Big IDEAs About Health Data
HDRN Canada’s Big IDEAs About Health Data Speaker Series features a variety of experts discussing how data can be used to promote health equity in Canada. They explore specific uses of disaggregated data, such as sex and gender, race and ethnicity and disability, as well as advancements in data research methods that embed inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility in algorithms, distributed analytics, community involvement and equity assessment tools.
Upcoming Events
Quantifiable Indigenous Concepts: Increasing Precision of Population Analysis by Including “Indian Act” Legislation
24/09/2026 10:00 - 11:00 am (PT) / 1:00 - 2:00 pm (ET)
REGISTER How do we make Indigenous population data more precise—and more meaningful? In this presentation, Kienan Williams introduces seven Quantifiable Indigenous Concepts (QICs) developed from Canada’s 2021…
Advance Health. Avoid Harm. Data & AI That Don't Hurt the Communities You Serve
26/11/2026 10:00 - 11:00 am (PT) / 1:00 - 2:00 pm (ET)
REGISTER Data and artificial intelligence can accelerate health impact. They can also accelerate harm, at population scale. Health researchers use data and AI tools to clean administrative…
Indigenous Methodologies, Data and Community Governance
27/05/2027 10:00 - 11:00 am (PT) / 1:00 - 2:00 pm (ET)
REGISTER About the Speaker: Dr. Amanda Fowler-Woods is an Assistant Professor with the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. She has a PhD in Community Health Sciences from…