Connect disciplines
Bring together health data scientists, clinicians, methodologists, and partners around shared problems.
About ISFHDS
Connecting data expertise with health needs
The International Society for Health Data Science is a global, non-profit society connecting data scientists, clinicians, and partners to translate evidence into equitable health outcomes.
Mission
Rigorous, open, responsible
ISFHDS promotes work that can be examined, reproduced, and applied for public benefit.
Strengthen evidence
Encourage transparent methods, reproducible workflows, and reporting that makes limitations visible.
Improve outcomes
Keep patient care, public health, and equitable real-world benefit at the centre of technical work.
Governance and compliance
Responsible and auditable practice
The Society’s governance priorities cover the full lifecycle of health data and AI work.
Frameworks
Promote clear practices for data-use agreements, privacy impact assessment, ethics review liaison, algorithm transparency, model documentation, and audit trails.
Risk and safety
Support incident response, harm mitigation, bias and fairness monitoring, and controlled release and versioning practices.
Accessibility and inclusion
Encourage inclusive research practice, transparent reporting, and engagement with diverse communities and stakeholders.
Contact
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Official journal
Discover Med Research
Browse the Society’s official journal for current research across basic, translational, clinical, and data science.