The Scottish Medical Imaging Service: opportunities for life science research and innovation

Research Data Scotland, in collaboration with the Electronic Data Research and Innovation Service (eDRIS) team at Public Health Scotland, would like to invite you to an online webinar showcasing the Scottish Medical Imaging Service on the 10 March, from 9:30am to 11:00am. This event will outline the history and capabilities of this service, its use by academics to date and strategic value in the context of UK research capabilities, as well as plans for future development and a Q&A session Registration is required so please visit the link to do so. We look forward to seeing you on 10 March!

The Scottish Medical Imaging (SMI) service provides linkable, population based, “research-ready” real-world medical images for researchers develop and validate new preventative, therapeutic, diagnostic and digital/AI solutions to health challenges faced in Scotland, the UK and beyond.

Research Data Scotland together with the eDRIS team in Public Health Scotland are working to develop and update this resource over the next 18 months, and are holding this showcase to:

  • Highlight the unique value of the Scottish Medical Imaging (SMI) service as a resource both in the UK and beyond
  • Share information on its development and value add to date across research areas to encourage its future use and development
  • Support the sustainability of SMI.

Confirmed speakers:

  • Prof. Roger Halliday, CEO of RDS and former Chief Statistician at Scottish Government
  • Richard Lochhead, Scottish Government Minister for Business and Employment
  • Carole Morris, Head of Data and Modelling Services at Public Health Scotland
  • Prof. Cathie Sudlow OBE FRSE, Director of the Usher Institute at the University of Edinburgh and Strategic Advisor to HDR UK
  • Prof. Will Whiteley FRCP, Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology at the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh and Stroke Catalyst Theme Lead at BHF Data Science Centre
  • Prof. Miguel O. Bernabeu, Professor of Computational Medicine at the Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh
  • Dr Grant Mair, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Neuroradiology, University of Edinburgh
  • Prof. Michelle Williams FRCR, Senior Clinical Research Fellow at University of Edinburgh and Imaging Lead at the BHF Data Science Centre