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We will focus specifically on the {teal} package, from the Pharmaverse ecosystem, a framework for building interactive exploratory data analysis applications in clinical trials. Beginners very welcome, registration for R/Medicine required. Sign up, prep, and all the deets here: https://rconsortium.github.io/RMedicine_website/Hackathon.html #rstats #opensource #clinicaldata #hackathon https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/449/891/410/617/446/original/1255236b1aab54bb.png npub1akmrkwfh2e3uatf3scg884m96exfdc9gy70evx8wr9nlzppcg9ns4rgyak R Consortium Next week! A Pharmaverse Hackathon in the lead up to RMedicine 2026 Work on {teal}, a framework for building interactive exploratory data analysis apps for clinical trials. Beginners are welcome. You must be registered for R/Medicine 2026. 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Terri Christiani, Executive Director of the R Consortium, outlines why the momentum in the R ecosystem right now is structural, not incremental. • Coordinated progress across working groups tackling production-level challenges • Conferences like R/Medicine, R+AI, and Risk translating expertise into real-world impact • Ongoing industry investment https://r-consortium.org/posts/community-growth-collaboration-momentum-across-r-ecosystem/ #rstats #opensource https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/258/004/370/044/267/original/559059cf3b4e4bbb.png npub1akmrkwfh2e3uatf3scg884m96exfdc9gy70evx8wr9nlzppcg9ns4rgyak R Consortium R/Medicine Call for Proposals has been extended by one week! New deadline: March 13 Submit a Talk, Lightning Talk, Demo, or Workshop and share your work with the R community using R and Shiny for health, laboratory, and clinical data. First-time speakers are strongly encouraged. 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