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Table 2 European research networks involved in health data collection

From: Mapping European research networks providing health data: results from the InfAct Joint Action on health information

Research network

Acronym

Years of activity

Best Information through Regional Outcomes: a Shared European Diabetes Information System for Policy and Practice

B.I.R.O.

2005–2008

Better Statistics for Better Health for Mothers and their Newborns in Europe

Euro-Peristat

1999 to date

BRidging Information and Data Generation for Evidence-based Health policy and research

BRIDGE

2015–2017

Cancer Control using Population-based Registries and Biobanks

CCPRB

2004–2009

Cancer Registry Based project on Haematologic Malignancies

HAEMACARE

2005–2008

Committee of Nordic Assisted Reproductive Technology and Safety

CoNARTaS

2008 to date

Commonwealth Fund Multinational Comparisons of Health Systems Data

MultiCom

1918 to date

Comparative Effectiveness Research on Psychiatric Hospitalisation by Record Linkage of Large Administrative Data Sets

CEPHOS-LINK

2014–2017

Comparing policy framework, structure, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of functional and integrated systems of mental health care

COFI

2014–2018

Deepening our understanding of quality improvement in Europe

DUQuE

2009–2014

Developing a Child Cohort Research Strategy for Europe

CHICOS

2010–2013

Diagnosis-Related Groups in Europe - Towards Efficiency and Quality

EuroDRG

2009–2011

Environmental Health Risks in European Birth Cohorts

ENRIECO

2009–2011

EU Public Health Outcome Research and Indicators Collection

EUPHORIC

2004–2008

European Association for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion

EUROSAFE

2007-nr

EUropean Best Information through Regional Outcomes in Diabetes

EUBIROD

2005 onwards: EUROBIROD project (2008–2012), EUROBIROD Network is ongoing

EUROpean Cancer Registry-based study

EuroCARE

1978 to 2007

European Cardiovascular Indicators Surveillance Set

EUROCISS

2000–2007

European Collaboration for Healthcare Optimization

ECHO

2010–2017

European Community Health Indicators and Monitoring

ECHIM/ECHI

ECHIM JA 2009–2012, 3 ECHI projects 1998–2001, 2001–2004, 2005–2008

European Health Care Outcomes, Performance and Efficiency

EuroHOPE

2010–2014

European Health Data and Evidence Network

EHDEN

2018–2024

European Health Examination Survey

EHES

EHES pilot 2009–2012, ongoing

European Hospital Benchmarking by Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndrome Processes

EurHOBOP

2009–2012

European Injury Data Base

IDB

2012-nr

European Medical Information Framework

EMIF

2013–2018

European Network for Indicators on Cancer 2006–2009

EUNICE

2005–2007

European Urban Health Indicators System Part 2

EURO-URHIS 2

2009–2013

Extracorporeal life support association

ELSO

1989 to date

Family life courses, intergenerational exchanges and later life health

FAMHEALTH

2013–2018

Global Allergy and Asthma European Network

GA2LEN

2004–2015

Global Burden of Disease

GBD

2007-nr

Health Benefits and Service costs in Europe

HealthBASKET

2004–2007

Health Inequalities Indicators in the Regions of Europe

I2SARE

2008–2010

Improved access to health care data through cross-country comparisons

EuroREACH

2010–2013

Improved methodology for data collection on accidents and disabilities-Integration of European Injury Statistics

INTEGRIS

2008–2011

Individualized cardiovascular disease risk assessment across Europe

EPIC CVD

1990’s − 2009

International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership

ICBP

2009-nr

International Research Project on Financing Quality in Healthcare

InterQuality

2010–2013

Italian nationwide longitudinal population-based study on Diabetic Ketoacidosis at Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes

DKA - type 1 diabetes

2016–2018

Joint action on healthy life years

JA EHLEIS

2011–2014

MAnagement of mental health diSorders Through advancEd Technology and seRvices – teleHealth for the MIND

MasterMind

2014–2017

Multinational MONItoring of Trends and Determinants in CArdiovascular Disease

MONICA

1980 onwards. Active period of data collection ended around 2000

Multiple Sclerosis Data Alliance

MSDA

nr

Nordic Welfare dataBASE

NOWBASE

nr

Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics

OHDSI

2014-nr

Operations management and demand-based approaches to healthcare outcomes and cost-benefits research

MANAGED OUTCOMES

2010–2012

Personalized PREvention of Chronic DIseases consortium

PRECeDI

2015–2018

Pooling of European Data to Harmonise Translational Research in Breast Cancer

ONCOPOOL

2002–2004

Quality and costs of primary care in Europe

EUPrimeCare

2010–2012

Quality and Costs of Primary Care in Europe

QUALICOPC

2010–2013

Registry of Congenital Anomalies

EUROCAT

1979-nr

Research on Children and Adults Born Preterm

RECAP preterm

2017 up to 51 months

Socio-economic inequalities in health and mortality in 16 European cities at the beginning of the twenty-first century

INEQ-CITIES

2009–2012

Surveillance of rare cancers in Europe

RARECARE

2007–2010

Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

SHARE

2004 onwards; wave 8 is ongoing

Tackling Health Inequalities in Europe

EUROTHINE

2004–2007

  1. nr not reported