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Finding Similarity with Vector Search: A Beginner's Guide

This blog comes out of an interactive workshop I gave using SurrealDB. It's a beginner's guide to vector search, a modern way to find matches based on multiple preferences at once.

Code Review for Research Code

An overview of how to conduct a code review for research code

SNOMED and friends

This blog provides an introduction to SNOMED codes and how they are used in routine care in the UK. It also covers some of the quirks of SNOMED and the challenges of using it in research.

An Introduction to Electronic Health Records

A quick primer on what is an electronic health record and how it is used in clinical practice and research. This post is UK focussed but the principles are the same in many other countries.