News & Achivements

Join us next week 8-11 January 2023 at the Second International Israel Data Science Initiative (IDSI) international conference to mark the continued development of the Data Science Research Centers in 7 of Israel’s research universities.
I will lecture there and serve as the chairperson session on Tuesday, 10.1.2023. 
For more information about the conference, please
visit: @https://lnkd.in/dx76ByBw

Pleased to share our new publication "Body Mass Index and Caries: Machine Learning and Statistical Analytics of the Dental, Oral, Medical Epidemiological (DOME) Nationwide Big Data Study" published in Metabolites (IF 5.58).
In this paper, we explored the association between BMI and caries using a large-scale, structured and comprehensive database of the DOME repository among a nationwide representative sample and used novel statistical and machine-learning approaches, which have not been carried out before. The DOME is a comprehensive large nationwide electronic record-based big data study, that measures dental-oral-systemic interactions using knowledge in dentistry, medicine, biostatistics, and computer science. As the PI of the DOME, I would like to thank my co-authors Ofir Ben-Assuli Gaya Geva Shlomit Siri Ori Bar for their contribution! 

This week at the Joint meeting of the Israeli Society of Oral Medicine and the European Association of Oral Medicine-Region 5.
Congratulations to all my students who presented their research projects:
Nitzan Aizenbud, a fourth-year DMD student, presented her MSc. Thesis entitled:” Validation of the Hebrew-translated version of the Xerostomia Inventory” under the supervision of Prof. Doron Aframian and me. Nitzan’s presentation won the best oral presentation award.
Dr. Michael Bernhardt an Oral Medicine resident, who presented his DMD thesis under my supervision entitled:” Teeth brushing and its association with metabolic syndrome; Data-driven analytics of the Dental, Oral, Medical and Epidemiological (DOME) Big data nationwide study”.
Dr. Alaa Z. presented her DMD thesis entitled:” Quantitive assessment of gustatory function and its association with systemic morbidity: a 5-years retrospective Analysis” under the supervision of me and Prof. Doron Aframian.
Dr. Weaam A. Agbariah presented her DMD thesis entitled:” Olfactory disorders in an Oral Medicine Setup and their association with patient characteristics and taste disorders” under the supervision of Prof. Doron Aframian and me.
Dafna M.  Melamed Yitzhak presented her DMD thesis entitled: “The prevalence of Antibiotic-resistant pathogens carriers in hospitalized patients undergoing Oral Medicine counseling” under the supervision of me and Dr. Naama Keshet.
I am very proud of all my students!
Thank you to the organizers for the successful event! 

Delighted to share our new publication "The Triangle of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Metabolic Dysfunction, and Periodontitis: Analysis of the Dental, Oral, Medical and Epidemiological (DOME) Records-Based Nationwide Research " published in Metabolites (IF 5.58).
The DOME is a comprehensive large nationwide electronic record-based big data study, that measures dental-oral-systemic interactions. This specific research explored the associations between Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and dental morbidities in the context of Metabolic Syndrome, and periodontitis had been studied in the context of other dental and oral conditions that might exist concomitantly in an individual. While most studies focus on the association between periodontitis and diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, the associations with NAFLD were less studied.
As the PI of the DOME study, I am very delighted for every contribution of the DOME to the understanding of dental-systemic interactions and for the unique collaborative effort that uses knowledge in dentistry, medicine, biostatistics, and bio information. Thank you, co-authors, and in particular to Doron R., a fifth-year DMD student which did the study in fulfillment of his DMD thesis.

This week I was delighted to participate in the annual conference of the Israeli Dental Association: "Digital Dentistry- New Reality".
Congratulations to the organizers: the Israeli Dental Association (IDA) headed by Dr. lior kasap Prof. Dr. Rachmiel Adi the head of the scientific committee, and Prof Nardi Casap-Caspi, head of the scientific council of the IDA. Great success with 1800 attendees and a wonderful event!
My lecture focused on a big data study conducted on a nationally representative sample of young and middle age adults, conducted to learn about the incidence of caries in Israel over a 10-year period in light of the Litzman reform and the cessation of fluoridation.

This week at the PER-IADR Oral Health Research Congress in Marseille, France, I was honored to present our study entitled: “Body Mass Index and Caries: Statistical and Machine Learning Analytics”. This study is part of the Dental, Oral, Medical Epidemiological (DOME) big data record-based nationwide study, that measures dental, periodontal, and oral morbidities and their associations with systemic morbidities.
I was delighted to serve as a chair of the Oral Session of the e-Oral Health Network, where studies discussing the use of big data and AI in dentistry were presented.
Our Faculty of Dental Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Hadassah Medical Center also presented our international Bio-Medical M.Sc. Program for English-speaking students at the conference.  Interested students are most welcome to join our faculty!
Proud to be part of the representatives of our Faculty. Excellent scientific work was presented and congratulations to the organizers!

