Dr. Bernie Black and Alona Furmanchuk from Northwestern University would like 
to discuss a COVID-related research project and GPC data request that they are 
preparing. Following is a short description of the project.

Background:  The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a sharp drop in non-COVID-19 
patients seeking emergency department (ED) care, including care for heart 
attack, stroke, and other life-threatening conditions.  ED-avoidance may be 
contributing to a rise in population mortality, beyond deaths attributable to 
COVID-19.
Broad idea:  Provide rapid evidence from sites in high and low COVID-19 
incidence areas on the extent of: (i) overall ED avoidance; (ii) avoidance for 
major cardiovascular conditions (AMI, heart failure, stroke).  Divide AMI into 
STEMI and nSTEMI.  Divide stroke into ischemic and hemorrhagic.  Assess any 
differences by geographic area (high versus low COVID-19 risk) gender, age 
(over versus under 65), and major racial/ethnic groups.  Assess selected 
outcomes that may be associated with delayed arrival.  The research design will 
be interrupted time series ITS), using the same time period in 2019 to control 
for seasonality.
We plan to seek rapid publication, which can then form the basis for a grant 
application, likely to a private foundation (e.g., Robert Wood Johnson; 
Commonwealth), which will allow us to continue and expand this research over 
time as the COVID-19 pandemic evolves.  To support rapid turnaround, we will 
provide to each site detailed instructions on Tables and other analytical 
results to be returned, and SAS and SQL code, designed to be applied to PCORnet 
common data model data, which can be adapted as needed.  We will distribute 
queries during the week of June 8, and ask for replies as fast as possible.
Challenge:  Need to move fast and stay ahead of the research curve.  COVID-19 
research knowledge is moving extremely rapidly.  ED avoidance without more is 
now widely known and well-documented.  Studies exist reporting sharp declines 
in AMI, stroke, and heart failure ED visits, but our preliminary data shows 
much smaller changes for AMI and stroke, and important differences between 
STEMI and nSTEMI, and between ischemic and nonischemic stroke.  No published or 
preprint studies have yet looked closely at outcomes, to assess the evidence 
for delayed arrivals, nor at disparities and cross-sectional variation.

Thank you!

Mei


From: Gpc-dev <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dan Connolly
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2020 9:32 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: gpc-dev 9 Jun agenda and meeting notes

What else for tomorrow? I found just a few things but they seem worth a short 
meeting.

Intermountain is scheduled to scribe
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LjxSYeJFeeAhdwNrzXAoACslKS6spEG_jItGScmt1fU/edit

agenda snapshot:


  1.  Convene, take roll, review records and plan the next meeting(s).

     *   11:00 a.m. Central Time.
​Meeting ID and access code: 
817-393-381<https://global.gotomeeting.com/meeting/join/817393381>; call +1 
(571) 317-3131
     *   Roll; Reminder - put site after your name in 
GoToMeeting<https://global.gotomeeting.com/meeting/join/817393381> preferences
GPC DevTeams<https://informatics.gpcnetwork.org/trac/Project/wiki/DevTeams> 
represented? KUMC (chair), UIOWA, MCW, MCRI, UNMC, UTHSCSA, UTSW, MU, IndianaU, 
Utah, Allina, Intermountain (scribe), UTH
     *   Comments on the agenda? (ref 
SoftwareDev#tracking<https://informatics.gpcnetwork.org/trac/Project/wiki/SoftwareDev#tracking>)
 On last week’s 
notes?<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LjxSYeJFeeAhdwNrzXAoACslKS6spEG_jItGScmt1fU/edit#heading=h.9ioc8gnd1ijp>
 (#12<https://informatics.gpcnetwork.org/trac/Project/ticket/12>)
Recent tickets 
opened/closed<https://informatics.gpcnetwork.org/trac/Project/timeline> - FYI 
(i.e. not intended for discussion)

        *   None this week

     *   Next meeting(s): Jun 16; scribe: Marshfield? MCW?

        *   Note scribe 
rotation<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fPoDn0pdVvC-Mct58X7wkGD2rNiId8aNZ9JG_WCbcf4/edit#heading=h.zbjzupqx0rh7>
 appendix

  1.  
Milestone:tumor-reg-18<https://informatics.gpcnetwork.org/trac/Project/milestone/tumor-reg-18>

     *   #760 (duplicates in tumor table: collect data from sites)
<https://informatics.gpcnetwork.org/trac/Project/ticket/760>#749<https://informatics.gpcnetwork.org/trac/Project/ticket/749>
 PCORNet style TUMOR 
table<https://informatics.gpcnetwork.org/trac/Project/ticket/749>

        *   Cancer CRG is requesting real dates to conduct quality control 
work; Brad/Brian has the ball - UIOWA will present on the Gov call tomorrow 
(6/3)
        *   UIOWA used R code to create the NAACCR table.
Done: R script for NAACCR to PCORnet tumor table 
<http://listserv.kumc.edu/pipermail/gpc-dev/2020q2/010993.html>   Gryzlak, 
Brian M
        *   DC to ... prepare demonstration for gpc-dev - slipped another 2 
weeks

  1.  
milestone:covid19wk<https://informatics.gpcnetwork.org/trac/Project/milestone/covid19wk>

     *   #759<https://informatics.gpcnetwork.org/trac/Project/ticket/759> 
covid19 PCORNet 
datamarts<https://informatics.gpcnetwork.org/trac/Project/ticket/759>

        *   PCORnet 2.0 Steering Committee Meeting 5/26: … pause additional ETL 
development until PCORI completes its review…
Russ may get more info Jun 2

  1.  #411<https://informatics.gpcnetwork.org/trac/Project/ticket/411> Jim C - 
offered to share RxNorm metadata from last i2b2 build with KUMC - done.


wash your hands 
...<https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/prevention.html>

--
Dan

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