Preparing a CIHR Project Grant? HDRN Canada Can Help
Health researchers interested in using multi-regional administrative data in their CIHR Fall Project Grant application can find tailored support and self-service tools through HDRN Canada’s Data Services.
“Accessing data from multiple provinces or territories can feel daunting,” said Anne Hayes, Director of Partnerships & Data Services. “That’s why we want to make sure that researchers understand just what kind of support is available to help them prepare their application.”
Accessing data from multiple provinces or territories can feel daunting. That’s why we want to make sure that researchers understand just what kind of support is available to help them prepare their application. ~ Anne Hayes
HDRN Canada offers a range of free services for researchers, including data feasibility confirmation, cost estimates and letters of support for applications proposing multi-regional research.“ All researchers have to do is submit an online intake form and our Data Services Team will take it from there,” said Hayes. “They can also connect directly with an HDRN Canada data scientist by signing up for Office Hours, a free, one-on-one consultation to receive expert advice at the planning stages of their study.”
Once a study receives funding, researchers can request data from more than one province or territory through HDRN Canada’s centralized online data access request form. “Now that we’re offering distributed analysis, researchers can conduct their multi-regional data analysis without the need to pool data in a single location,” Hayes noted. Distributed analysis is a cutting-edge methodology pioneered by HDRN Canada data scientists that will power larger, more robust studies.
HDRN Canada’s Data Services Team is made up of provincial data centres as well as pan-Canadian organizations like the Canadian Institute for Health Information and Statistics Canada. “We provide tailored support throughout every step of the data access process,” said Hayes. “The goal is to make it easier for researchers to access health and health-related data from multiple provinces and territories. Our team works behind the scenes to coordinate and streamline the data request process.”
HDRN Canada also offers self-service tools for researchers conducting multi-regional studies, such as the Data Assets Inventory and the Algorithms Inventory, an online collection of published algorithms that have been validated or tested for feasibility of implementation in two or more Canadian territories or provinces, or nationally.
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Researchers interested in support for their CIHR Fall Project Grant application should submit an online intake form by August 26. Questions? Email services@hdrn.ca.