crillo

Abstract: CDS Hooks is a specification that allows for SMART-enabled third-party CDS clients to be integrated into a supporting EHR. The goal of this ongoing project is to determine the value of CDS Hooks for EBSCO’s DynaMed suite and develop use cases which guide providers to relevant resources while remaining non-intrusive.
EBSCO’s goal is to find additional uses for their vast amount of curated medical information. CDS Hooks aligns with that goal by presenting DynaMed resources to the provider in the normal course of the patient encounter, often before the provider is aware they need access to CDS Services. The market for CDS Hooks and similar features is expected to grow significantly over the course of the next few years, and competitors are already working on ways to include this standard in future releases of their products.
Building out potential use cases for CDS Hooks was done with both a top-down and bottom-up approach in mind, asking “What features of the DynaMed suite would we like to see integrated into the provider’s EHR?”, and “What is the CDS Hooks API currently capable of providing?” From these two angles, we came up with several “base” cases for CDS Hooks integration, including DynaMed Decisions screening prompts, and Dynamic Health medical training assistance.
At this point in the project, we have not completed the feedback/iteration cycle. The next steps are to: present the first draft wireframes to providers, build out KPIs to measure feature success, and pitch the integration to senior EBSCO management.