RDD 2026 - Session 2C - From consulting room to dataset: doing research with ELAN

Presentation for parallel session 2C of the Research Data Day 2026. 

This session walks through real research examples using ELAN, LUMC’s network of routine healthcare data. Discusses several studies from research question and helps you formulate your own: which data were selected, how ELAN data (diagnoses, prescriptions, lab values, referrals) is combined with CBS microdata on income, education, household, and mortality, and what this linkage made possible. We show which datasets are available within ELAN, how linkage with CBS works in practice, and what to consider when designing your own study. Learn about the possibilities and intricacies of the multicenter ELAN data.