Accessing Data through DASH
Are you a researcher seeking administrative health data from more than one province or territory? Looking for support in preparing your CIHR Fall Project Grant? Join us for Accessing Data through DASH with Carrie-Anne Whyte and Stefana Jovanovska. HDRN Canada’s Data Access Support Hub (DASH) offers coordinated services to researchers interested in accessing multi-regional administrative health data. Learn how DASH can help you navigate the data access process as well as the centralized services and tools available for researchers, including:
- the single data access request form to request data from multiple regions
- HDRN Canada’s Data Assets Inventory and Algorithm Inventory
- and how experts at our data centre across Canada can help.
About the Speakers:
Carrie-Anne Whyte is a Program Lead with HDRN Canada’s Data Access Support Hub (DASH) based out of the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) in Ottawa, where she has worked for the last decade. Her areas of focus include analysis, methodology and health data. Prior to her career at CIHI and HDRN Canada, Carrie-Anne held roles with the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Carrie-Anne holds a Master of Public Health from McGill University.
Stefana Jovanovska is a Senior Research Project Manager on the Data and Analytic Services team at ICES. With a diverse professional background encompassing analytical chemistry, quality control and clinical research, she brings a wealth of expertise to her role. Stefana’s primary focus is supporting publicly funded research as well as multi-regional projects support in collaboration with HDRN Canada’s Data Access Support Hub (DASH) team.