Yesterday, I was honored to present our study "RheumaticMonitor", a new architecture for screening, monitoring, and analyzing the big data accumulating over time from rheumatic disease patients at the annual conference of the ILAMI - Israeli Association for Medical Informatics
RheumaticMonitor is a collaborative effort between our Hadassah Medical Center and Prof Yuval Shahar from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev sponsored by the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology.
The conference was a great success with a wonderful opportunity for the medical information community to gather face-to-face. Special thanks to the organizers for the invitation and congratulations on the successful event! 

Today I presented our research "RheumaticMonitor" at the first Israeli conference of Medical Informatics (ICMI). RheumaticMonitor is a new architecture for screening, monitoring, and analyzing the big data accumulating over time from rheumatic disease patients. It is a collaborative effort between Hadassah Medical Center and BGU University sponsored by the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology.
Thank you for the organizers of the first ICMI from Ariel University, Assaf Hoogi- well done!

Coming ahead 12-05-2022: The Annual Conference of “Asaf Association for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome”.
I will present our findings from a study we conducted among patients with Fibromyalgia in Israel in collaboration with Asaf and Inbar associations. Data was analysed using conventional statistical methods and machine learning algorithms.
This is a part of the "RheumaticMonitor" study, a new architecture for screening, monitoring, and analyzing the big data accumulating over time from rheumatic disease patients. RheumaticMonitor is a collaborative effort between Hadassa Medical centers the hebrew university jerusalem and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology. I thank my co-authors Prof. Yuval Shahar , Dr. Hagit Peleg, Prof Eldad Ben-Chetrit, Dr. Erez Shalom, PhD. Dr. Ayelet Goldstein , Michal Weisman Raymond and Nitzan Aizenbud.
To register for the conference and join us visit: https://www.asaf.org.il/

מחר אציג את מחקר "RheumaticMonitor", במסגרת הכנס "מפצחים את הקוד לרפואת המחר -חוקרים ראומטולוגיה". של עמותת ענבר לנפגעי מחלות ראומטיות, אוטואימוניות ודלקתיות  ועמותת אס"ף לחולי פיברומיאלגיה ותסמונת התשישות הכרונית.
נקיים מחר מפגש זום עם חברי העמותה לגיוס למחקר. במסגרת מחקר RheumaticMonitor פיתחנו אפליקציה ייחודית לניטור ומעקב של חולים במחלות ראומטולוגיות (מחלות מפרקים). המחקר הוא פרי שתוף פעולה אותו אני מובילה כחוקרת ראשית במרכז הרפאי הדסה, יחד עם פרופ' יובל שחר מאוניברסיטת בן גוריון. המחקר ממומן ע"י משרד המדע והטכנולוגיה. האפליקציה תאסוף מידע ראשוני ומתמשך שישמש לניתוח מידע (BIG DATA) ע"מ לחזות גורמים המשפיעים על תגובה לטיפול, הפוגות והתפרצויות של המחלה.
Tomorrow I will present the "RheumaticMonitor" study, as part of a conference organized by the “Inbar Association for Rheumatic, Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases” and the “Asaf Association for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome”. We will hold a zoom meeting tomorrow with members of the associations for recruitment for research. As part of the RheumaticMonitor study, we developed a unique application for screening and monitoring patients with rheumatological diseases. The research is a collaboration that I lead as the lead in Hadassah Medical Center as a PI, together with Prof. Yuval Shahar and Erez Shalom, PhD. from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev . The research is funded by the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology. The app collects baseline and ongoing information that is used for the analysis of the big data that accumulates over time from the patients, patients in order to discover predictive patterns for exacerbation, remission, and response to treatment.

This week at "Hadassah Open House- Meet the KOLs" event.
It was a pleasure to present our digital health research projects at Hadassah and meet companies representatives interested in potential collaborations.
Thank you Eyal Mishani Eran Leitersdorf ARIE BEN YEHUDA
Yaniv Alon Levi Shapiro Masha Zavin Tamar Raz Ariel Rabin Olga Slutsky
The full program of the event:
https://lnkd.in/dJ_UTw2A

This week, I was honored to present at the annual conference of “Asaf Association for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome”.
I presented our findings from a study we conducted among patients with Fibromyalgia in Israel in collaboration with Asaf and Inbar associations. 
Following the lectures, I joined the expert panel to discuss important topics related to the management of fibromyalgia patients. The conference was a great success with a wonderful opportunity for clinicians, researchers, and patients to gather face-to-face. Special thanks to the organizers from Asaf and Inbar associations for the invitation and congratulations on the successful event! 
This is a part of our study "RheumaticMonitor", a new architecture for screening, monitoring, and analyzing the big data accumulating over time from rheumatic disease patients RheumaticMonitor is a collaborative effort between our Hadassa Medical centers the hebrew university jerusalem and Prof Yuval Shahar from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev granted by the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology.

As a part of RheumaticMonitor study, our team developed a unique application for monitoring patients with rheumatological diseases (joint diseases). The app collects baseline and ongoing information that is used for BIG DATA analysis to predict factors that affect response to treatment, remissions, and outbreaks of the disease.
The research is a collaborative effort that I lead as PI at the Hadassah Medical Center, together with Dr. Hagit Peleg and Prof. Eldad Ben-Chetrit and Prof. Yuval Shahar of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The research is funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology. Thank you for your hard work in the development of the app Noam Mazuz from Vizion company, Erez Shalom, PhD., and Michal Weisman Raymond.
As part of the study, we recruit participants through the Inbar Association for Victims of Rheumatic, Autoimmune, and Inflammatory Diseases https://lnkd.in/dzyaH4Fc and the ASAF Association for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome https://www.asaf.org .il / events-news /.

