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The Dish - December 2024

Dec 6, 2024

As we close out 2024, we’re shaking things up with a special DSxHE Social to celebrate the end of the year together! It’s the perfect opportunity to reflect on the incredible impact we've made this year and get excited about what’s to come in 2025. Let's celebrate our achievements, connect with fellow members, and look ahead to another year of collaboration and innovation! Whether you're a data scientist, healthcare professional, or just passionate about better health for all, there’s something in it for everyone here at DSxHE. We invite you to dive into one of our focused themes, seek new collaborations, or have insights to share in our blog series, Your voice could inspire others globally and here at DSxHE.

 

Here’s what’s in store this month:

Where would you like to find us? We're considering expanding our presence on social media to connect with more of you! We'd love to hear from you: Which platforms would you like us to join to stay updated and engaged? Let us know your preference!

Which social media platforms would you like us to join? (Select all that apply)

 

Grab a warm drink, get cosy, and dive into all the news, highlights, and opportunities we have in store. Excited? Curious? Eager to contribute? You can also add your own events, publications, thoughts, & plugs to our Slack workspace.


 


News from DSxHE


Have you engaged with any of our themes yet? You can find out more about their visions, what they're planning & most importantly how you can become involved through the links below. Each theme will be launching over the coming weeks so stay tuned for updates on events & activities over on Slack. 


Participatory Research - We'd love to invite you to our Slack channel #theme-participatory-research to learn more about how you can apply participatory research in your work and find like-minded collaborators and peers. Keep your eyes peeled for our next webinar soon.


Mental Health - Our first webinar had over 80 people participating, you can join the upcoming webinar here. Some recordings of our previous webinars are available on Youtube. We're aiming to equip the community to harness the potential of data science to improve our understanding of mental health & promote mental health equity. At the moment we're exploring the needs and interests of people with lived experience of mental health concerns and NHS staff providing services. If you are interested in participating, follow this link.


Social Justice - Communicate For Health Justice (CFHJ) is interested to know how is your industry communicating for (global) health justice? Share your perspective by taking part in the CFHJ survey. We're working on our next event which so let us know what topic you'd like to hear us discuss on our Slack channel.


Statistical Methods - Almost 100 tickets were snapped up for last month's event. Everyone is welcome: expect fascinating talks, in-depth discussions, & all-round interesting chat on everything to do with statistical methods & health equity. This month's webinar is on the 6th Dec at 4pm on Rethinking Fair Representation Learning for Performance-Sensitive Tasks, led by Charles Jones (Imperial College London) Find your tickets here.


Musculoskeletal Health - Our next webinar will be Jan 30th at 4pm to explore skeletal sexual dimorphism in health and disease with hierarchical imaging approaches. This theme is planning events and activities to establish partnerships & build consensus to tackle long term MSK condition and experience.



 



Join us for The Download, our monthly informal, conversational and informative online Meetups!

 

These are open to anyone in the world, no matter what your level of experience and background. They are just an opportunity to meet fellow DSxHE-ers and learn a few new things :)

 

Roll up, roll up! This month we’re shaking things up with a special Social to celebrate the end of the year together.

 

 Test your knowledge and have some fun with holiday-themed questions and data science trivia or bring along your favorite project, article, or discovery from the past year to share with the group!

 

Grab your favorite holiday beverage and let’s wrap up the year with laughter, learning, and good cheer!

 

We look forward to seeing you there on Tuesday 10th December at 6pm GMT.  .   



The Impact of Digital Literacy on Refugee Women’s Access to Mental Health Resources.

 

Join us for an insightful DSxHE Download webinar as we explore the critical role of digital literacy in empowering refugee women to access and benefit from online mental health resources.


Tuesday 14th January 2025 at 6pm GMT



 

The Digest


Want to see all the articles, podcasts, papers, blogs, videos, funding calls, events and training opportunities that have been shared across the DSxHE Slack workspace?


 

 

 SSRN

 

Artificial intelligence's impact on healthcare is undeniable. What is less clear is whether it will be ethically justifiable. Just as we know that AI can be used to diagnose disease, predict risk, develop personalized treatment plans, monitor patients remotely, or automate triage, we also know that it can pose significant threats to patient safety and the reliability (or trustworthiness) of the healthcare sector as a whole. This is explored in the local government context. Read more here.



 

 Institute of Health Equity

 

This review by the UCL Institute of Health Equity (IHE), concludes that racism damages health and wellbeing and drives inequalities in London. Our focus is on the effects of racism on health and its contribution to avoidable inequalities in health between ethnic groups – a particularly unacceptable form of health inequity. It is urgent that society tackle the damage to health and wellbeing as a result of racism. The review is part of a series of evidence reviews funded by the Greater London Authority (GLA) to build the evidence for reducing health inequalities in London through action on specific social determinants of health. Read more here.



 

News from the Community

Upcoming events

Here's a few external events coming up in the next month that might float your boat. If there's an event you'd like to highlight on a future edition of this newsletter, then post it on #events on our Slack workspace or get in touch.


    

 

Job opportunities

Looking for your next career move or project? We'll bring you a rundown of new roles and opportunities to further health equity through data science. If you're looking to find the next bright star in your team, share your advert with the community on Slack: 

  

 

Funding opportunities &

partnering with DSxHE

Keep up with the latest funding opportunities across on Slack. Want to talk through your application or find partners? DSxHE has partnered on a number of research projects to support design and delivery and can offer your project support too, so get in touch with us on the Funding channel or contact Eunice for more.



 

That's all folks!

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