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Mr Christopher Orton

Programme Manager, Medicine

+44 (0) 1792 602093

c.orton@swansea.ac.uk

Basic Welsh Speaker

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9561-2493

ResearchGate

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

About

Chris Orton is a Programme Manager within Swansea University Medical School.
Chris leads the operations of the BREATHE Health Data Research Hub for Respiratory Science, the Dementias Platform UK Data Portal, and a number of other projects which make use of the SAIL Databank and SeRPUK technology run within Population Data Science at the Medical School.
Chris has over 8 years’ experience within health informatics at Swansea University and is an alumnus of the University’s MSc in Health Informatics.

Areas Of Expertise

Research infrastructure
Big data
Health informatics
Project management
Programme management
Data protection
Data science

Research

Chris has worked within Population Data Science at Swansea University for over 8 years and has considerable experience in operations of complex research systems such as the SAIL Databank and SeRPUK. Chris led the establishment of the Dementias Platform UK Data Portal research platform, a global resource for dementia and neuroscience analysis, and currently leads on the BREATHE Health Data Research Hub for Respiratory Health, which is pioneering data sharing for respiratory science and has supported multiple COVID-19 research projects over the last few months.
Chris has several protocol and profile paper publications in research platform design and deployment.

Collaborations

Chris works with national and international collaborators, being part of Health Data Research UK (national institute to facilitate the linkage and collaboration of health data research organisations to accelerate data science and health research across the UK and in collaboration with international partners). Chris’ role with Dementias Platform UK incorporates collaboration with national and international cohort studies, and international

