New to OMOP & OHDSI? Start here
A gentle path into observational research.
You don't need to be a data scientist to get value from the OMOP common data model. This page gets maternal & child health experts oriented — the concepts, the community, and a few short videos to make the confusing parts less confusing.
Watch first
Short videos to get oriented
A few minutes each. Start with the gentle introduction, then the ATLAS demo, then the shorts when you want quick hits.
Quick hits — the short-video playlist
Full playlist on @DrDanielleTheDataDiva.
Free resources
A starter path into the OMOP CDM & OHDSI
Canonical, free places to build a foundation. (This mirrors the structure of the ALS TDI "New to RWE? Start Here" page — tell me which items from that list you want carried over verbatim and I'll drop them in.)
- Read
The Book of OHDSI
The community's free, comprehensive textbook — the single best starting point for the CDM, vocabularies, cohorts, and network studies.
- Reference
OMOP Common Data Model spec
The table-by-table specification for the current CDM version.
- Course
EHDEN Academy
Free self-paced courses on the CDM, vocabularies, ETL, and the OHDSI tool stack.
- Community
OHDSI.org
Working groups (including pediatrics and women's health), community calls, and the annual symposium.
- Tools
ATLAS demo
The browser-based cohort and analysis tool — try it on the public demo, no install needed.
- Tools
OHDSI software tools
The full open-source stack for building and running observational studies.
Then try it
Turn an idea into a research question
Once the concepts click, use the Analytic Use-Case Generator to shape a clinical idea into a well-formed OHDSI research question and check its feasibility for a network study.
Launch the Analytic Use-Case Generator