Last chance to register for Health Data for All of Us!

Don’t miss out on Health Data for All of Us: Earning Trust through Transparency coming up on April 23, featuring a panel discussion on AI and big data with Dr. Cécile Petitgand, Dr. Andrew Pinto and Dr. Alison Paprica. Read about our speaker lineup and register today!

NEWS: A crash course in federated analysis

What is federated analysis? Read about the inaugural session of Federated Analysis: State of the Science Collective Learning Series, HDRN Canada's new webinar series, which provides a crash course in key concepts, definitions and frequently asked questions.  

NEWS: Supporting health system knowledge users

Learn about how the Applied Health Research Questions program helps non-researchers access health data to inform policy planning and program development in this profile featuring Minnie Ho, Director of Data and Analytic Services at ICES. 

Community attitudes on health data use in research

HDRN Canada and PHRN Australia will co-host an interactive, virtual workshop comparing and contrasting community attitudes towards the use of health data in research in Canada and Australia. Register to join us on June 18 from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET. 

Canada's biobank infrastructure

CanPath is featured in this Open Access Government article as one of Canada's most successful investments in biobanking. Biobanking involves collecting, storing and analyzing biological specimens to support a better understanding of heart diseases, tumours and sepsis. 

Changes in family physician practice patterns

CIHI released a report providing a high-level look at how family physician practice patterns have changed over the last decade.The findings suggest a growing number of family physicians are providing services outside of primary care, including emergency medicine and psychiatry.

Experiences of homelessness and dementia

New research from ICES found that dementia in unhoused people is nearly two times greater than in the general population. The population-based study found that the difference was greatest between the ages of 55 to 64, suggesting the need for screening at a younger age. 

Changes in the living environments of babies 

Findings from the first report based on the Institut de la statistique du Québec's longitudinal study Growing Up in Québec found that the families of babies born in the early 2020s are in seemingly better economic situations than families of babies born 20 years earlier.

U of M spotlights HDRN Canada IDEA Team member

The University of Manitoba published a profile on Dr. Laura (Bee) Bowler, Data Equity Specialist with the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. Read about her social justice-focused work, which includes participating in HDRN Canada's IDEA Team. 

Latest insights on cannabis use in Canada

Curious about cannabis consumption trends in Canada over the past year? Explore Statistics Canada’s latest insights from the 2023 National Cannabis Survey. Learn about how trends have changed in the past five years since non-medical cannabis use was legalized.

Scientific Watch on Learning Health Systems

Unité de soutien SSA Québec's Change Management Axis is producing a monthly newsletter dedicated to sharing international scientific articles, training opportunities and tools on learning health systems. Subscribe to Scientific Watch on Learning Health Systems to learn more. 

Public trust & use of administrative health data

A new study in PLOS One, co-authored by HDRN Canada Lead Dr. Amit Garg, found that members of the public were receptive to the use of administrative health data to identify and contact people at risk of kidney disease, but with specific conditions around public notification.