ICES Winter Forum: Data and Analytics in Critical Times
You are invited to register for the ICES Winter Forum: Data and Analytics in Critical Times, a free one-day virtual research symposium on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. [...]
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HDRN Canada Informational Webinar
HDRN Canada is inviting members of the public to learn more about the organization and its initiatives in this upcoming webinar. [...]
The passing of our Board Chair, Cathy Fooks
We are so very sad to hear about Cathy Fooks’ death. Many of us have known and admired Cathy for years. We were honoured when she agreed to be our inaugural Board Chair, and are so grateful for her generous, wise and insightful guidance. [...]
Call for Applicants: HDRN Canada Board of Directors
Health Data Research Network Canada (HDRN Canada, the “Corporation”) is recruiting for additional directors for the Corporation’s inaugural Board that will play a formative role in shaping how the network grows and evolves over time. This is a volunteer Board and each director shall serve without remuneration, with necessary expenses reimbursed by the Corporation. [...]
HDRN Canada Announces New Partnership with CanPath to Enable Data Linkage
Today, Health Data Research Network Canada (HDRN Canada) and the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health (CanPath) announced a new partnership that will enable linkage between CanPath cohort data and health data held at provincial and territorial data centres. [...]
Call for Applicants: HDRN Canada Public Advisory Council (PAC)
HDRN Canada is committed to including members of the public in decisions about health data through its Public Advisory Council (PAC). We are currently inviting people to apply to be part of the 12-15 person PAC.
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Call for Proposals: Multi-Jurisdiction Algorithm Development
HDRN Canada is now inviting applications from investigators seeking to lead a validation or feasibility study that will be supported by in-kind resources. Successful applicants to this call will have the opportunity to test multiple algorithms pertaining to one measure/health condition for population health, health service use, or the determinants of health across multiple provinces/territories. [...]
New initiative to improve health data access for researchers
Health researchers will now be able to access data from multiple provincial, territorial and pan-Canadian sources more easily, thanks to the Data Access Support Hub (DASH).
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Launch of the Data Access Support Hub (DASH)
Today, the SPOR Canadian Data Platform launched the Data Access Support Hub (DASH), a one-stop shop for researchers to request access to data from multiple provincial, territorial and pan-Canadian sources. [...]
Formal Launch of the SPOR Canadian Data Platform
Today, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, announced the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Canadian Data Platform. This groundbreaking initiative is a single portal through which researchers will be able to request access to a multitude of administrative, clinical, and social data from various sources from across the country. [...]