Call for Applicants: Public Advisory Council (PAC)
Several of the first PAC members have completed their terms, so we are inviting people who are interested in joining the PAC for a 3-year term to apply. [...]
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Request for Proposals: Interim Evaluation of Health Data Research Network Canada
Health Data Research Network Canada (HDRN Canada) invites proposals from organizations and/or individuals with demonstrated experience and knowledge of health data and related areas to undertake an interim evaluation of its activities since its launch in April, 2019. [...]
HDRN Canada Announces New Board Members
HDRN Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Josette-Renée Landry and Pamela Valentine to its Board of Directors. [...]
2022 Annual CAHSPR Conference
The following sessions led by members of HDRN Canada’s Executive and Leads teams have been accepted for the 2022 Annual CAHSPR Conference. [...]
HDRN Canada releases five-year strategic plan
Health Data Research Network Canada (HDRN Canada) is proud to launch its strategic plan, which outlines the mission, vision, and strategic goals that will guide our work over the next five years. [...]
Call for Applicants: HDRN Canada Board of Directors (Fall 2021)
HDRN Canada is recruiting for additional individuals for the Corporation’s Board of Directors, which will play a formative role in shaping how the network grows and evolves over time. This is a volunteer Board and each Board Director shall serve without remuneration, with necessary expenses reimbursed by the Corporation. [...]
HDRN Canada develops guidelines for informed consent for data linkage
With input from multiple stakeholder groups, Health Data Research Network Canada (HDRN Canada) has compiled a set of guidelines for researchers on what should be included in consent forms for projects where new study data will be linked to existing administrative data. [...]
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at HDRN Canada
September 30th marks the first annual federal statutory National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) in Canada. In 2015 when the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was released, it listed 94 Calls to Action to various levels of government, Churches, and other stakeholders to address the impacts that resulted from centuries worth of attempted assimilation and ethnocide that led to the implementation of the residential school system. [...]
Four Projects Selected to Develop New Multi-Jurisdictional Health Algorithms
In 2020, HDRN Canada put out a national Call for Proposals for research teams to validate or test new algorithms to measure population health, health services use, and determinants of health across multiple provinces and/or territories.
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Job Opportunity: Public Engagement Fellowship
The fellowship objectives and program of work are: To work closely with members of the PE WG and with the PAC to accelerate HDRN Canada’s work and progress on public engagement, and to share and spread learnings from HDRN Canada’s public engagement work across HDRN Canada and the SPOR network more broadly. [...]