Publications

Research Highlights

Orton, C., Gallacher, J., Lyons, R., Ford, D., Ellwood-Thompson, S., & Bauermeister, S. (2018). Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) Data Portal - supporting multi-modal data analysis, data linkage and real-world outcomes. In International Journal of Population Data ScienceSwansea University.
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v3i2.538, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56514
Orton, C., Gallacher, J., Lyons, R., Ford, D., Ellwood-Thompson, S., & Bauermeister, S. (2018). P1-590: DEMENTIAS PLATFORM UK (DPUK) DATA PORTAL: FACILITATING DEMENTIAS RESEARCH ON A GLOBAL SCALE. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 14(7S_Part_10), P563-P563.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2018.06.602, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56513
Orton, C., Gallacher, J., Lyons, R., Ford, D., Ellwood-Thompson, S., Mackay, C., Williams, J., Bauermeister, S., Menzies, G., South, M., Biddle, J., Bale, M., & North, L. (2018). Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) Data Portal - World-leading infrastructure facilitating innovative multi-modal research. In International Journal of Population Data ScienceSwansea University.
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v3i4.702, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56512
Orton, C., North, L., Orton, C., Gallacher, J., Bauermeister, S., Akbari, A., Ford, D., Lyons, R., & Ellwood-Thompson, S. (2018). Data Services for Cohort Studies: Increasing the impact of existing research studies and epidemiological readiness. In International Journal of Population Data ScienceIPDLN 2018 conference.
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v3i4.698, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa44396
Orton, C., Gallacher, J., Bauermeister, S., Lyons, R., Ellwood-Thompson, S., Ford, D., South, M., Mackay, C., & Williams, J. (2019). P1-533: DEMENTIAS PLATFORM UK DATA PORTAL - MULTI-MODAL DATA ANALYSIS USING CUSTOMISED INFRASTRUCTURE. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 15, P474-P474.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2019.06.1138, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56511
Orton, C., Gallacher, J., Bauermeister, S., Lyons, R., Ellwood-Thompson, S., Ford, D., South, M., Mackay, C., & Williams, J. (2019). P1-533: DEMENTIAS PLATFORM UK DATA PORTAL - MULTI-MODAL DATA ANALYSIS USING CUSTOMISED INFRASTRUCTURE. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 15, P474-P474.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2019.06.1138, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56510
Schnier, C., Wilkinson, T., Akbari, A., Orton, C., Sleegers, K., Gallacher, J., Lyons, R., & Sudlow, C. (2020). The Secure Anonymised Information Linkage databank Dementia e-cohort (SAIL-DeC). International Journal of Population Data Science, 5(1)
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v5i1.1121, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53648
Bauermeister, S., Orton, C., Ellwood-Thompson, S., Barker, R., Bauermeister, J., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Brayne, C., Burn, D., Campbell, A., Calvin, C., Chandran, S., Chaturvedi, N., Chêne, G., Chessell, I., Corbett, A., Davis, D., Denis, M., Dufouil, C., Elliott, P...., & Gallacher, J. (2020). The Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) Data Portal. European Journal of Epidemiology, 35(3)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-020-00633-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54051
Fry, R., Hollinghurst, J., Stagg, H., Thompson, D., Fronterre, C., Orton, C., Lyons, R., Ford, D., Sheikh, A., & Diggle, P. (2021). Real-time spatial health surveillance: Mapping the UK COVID-19 epidemic. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 149, 104400
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104400, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55271
Lyons, J., Akbari, A., Torabi, F., Davies, G., North, L., Griffiths, R., Bailey, R., Hollinghurst, J., Fry, R., Turner, S., Thompson, D., Rafferty, J., Mizen, A., Orton, C., Ellwood-Thompson, S., Au-Yeung, L., Cross, L., Gravenor, M., Brophy, S...., & Lyons, R. (2020). Understanding and responding to COVID-19 in Wales: protocol for a privacy-protecting data platform for enhanced epidemiology and evaluation of interventions. BMJ Open, 10(10), e043010
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043010, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55501
Akbari, A., North, L., Orton, C., Ellwood-Thompson, S., Schnier, C., Wilkinson, T., Gallacher, J., & Lyons, R. (2020). Creating A Research Ready Data Asset and Empowering Dynamic and Efficient Research: The Sail Dementia E-Cohort (SDEC). In International Journal of Population Data ScienceSwansea University.
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v5i5.1518, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55871
Orton, C., Ford, D., Sheikh, A., Norrie, J., Fletcher, M., Quint, J., Tobin, M., & Hall, I. (2020). Unifying the UK’S Data for Respiratory Science: BREATHE, The Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) Respiratory Health Data Research Hub. In International Journal of Population Data ScienceSwansea University.
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v5i5.1433, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56498

All Research

Journal Articles

Fry, R., Hollinghurst, J., Stagg, H., Thompson, D., Fronterre, C., Orton, C., Lyons, R., Ford, D., Sheikh, A., & Diggle, P. (2021). Real-time spatial health surveillance: Mapping the UK COVID-19 epidemic. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 149, 104400
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104400, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55271
Lyons, J., Akbari, A., Torabi, F., Davies, G., North, L., Griffiths, R., Bailey, R., Hollinghurst, J., Fry, R., Turner, S., Thompson, D., Rafferty, J., Mizen, A., Orton, C., Ellwood-Thompson, S., Au-Yeung, L., Cross, L., Gravenor, M., Brophy, S...., & Lyons, R. (2020). Understanding and responding to COVID-19 in Wales: protocol for a privacy-protecting data platform for enhanced epidemiology and evaluation of interventions. BMJ Open, 10(10), e043010
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043010, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55501
Bauermeister, S., Orton, C., Ellwood-Thompson, S., Barker, R., Bauermeister, J., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Brayne, C., Burn, D., Campbell, A., Calvin, C., Chandran, S., Chaturvedi, N., Chêne, G., Chessell, I., Corbett, A., Davis, D., Denis, M., Dufouil, C., Elliott, P...., & Gallacher, J. (2020). The Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) Data Portal. European Journal of Epidemiology, 35(3)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-020-00633-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54051
Schnier, C., Wilkinson, T., Akbari, A., Orton, C., Sleegers, K., Gallacher, J., Lyons, R., & Sudlow, C. (2020). The Secure Anonymised Information Linkage databank Dementia e-cohort (SAIL-DeC). International Journal of Population Data Science, 5(1)
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v5i1.1121, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53648
Orton, C., Gallacher, J., Bauermeister, S., Lyons, R., Ellwood-Thompson, S., Ford, D., South, M., Mackay, C., & Williams, J. (2019). P1-533: DEMENTIAS PLATFORM UK DATA PORTAL - MULTI-MODAL DATA ANALYSIS USING CUSTOMISED INFRASTRUCTURE. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 15, P474-P474.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2019.06.1138, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56511
Orton, C., Gallacher, J., Bauermeister, S., Lyons, R., Ellwood-Thompson, S., Ford, D., South, M., Mackay, C., & Williams, J. (2019). P1-533: DEMENTIAS PLATFORM UK DATA PORTAL - MULTI-MODAL DATA ANALYSIS USING CUSTOMISED INFRASTRUCTURE. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 15, P474-P474.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2019.06.1138, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56510
Orton, C., Gallacher, J., Lyons, R., Ford, D., Ellwood-Thompson, S., & Bauermeister, S. (2018). P1-590: DEMENTIAS PLATFORM UK (DPUK) DATA PORTAL: FACILITATING DEMENTIAS RESEARCH ON A GLOBAL SCALE. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 14(7S_Part_10), P563-P563.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2018.06.602, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56513

