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We're excited to announce the launch of our 2025-2026 lineup for HDRN Canada's Big IDEAs About Health Data Speaker Series, featuring experts from a variety of fields discussing how administrative data can be used to advance health equity in Canada. Our incredible speakers will explore the intersections between administrative data and the social determinants of health, sharing research and strategies for embedding inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility within health data and data systems. Learn more about each session and register today!

Upcoming Presentations:

Thursday, September 25, 2025

• Centring Racial Equity throughout the Data Life Cycle
  Dr. Amy Hawn Nelson and Isabel Algrant, University of Pennsylvania

Thursday, November 27, 2025

• Social Determinants of Health Data
  Dr. Andrew Pinto, Upstream Lab

Thursday, January 29, 2026

• Using Administrative Data in Rural Dementia Health Services Research
  Dr. Julie Kosteniuk, University of Saskatchewan, Dr. Jacqueline Quail, Epidemiology Consulting and Beliz Açan Osman, Health Quality Council

Thursday, March 26, 2026

• Social Contexts of Administrative Data About Substance Use Disorder
  Jeffrey Morgan, University of British Columbia

Thursday, May 28, 2026

• Indigenous Methodologies, Data & Community Governance
  Dr. Amanda Fowler-Woods, University of Manitoba 

About the Series:
The Big IDEAs About Health Data Speaker Series aspires to create space for conversations about how administrative data can be used to promote health equity in Canada. Speakers from a range of disciplines explore specific uses of and guidelines for the use of disaggregated data (sex and gender, race and ethnicity, disability, income, housing, language, etc.). They also discuss advancements in data research practices and methods that embed inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility in algorithms, distributed analytics, community involvement and equity assessment tools. Watch past webinar recordings. 

We look forward to seeing you!

~ HDRN Canada Events Team