# Joint openEHR/OMOP Working Group - expressions of interest welcome

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**Created:** 2025-11-17 15:07 UTC
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**Replies:** 23
**URL:** https://discourse.openehr.org/t/joint-openehr-omop-working-group-expressions-of-interest-welcome/11595

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## Post #1 by @Abi

🤝 Announcing the Joint openEHR & OMOP Working Group

We're pleased to announce the launch of a joint openEHR–OMOP Working Group, a collaborative initiative bringing together two major global ecosystems in health data interoperability.

The group is led by Dr. **Somayeh Abedian**, openEHR Fellow and official representative of **openEHR International**, who brings extensive expertise in health data standards, semantic modeling and interoperability frameworks. Dr. Abedian has been an active contributor to the openEHR community and has played a significant role in promoting collaboration between clinical and research data environments.

🧭 Purpose & Vision

This working group builds on the growing alignment between openEHR and **Health Level Seven International** FHIR, expanding the collaboration to include the OMOP Common Data Model (CDM). Its mission is to bridge openEHR’s clinical modeling framework with OMOP-CDM to enable large-scale data reuse and real-world evidence generation, while maintaining clinical meaning and semantic consistency across platforms.

🧩 Key Focus Areas

▪️ Developing practical tools and mappings between openEHR archetypes/templates and OMOP-CDM entities.
▪️ Identifying governance and standardization touchpoints to enhance data quality and alignment.
▪️ Establishing community-driven workflows to connect clinical care and research ecosystems.
▪️ Exploring AI-assisted transformation tools to accelerate semantic interoperability.
▪️ Building a sustainable bridge in interoperability domain and between openEHR, FHIR, and OMOP for the secondary use of real-world data.

If you are interested in interoperability, clinical modeling, or real-world evidence, this is an opportunity to join an international collaboration advancing health data standardisation and reuse.

🚀 Get Involved

1️⃣ Contact @s.abedian via direct message or email **[so.abedian@gmail.com](mailto:so.abedian@gmail.com)** to express your interest
2️⃣ Register via the openEHR & OMOP Working Group membership form - **[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfISVxHG15f_LjiNrRoEaBYCBSWGcq8D5KvCNhsiu8fsojVkg/viewform](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfISVxHG15f_LjiNrRoEaBYCBSWGcq8D5KvCNhsiu8fsojVkg/viewform)**

Through collaborative leadership and shared expertise, this working group will strengthen the link between openEHR and OMOP, enabling more meaningful, interoperable and reusable health data worldwide. 

![image|690x360](upload://eb9AdDKlGJ392LT59ITaoQ6Ko44.jpeg)

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## Post #2 by @joostholslag

I’m interested. 
I (together with @heidi.koikkalainen and @David-Jobling and @ian.mcnicoll ) have proposed a project to a potential customer. My/our availability at least partially depends on that proposal being accepted.

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## Post #3 by @Abi

Thanks @joostholslag :+1:

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## Post #4 by @yampeku

Count me in :smiley:

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## Post #5 by @s.abedian

Thanks, Joost. You are now registered and added to the group. Hopefully everything goes well with your proposal. I’m looking forward to hearing good news from your side! :crossed_fingers:

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## Post #6 by @heidi.koikkalainen

Could you please add me too, Somayeh? :slightly_smiling_face:

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## Post #7 by @beatriznaven

I am also interested in taking part of it! Thanks a lot :star_struck:

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## Post #8 by @s.abedian

Sure, dear Heidi … with pleasure! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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## Post #9 by @s.abedian

For sure! Could you please send your email along with the message? Many thanks

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## Post #11 by @surfer

I would like to join the group. I’ve filled out the form :)

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## Post #12 by @vanessap

Hi @s.abedian could you please add me too?
Thanks for organizing it, this is very valuable!
I have filled up the form too.

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## Post #13 by @s.abedian

Hi @surfer and @vanessap ..Thank you for your interest..You are already added to the Team… Welcome on board. See you on December 11 @15 p.m. CET

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## Post #14 by @mayankagra

Please add me to the group and inform when is the next meeting of the WG. I have filled the form

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## Post #15 by @joostholslag

Are there any plans to present at the OHDSI Europe conference?

https://ohdsi-europe.org/index.php/symposium2026


February 6<sup>th</sup>, 2026 is the deadline for abstract submission.

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## Post #16 by @Elanchezhian_K_R

Hi **[@s.abedian](https://www.perplexity.ai/search/where-can-i-get-the-headers-of-yukt73EZQsWv8CDr1N4gTw)**,

I am interested in joining the openEHR & OMOP working group to both learn and actively contribute.

I recently came across openEHR, and through that I discovered OHDSI, its Common Data Model (CDM), and OMOP. I find this ecosystem and its approach to standardized, interoperable health data very exciting and would like to deepen my understanding while supporting the group’s ongoing work.

Could you please add me to the openEHR & OMOP working group

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## Post #17 by @s.abedian

Hi Joost,

Thank you for your kind reminder. Unfortunately, not this year, as all talks and sessions have already been closed. Hopefully, we will be there next year :flexed_biceps:

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## Post #18 by @s.abedian

Hi Elanchezhian,
Thanks for your interest! Great to hear about your motivation to learn and contribute. I’ll add you to the openEHR & OMOP working group. Welcome!

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## Post #19 by @s.abedian

Dear Mayank,
Thanks for your interest! I’ll add you to the group, and you’ll receive regular monthly meeting invitations after that.

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## Post #20 by @mayankagra

Cn you add me to WG

Mayank

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## Post #21 by @vanessap

Hi @s.abedian , I tried to join the call but doesn't seem to work for me - no one is approving the request to enter in the call.

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## Post #22 by @yampeku

Hello @vanessap , we cancelled this week’s call due to teams technical problems (we weren’t able to access to start the call)

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## Post #23 by @vanessap

Thanks for letting me know. I didn't receive any email or notification, so I just waited :sweat_smile:

Edit: Apologies! My mistake, I did receive an email from you @yampeku under the ohdsi email, but I didn't see it in time because it went to my spam folder. I will pay more attention next time.

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## Post #24 by @s.abedian

Hi @vanessap 
I’m very sorry you had to wait …

We had already cancelled the meeting the week before, as it seemed the Microsoft Teams technical issue would not be resolved by the meeting day, and unfortunately, the problem still hasn’t been fixed.
According to the process, the cancellation notification needed to be sent via the OHDSI email to the WG email (to be received by all members) so it would reach everyone, but my OHDSI email couldn’t be used at that time to send the cancellation. 

Many thanks to @yampeku for kindly sending the cancellation email through the OHDSI working group email🌸
I don't know what happened to you not receiving it :pensive_face: . Apologies again to you and to anyone who had to wait.

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## Post #25 by @s.abedian

Dear openEHR and OMOP WG members,

Unfortunately, we need to cancel the upcoming working group meeting. The OHDSI Microsoft Teams environment has encountered a technical issue again, and some accounts (including Diego's and mine) have lost access :woozy_face:. As a result, we currently cannot access the meeting link or the  complete participant list. But I will also send an email to somebody who filled out the membership form from the openEHR side that I have access to. 

The OHDSI coordination team is working to resolve the issue, and we truly hope the next session can be held as planned. If the issue persists, we will find an alternative solution to manage the meetings.

Please also note that I do not have permission to modify the calendar entry, so the meeting may still appear in your schedule.

Thank you very much for your understanding.

Best wishes,
Somayeh

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