Sentinel Initiative

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Medical Product Assessments

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Data and Surveillance Tools

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Communications

Network of Collaborators

Sentinel brings together public, academic and private organizations that provide access to healthcare data and expertise.

Data at a Glance

The Sentinel Distributed Database is comprised of quality-checked electronic data held by 18 partner organizations.

Statistical Methods

Sentinel explores the application of a wide range of methods to enhance medical product safety assessment.

Featured Postings

Spotlight

Sentinel Initiative Public Workshop & Training

Fri, 02/01/2019
Sentinel System Five-Year Strategy: 2019-2023

Mon, 01/14/2019
FDA Voices: The Future of FDA's Electronic Safety Surveillance

Mon, 01/14/2019
Medicare Claims Synthetic Public Use Files in Sentinel Common Data Model Format

Wed, 04/25/2018

Publications and Presentations

Cross‐Network Directory Service: Infrastructure to Enable Collaborations Across Distributed Research Networks

Fri, 02/15/2019
A New Analytic Tool Developed in the Sentinel System to Assess Safe Use Recommendations

Tue, 02/12/2019
Use of FDA’s Sentinel System to Quantify Seizure Risk Immediately Following New Ranolazine Exposure

Tue, 02/12/2019

Analytic Packages

Risk of Stroke, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, and Intracranial Hemorrhage Following Apixaban or Warfarin Use in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation

Fri, 02/15/2019

Sentinel Initiative Events

Public Sentinel Training at Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research

Fri, 01/25/2019

Data and Tools

Routine Querying System Documentation (version 7.1.0)

Fri, 02/01/2019
Sentinel Common Data Model v7.0.0

Wed, 10/31/2018