Blog: HDRN Canada seeks multi-regional studies for Algorithm Inventory

HDRN Canada is seeking published multi-regional studies to be considered for inclusion in our Algorithm Inventory, an online collection of published algorithms measuring population health, health service use, and the determinants of health that have been validated or tested for feasibility of implementation in multiple regions. LEARN MORE.

Article: Recognition of inherent biases in administrative data

Administrative data are critical for primary care research but while they avoid some biases, they introduce others. In this article published in Canadian Family Physician, HDRN Canada IDEA Team Lead Amy Freier and co-author Alan Katz discuss the importance of inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility in research. LEARN MORE.

Recruiting: HDRN Canada Board of Directors

HDRN Canada is recruiting for our Board of Directors, which plays a formative role in shaping the growth of the network, guided by our ambition to create a data future that better supports health systems and health equity. In particular we are seeking those with privacy law experience and Indigenous lived experience. APPLY HERE.

Save the Date! Health Data for All of Us: Sharing Ideas and Priorities

Our Public Advisory Council will host Health Data for All of Us: Sharing Ideas and Priorities to generate dialogue among members of the public about the use of health data in research. The hybrid event takes place April 25 in Winnipeg and online. Stay tuned for more details, including speaker lineup, coming soon to hdrn.ca!

Program seeks to improve life trajectories in Québec

The Unité de soutien SSA Québec is launching the Life Trajectory Improvement and Innovation Partnerships in Transition to Sustainable Health (PATienTS program) in collaboration with the four integrated university health and social services networks to activate the Québec learning health system. LEARN MORE.

Health care utilization differences between First Nations people and the general population

Using data extracted and analyzed at the Saskatchewan Health Quality Council, researchers conducted a patient-oriented, population-based, retrospective cohort study to evaluate health care utilization among Indigenous people with inflammatory bowel disease. LEARN MORE.

Growth recovers in Montréal, across Québec

The Institute de la statistique du Québec released two bulletins in January documenting the recovery of demographic growth in Montréal as well as an increase in population across the province, particularly in regions where population growth had slowed with the start of the pandemic. LEARN MORE.

Snapshot of the health workforce in Canada

Health workforce in Canada 2021: In Focus is a new integrated digital report combining data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information and Statistics Canada. It includes notable sub-topic releases such as A Lens on the supply of Canada’s health workforce and Health care provider experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virtual walk-in patients less likely to have in-person physician follow up

A new study using health administrative data from ICES found that virtual walk-in patients were less likely to have a subsequent in-person physician visit and were more likely to visit the emergency department. Download and share the infographic.