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Hello Julianna!

We're excited to announce the launch of our 2024 - 2025 speaker lineup for HDRN Canada's Big IDEAs About Health Data Speaker Series! Big IDEAs About Health Data Speaker Series features experts from a variety of fields discussing how administrative data can be used to advance health equity in Canada. This incredible lineup of speakers will explore the intersections between administrative data and homelessness, anti-racism, 2S/LGBTQQIA+ and community. Learn more about each session and register now!

Upcoming Speakers:

Thursday, November 28

• SPECTRUM: A Partnership Approach to Producing Impactful Research
  Dr. Marni Brownell, Anita Durksen, Scott Sinclair & Stephanie Sinclair

Thursday, January 23

• 2S/LGBTQQIA+ Community: Chronic Health & Administrative Health Data
  Anu Radha Verm & Dr. Nathan Lachowsky

Thursday, March 27

• Homelessness in Health Administrative Data
  Lucie Richard & Diana Ridgeway

Thursday, May 27

• Anti-racist Approaches to Research and Analytics: Initiatives and Ongoing Learning at ICES
  Laura Ferreira-Legere

About the Series

The Big IDEAs About Health Data Speaker Series features a variety of experts discussing how data can be used to advance health equity. It aspires to create a space for conversation about whether and how data can be used to advance equity in Canada; specific uses of and guidelines for the use of disaggregated data (sex and gender, race and ethnicity, disability, income, housing, language etc.); and 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.