Join the RHEUMATIC MONITOR study, In order to receive a user code for the application, you must first register at the following link:
https://lnkd.in/df_2Q-uJ
Through it, you will receive in a return email username and password for the application.

Then download the app depending on the type of mobile device you are using:
IPhone: https://lnkd.in/dsZitAUd
Android: https://lnkd.in/dwPwiX5s
Enter the username and password you received in the email and start filling out the initial questionnaire.

במסגרת מחקר RheumaticMonitor פיתחנו אפליקציה ייחודית לניטור ומעקב של חולים במחלות ראומטולוגיות (מחלות מפרקים). המחקר הוא פרי שתוף פעולה אותו אני מובילה כחוקרת ראשית במרכז הרפאי הדסה, יחד עם פרופ' יובל שחר מאוניברסיטת בן גוריון. המחקר ממומן ע"י משרד המדע והטכנולוגיה. האפליקציה אוספת מידע ראשוני ומתמשך שישמש לניתוח מידע (BIG DATA) ע"מ לחזות גורמים המשפיעים על תגובה לטיפול, הפוגות והתפרצויות של המחלה.
במסגרת המחקר אנו מגייסים משתתפים דרך עמותת ענבר לנפגעי מחלות ראומטיות , אוטואימוניות ודלקתיות https://lnkd.in/dzyaH4Fc ועמותת אס"ף לחולי פיברומיאלגיה ותסמונת התשישות הכרונית https://lnkd.in/dCVVDDNG.


הצטרפו למחקר RHEUMATIC MONITOR על מנת שתוכלי לקבל קוד משתמש לאפליקציה יש להירשם תחילה בקישור הבא 
https://lnkd.in/df_2Q-uJ

דרכו תקבלי במייל חוזר שם משתמש וסיסמא לאפליקציה 
 
לאחר מכן יש להוריד את האפליקציה בהתאם לסוג המכשיר הסלולרי בו אתם משתמשים 
אייפון: https://lnkd.in/dsZitAUd
אנדרואיד: https://lnkd.in/dwPwiX5s
יש להזין את שם המשתמש והסיסמא אותם קיבלת במייל ולהתחיל למלא את השאלון הראשוני.

Reminder: You are invited to join us in the Orofacial pain webinar organized by Prof. Davis Thomas today.
I will give a short talk about Orofacial pain in Israel. Presenters include Prof. Eli Eliav, Dr. Galit Almoznino, Prof. David Thomas and Prof. Shankar Lyer.
You are welcomed to register in the following link:

Please register for Orofacial Pain Grand Rounds- 4 on Apr 18, 2020, 10:00 AM EDT
https://lnkd.in/egEXmqC
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It was great to attend the "Life Sciences Leadership Conference" held by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Business School and the Volvox program for life Sciences
Interesting lectures were given by Dr. Jeremy M. Levin, Dr. Moshe Bareket and Prof. Zvi Wiener, See program: https://lnkd.in/dRCrbNP

Galit Almoznino

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Background: The etiology and risk factors for progression of many chronic pain conditions (CPC) are still unknown. Moreover, real-time patient`s monitoring remains a challenge.

Aim: To develop a new digital tool for monitoring and analyzing big data of CPC patients in order to discover predictive patterns for :exacerbation ,remission, and response to treatment.

Methods: We developed the Painscreen, a new web application that works on mobile and stationary devices, in order to collect data and monitor patients continuously.

Results: The framework creates and stores answers to baseline and daily questionnaires and sensor data (such as :sleep patterns, steps) .Painscreen supports application, to the integrated longitudinal data, of big temporal data mining methods to discover predictive patterns, and present analysis results to the doctor.

Conclusions: The painscreen will lead to a more comprehensive understanding of CPC from a big data base, and will lead to better personalized care of CPC patients

This week I was honored to represent our Faculty of Dental Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Hadassah Medical Center at a conference held by the Ministry of Health Israel. I presented our faculty standards in Patient Care and infection prevention and control (IPC) on behalf of our Dean Prof. Avi Zini and the dedicated staff and students. Proud to be part of our faculty!

#dentalcare and #oralhealth industry leaders gather on Sep. 30 to salute Dean Amid Ismail and Temple University School of Dentistry for advancing dental and oral care for the disabled as part of the #BridgetoPeace initiative. This Philadelphia-Israel Chamber of Commerce event explored technological gaps in care during #COVID19. Speakers included: J. Todd Abrams, Kathleen O’Loughlin, Stanley Bergman, Galit Almoznino, Marisol Tellez Merchan, Musa Bajali, Julie Charlestein, David Kochman, Aaron Palmon, and Amid Ismail. Please join us on October 21 for a program featuring the latest #covid19testing innovation that could bring the industry almost to normal!