Information Management Unit (UGI)

The UGI’s activities are centred on data management: research data, activity-related data and also financial data. To fulfil this role, the unit operates a methodological support system (design, choice of objectives, protocol drafting, statistical validity, CRF design, verification, data management and analysis, monitoring, intermediate analyses, drafting of reports, dashboard creation, etc).

The Unit develops and maintains the Institut Bordet Cancer Register and data warehouse, as well extracting data for management, health professionals and researchers wishing to conduct retrospective clinical research, to develop quality indicators or evaluate routine clinical activity. Maintaining this structured database also enables the Unit to fulfil its obligations towards the Belgian Cancer Register.

When required, the UGI also creates and develops specific databases.

The Unit works as part of a number of local, national and international collaborations and is an active member of different research associations. It also participates on the monitoring committees of independent clinical trials.

The UGI participates in a range of ad hoc training activities:

• the GOLF pulmonary cancer course;
• the ULB evidence-based medicine course;
• the thoracic oncology annual Journées event;
• ad hoc symposiums for oncologists visiting the Institut Bordet.

The UGI also supervises the final theses of many students in their last year of medicine or who are completing their specialism.