Conference Contributions

Akbari, A., North, L., Orton, C., Ellwood-Thompson, S., Schnier, C., Wilkinson, T., Gallacher, J., & Lyons, R. (2020). Creating A Research Ready Data Asset and Empowering Dynamic and Efficient Research: The Sail Dementia E-Cohort (SDEC). In International Journal of Population Data ScienceSwansea University.
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v5i5.1518, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55871
Orton, C., Ford, D., Sheikh, A., Norrie, J., Fletcher, M., Quint, J., Tobin, M., & Hall, I. (2020). Unifying the UK’S Data for Respiratory Science: BREATHE, The Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) Respiratory Health Data Research Hub. In International Journal of Population Data ScienceSwansea University.
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v5i5.1433, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56498
Orton, C., Gallacher, J., Lyons, R., Ford, D., Ellwood-Thompson, S., Mackay, C., Williams, J., Bauermeister, S., Menzies, G., South, M., Biddle, J., Bale, M., & North, L. (2018). Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) Data Portal - World-leading infrastructure facilitating innovative multi-modal research. In International Journal of Population Data ScienceSwansea University.
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v3i4.702, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56512
Orton, C., North, L., Orton, C., Gallacher, J., Bauermeister, S., Akbari, A., Ford, D., Lyons, R., & Ellwood-Thompson, S. (2018). Data Services for Cohort Studies: Increasing the impact of existing research studies and epidemiological readiness. In International Journal of Population Data ScienceIPDLN 2018 conference.
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v3i4.698, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa44396
Orton, C., Gallacher, J., Lyons, R., Ford, D., Ellwood-Thompson, S., & Bauermeister, S. (2018). Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) Data Portal - supporting multi-modal data analysis, data linkage and real-world outcomes. In International Journal of Population Data ScienceSwansea University.
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v3i2.538, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56514

Key Grants and Projects

Health Data Research UK Multi-omics consortium 2020 - 2022

, £75k

Career History

Programme Manager – BREATHE , Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University

February 2020 - Present
Data Project Manager – Dementias Platform UK , Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University

February 2016 - February 2020
NISCHR Data Linkage Project Assistant , Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University

August 2014 - March 2015

Invited Presentations, Lectures and Conferences

Dementias Platform UK Data Portal – Supporting cohort studies in dementia and neuroscience

July 2019

AAIC, Los Angeles, USA
Dementias Platform UK Data Portal – Customised infrastructure for rapid data science

September 2018

IPDLN Conference, Banff, Canada