Data-driven, cross-disciplinary collaboration : lessons learned at the largest academic health center in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic

Copyright © 2024 Ritto, de Araujo, de Carvalho, De Souza, Favaretto, Saboya, Garcia, Kulikowski, Kallás, Pereira, Cobello Junior, Silva, Abdalla, Segurado, Sabino, Ribeiro Junior, Francisco, Miethke-Morais, Levin, Sawamura, Ferreira, Silva, Mauad, Gouveia, Letaif, Bego, Battistella, Duarte, Seelaender, Marchini, Forlenza, Rocha, Mendes-Correa, Costa, Cerri, Bonfá, Chammas, de Barros Filho and Busatto Filho..

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted global research efforts to reduce infection impact, highlighting the potential of cross-disciplinary collaboration to enhance research quality and efficiency.

Methods: At the FMUSP-HC academic health system, we implemented innovative flow management routines for collecting, organizing and analyzing demographic data, COVID-related data and biological materials from over 4,500 patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection hospitalized from 2020 to 2022. This strategy was mainly planned in three areas: organizing a database with data from the hospitalizations; setting-up a multidisciplinary taskforce to conduct follow-up assessments after discharge; and organizing a biobank. Additionally, a COVID-19 curated collection was created within the institutional digital library of academic papers to map the research output.

Results: Over the course of the experience, the possible benefits and challenges of this type of research support approach were identified and discussed, leading to a set of recommended strategies to enhance collaboration within the research institution. Demographic and clinical data from COVID-19 hospitalizations were compiled in a database including adults and a minority of children and adolescents with laboratory confirmed COVID-19, covering 2020-2022, with approximately 350 fields per patient. To date, this database has been used in 16 published studies. Additionally, we assessed 700 adults 6 to 11 months after hospitalization through comprehensive, multidisciplinary in-person evaluations; this database, comprising around 2000 fields per subject, was used in 15 publications. Furthermore, thousands of blood samples collected during the acute phase and follow-up assessments remain stored for future investigations. To date, more than 3,700 aliquots have been used in ongoing research investigating various aspects of COVID-19. Lastly, the mapping of the overall research output revealed that between 2020 and 2022 our academic system produced 1,394 scientific articles on COVID-19.

Discussion: Research is a crucial component of an effective epidemic response, and the preparation process should include a well-defined plan for organizing and sharing resources. The initiatives described in the present paper were successful in our aim to foster large-scale research in our institution. Although a single model may not be appropriate for all contexts, cross-disciplinary collaboration and open data sharing should make health research systems more efficient to generate the best evidence.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in public health - 12(2024) vom: 23., Seite 1369129

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ritto, Ana Paula [VerfasserIn]
de Araujo, Adriana Ladeira [VerfasserIn]
de Carvalho, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro [VerfasserIn]
De Souza, Heraldo Possolo [VerfasserIn]
Favaretto, Patricia Manga E Silva [VerfasserIn]
Saboya, Vivian Renata Boldrim [VerfasserIn]
Garcia, Michelle Louvaes [VerfasserIn]
Kulikowski, Leslie Domenici [VerfasserIn]
Kallás, Esper Georges [VerfasserIn]
Pereira, Antonio José Rodrigues [VerfasserIn]
Cobello Junior, Vilson [VerfasserIn]
Silva, Katia Regina [VerfasserIn]
Abdalla, Eidi Raquel Franco [VerfasserIn]
Segurado, Aluisio Augusto Cotrim [VerfasserIn]
Sabino, Ester Cerdeira [VerfasserIn]
Ribeiro Junior, Ulysses [VerfasserIn]
Francisco, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira [VerfasserIn]
Miethke-Morais, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Levin, Anna Sara Shafferman [VerfasserIn]
Sawamura, Marcio Valente Yamada [VerfasserIn]
Ferreira, Juliana Carvalho [VerfasserIn]
Silva, Clovis Artur [VerfasserIn]
Mauad, Thais [VerfasserIn]
Gouveia, Nelson da Cruz [VerfasserIn]
Letaif, Leila Suemi Harima [VerfasserIn]
Bego, Marco Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Battistella, Linamara Rizzo [VerfasserIn]
Duarte, Alberto José da Silva [VerfasserIn]
Seelaender, Marilia Cerqueira Leite [VerfasserIn]
Marchini, Julio [VerfasserIn]
Forlenza, Orestes Vicente [VerfasserIn]
Rocha, Vanderson Geraldo [VerfasserIn]
Mendes-Correa, Maria Cassia [VerfasserIn]
Costa, Silvia Figueiredo [VerfasserIn]
Cerri, Giovanni Guido [VerfasserIn]
Bonfá, Eloisa Silva Dutra de Oliveira [VerfasserIn]
Chammas, Roger [VerfasserIn]
de Barros Filho, Tarcisio Eloy Pessoa [VerfasserIn]
Busatto Filho, Geraldo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Cross-disciplinarity
Data management
Data science
Health data analysis
Journal Article
Research collaboration
Research data
Research management

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Date Completed 14.03.2024

Date Revised 14.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fpubh.2024.1369129

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369662059