Watch again: Google Health webinar
26 July 2024
Earlier this week, Smart Data Research UK partnered with Google Health for a webinar: Using internet search data to improve health research. The video of the webinar presentations is now available on our YouTube channel.
About the webinar
These days, it’s not unusual for people to turn to the internet to ask health-related questions. Sometimes this happens long before seeking professional advice and care.
This has led to growing interest within the research community about how to use internet search data to better understand people’s health and behaviour and to improve health outcomes more broadly.
In response to recent regulatory changes, platforms such as Google have launched new data portability products that make it easier for users to consent to share their internet consumer search data with authorized third-party users or apps. This creates significant potential for researchers by enabling easier access to a wider universe of data for research.
This webinar – Using internet search data to improve health research – explored the impact of these changes. Jointly hosted by Smart Data Research UK and Google Health UK, the panel considered the implications of the new landscape for research and innovation for the public good.
The speakers were:
- Joe Cuddeford, Director, Smart Data Research UK
- Dr Susan Thomas, Director, Clinical, Google Health UK
- Jessie ‘Chuy’ Chavez, Engineering Manager, Data Protection and Portability, Google
- Professor Matthew Thompson, Clinical Research Scientist, Google
- Dr Srdjan Saso, Consultant Gynaecologist and Gynaecological Cancer Surgeon and Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Imperial College London
- Emmanouil Tranos, Professor of Quantitative Human Geography, University of Bristol | Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute
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