HDRN Canada Data Points

What's Up @ HDRN Canada?

HDRN Canada's strong showing at IPDLN 2024

HDRN Canada made a strong showing at this year's International Population Data Linkage Network (IPDLN) Conference, with multiple workshops, sessions and posters. Congrats to Public Engagement Lead Julia Burt who took home best poster for her work social licence!

Public Advisory Council Profile: Jaxon Diamond

Check out this new profile on HDRN Canada's Public Advisory Council member Jaxon Diamond, a kinesiology student at the University of Regina with an interest in sports and health. Jaxon discusses his passion for representing public perspectives in health data research.

Open-access modules on pragmatic clinical trials

Curious about the HDRN Canada Pragmatic Trials Training Program? Open-access modules on clinical trial design and implementation are now freely available and cover topics such as intent and question, implementation and impact, partnership and support, and inclusion, equity, diversity and accessibility.

SPOR Refresh Engagement Summary Report

A report on findings from Canada's Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Refresh is now available. HDRN Canada participated in the engagement process, which sought input on how to improve the SPOR program, by facilitating an extensive set of online consultations.

Upcoming Events

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2024 Pan-Canadian Conference on Health Information | OCTOBER 21-22 | VANCOUVER

HDRN Canada is proud to sponsor CHIMA's Pan-Canadian Conference on Health Information in Vancouver, featuring Dr. John Hirdes, Dr. Marcia Anderson and André Picard exploring how health information can enhance care.

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Health Workforce Canada Connects | OCTOBER 30-31 | MONTREAL

Health Workforce Canada will host its inaugural symposium, Health Workforce Canada Connects, in Montréal. The event will unite leaders in the sector to advance health workforce solutions, focusing on data, planning and worker wellness.

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YSPOR Health Summit 2024 | NOVEMBER 7 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. MT

The 2024 YSPOR Health Summit will take place in Whitehorse this year. The event will gather health leaders and innovators to explore key topics in health promotion and youth engagement. Register now to attend in-person or online.

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SHARE Summit | NOVEMBER 12 | 9:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. NT

NL SUPPORT’s 10th annual Science, Health and Research Education (SHARE) Summit is a showcase for applied health research in Newfoundland and Labrador. Check out the program and register to attend in-person or online.

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2024 Health Data User Conference
NOVEMBER 14 | 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET

Explore innovative data solutions for key health issues at the 2024 Health Data User Conference. Co-hosted by Statistics Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, this in-person event brings together health data users and providers.

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A Partnership Approach to Impactful Research | NOVEMBER 28 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. PT

HDRN Canada's Big IDEAs About Health Data Speaker Series kicks off with Dr. Marni Brownell, Anita Durksen, Scott Sinclair and Stephanie Sinclair from SPECTRUM discussing a partnership approach to research.

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News from Across the Network

New CanPath and CIHI partnership

CanPath and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) have partnered to enhance understanding of Canadians' health outcomes. This collaboration combines CIHI’s health services data with CanPath’s genomic and lifestyle data for deeper insights into health trends.

An infographic with title reads: Leg amputations associated with diabetes" by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Shows statistics: 3x higher risk for males (14 per 100,000) vs females (5 per 100,000), and 3x higher for lowest-income neighborhoods (16 per 100,000) vs highest-income (5 per 100,000).

CIHI report highlights disparities in diabetes care

CIHI released a report highlighting disparities in diabetes care, particularly concerning lower limb amputations. The findings emphasize a need for equitable access to care and improved outcomes for marginalized populations affected by diabetes in Canada.

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Inaugural Director of Indigenous Partnerships at ICES

ICES recently announced the hiring of Dominique Legacy in the inaugural role of Director of Indigenous Partnerships, Data & Analytics. Read about Dominique's hopes for future work towards Indigenous self-determination and self-governance.

Supporting researchers using MCHP Repository Data

The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) has received funding to support expanded repository access. The Essential Data Science Toolbox project will make it easier for external researchers to access and use data from the Manitoba Population Research Data Repository.

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Dr. Lisa Lix elected to the CAHS

HDRN Canada Lead Dr. Lisa Lix, Director of Data Science at George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation has been elected as a Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow, one of the highest honours in the Canadian health sciences community. Congrats Dr. Lix!

New COVID-19 immunization data available

The BC Centre for Disease control's COVID-19 vaccination data is now available to researchers to access through Population Data BC. Collected via CareConnect, this dataset includes details on vaccine type, frequency, location, reason for immunization and mixing.

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New report on cultural safety in health research

Unité de soutien SSA Québec has collaboratively produced Cultural Safety in Indigenous Health Research Context, a report of recommendations drawn from an unprecedented round-table discussion representatives from 10 of 11 Indigenous nations in Quebec.

Canadian Health Survey on Children & Youth insights

Statistics Canada has released findings from the 2023 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth, which examines how the physical and mental well-being of children and youth has evolved over the past four years since the 2019 survey.