Lilian Peters

I work as an assistant professor/clinical epidemiologist at the following institutions:

University Medical Center Groningen, Primary and Long-term Care
Western Sydney University, School of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia)

My research focuses on advancing Women's Health with data-driven innovations. Using regional, national and international primary and secondary electronic health record (EHR)-data, I examine how single and multiple events during the reproductive life course influence long-term maternal health. Additionally, I have initiated data collection efforts tailored to the Dutch healthcare context, including the establishment of the Lifelines Reproductive Origins of Adult Health and Disease cohort and recurring online surveys, such as the Birth Experience Study, to provide nuanced insights into women’s health and well-being.

As an epidemiologist specialising in EHR-data, I responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by leading initiatives that leveraged both structured primary care data (e.g., diagnostic codes) and unstructured primary care data (e.g., doctors’ notes)s. In several COVID-19 projects, my team combined conventional statistical methods with advanced AI techniques—such as natural language processing—to monitor care pathways, healthcare seeking behaviour, and predict adverse outcomes. This work transformed EHR-data into actionable insights, ultimately improving health outcomes across the general and diverse populations e.g. pregnant women, elderly persons, and acute/post-COVID-19 patients.