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Registration is open! Health Data for All of Us 2025

HDRN Canada's third annual public forum Health Data for All of Us: A Public Dialogue on AI in Health takes place on April 29 online and in Ottawa. Our exciting lineup of speakers will explore the rapidly evolving landscape of AI in health, focusing on key ethical, equity and privacy challenges. Learn more and register now!
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CanPath Access Office Hours featuring DASH

Do you have a grant deadline approaching? Join the upcoming CanPath Access Office Hours with Joanna Ou from HDRN Canada's Data Access Support Hub Team on April 2 to discover how you can access multi-regional CanPath data through DASH! 
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Bridging the urban-rural divide in pediatric surgery

How can multi-regional health data help bridge the urban-rural divide in pediatric surgical care across Canada? Read about Dr. Hussein Wissanji’s new study evaluating Canada’s current landscape of pediatric surgical care in our latest DASH Spotlight.
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Submit your capacity building project proposals

There's still time to submit a proposal for the ACT Consortium/HDRN Canada Clinical Trials Working Group's $18,000 fund to support capacity building projects. Apply by April 15 to advance the novel use of administrative data in the planning, conduct or evaluation of clinical trials. 

Upcoming Events
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Associations between BMI & Cognitive Performance | MARCH 18 | 12:00 p.m. ET

Check out this webinar on a recent study using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging looking at the associations between Body Mass Index and cognitive performance issues, such as dementia, among older adults.

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Homelessness in Health Administrative Data 
MARCH 27 | 10:00 a.m. PT

Our next Big IDEAs About Health Data webinar will feature Lucie Richard, St. Michael’s Hospital, and Diana Ridgeway, CIHI, discussing best practices for using identifiers of homelessness in health administrative data.


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CRDCN 2025: 25 Years of Partnership for Research | MAY 13 - 14 | OTTAWA

Join the Canadian Research Data Centre Network in a celebration of 25 years of partnership with Statistics Canada and their growing base of collaborating institutions, featuring HDRN Canada Executive member Dr. Ted McDonald. 

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CanPath Synthetic Data Workshop | JUNE 24 
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET | TORONTO

CanPath is hosting a free workshop at the University of Toronto where participants will explore Canada’s largest population health dataset using a secure, cloud-based platform and analyze data with R & Python pipelines. Register by March 28.

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News from Across the Network
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Using AI to strengthen CIHI's data foundation

How is the Canadian Institute of Health Information using AI to strengthen their data foundation? Watch their recent Ask an Expert video series featuring Nasir Kenea, Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Information Technology and Services, to learn more.
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Mental health-related visits to doctors & EDs

ICES has released a report, developed in collaboration with their Public Advisory Council and the Applied Health Research Question program, detailing the process, results and lessons learned of a public-led analysis of mental health service use in Ontario. 
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A statistical portrait of immigrant women in Québec

New statistics available from the Institut de la statistique Québec show that immigrant women in Québec are more likely to have a university degree than non-immigrant women and men. Other insights include employment rates, median income, hourly earnings and quality of health.
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How pharmacist-led care impacts patient experience

For Pharmacy Appreciation Month, the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training is showcasing research on how pharmacist-led care impacts patient experiences. Read about the Pharmacist Care Clinic Pilot led by HDRN Canada Exec member Dr. Ted McDonald.
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Statistics Canada's latest Health of Canadians Report

Curious about the state of health in Canada? Statistics Canada’s latest Health of Canadians Report provides a comprehensive overview of population health in Canada. Explore key trends, regional differences and health inequalities across age, sex, income and more.
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Ready for a learning health system approach?

How can health care organizations assess their readiness to implement a learning health system approach? Complete this questionnaire designed by Unité de soutien SSA Québec to help assess current readiness. The tool also outlines next steps based on answers provided. 

#JobAlert
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NL Support seeks Project Director

NL SUPPORT and Quality of Care NL are hiring a Project Director to provide leadership on all initiatives including strategic and administrative planning, project management, staff management and optimal resource allocation. Apply by March 19.

Publications
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Impact of out-of-home care on First Nations children

A study published in The Lancet by HDRN Canada Exec member Dr. Nathan Nickel and colleauges used linked administrative data to assess impacts of placing First Nations children into out-of-home care. Findings suggest placements led to worsened health and legal outcomes. 

In Case You Missed It!
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Text de-identification for electronic health data

Check out the latest HDRN Canada Discussion Session featuring Dr. Lisa Lix, Mahmoud Azimaee and James King on the use of free text found in EMRs and other electronic data to study health and health care use. 

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Turning digital health research into action 

HDRN Canada CEO Dr. Kim McGrail was featured on the Digital Health in Canada podcast in a discussion exploring how research can be turned into action and what leaders need to support the next generation of digital health professionals.  

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